--- pageType: source id: source.2026-05-02 title: 2026-05-02 sourceType: local-file sourcePath: /home/topher/.openclaw/workspace-crash-bot/memory/2026-05-02.md ingestedAt: 2026-05-03T01:07:02.077Z updatedAt: 2026-05-03T01:07:02.077Z status: active growth: seed --- # 2026-05-02 ## Source - Type: `local-file` - Path: `/home/topher/.openclaw/workspace-crash-bot/memory/2026-05-02.md` - Bytes: 5175 - Updated: 2026-05-03T01:07:02.077Z ## Content ```text # Session Notes — 2026-05-02 ## System Restore Aftermath - -topher did a full system restore from overnight backup after a botched OpenClaw update - Gateway bind to 0.0.0.0 caused issues during migration - 2890-Claw on the old Pi did the heavy lifting to restore functionality - System was down ~4 days total ## Exec Approval Setup — In Progress - Designed exec approval system in `projects/exec-approval-setup.md` - Updated `~/.openclaw/exec-approvals.json` with policy (crash-bot-public: allowlist+ask, crash-bot: pre-approved read commands) - Added approver: Mr.Slater (266336985692635139) under account "crash" - Still blocked: gateway needs restart to pick up approval config and stop rejecting exec with "pairing required" - **Awaiting:** `openclaw gateway restart` from -topher on media host ## Personal Knowledge Companion — Major Progress - Full concept developed with -topher - Memory file created: `memory/personal-knowledge-companion.md` - Project file updated: `projects/life-view-dashboard.md` - Core insight: agents do research and leave breadcrumbs; gap detection tells -topher what he doesn't know - Professor agent concept: teacher that maps skills to gaps, context-aware resource finder - Multi-person scaling documented (Kyle's CEH training, Bruno's PathPlanner, etc.) - Claw Empire researched and dismissed as wrong fit (coding agents, not personal life) ## Agent Architecture Decisions - crash-bot (DM agent / Crash-DM): HAS exec - crash-bot-public (server channel agent): no exec, uses approval-gated allowlist - Librarian/teacher agent (Option 2) still the right long-term model for cross-domain knowledge without breaking silos ## Config Files Touched - `~/.openclaw/exec-approvals.json` — backed up pre-setup, updated with policy + approver - `projects/exec-approval-setup.md` — created, full implementation guide ## Key Decisions Made - IDENTITY.md and MEMORY.md updated: Crash-DM has exec, other crash-bot instances do not - No new Discord channel created yet (openclaw channels create timed out) - Gateway needs restart before exec will work — still pending ## Next Steps (Resume after gateway restart) 1. Test exec (should route approval to Discord DMs) 2. Finish openclaw.json agent tool config for crash-bot and crash-bot-public 3. Enable and configure memory-wiki plugin 4. Create vault structure for Personal Knowledge Companion 5. Test approval flow end-to-end # Session Notes — 2026-05-02 (Evening Update) ## Personal Knowledge Companion — Thread Active - Thread: #personal-knowledge-companion in #projects - Goal: Give crash-bot-public limited exec for file operations (reading session JSONL files, etc.) - Config is now in place — two-layer system working ## Exec Config — Now Confirmed Working ### Layer 1: openclaw.json (agent tool policy) - crash-bot-public: `tools.allow: ["exec", "read", "write", "edit", ...]` - `tools.exec: { "security": "allowlist", "ask": "on-miss" }` - crash-bot (DM): `tools.exec: { "security": "full", "ask": "off" }` (unrestricted) ### Layer 2: ~/.openclaw/exec-approvals.json (host policy) - crash-bot-public: `security: "allowlist"`, `ask: "on-miss"`, allowlist of 18 read-only commands - crash-bot: `security: "full"`, `ask: "off"` - professor-agent: `security: "full"`, `ask: "off"` (exists in config, not yet active) ### Allowlisted commands (crash-bot-public): ls, cat, head, tail, pwd, echo, grep, jq, find, sort, uniq, wc, date, hostname, uptime, df, free ### Limitation discovered: - Allowlist mode chains: every top-level segment must be allowlisted - `cd ... && jq ...` → denied (cd not in allowlist) - Single allowlisted commands work fine (hostname tested, got approval prompt) - Approval prompts route to Discord DMs with `/approve allow-once|allow-always|deny` ## Session JSONL Access - Can read session files via read tool (filesystem access working) - Path: `/home/topher/.openclaw/agents/crash-bot-public/sessions/6d5b89b6-6be7-48b0-b062-51ab1cd9c286-topic-1499974862339313684.jsonl` - crash-bot-public session: `6d5b89b6-6be7-48b0-b062-51ab1cd9c286` - Thread started: 9:21 AM EST (13:21 UTC) — 11:24 PM conversation was in prior DM session ## Project File Updated - `projects/personal-knowledge-companion.md` — full project spec (created earlier today) ## Discord Bindings - crash-bot-public: `discord:crash` account, guild `1493763179338137641` (HHS-Hackers) - crash-bot: `discord:crash` account, any DM - professor-agent: `discord:professor` account (not yet active) ## Status - exec tool IS available in crash-bot-public - File read/write working - Full shell access requires either: (1) specific command in allowlist, (2) `/approve` per command - Still unclear: why `capabilities=none` shows in runtime — might be a display bug since exec is clearly in tools.allow ## Two Rollup Files Created for Professor (Evening) - `projects/professor-rollup.md` — system restore + exec approval setup + vision through today - `projects/professor-rollup-dm-thread.md` — full crash-bot DM thread from 01:03 to 12:53 UTC (for Professor to read and learn context) - Both files ready to share with Professor agent once it has its own Discord bot ``` ## Notes ## Related - No related pages yet.