Hooks

# List available hooks
openclaw hooks list

# Enable a hook
openclaw hooks enable session-memory

# Check hook status
openclaw hooks check

# Get detailed information
openclaw hooks info session-memory

my-hook/
├── HOOK.md          # Metadata + documentation
└── handler.ts       # Handler implementation

---
name: my-hook
description: "Short description of what this hook does"
metadata:
  { "openclaw": { "emoji": "🔗", "events": ["command:new"], "requires": { "bins": ["node"] } } }
---

# My Hook

Detailed documentation goes here.

const handler = async (event) => {
  if (event.type !== "command" || event.action !== "new") {
    return;
  }

  console.log(`[my-hook] New command triggered`);
  // Your logic here

  // Optionally send a reply on replyable surfaces
  event.messages.push("Hook executed!");
};

export default handler;

import { execFile } from "node:child_process";
import { promisify } from "node:util";

const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);

export default async function handler(event) {
  if (event.type !== "gateway" || event.action !== "pre-restart") {
    return;
  }

  const restartInSeconds = Math.ceil(event.context.restartExpectedMs / 1000);
  await execFileAsync("openclaw", [
    "system",
    "event",
    "--mode",
    "now",
    "--text",
    `Gateway restarting in ~${restartInSeconds}s (${event.context.reason}). Checkpoint now.`,
  ]);
}

openclaw plugins install <path-or-spec>

openclaw hooks enable <hook-name>

{
  "hooks": {
    "internal": {
      "entries": {
        "bootstrap-extra-files": {
          "enabled": true,
          "paths": ["packages/*/AGENTS.md", "packages/*/TOOLS.md"]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "hooks": {
    "internal": {
      "enabled": true,
      "entries": {
        "session-memory": { "enabled": true },
        "command-logger": { "enabled": false }
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "hooks": {
    "internal": {
      "entries": {
        "my-hook": {
          "enabled": true,
          "env": { "MY_CUSTOM_VAR": "value" }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "hooks": {
    "internal": {
      "load": {
        "extraDirs": ["/path/to/more/hooks"]
      }
    }
  }
}

# List all hooks (add --eligible, --verbose, or --json)
openclaw hooks list

# Show detailed info about a hook
openclaw hooks info <hook-name>

# Show eligibility summary
openclaw hooks check

# Enable/disable
openclaw hooks enable <hook-name>
openclaw hooks disable <hook-name>

# Verify directory structure
ls -la ~/.openclaw/hooks/my-hook/
# Should show: HOOK.md, handler.ts

# List all discovered hooks
openclaw hooks list

openclaw hooks info my-hook