clawmem 0.8.3 → 0.8.5

package/AGENTS.md

@@ -128,15 +128,15 @@ ln -sf ~/clawmem/bin/clawmem ~/.bun/bin/clawmem
 clawmem bootstrap ~/notes --name notes
 
 # Or step by step:
-./bin/clawmem init
-./bin/clawmem collection add ~/notes --name notes
-./bin/clawmem update --embed
-./bin/clawmem setup hooks
-./bin/clawmem setup mcp
+clawmem init
+clawmem collection add ~/notes --name notes
+clawmem update --embed
+clawmem setup hooks
+clawmem setup mcp
 
 # Verify
-./bin/clawmem doctor    # Full health check
-./bin/clawmem status    # Quick index status
+clawmem doctor    # Full health check
+clawmem status    # Quick index status
 ```
 
 ### Background Services (systemd user units)
@@ -206,18 +206,17 @@ systemctl --user status clawmem-watcher.service clawmem-embed.timer
 
 When using ClawMem with OpenClaw, choose one of two deployment options:
 
-### Option 1: ClawMem Exclusive (Recommended)
+**Active Memory coexistence:** ClawMem is fully compatible with OpenClaw's Active Memory plugin (v2026.4.10+). They search different backends (ClawMem vault vs dreaming/wiki) and inject into different prompt regions (user prompt vs system prompt). Both can run simultaneously — no configuration needed.
+
+**OpenClaw v2026.4.10+ recommended:** Fixes a config normalization bug where `plugins.slots.contextEngine` was silently dropped (#64192).
 
-ClawMem handles 100% of memory operations via hooks + MCP tools. Zero redundancy.
+### Option 1: ClawMem Exclusive (Recommended)
 
-**Benefits:**
-- No context window waste (avoids 10-15% duplicate injection)
-- Prevents OpenClaw native memory auto-initialization on updates
-- All memory in ClawMem's hybrid search + graph traversal system
+ClawMem handles 100% of structured memory. Disable native memory search (not Active Memory — that's separate and compatible):
 
 **Configuration:**
 ```bash
-# Disable OpenClaw's native memory
+# Disable OpenClaw's native memory search
 openclaw config set agents.defaults.memorySearch.extraPaths "[]"
 
 # Verify
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ ls ~/.openclaw/agents/main/memory/
 
 ### Option 2: Hybrid (ClawMem + Native)
 
-Run both ClawMem and OpenClaw's native memory for redundancy.
+Run both ClawMem and OpenClaw's native memory search for redundancy.
 
 **Configuration:**
 ```bash
@@ -243,9 +242,9 @@ openclaw config set agents.defaults.memorySearch.extraPaths '["~/documents", "~/
 ```
 
 **Tradeoffs:**
-- ✅ Redundant recall from two independent systems
-- ❌ 10-15% context window waste from duplicate facts
-- ❌ Two memory indices to maintain
+- Redundant recall from two independent systems
+- 10-15% context window waste from duplicate facts
+- Two memory indices to maintain
 
 **Recommendation:** Use Option 1 unless you have a specific need for redundant memory systems.
 
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ ClawMem hooks handle ~90% of retrieval automatically. Agent-initiated MCP calls
 | `postcompact-inject` | SessionStart (compact) | 1200 tokens | re-injects authoritative context after compaction: precompact state (600) + recent decisions (400) + antipatterns (150) + vault context (200) → `<vault-postcompact>` |
 | `curator-nudge` | SessionStart | 200 tokens | surfaces curator report actions, nudges when report is stale (>7 days) |
 | `precompact-extract` | PreCompact | — | extracts decisions, file paths, open questions → writes `precompact-state.md` to auto-memory. Query-aware decision ranking. Reindexes auto-memory collection. |
-| `decision-extractor` | Stop | — | LLM extracts observations → `_clawmem/agent/observations/`, infers causal links, detects contradictions, extracts SPO triples from decision/preference/milestone/problem facts. Background consolidation worker synthesizes deductive observations from related facts (Phase 3, every ~15 min). |
+| `decision-extractor` | Stop | — | LLM extracts observations → `_clawmem/agent/observations/`, infers causal links, detects contradictions, persists observer-emitted SPO triples via `ensureEntityCanonical` (canonical `vault:type:slug` IDs shared with A-MEM) using the tight predicate vocabulary (adopted, migrated_to, deployed_to, runs_on, replaced, depends_on, integrates_with, uses, prefers, avoids, caused_by, resolved_by, owned_by). Eligible observation types: decision/preference/milestone/problem/discovery/feature. Background consolidation worker synthesizes deductive observations from related facts (Phase 3, every ~15 min). |
 | `handoff-generator` | Stop | — | LLM summarizes session → `_clawmem/agent/handoffs/` |
 | `feedback-loop` | Stop | — | tracks referenced notes → boosts confidence, records usage relations + co-activations between co-referenced docs, tracks utility signals (surfaced vs referenced ratio for lifecycle automation), per-turn recall attribution (marks which surfaced docs were cited in which turn) |
 

package/CLAUDE.md

@@ -128,15 +128,15 @@ ln -sf ~/clawmem/bin/clawmem ~/.bun/bin/clawmem
 clawmem bootstrap ~/notes --name notes
 
 # Or step by step:
-./bin/clawmem init
-./bin/clawmem collection add ~/notes --name notes
-./bin/clawmem update --embed
-./bin/clawmem setup hooks
-./bin/clawmem setup mcp
+clawmem init
+clawmem collection add ~/notes --name notes
+clawmem update --embed
+clawmem setup hooks
+clawmem setup mcp
 
 # Verify
-./bin/clawmem doctor    # Full health check
-./bin/clawmem status    # Quick index status
+clawmem doctor    # Full health check
+clawmem status    # Quick index status
 ```
 
 ### Background Services (systemd user units)
@@ -206,18 +206,17 @@ systemctl --user status clawmem-watcher.service clawmem-embed.timer
 
 When using ClawMem with OpenClaw, choose one of two deployment options:
 
-### Option 1: ClawMem Exclusive (Recommended)
+**Active Memory coexistence:** ClawMem is fully compatible with OpenClaw's Active Memory plugin (v2026.4.10+). They search different backends (ClawMem vault vs dreaming/wiki) and inject into different prompt regions (user prompt vs system prompt). Both can run simultaneously — no configuration needed.
+
+**OpenClaw v2026.4.10+ recommended:** Fixes a config normalization bug where `plugins.slots.contextEngine` was silently dropped (#64192).
 
-ClawMem handles 100% of memory operations via hooks + MCP tools. Zero redundancy.
+### Option 1: ClawMem Exclusive (Recommended)
 
-**Benefits:**
-- No context window waste (avoids 10-15% duplicate injection)
-- Prevents OpenClaw native memory auto-initialization on updates
-- All memory in ClawMem's hybrid search + graph traversal system
+ClawMem handles 100% of structured memory. Disable native memory search (not Active Memory — that's separate and compatible):
 
 **Configuration:**
 ```bash
-# Disable OpenClaw's native memory
+# Disable OpenClaw's native memory search
 openclaw config set agents.defaults.memorySearch.extraPaths "[]"
 
 # Verify
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ ls ~/.openclaw/agents/main/memory/
 
 ### Option 2: Hybrid (ClawMem + Native)
 
-Run both ClawMem and OpenClaw's native memory for redundancy.
+Run both ClawMem and OpenClaw's native memory search for redundancy.
 
