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Agent Memory API

Runtime-neutral recall, write-back, review, inspection, and trace API for OB1 Agent Memory.

sequenceDiagram
  participant Runtime as Agent runtime
  participant API as Agent Memory API
  participant OB1 as OB1 database
  participant Human as Human reviewer
  Runtime->>API: POST /recall
  API->>OB1: semantic search + policy ranking
  API-->>Runtime: scoped memories + use policy
  Runtime->>API: POST /writeback
  API->>API: block secrets/transcripts/reasoning dumps
  API->>OB1: store evidence-only memory
  Human->>API: PATCH /memories/:id/review
  API->>OB1: confirm/evidence-only/reject/scope
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What It Does

This Edge Function exposes the v1 OB1 Agent Memory contract. OpenClaw is the first launch runtime, but these endpoints are runtime-neutral and can be used by Codex, Claude Code, local agents, n8n, or future SQLite adapters.

Prerequisites

  • Working Open Brain setup (guide)
  • schemas/agent-memory applied
  • Supabase CLI installed
  • OPENROUTER_API_KEY and MCP_ACCESS_KEY configured as Supabase secrets
  • For shared or production read-only deployments, AGENT_MEMORY_READ_ONLY=true, AGENT_MEMORY_ALLOWED_WORKSPACE_ID, and AGENT_MEMORY_ALLOWED_PROJECT_ID configured before endpoint verification.

Credential Tracker

AGENT MEMORY API -- CREDENTIAL TRACKER
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FROM YOUR OPEN BRAIN SETUP
  Supabase Project ref:       ____________
  MCP Access Key:             ____________
  OpenRouter API Key:         ____________

GENERATED DURING SETUP
  Agent Memory API URL:       ____________
  Agent Memory API URL + key: ____________

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Steps

Step 1

Apply schemas/agent-memory/schema.sql.

Done when: the agent_memories and agent_memory_recall_traces tables exist.

Step 2

Copy this folder into your Supabase project:

supabase functions new agent-memory-api
cp integrations/agent-memory-api/index.ts supabase/functions/agent-memory-api/index.ts
cp integrations/agent-memory-api/deno.json supabase/functions/agent-memory-api/deno.json
cp integrations/agent-memory-api/auth.ts supabase/functions/agent-memory-api/auth.ts
cp integrations/agent-memory-api/policy.ts supabase/functions/agent-memory-api/policy.ts
cp integrations/agent-memory-api/read-only.ts supabase/functions/agent-memory-api/read-only.ts
supabase functions deploy agent-memory-api --no-verify-jwt

The integration source folder is authoritative. Do not deploy a stale materialized supabase/functions/agent-memory-api copy unless it has been resynchronized with index.ts, auth.ts, policy.ts, read-only.ts, and deno.json.

Done when: supabase functions list shows agent-memory-api as active.

Step 3

curl "https://YOUR_PROJECT_REF.supabase.co/functions/v1/agent-memory-api/health" \
  -H "x-brain-key: YOUR_MCP_ACCESS_KEY"

Done when: the response includes "ok": true.

API Surface

The API accepts the runtime-neutral core schema versions and the OpenClaw launch aliases:

Contract Runtime-Neutral OpenClaw Alias
Recall request openbrain.agent_memory.recall.v1 openbrain.openclaw.recall.v1
Recall response openbrain.agent_memory.recall_response.v1 openbrain.openclaw.recall_response.v1
Write-back request openbrain.agent_memory.writeback.v1 openbrain.openclaw.writeback.v1
Write-back response openbrain.agent_memory.writeback_response.v1 openbrain.openclaw.writeback_response.v1
Endpoint Method Purpose
/health GET Verify deployment
/recall POST Retrieve scoped memories before work starts
/writeback POST Save compact operational memory after work finishes
/recall/:request_id/usage POST Report which recalled memories were used or ignored
/memories GET List memories by workspace, project, status, runtime, type, or task prefix
/memories/review GET List pending agent-written memories
/memories/:id GET Inspect one memory with source/artifact details
/memories/:id/review PATCH Confirm, edit, reject, restrict, stale, dispute, or supersede
/recall-traces/:request_id GET Debug what was recalled and how it was used

Auth And Scope Boundary

Requests authenticate with either x-brain-key: ... or Authorization: Bearer .... Query-string key auth is disabled by default because URLs can be logged by terminals, proxies, browsers, and screenshots. Only enable AGENT_MEMORY_ALLOW_QUERY_KEY=true for local throwaway testing.

When AGENT_MEMORY_ALLOWED_WORKSPACE_ID or AGENT_MEMORY_ALLOWED_PROJECT_ID is set, the API returns 403 scope_not_allowed for out-of-scope requests. This app-level check matters because the Edge Function uses a service-role database client. ID-based reads also check the returned row's workspace/project, so a known memory ID or recall trace ID cannot bypass the approved scope.

