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openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix Feature: Session fork, resume, and continue (like open-agent-sdk) [1 participants]

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openclaw/openclaw#59109•Fetched 2026-04-08 02:28:28
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Current workaround

Code Example

// Fork
const forked = sdk.forkSession('session-id');

// Resume by ID  
for await (const msg of sdk.query({ prompt, options: { resume: 'session-id' } })) { ... }

// Continue most recent
for await (const msg of sdk.query({ prompt, options: { continue: true } })) { ... }
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Motivation

OpenClaw lacks three session capabilities that open-agent-sdk provides:

  1. forkSession(id) — fork an existing session to create a parallel branch
  2. resume: sessionId — resume an existing session by ID
  3. continue: true — continue the most recent session without knowing its ID

Use cases

  • Branch testing: Test two different approaches from the same conversation context
  • Session replay: A task failed; resume from exactly where it left off
  • Quick continue: User says 'continue where we left off' without a session ID

Current workaround

requires knowing the exact session ID upfront. No forking capability exists.

Reference API (open-agent-sdk)

// Fork
const forked = sdk.forkSession('session-id');

// Resume by ID  
for await (const msg of sdk.query({ prompt, options: { resume: 'session-id' } })) { ... }

// Continue most recent
for await (const msg of sdk.query({ prompt, options: { continue: true } })) { ... }

Environment

  • OpenClaw: 2026.3.28 | macOS Darwin 25.1.0 | Node v24.1.0

extent analysis

TL;DR

Implementing the forkSession, resume, and continue session capabilities in OpenClaw will likely resolve the issue.

Guidance

  • Review the open-agent-sdk documentation to understand how the forkSession, resume, and continue capabilities are implemented.
  • Consider adding a forkSession method to OpenClaw that creates a parallel branch from an existing session.
  • Investigate how to store and manage session IDs in OpenClaw to support resuming sessions by ID and continuing the most recent session.

Example

// Example forkSession method
const forkedSession = openClaw.forkSession('existing-session-id');

// Example resume by ID
for await (const msg of openClaw.query({ prompt, options: { resume: 'session-id' } })) { ... }

// Example continue most recent
for await (const msg of openClaw.query({ prompt, options: { continue: true } })) { ... }

Notes

The implementation details of the forkSession, resume, and continue capabilities in OpenClaw are not provided, so the guidance is limited to reviewing the open-agent-sdk documentation and considering how to add these capabilities to OpenClaw.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by implementing the missing session capabilities in OpenClaw, as this will provide the required functionality for branch testing, session replay, and quick continue use cases.

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