diff --git a/.openclaw-sync/source.json b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
index 723eaeaf6..0e9610576 100644
--- a/.openclaw-sync/source.json
+++ b/.openclaw-sync/source.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "repository": "openclaw/openclaw",
-  "sha": "f1662bff92aa1052a0aab6d8d1611ea8fc142836",
-  "syncedAt": "2026-04-23T15:35:16.363Z"
+  "sha": "deb1364dfbe6e4561f1d6f388a837832186b3c7f",
+  "syncedAt": "2026-04-23T15:41:32.724Z"
 }
diff --git a/docs/help/faq.md b/docs/help/faq.md
index bcc1759e0..4d4fb8528 100644
--- a/docs/help/faq.md
+++ b/docs/help/faq.md
@@ -1410,8 +1410,9 @@ for usage/billing and raise limits as needed.
     These files live in the **agent workspace**, not `~/.openclaw`.
 
     - **Workspace (per agent)**: `AGENTS.md`, `SOUL.md`, `IDENTITY.md`, `USER.md`,
-      `MEMORY.md` (or legacy fallback `memory.md` when `MEMORY.md` is absent),
-      `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md`, optional `HEARTBEAT.md`.
+      `MEMORY.md`, `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md`, optional `HEARTBEAT.md`.
+      Lowercase root `memory.md` is legacy repair input only; `openclaw doctor --fix`
+      can merge it into `MEMORY.md` when both files exist.
     - **State dir (`~/.openclaw`)**: config, channel/provider state, auth profiles, sessions, logs,
       and shared skills (`~/.openclaw/skills`).
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/token-use.md b/docs/reference/token-use.md
index 5ae89ae31..4955f6168 100644
--- a/docs/reference/token-use.md
+++ b/docs/reference/token-use.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ OpenClaw assembles its own system prompt on every run. It includes:
   with optional per-agent override at
   `agents.list[].skillsLimits.maxSkillsPromptChars`.
 - Self-update instructions
-- Workspace + bootstrap files (`AGENTS.md`, `SOUL.md`, `TOOLS.md`, `IDENTITY.md`, `USER.md`, `HEARTBEAT.md`, `BOOTSTRAP.md` when new, plus `MEMORY.md` when present or `memory.md` as a lowercase fallback). Large files are truncated by `agents.defaults.bootstrapMaxChars` (default: 12000), and total bootstrap injection is capped by `agents.defaults.bootstrapTotalMaxChars` (default: 60000). `memory/*.md` daily files are not part of the normal bootstrap prompt; they remain on-demand via memory tools on ordinary turns, but bare `/new` and `/reset` can prepend a one-shot startup-context block with recent daily memory for that first turn. That startup prelude is controlled by `agents.defaults.startupContext`.
+- Workspace + bootstrap files (`AGENTS.md`, `SOUL.md`, `TOOLS.md`, `IDENTITY.md`, `USER.md`, `HEARTBEAT.md`, `BOOTSTRAP.md` when new, plus `MEMORY.md` when present). Lowercase root `memory.md` is not injected; it is legacy repair input for `openclaw doctor --fix` when paired with `MEMORY.md`. Large files are truncated by `agents.defaults.bootstrapMaxChars` (default: 12000), and total bootstrap injection is capped by `agents.defaults.bootstrapTotalMaxChars` (default: 60000). `memory/*.md` daily files are not part of the normal bootstrap prompt; they remain on-demand via memory tools on ordinary turns, but bare `/new` and `/reset` can prepend a one-shot startup-context block with recent daily memory for that first turn. That startup prelude is controlled by `agents.defaults.startupContext`.
 - Time (UTC + user timezone)
 - Reply tags + heartbeat behavior
 - Runtime metadata (host/OS/model/thinking)