fix(memory): refresh tool config at execution

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- Memory-core: re-resolve the active runtime config whenever `memory_search` or `memory_get` executes, so provider changes made by `config.patch` stop leaving stale embedding backends behind in existing tool instances. Fixes #61098. Thanks @BradGroux and @Linux2010.
 - Channels/setup: treat bundled channel plugins as already bundled during `channels add` and onboarding, enabling them without writing redundant `plugins.load.paths` entries or path install records. Fixes #72740. Thanks @iCodePoet.
 - WhatsApp: honor gateway `HTTPS_PROXY` / `HTTP_PROXY` env vars for QR-login WebSocket connections, while respecting `NO_PROXY`, so proxied networks no longer fall back to direct `mmg.whatsapp.net` connections that time out with 408. Fixes #72547; supersedes #72692. Thanks @mebusw and @SymbolStar.
 - Bonjour: default mDNS advertisements to the system hostname when it is DNS-safe, avoiding `openclaw.local` probing conflicts and Gateway restart loops on hosts such as `Lobster` or `ubuntu`. Fixes #72355 and #72689; supersedes #72694. Thanks @mscheuerlein-bot, @gcusms, @moyuwuhen601, @pavan987, @zml-0912, @hhq365, and @SymbolStar.

extensions/memory-core/index.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { getRuntimeConfigSnapshot } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/config-runtime";
 import { definePluginEntry } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/plugin-entry";
 import { registerMemoryCli } from "./src/cli.js";
 import { registerDreamingCommand } from "./src/dreaming-command.js";
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ export default definePluginEntry({
     api.registerTool(
       (ctx) =>
         createMemorySearchTool({
-          config: ctx.config,
+          config: ctx.runtimeConfig ?? ctx.config,
+          getConfig: () => getRuntimeConfigSnapshot() ?? ctx.runtimeConfig ?? ctx.config,
           agentSessionKey: ctx.sessionKey,
           sandboxed: ctx.sandboxed,
         }),
@@ -52,7 +54,8 @@ export default definePluginEntry({
     api.registerTool(
       (ctx) =>
         createMemoryGetTool({
-          config: ctx.config,
+          config: ctx.runtimeConfig ?? ctx.config,
+          getConfig: () => getRuntimeConfigSnapshot() ?? ctx.runtimeConfig ?? ctx.config,
           agentSessionKey: ctx.sessionKey,
         }),
       { names: ["memory_get"] },

extensions/memory-core/src/memory-tool-manager-mock.ts

@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ const stubManager = {
   close: vi.fn(),
 };
 
-const getMemorySearchManagerMock = vi.fn(async () => ({ manager: stubManager }));
+const getMemorySearchManagerMock = vi.fn(async (_params: { cfg?: unknown }) => ({
+  manager: stubManager,
+}));
 const readAgentMemoryFileMock = vi.fn(
   async (params: MemoryReadParams) => await readFileImpl(params),
 );
@@ -116,6 +118,10 @@ export function getMemorySearchManagerMockCalls(): number {
   return getMemorySearchManagerMock.mock.calls.length;
 }
 
+export function getMemorySearchManagerMockConfigs(): unknown[] {
+  return getMemorySearchManagerMock.mock.calls.map(([params]) => params.cfg);
+}
+
 export function getReadAgentMemoryFileMockCalls(): number {
   return readAgentMemoryFileMock.mock.calls.length;
 }

extensions/memory-core/src/tools.shared.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ type MemoryToolRuntime = typeof import("./tools.runtime.js");
 type MemorySearchManagerResult = Awaited<
   ReturnType<(typeof import("./memory/index.js"))["getMemorySearchManager"]>
 >;
+type MemoryToolOptions = {
+  config?: OpenClawConfig;
+  getConfig?: () => OpenClawConfig | undefined;
+  agentSessionKey?: string;
+};
 
 let memoryToolRuntimePromise: Promise<MemoryToolRuntime> | null = null;
 
@@ -44,11 +49,8 @@ export const MemoryGetSchema = Type.Object({
   ),
 });
 
-export function resolveMemoryToolContext(options: {
-  config?: OpenClawConfig;
-  agentSessionKey?: string;
-}) {
-  const cfg = options.config;
+export function resolveMemoryToolContext(options: MemoryToolOptions) {
+  const cfg = options.getConfig?.() ?? options.config;
   if (!cfg) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -98,10 +100,7 @@ export async function getMemoryManagerContextWithPurpose(params: {
 }
 
 export function createMemoryTool(params: {
-  options: {
-    config?: OpenClawConfig;
-    agentSessionKey?: string;
-  };
+  options: MemoryToolOptions;
   label: string;
   name: string;
   description: string;
@@ -117,7 +116,10 @@ export function createMemoryTool(params: {
     name: params.name,
     description: params.description,
     parameters: params.parameters,
-    execute: params.execute(ctx),
+    execute: async (toolCallId, toolParams) => {
+      const latestCtx = resolveMemoryToolContext(params.options) ?? ctx;
+      return await params.execute(latestCtx)(toolCallId, toolParams);
+    },
   };
 }
 

extensions/memory-core/src/tools.test.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
+  getMemorySearchManagerMockConfigs,
   resetMemoryToolMockState,
   setMemoryBackend,
   setMemorySearchImpl,
 } from "./memory-tool-manager-mock.js";
+import { createMemorySearchTool } from "./tools.js";
 import {
+  asOpenClawConfig,
   createMemorySearchToolOrThrow,
   expectUnavailableMemorySearchDetails,
 } from "./tools.test-helpers.js";
@@ -103,4 +106,48 @@ describe("memory_search unavailable payloads", () => {
       expect.any(Number),
     );
   });
+
+  it("re-resolves config when executing a previously created tool", async () => {
+    const startupConfig = asOpenClawConfig({
+      agents: {
+        defaults: {
+          memorySearch: {
+            provider: "ollama",
+            model: "nomic-embed-text",
+          },
+        },
+        list: [{ id: "main", default: true }],
+      },
+      memory: {
+        backend: "builtin",
+      },
+    });
+    const patchedConfig = asOpenClawConfig({
+      agents: {
+        defaults: {
+          memorySearch: {
+            provider: "openai",
+            model: "text-embedding-3-small",
+          },
+        },
+        list: [{ id: "main", default: true }],
+      },
+      memory: {
+        backend: "builtin",
+      },
+    });
+    let liveConfig = startupConfig;
+    const tool = createMemorySearchTool({
+      config: startupConfig,
+      getConfig: () => liveConfig,
+    });
+    if (!tool) {
+      throw new Error("tool missing");
+    }
+
+    liveConfig = patchedConfig;
+    await tool.execute("patched-config", { query: "provider switch" });
+
+    expect(getMemorySearchManagerMockConfigs()).toEqual([patchedConfig]);
+  });
 });

extensions/memory-core/src/tools.ts

@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ async function executeMemoryReadResult<T>(params: {
 
 export function createMemorySearchTool(options: {
   config?: OpenClawConfig;
+  getConfig?: () => OpenClawConfig | undefined;
   agentSessionKey?: string;
   sandboxed?: boolean;
 }) {
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ export function createMemorySearchTool(options: {
 
 export function createMemoryGetTool(options: {
   config?: OpenClawConfig;
+  getConfig?: () => OpenClawConfig | undefined;
   agentSessionKey?: string;
 }) {
   return createMemoryTool({