#Memory Search Not Working

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strong fiber
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Memory search isn't working after the latest update. Apparently, ⁠ node-llama-cpp ⁠ is missing. I've tried reinstalling OpenClaw (⁠ npm i -g openclaw@latest ⁠), but it's not working.

astral scarabBOT
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river nebulaBOT
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node-llama-cpp being “missing” is expected with the newer releases if you’re using local memory embeddings: it was changed to an optional peer dependency, and (especially on Windows) OpenClaw no longer tries to auto-install it during a normal npm i -g openclaw@latest update.

1) First check what provider your memory search is trying to use

Run:

openclaw config get agents.defaults.memorySearch.provider
openclaw config get agents.defaults.memorySearch.local.modelPath

If provider is local (or you have a local.modelPath set), then you need node-llama-cpp installed.

2) Fix options

Option A (simplest): switch to remote embeddings (no node-llama-cpp)
Set a provider like OpenAI/Gemini and add the API key:

# 
openclaw config set agents.defaults.memorySearch.provider "openai"
# put OPENAI_API_KEY=... into ~/.openclaw/.env (or your service env)
openclaw gateway restart

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/memory

Option B: keep local embeddings (install node-llama-cpp)

  • If you installed with npm:

    npm i -g node-llama-cpp@3.16.2
openclaw gateway restart

  • If you installed with pnpm: