Chat history now survives hard refresh, tab close, and multi-device use.
Schema:
chat_messages(id, session_id, role, content, meta, created_at)
+ index on (session_id, created_at DESC)
Bridge endpoints:
POST /tiger/chat — unchanged externally, now persists
user + agent messages alongside the
existing LLM dispatch
GET /tiger/chat/history — ?sessionId=X&limit=200 → ordered messages
DELETE /tiger/chat/history — ?sessionId=X → wipe history
Dashboard:
/api/chat/history — proxy route, bridge token stays server-side
contexts/chat-context.tsx — ChatProvider hydrates messages from the
history endpoint on mount; clearChat()
now also hits DELETE /api/chat/history
Design: single-session model for now (DEFAULT_SESSION_ID constant matches
the openclaw agent --session-id used by the dispatch call). Multi-session
support would require session UI + session-aware routing — deferred to a
later feature sprint.
Tradeoff noted: message data is duplicated between our SQLite and whatever
state OpenClaw keeps internally. Chose duplication over coupling — if
OpenClaw session semantics change, dashboard history remains intact.
Manohar Gupta
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