I keep getting "02:41:50-07:00 [tools] read failed: ENOENT: no such file or directory, access" | Friends of the Crustacean 🦞🤝 | Page 1

heady warrenBOT Apr 2, 2026, 9:42 AM

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stuck elm Apr 2, 2026, 9:49 AM

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stuck elm Apr 3, 2026, 5:38 PM

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woven novaBOT Apr 3, 2026, 5:41 PM

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You’re not crazy — that error usually means the agent is trying to read MEMORY.md, but that file doesn’t exist yet.

MEMORY.md is optional and not auto-created, but some prompts/workspace instructions still try to read it.
So this is usually a noisy warning, not a fatal config issue.

Quick fix (PowerShell)

New-Item -Path "C:\Users\Administrator\.openclaw\workspace\MEMORY.md" -ItemType File -Force
openclaw gateway restart

You can also put a one-liner in it, e.g.:

# MEMORY.md
Long-term notes go here.

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Also check these (important)

openclaw --version
openclaw gateway status (make sure service + CLI are using the same config/workspace path)

If you paste those outputs, I can sanity-check the rest quickly.

Docs refs:

Workspace + MEMORY behavior: https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/openclaw
Memory model: https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/memory

#I keep getting "02:41:50-07:00 [tools] read failed: ENOENT: no such file or directory, access"

Quick fix (PowerShell)

Also check these (important)