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CLI reference for `openclaw wiki` (memory-wiki vault status, search, compile, lint, apply, bridge, and Obsidian helpers)	You want to use the memory-wiki CLI You are documenting or changing `openclaw wiki`	Wiki

openclaw wiki

Inspect and maintain the memory-wiki vault.

Provided by the bundled memory-wiki plugin.

Related:

• Memory Wiki plugin
• Memory Overview
• CLI: memory

What it is for

Use openclaw wiki when you want a compiled knowledge vault with:

• wiki-native search and page reads
• provenance-rich syntheses
• contradiction and freshness reports
• bridge imports from the active memory plugin
• optional Obsidian CLI helpers

Common commands

openclaw wiki status
openclaw wiki doctor
openclaw wiki init
openclaw wiki ingest ./notes/alpha.md
openclaw wiki compile
openclaw wiki lint
openclaw wiki search "alpha"
openclaw wiki search "who should I ask about Teams?" --mode route-question
openclaw wiki get entity.alpha --from 1 --lines 80

openclaw wiki apply synthesis "Alpha Summary" \
  --body "Short synthesis body" \
  --source-id source.alpha

openclaw wiki apply metadata entity.alpha \
  --source-id source.alpha \
  --status review \
  --question "Still active?"

openclaw wiki bridge import
openclaw wiki unsafe-local import

openclaw wiki obsidian status
openclaw wiki obsidian search "alpha"
openclaw wiki obsidian open syntheses/alpha-summary.md
openclaw wiki obsidian command workspace:quick-switcher
openclaw wiki obsidian daily

Commands

wiki status

Inspect current vault mode, health, and Obsidian CLI availability.

Use this first when you are unsure whether the vault is initialized, bridge mode is healthy, or Obsidian integration is available.

When bridge mode is active and configured to read memory artifacts, this command queries the running Gateway so it sees the same active memory plugin context as agent/runtime memory.

wiki doctor

Run wiki health checks and surface configuration or vault problems.

When bridge mode is active and configured to read memory artifacts, this command queries the running Gateway before building the report. Disabled bridge imports and bridge configs that do not read memory artifacts remain local/offline.

Typical issues include:

• bridge mode enabled without public memory artifacts
• invalid or missing vault layout
• missing external Obsidian CLI when Obsidian mode is expected

wiki init

Create the wiki vault layout and starter pages.

This initializes the root structure, including top-level indexes and cache directories.

wiki ingest <path-or-url>

Import content into the wiki source layer.

Notes:

• URL ingest is controlled by ingest.allowUrlIngest
• imported source pages keep provenance in frontmatter
• auto-compile can run after ingest when enabled

wiki compile

Rebuild indexes, related blocks, dashboards, and SQLite-backed compiled digests.

The stable machine-facing digests live in OpenClaw's SQLite plugin state so agents and runtime code do not have to scrape Markdown pages.

If render.createDashboards is enabled, compile also refreshes report pages.

wiki lint

Lint the vault and report:

• structural issues
• provenance gaps
• contradictions
• open questions
• low-confidence pages/claims
• stale pages/claims

Run this after meaningful wiki updates.

wiki search <query>

Search wiki content.

Behavior depends on config:

• search.backend: shared or local
• search.corpus: wiki, memory, or all
• --mode: auto, find-person, route-question, source-evidence, or raw-claim

Use wiki search when you want wiki-specific ranking or provenance details. For one broad shared recall pass, prefer openclaw memory search when the active memory plugin exposes shared search.

Search modes help the agent choose the right surface:

• find-person: aliases, handles, socials, canonical IDs, and person pages
• route-question: ask-for/best-used-for hints and relationship context
• source-evidence: source pages and structured evidence fields
• raw-claim: structured claim text with claim/evidence metadata

Examples:

openclaw wiki search "bgroux" --mode find-person
openclaw wiki search "who knows Teams rollout?" --mode route-question
openclaw wiki search "maintainer-whois" --mode source-evidence
openclaw wiki search "strong route Teams" --mode raw-claim --json

Text output includes Claim: and Evidence: lines when a result matches a structured claim. JSON output additionally exposes matchedClaimId, matchedClaimStatus, matchedClaimConfidence, evidenceKinds, and evidenceSourceIds for agent-side drilldown.

wiki get <lookup>

Read a wiki page by id or relative path.

Examples:

openclaw wiki get entity.alpha
openclaw wiki get syntheses/alpha-summary.md --from 1 --lines 80

wiki apply

Apply narrow mutations without freeform page surgery.

Supported flows include:

• create/update a synthesis page
• update page metadata
• attach source ids
• add questions
• add contradictions
• update confidence/status
• write structured claims

This command exists so the wiki can evolve safely without manually editing managed blocks.

wiki bridge import

Import public memory artifacts from the active memory plugin into bridge-backed source pages.

Use this in bridge mode when you want the latest exported memory artifacts pulled into the wiki vault.

For active bridge artifact reads, the CLI routes the import through Gateway RPC so the import uses the runtime memory plugin context. If bridge imports are disabled or artifact reads are turned off, the command keeps the local/offline zero-import behavior.

wiki unsafe-local import

Import from explicitly configured local paths in unsafe-local mode.

This is intentionally experimental and same-machine only.

wiki obsidian ...

Obsidian helper commands for vaults running in Obsidian-friendly mode.

Subcommands:

• status
• search
• open
• command
• daily

These require the official obsidian CLI on PATH when obsidian.useOfficialCli is enabled.

Practical usage guidance

• Use wiki search + wiki get when provenance and page identity matter.
• Use wiki apply instead of hand-editing managed generated sections.
• Use wiki lint before trusting contradictory or low-confidence content.
• Use wiki compile after bulk imports or source changes when you want fresh dashboards and compiled digests immediately.
• Use wiki bridge import when bridge mode depends on newly exported memory artifacts.

Configuration tie-ins

openclaw wiki behavior is shaped by:

• plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.vaultMode
• plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.search.backend
• plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.search.corpus
• plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.bridge.*
• plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.obsidian.*
• plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.render.*
• plugins.entries.memory-wiki.config.context.includeCompiledDigestPrompt

See Memory Wiki plugin for the full config model.

Related

• CLI reference
• Memory wiki