From 0a75a08ae5b944e6bc2f1338f6789cebe09734d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "openclaw-docs-sync[bot]"
 <openclaw-docs-sync[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:52:52 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(sync): mirror docs from
 openclaw/openclaw@15b86ac6d05f0ae13dbc438d5013996db6246480

---
 .openclaw-sync/source.json      | 4 ++--
 docs/concepts/memory-qmd.md     | 9 ++++++---
 docs/reference/memory-config.md | 3 +++
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.openclaw-sync/source.json b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
index a65ce6562..8fcde122d 100644
--- a/.openclaw-sync/source.json
+++ b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "repository": "openclaw/openclaw",
-  "sha": "42590106ab6ea29106ee522e4e1acfb0f0ec880c",
-  "syncedAt": "2026-04-12T17:37:05.565Z"
+  "sha": "15b86ac6d05f0ae13dbc438d5013996db6246480",
+  "syncedAt": "2026-04-12T17:52:52.365Z"
 }
diff --git a/docs/concepts/memory-qmd.md b/docs/concepts/memory-qmd.md
index 82a67ed2c..df6802814 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/memory-qmd.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/memory-qmd.md
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ legacy `--mask` collection flags and older MCP tool names when needed.
 - OpenClaw creates collections from your workspace memory files and any
   configured `memory.qmd.paths`, then runs `qmd update` + `qmd embed` on boot
   and periodically (default every 5 minutes).
+- The default workspace collection tracks `MEMORY.md` plus the `memory/`
+  tree. Lowercase `memory.md` remains a bootstrap fallback, not a separate QMD
+  collection.
 - Boot refresh runs in the background so chat startup is not blocked.
 - Searches use the configured `searchMode` (default: `search`; also supports
   `vsearch` and `query`). If a mode fails, OpenClaw retries with `qmd query`.
@@ -114,8 +117,8 @@ collection under `~/.openclaw/agents/<id>/qmd/sessions/`.
 
 ## Search scope
 
-By default, QMD search results are only surfaced in DM sessions (not groups or
-channels). Configure `memory.qmd.scope` to change this:
+By default, QMD search results are surfaced in direct and channel sessions
+(not groups). Configure `memory.qmd.scope` to change this:
 
 ```json5
 {
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ with `qmd query "test"` using the same XDG dirs OpenClaw uses.
 Set to `120000` for slower hardware.
 
 **Empty results in group chats?** Check `memory.qmd.scope` -- the default only
-allows DM sessions.
+allows direct and channel sessions.
 
 **Workspace-visible temp repos causing `ENAMETOOLONG` or broken indexing?**
 QMD traversal currently follows the underlying QMD scanner behavior rather than
diff --git a/docs/reference/memory-config.md b/docs/reference/memory-config.md
index 4d2234e68..d7e47bfb8 100644
--- a/docs/reference/memory-config.md
+++ b/docs/reference/memory-config.md
@@ -438,6 +438,9 @@ Controls which sessions can receive QMD search results. Same schema as
 }
 ```
 
+The shipped default allows direct and channel sessions, while still denying
+groups.
+
 Default is DM-only. `match.keyPrefix` matches the normalized session key;
 `match.rawKeyPrefix` matches the raw key including `agent:<id>:`.