# Session: 2026-03-21 03:26:00 UTC

- **Session Key**: agent:main:telegram:direct:8032472383
- **Session ID**: 4c7610c5-afe5-4a0e-aa70-900b8331f993
- **Source**: telegram

## Conversation Summary

assistant: ✅ New session started · model: openai-codex/gpt-5.3-codex
user: System: [2026-03-20 09:26:36 PDT] Exec failed (good-cre, signal SIGTERM)
System: [2026-03-20 09:27:46 PDT] Exec completed (plaid-fo, code 0) :: .875 5 ['Step 2,3'] rem 12.375 6 ['Step 2,3'] rem 12.375 7 ['Step 1'] rem 11.875 8 ['Basin Side Middle', 'Basin Side Middle'] rem 0.5 9 ['Basin Side Mid'] rem 13.875 10 ['Basin Si…

A new session was started via /new or /reset. Run your Session Startup sequence - read the required files before responding to the user. Then greet the user in your configured persona, if one is provided. Be yourself - use your defined voice, mannerisms, and mood. Keep it to 1-3 sentences and ask what they want to do. If the runtime model differs from default_model in the system prompt, mention the default model. Do not mention internal steps, files, tools, or reasoning.
Current time: Friday, March 20th, 2026 — 6:38 PM (America/Los_Angeles) / 2026-03-21 01:38 UTC
assistant: [[reply_to_current]] Hey Braden—Dorian here and ready to roll. What do you want to tackle first tonight?
user: Conversation info (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "message_id": "2606",
  "sender_id": "8032472383",
  "sender": "Braden McLeish",
  "timestamp": "Fri 2026-03-20 18:38 PDT"
}
```

Sender (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "label": "Braden McLeish (8032472383)",
  "id": "8032472383",
  "name": "Braden McLeish"
}
```

Task: Externalize all tokens from OpenClaw config into a .env file
Objective: Audit the current OpenClaw config file, extract all hardcoded tokens and secrets into a .env file, and replace them with environment variable references in the config. The config file must be safe to share after this change.
Steps:

Read the current config file at ~/.openclaw/config.yaml (or equivalent path — check openclaw status if unsure)
Identify all hardcoded secrets: tokens, API keys, bot tokens, passwords
Create ~/.openclaw/.env with each secret as KEY=value — one per line, no spaces around =
Replace each hardcoded secret in config.yaml with ${KEY_NAME} using the corresponding env var name
Add .env to ~/.openclaw/.gitignore (create the file if it does not exist)
Test whether OpenClaw natively supports ${VAR} interpolation by running openclaw status after the change
If interpolation works: done — report findings
If interpolation fails: create a loader wrapper at ~/.openclaw/load-env.sh:

bash#!/bin/zsh
set -a
source ~/.openclaw/.env
set +a
exec "$@"
Then document that all openclaw commands should be prefixed with ~/.openclaw/load-env.sh openclaw ... or sourced via direnv.
Output required:

List of all secrets found and their new env var names
Confirmation that .env exists and .gitignore covers it
Result of openclaw status after change (pass or fail)
If wrapper needed: exact usage instructions

Constraints:

Do NOT print token values in any output
Do NOT modify any setting other than replacing hardcoded secret values
Prefer reversible — keep a backup of the original config at config.yaml.bak before editing
assistant: [[reply_to_current]]Completed. I used the equivalent active config path (`~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`) since `config.yaml` was not present.

**Secrets found → env var names (values not shown):**
- `tools.web.search.apiKey` → `BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY`
- `channels.telegram.botToken` → `TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN`
- `gateway.auth.token` → `OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN`
- `gateway.remote.token` → `OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN` (same token reused)
- `skills.entries.notion.apiKey` → `NOTION_API_KEY`

**What I changed:**
- Backup created: `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.bak`
- Updated config values to `${...}` references in `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`
- Ensured `~/.openclaw/.env` exists and now contains the required keys
- Ensured `~/.openclaw/.gitignore` exists and includes:
  - `.env`

**Interpolation test result (`openclaw status`):**
- **PASS** — OpenClaw started/read config successfully with `${VAR}` references in place.

**Wrapper fallback:**
- **Not needed** (native interpolation works).