Underpowered VPS slow API network distance Docker cold-start outdated version.

Long-running sessions accumulate context never GCd. 5K tokens to 150K by round 10.

Min 2GB 4GB recommended 8GB teams 16GB production 32GB+ multi-agent.

How to optimize memory?

OnlyTerp/openclaw-optimization-guide on GitHub.

What is #1 complaint?

Infrastructure management Docker SSH YAML security over the agent itself.

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OpenClaw Memory Leak: Core Process Climbs to 28GB by Day 3 Context Never GCd

Production: core process climbs to 28GB RAM by day 3 even with 32GB limit. Long-running sessions accumulate context never GCd. First round 5K tokens, tenth round 150K. Multi-agent needs 32GB+. Infrastructure is #1 pain point.

Product Idea from this Signal

A sidecar service that monitors OpenClaw memory consumption, garbage-collects stale context between tasks, and auto-restarts before OOM kills

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Production OpenClaw deployments report the core process climbing to 28GB RAM by day three even with a 32GB container limit. Long-running agent sessions accumulate context state that never gets garbage collected. First conversation round is 5K tokens, by the tenth round it has grown to 150K. Multi-agent hosting requires 8+ threads and 32GB RAM minimum. The community consistently reports spending more time on infrastructure than on agent workflows. This sidecar watches memory usage, compacts context windows between tasks, and performs graceful restarts before Linux OOM-kills the process.

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