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Every chat with an agent — new and past — lives here. The layout adapts as you work: a welcoming start screen when no conversation is active, and a focused message thread once the first message is sent.",[15,124,126],{"id":125},"before-you-start","Before you start",[11,128,129,130,133,134,139],{},"Your gateway must be running before agents can respond. Check the ",[45,131,132],{},"gateway status indicator"," in the top-right corner of the app — it should be green. 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The agent name is shown with a lock icon, and hovering it displays: ",[244,245,246],"em",{},"\"Agents can't be changed mid-conversation. 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You can return to any past conversation and delete or export individual threads whenever you need to.",[15,364,366],{"id":365},"find-a-past-conversation","Find a past conversation",[11,368,369],{},[70,370],{"alt":371,"src":271},"Opening the sidebar to find and select a past conversation",[273,373,374,380,383,386],{},[174,375,376,377,379],{},"Open the ",[45,378,121],{}," screen.",[174,381,382],{},"Look at the left panel — your conversations are listed there, sorted by most recent at the top.",[174,384,385],{},"Each entry shows the conversation title and a snippet of the last message.",[174,387,388],{},"Click any entry to open it in the chat area.",[82,390,391],{"type":84},[11,392,393],{},"Agents do not carry memory between separate conversation threads. If you need the agent to remember context from a previous chat, copy the relevant details into your new message.",[15,395,397],{"id":396},"how-long-conversations-are-kept","How long conversations are kept",[11,399,400],{},"Conversations are stored until you delete them. There is no automatic expiry.",[11,402,403],{},"Where conversations are stored depends on how you use MultiClaw:",[171,405,406,425],{},[174,407,408,411,412,416,417,420,421,424],{},[45,409,410],{},"Local mode"," — stored as ",[413,414,415],"code",{},".jsonl"," files in ",[413,418,419],{},"~\u002F.openclaw\u002F"," on your Mac or Linux machine, or ",[413,422,423],{},"%APPDATA%\\openclaw\\"," on Windows.",[174,426,427,430,431,154],{},[45,428,429],{},"Cloud mode"," — stored on your cloud desktop instance hosted on AWS. Retention and deletion for cloud conversations follows our ",[135,432,434],{"href":433},"\u002Fhelp\u002Flegal-compliance\u002Fprivacy-policy","Privacy Policy",[82,436,438],{"type":437},"note",[11,439,440,441,443],{},"Cloud conversations are stored on your cloud desktop instance hosted by MultiClaw on AWS infrastructure. See our ",[135,442,434],{"href":433}," for information on data location, access controls, and your rights under applicable data protection law.",[15,445,447],{"id":446},"delete-a-conversation","Delete a conversation",[273,449,450,453,459,465],{},[174,451,452],{},"Open the conversation in the chat area.",[174,454,176,455,458],{},[45,456,457],{},"⋯"," menu in the top-right corner of the chat area.",[174,460,461,462,154],{},"Select ",[45,463,464],{},"Delete conversation",[174,466,467],{},"Confirm when prompted.",[11,469,470,471,154],{},"Deletion removes the conversation from your list. For cloud mode, deleted conversations are handled in accordance with our ",[135,472,434],{"href":433},[15,474,476],{"id":475},"export-conversations","Export conversations",[11,478,479,480,482,483,485],{},"Conversations are stored as plain ",[413,481,415],{}," files — one file per thread. To export in local mode, locate the file in ",[413,484,419],{}," and copy it to wherever you want to keep it.",[11,487,488,489,154],{},"For cloud mode conversation data or to exercise your data portability rights under applicable law, email ",[135,490,492],{"href":491},"mailto:privacy@multiclaw.io","privacy@multiclaw.io",{"title":89,"searchDepth":90,"depth":90,"links":494},[495,496,497,498],{"id":365,"depth":90,"text":366},{"id":396,"depth":90,"text":397},{"id":446,"depth":90,"text":447},{"id":475,"depth":90,"text":476},"All your past conversations are stored in the left panel — you can delete and export them at any time.",{},4,"\u002Fconversations\u002Fconversation-history",[102,504],"conversations\u002Fsend-attachments-and-context",{"title":357,"description":499},"conversation-history","help\u002Fconversations\u002F04.conversation-history","F2uI05QCM20crppam_e1n08f3JhHJ5JJBBP82SIgphw","Conversation