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openclaw/openclaw#71783•Fetched 2026-04-26 05:08:26
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Error Message

  1. The error should surface more clearly as a name conflict rather than silently falling through to failed searches.

Root Cause

QMD had the collection registered under the name life-main (likely from a prior manual setup or earlier OpenClaw version), but OpenClaw's config expects it as life. The name mismatch causes every search to fail and triggers a stuck agent session.

Fix Action

Workaround

qmd collection remove life-main

Allows OpenClaw to re-register and re-index under the correct name on next boot.

Code Example

qmd collection add /Users/clark/life --name life --glob **/*.md failed (code 1):
A collection already exists for this path and pattern:
  Name: life-main (qmd://life-main/)

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qmd collection remove life-main
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Bug Summary

Symptom

On boot, OpenClaw fails to add the life memory collection and all QMD memory searches fail with Collection not found: life. Log output:

qmd collection add /Users/clark/life --name life --glob **/*.md failed (code 1):
A collection already exists for this path and pattern:
  Name: life-main (qmd://life-main/)

Root Cause

QMD had the collection registered under the name life-main (likely from a prior manual setup or earlier OpenClaw version), but OpenClaw's config expects it as life. The name mismatch causes every search to fail and triggers a stuck agent session.

Workaround

qmd collection remove life-main

Allows OpenClaw to re-register and re-index under the correct name on next boot.

Suggested Fix

Either:

  1. OpenClaw's boot-time collection registration should detect and reconcile an existing collection at the same path/pattern regardless of name, or
  2. The error should surface more clearly as a name conflict rather than silently falling through to failed searches.

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TL;DR

Remove the existing life-main collection using qmd collection remove life-main to allow OpenClaw to re-register and re-index under the correct name on next boot.

Guidance

  • Verify the collection name mismatch by checking the QMD collection list and OpenClaw's config.
  • Run qmd collection remove life-main to remove the conflicting collection.
  • Restart OpenClaw to re-register and re-index the life collection.
  • Consider implementing a detection mechanism in OpenClaw to handle name conflicts and reconcile existing collections.

Example

qmd collection remove life-main

This command removes the conflicting life-main collection, allowing OpenClaw to re-register the life collection on next boot.

Notes

This workaround assumes that the life-main collection is no longer needed and can be safely removed. If the collection is still required, an alternative solution will be needed.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Remove the existing life-main collection using qmd collection remove life-main, as this is a straightforward and effective solution to resolve the name conflict and allow OpenClaw to function correctly.

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