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Mar 11, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

How OpenClaw Manages Context: Multi‑Layer Compression, Memory Persistence, and Overflow Recovery

This article explains OpenClaw's sophisticated context‑management system, detailing its three‑layer approach to pruning old turns, trimming tool results, and handling oversized outputs, while preserving critical state through memory flushing, structured compaction, and a robust overflow‑recovery pipeline.