Expected Outcome

An agent runtime can recall relevant context, write back compact memories, and leave a trace that explains what happened. Unsafe write-backs are blocked before durable storage.

The trust model is documented in Safe Agent Memory and Provenance.

Smoke Harness

Use the live smoke harness after deploying the Edge Function or rotating secrets:

OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_ENDPOINT="https://YOUR_PROJECT_REF.supabase.co/functions/v1/agent-memory-api" \
OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_KEY="YOUR_MCP_ACCESS_KEY" \
OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_WORKSPACE_ID="ob1-staging" \
OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_PROJECT_ID="agent-memory-api-smoke" \
node integrations/agent-memory-api/smoke/live-smoke.mjs

The stock live smoke harness is intentionally write-heavy. Do not use it for read-only staging lanes. If OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_READ_ONLY=true or AGENT_MEMORY_READ_ONLY=true is present, the harness exits before any endpoint call.

The harness checks health, write-back policy defaults, conservative recall gating, include-unconfirmed recall, usage reporting, review action, memory inspection, recall trace, and unsafe write-back blocking. It prints a JSON summary and never prints the access key.

For read-only staging lanes, use the dedicated read-only smoke harness. It defaults to dry-run mode and does not call endpoints unless --execute is set.

node integrations/agent-memory-api/smoke/read-only-smoke.mjs

Live execute mode is approval-gated and requires explicit read-only posture:

AGENT_MEMORY_READ_ONLY=true \
AGENT_MEMORY_ALLOWED_WORKSPACE_ID="humestone-agent-memory-staging" \
AGENT_MEMORY_ALLOWED_PROJECT_ID="phase-8c-readonly-smoke" \
OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_ENDPOINT="https://YOUR_PROJECT_REF.supabase.co/functions/v1/agent-memory-api" \
OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_KEY="YOUR_MCP_ACCESS_KEY" \
OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_WORKSPACE_ID="humestone-agent-memory-staging" \
OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_PROJECT_ID="phase-8c-readonly-smoke" \
node integrations/agent-memory-api/smoke/read-only-smoke.mjs --execute

The read-only harness checks header and Bearer auth, read-only empty-state endpoints, out-of-scope scope rejection, and blocked write endpoints (/recall, /writeback, /recall/:request_id/usage, /memories/:id/review). It uses empty payload probes for write endpoints so the harness still avoids write-capable payloads if the API is misconfigured.

For personal databases, use the cleanup harness to find or reject smoke/test memories without deleting rows:

OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_ENDPOINT="https://YOUR_PROJECT_REF.supabase.co/functions/v1/agent-memory-api" \
OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_KEY="YOUR_MCP_ACCESS_KEY" \
OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_WORKSPACE_ID="ob1-staging" \
OB1_AGENT_MEMORY_TEST_PROJECT_IDS="agent-memory-api-smoke,agent-memory-openclaw-smoke" \
node integrations/agent-memory-api/smoke/cleanup-test-memory.mjs

The default mode is dry-run. Add --apply to mark matching active test memories as rejected. The harness refuses project IDs that do not look like smoke/test/sandbox scopes.

Local Hardening Notes

  • AGENT_MEMORY_READ_ONLY=true blocks write-capable routes before payload validation: POST /recall, POST /writeback, POST /recall/:request_id/usage, and PATCH /memories/:id/review.
  • AGENT_MEMORY_ALLOWED_WORKSPACE_ID and AGENT_MEMORY_ALLOWED_PROJECT_ID constrain both query-scoped reads and ID-based reads.
  • x-brain-key and Authorization: Bearer are supported. Query-string key auth is opt-in only through AGENT_MEMORY_ALLOW_QUERY_KEY=true.
  • Recall returns no memories when semantic search returns no candidate thought IDs. It does not fall back to recent workspace memories.
  • Visibility rules are explicit: personal memories require personal recall, channel memories require the matching channel, project memories respect project_only, workspace memories can appear in project/workspace recall, and organization memories require organization visibility.
  • merge marks the current memory as merged and relates it to the target with merged_into.
  • supersede treats the current memory as the replacement and marks the related older memory as superseded.

Troubleshooting

Issue: Invalid or missing access key Solution: Confirm the request includes x-brain-key or Authorization: Bearer. Avoid ?key= URLs except in local throwaway testing with AGENT_MEMORY_ALLOW_QUERY_KEY=true.

Issue: recall returns no memories Solution: Confirm write-back has created agent_memories, and that those memories are confirmed or include_unconfirmed is true.

Issue: write-back blocked as unsafe Solution: Store a compact summary and artifact links. Do not submit raw transcripts, reasoning traces, secrets, or large code blocks.

Tool Surface Area

This integration exposes an API that plugins can wrap as tools. See the MCP Tool Audit & Optimization Guide before adding additional runtime-specific tool surfaces.