openclaw/docs/channels/location.md

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Inbound channel location parsing (Telegram/WhatsApp/Matrix) and context fields	Adding or modifying channel location parsing Using location context fields in agent prompts or tools	Channel location parsing

OpenClaw normalizes shared locations from chat channels into:

• terse coordinate text appended to the inbound body, and
• structured fields in the auto-reply context payload. Channel-provided labels, addresses, and captions/comments are rendered into the prompt by the shared untrusted metadata JSON block, not inline in the user body.

Currently supported:

• Telegram (location pins + venues + live locations)
• WhatsApp (locationMessage + liveLocationMessage)
• Matrix (m.location with geo_uri)

Text formatting

Locations are rendered as friendly lines without brackets:

• Pin:
  • 📍 48.858844, 2.294351 ±12m
• Named place:
  • 📍 48.858844, 2.294351 ±12m
• Live share:
  • 🛰 Live location: 48.858844, 2.294351 ±12m

If the channel includes a label, address, or caption/comment, it is preserved in the context payload and appears in the prompt as fenced untrusted JSON:

Location (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "latitude": 48.858844,
  "longitude": 2.294351,
  "name": "Eiffel Tower",
  "address": "Champ de Mars, Paris",
  "caption": "Meet here"
}
```

Context fields

When a location is present, these fields are added to ctx:

• LocationLat (number)
• LocationLon (number)
• LocationAccuracy (number, meters; optional)
• LocationName (string; optional)
• LocationAddress (string; optional)
• LocationSource (pin | place | live)
• LocationIsLive (boolean)
• LocationCaption (string; optional)

The prompt renderer treats LocationName, LocationAddress, and LocationCaption as untrusted metadata and serializes them through the same bounded JSON path used for other channel context.

Channel notes

• Telegram: venues map to LocationName/LocationAddress; live locations use live_period.
• WhatsApp: locationMessage.comment and liveLocationMessage.caption populate LocationCaption.
• Matrix: geo_uri is parsed as a pin location; altitude is ignored and LocationIsLive is always false.

Related

• Location command (nodes)
• Camera capture
• Media understanding