session-logs

name	session-logs
description	Search and analyze your own session logs (older/parent conversations) using jq.
metadata	{"goclaw":{"emoji":"📜","requires":{"bins":["jq","rg"]}}}

session-logs

Search your complete conversation history stored in session JSONL files. Use this when a user references older/parent conversations or asks what was said before.

Trigger

Use this skill when the user asks about prior chats, parent conversations, or historical context that isn't in memory files.

Location

Session logs live at: ~/.openclaw/agents/<agentId>/sessions/ (use the agent=<id> value from the system prompt Runtime line).

• sessions.json - Index mapping session keys to session IDs
• <session-id>.jsonl - Full conversation transcript per session

Structure

Each .jsonl file contains messages with:

• type: "session" (metadata) or "message"
• timestamp: ISO timestamp
• message.role: "user", "assistant", or "toolResult"
• message.content[]: Text, thinking, or tool calls (filter type=="text" for human-readable content)
• message.usage.cost.total: Cost per response

Common Queries

List all sessions by date and size

for f  ~/.openclaw/agents/<agentId>/sessions/*.jsonl; 
  =$( -1  | jq -r  |  -dT -f1)
  size=$( -lh  | awk )
   
 |  -r