Summary

When you issue /reset or /new commands the daily summary file isn't loaded, at least with Claude Sonnet 4.5

Steps to reproduce

1. Create ~/.openclaw/workspace/AGENTS.md with:

   ## Every Session
   On every session start:
   1. Load ONLY these files:
      - SOUL.md, USER.md, IDENTITY.md
      - memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md (if it exists)

2. Create ~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/< CurrentDate >.md with test content
3. Run /new
4. Ask agent: "What context do you have loaded?"

Expected behavior

• Agent loads memory/< CurrentDate >.md before greeting
• Agent confirms daily memory is loaded when asked

Actual behavior

• Agent greets immediately
• Reports daily memory missing

OpenClaw version

2026.2.19-2

Operating system

Linux 6.8.0-51-generic x64

Install method

curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash

Logs, screenshots, and evidence

Impact and severity

Users issuing the /reset /new commands and using Claude Sonnet 4.5

Additional information

I believe this file:

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/blob/main/src/auto-reply/reply/session-reset-prompt.ts#L1

Should be updated from:

export const BARE_SESSION_RESET_PROMPT =
  "A new session was started via /new or /reset. Greet the user in your configured persona, if one is provided. Be yourself - use your defined voice, mannerisms, and mood. Keep it to 1-3 sentences and ask what they want to do. If the runtime model differs from default_model in the system prompt, mention the default model. Do not mention internal steps, files, tools, or reasoning.";

To:

export const BARE_SESSION_RESET_PROMPT =
  ""A new session was started via /new or /reset. Execute your Session Startup sequence now — read the required files before responding to the user. Greet the user in your configured persona, if one is provided. Be yourself - use your defined voice, mannerisms, and mood. Keep it to 1-3 sentences and ask what they want to do. If the runtime model differs from default_model in the system prompt, mention the default model. Do not mention internal steps, files, tools, or reasoning.";

This should make sure the model follows all of the startup sequence before greeting the user.