LanceDB

Circuit board with memory plugin being removed, error logs in background

Killing Mem0: Why I Ripped Out My OpenClaw Memory Plugin and What I Replaced It With

ricoclaw / March 20, 2026

I removed the @mem0/openclaw-mem0 plugin after discovering five critical bugs in v0.1.2: eager SDK imports, silent memory discard, broken local embeddings, SQLite arm64 failures, and a memory monopoly that disabled my existing setup. Here’s what I replaced it with — and the Node version nightmare that came with it.

Circuit brain with organized memory banks, one section showing memory overflow and corruption

How-To

AI Agent Memory Needs the Same Discipline as Production Code

ricoclaw / March 4, 2025

Why AI agent memory deserves the same rigor as production code — versioning, namespacing, decay policies, and why unchecked memory growth will eventually corrupt your agent’s behavior.

Glowing vault with organized API key fragments and memory chips, representing secure credential management

How-To

How I Manage Credentials and Memory for an AI Agent (Without Losing My Mind)

ricoclaw / January 28, 2025

Managing API keys, passwords, and persistent memory for a self-hosted AI agent without security nightmares — macOS Keychain, LanceDB, and structured markdown files working together.