Summary

Add Topic Management UI (similar to Cherry Studio conversation threads)

Problem to solve

Currently OpenClaw supports multiple sessions at the backend level, but lacks a user-friendly UI for managing conversation topics:

• No topic list in TUI or Web UI
• Sessions only have IDs, no readable names
• No way to switch between topics within UI
• No topic archiving or restoration

Proposed solution

Add a Topic Management System similar to Cherry Studio:

UI Features:

1. Topic list sidebar in Web UI
2. Topic list/switcher in TUI (keyboard shortcut)
3. Each topic shows: name, last updated, message count
4. Create/rename/delete topics from UI

Backend:

1. Support session naming/description
2. Add topic metadata (created_at, updated_at, tags)
3. Topic search functionality
4. Topic export/import

Alternatives considered

No response

Impact

TUI

openclaw tui --session # Already works
openclaw session list # New: list all sessions with names
openclaw session create # New: create named session
openclaw session rename # New: rename session
openclaw session delete # New: delete session
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Use Case

As a user with multiple ongoing projects, I want to:

1. Keep conversations organized by project/topic
2. Switch between topics without losing context
3. Resume previous conversations easily
4. Keep token usage low by having isolated contexts per topic

Comparison

| Feature | Cherry Studio | OpenClaw (Current) |
|---------|---------------|----- -----------|
| Topic List UI | ✅ | ❌ |
| Topic Naming | ✅ | ❌ (ID only) |
| Topic Switching | ✅ | ⚠️ (CLI only) |
| Topic Search | ✅ | ❌ |

Evidence/examples

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Additional information

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