history All your past conversations are stored in the left panel — you can delete and export them at any time.",{"id":511,"title":512,"body":513,"category":651,"description":652,"draft":96,"extension":97,"meta":653,"navigation":99,"order":346,"path":654,"relatedArticles":655,"seo":659,"slug":660,"stem":661,"updatedAt":107,"__hash__":662,"excerpt":652,"searchText":663},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fagents\u002F01.what-are-agents.md","What are agents?",{"type":8,"value":514,"toc":646},[515,518,521,525,549,554,558,629,632,636,643],[11,516,517],{},"An agent is an AI assistant you configure to work for you. You give it a name, a personality, an AI model, and tools — then it can chat with you, draft plans, execute tasks, and repeat workflows automatically.",[11,519,520],{},"Before executing a task, an agent proposes a step-by-step plan for your review. You approve or reject the plan before any action is taken.",[15,522,524],{"id":523},"what-agents-can-do","What agents can do",[171,526,527,530,533,536,539,542],{},[174,528,529],{},"Answer questions and hold conversations",[174,531,532],{},"Draft step-by-step plans for tasks and wait for your approval",[174,534,535],{},"Execute tasks on a cloud desktop — browsing the web, filling forms, editing files",[174,537,538],{},"Use MCP tools to connect to apps like GitHub, Slack, Google Drive, and others",[174,540,541],{},"Run recorded browser workflows and reusable skills — each run is subject to your approval before execution",[174,543,544,545,548],{},"Delegate subtasks to other agents (",[45,546,547],{},"subagents",") — delegation is included in the plan you approve before execution begins",[82,550,551],{"type":437},[11,552,553],{},"If you configure agents to communicate with third parties — for example, sending emails or submitting forms on your behalf — you are responsible for ensuring those parties are informed they may be interacting with an automated AI system, as required by applicable law in your jurisdiction.",[15,555,557],{"id":556},"local-agents-vs-cloud-agents","Local agents vs cloud agents",[19,559,560,572],{},[22,561,562],{},[25,563,564,566,569],{},[28,565],{},[28,567,568],{},"Local agent",[28,570,571],{},"Cloud agent",[37,573,574,590,603,616],{},[25,575,576,581,587],{},[42,577,578],{},[45,579,580],{},"Where stored",[42,582,583,584,586],{},"Your machine (",[413,585,419],{},")",[42,588,589],{},"MultiClaw Cloud",[25,591,592,597,600],{},[42,593,594],{},[45,595,596],{},"Who can access it",[42,598,599],{},"Only you, on that device",[42,601,602],{},"Any workspace member with permission",[25,604,605,610,613],{},[42,606,607],{},[45,608,609],{},"Syncs across devices",[42,611,612],{},"No",[42,614,615],{},"Yes",[25,617,618,623,626],{},[42,619,620],{},[45,621,622],{},"Runs 24\u002F7",[42,624,625],{},"Only while your machine is on",[42,627,628],{},"Yes, on a cloud desktop",[11,630,631],{},"Use local agents for personal work you want to keep private. Use cloud agents when your team needs shared access or you want agents running continuously.",[15,633,635],{"id":634},"agent-personalities","Agent personalities",[11,637,638,639,642],{},"Every agent has a ",[45,640,641],{},"personality"," — a system prompt that controls how it thinks, responds, and behaves. A personality might say: \"You are a senior software engineer who reviews pull requests with a focus on security and clarity.\"",[11,644,645],{},"The personality is optional, but it makes a significant difference. An agent without a personality will be generic. One with a well-written personality will feel purpose-built for your workflow.",{"title":89,"searchDepth":90,"depth":90,"links":647},[648,649,650],{"id":523,"depth":90,"text":524},{"id":556,"depth":90,"text":557},{"id":634,"depth":90,"text":635},"agents","Agents are AI assistants that plan, act, and complete tasks on your behalf — here's what they can do and how they work.",{},"\u002Fagents\u002Fwhat-are-agents",[656,657,658],"agents\u002Fcreate-an-agent","agents\u002Fset-up-an-agent-profile","conversations\u002Freview-plans-and-approvals",{"title":512,"description":652},"what-are-agents","help\u002Fagents\u002F01.what-are-agents","fQhtPN58rCzs7yUj7Wctzo3MqDyxvNS6F340jCdn6C8","What are agents? Agents are AI assistants that plan, act, and complete tasks on your behalf — here's what they can do and how they work.",1778463883477]