openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix Feature Request: Allow manual session rename / custom session labels

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Fix / Workaround

  • The session store (sessions.json) currently has no label or name field on session entries
  • sessions.patch could accept an optional label field
  • The Control UI already displays derived titles; a custom label would replace or prefix the derived title when set
  • Alternative: a slash command like /label <name> in chat
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Problem

The Control UI auto-generates session titles from conversation content, but there is no way for users to manually rename a session. When you have many concurrent conversations, derived titles like "dashboard: XXX..." make it hard to find specific sessions later in the sidebar.

Request

Add the ability to set a custom label on a session, which can then be displayed instead of (or alongside) the auto-generated derived title.

Suggested UX

  • Right-click or long-press a session in the sidebar → "Rename"
  • Show an inline text input to edit the label
  • The custom label persists in the session store and survives restarts

Technical notes

  • The session store (sessions.json) currently has no label or name field on session entries
  • sessions.patch could accept an optional label field
  • The Control UI already displays derived titles; a custom label would replace or prefix the derived title when set
  • Alternative: a slash command like /label <name> in chat

Use case

Real-world scenario: a user has 5+ webchat sessions (dashboard, AI curriculum planning, code review, etc.) in the sidebar. Auto-derived titles all start with "dashboard:" and are hard to tell apart. Custom labels like "📐 杭二中方案" or "Bug排查" would be immediately scannable.

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