 **Configuration:**
 ```bash
@@ -243,9 +242,9 @@ openclaw config set agents.defaults.memorySearch.extraPaths '["~/documents", "~/
 ```
 
 **Tradeoffs:**
-- ✅ Redundant recall from two independent systems
-- ❌ 10-15% context window waste from duplicate facts
-- ❌ Two memory indices to maintain
+- Redundant recall from two independent systems
+- 10-15% context window waste from duplicate facts
+- Two memory indices to maintain
 
 **Recommendation:** Use Option 1 unless you have a specific need for redundant memory systems.
 
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ ClawMem hooks handle ~90% of retrieval automatically. Agent-initiated MCP calls
 | `postcompact-inject` | SessionStart (compact) | 1200 tokens | re-injects authoritative context after compaction: precompact state (600) + recent decisions (400) + antipatterns (150) + vault context (200) → `<vault-postcompact>` |
 | `curator-nudge` | SessionStart | 200 tokens | surfaces curator report actions, nudges when report is stale (>7 days) |
 | `precompact-extract` | PreCompact | — | extracts decisions, file paths, open questions → writes `precompact-state.md` to auto-memory. Query-aware decision ranking. Reindexes auto-memory collection. |
-| `decision-extractor` | Stop | — | LLM extracts observations → `_clawmem/agent/observations/`, infers causal links, detects contradictions, extracts SPO triples from decision/preference/milestone/problem facts. Background consolidation worker synthesizes deductive observations from related facts (Phase 3, every ~15 min). |
+| `decision-extractor` | Stop | — | LLM extracts observations → `_clawmem/agent/observations/`, infers causal links, detects contradictions, persists observer-emitted SPO triples via `ensureEntityCanonical` (canonical `vault:type:slug` IDs shared with A-MEM) using the tight predicate vocabulary (adopted, migrated_to, deployed_to, runs_on, replaced, depends_on, integrates_with, uses, prefers, avoids, caused_by, resolved_by, owned_by). Eligible observation types: decision/preference/milestone/problem/discovery/feature. Background consolidation worker synthesizes deductive observations from related facts (Phase 3, every ~15 min). |
 | `handoff-generator` | Stop | — | LLM summarizes session → `_clawmem/agent/handoffs/` |
 | `feedback-loop` | Stop | — | tracks referenced notes → boosts confidence, records usage relations + co-activations between co-referenced docs, tracks utility signals (surfaced vs referenced ratio for lifecycle automation), per-turn recall attribution (marks which surfaced docs were cited in which turn) |
 

package/README.md

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ clawmem setup mcp      # Register MCP server in ~/.claude.json (31 tools)
 ClawMem registers as a native ContextEngine plugin - OpenClaw's pluggable interface for context management. Same 90/10 automatic retrieval, delivered through OpenClaw's lifecycle system instead of Claude Code hooks.
 
 ```bash
-clawmem setup openclaw   # Shows installation steps
+clawmem setup openclaw   # Auto-installs plugin, prints remaining steps
 ```
 
 **What the plugin provides:**
@@ -196,11 +196,15 @@ clawmem setup openclaw   # Shows installation steps
 - **5 agent tools** - `clawmem_search`, `clawmem_get`, `clawmem_session_log`, `clawmem_timeline`, `clawmem_similar`
 - **Session lifecycle hooks** - `session_start`, `session_end`, `before_reset` safety net
 
-Disable OpenClaw's native memory and `memory-lancedb` auto-recall/capture to avoid duplicate injection:
+Disable OpenClaw's native memory search to avoid duplicate injection:
 ```bash
 openclaw config set agents.defaults.memorySearch.extraPaths "[]"
 ```
 
+ClawMem coexists cleanly with OpenClaw's [Active Memory](https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/active-memory) plugin (v2026.4.10+) — they search different backends and inject into different prompt regions, so both can run simultaneously without conflict. See the [OpenClaw plugin guide](docs/guides/openclaw-plugin.md#coexistence-with-openclaw-active-memory) for details.
+
+> **OpenClaw v2026.4.10+** recommended — fixes a config normalization bug where `plugins.slots.contextEngine` was silently dropped (#64192).
+
 **Alternative:** OpenClaw agents can also use ClawMem's MCP server directly (`clawmem setup mcp`), with or without hooks. This gives full access to all 31 MCP tools but bypasses OpenClaw's ContextEngine lifecycle, so you lose token budget awareness, native compaction orchestration, and the `afterTurn()` message pipeline. The ContextEngine plugin is recommended for new OpenClaw setups; MCP is available as an additional or standalone integration.
 
 #### Hermes Agent
@@ -713,7 +717,7 @@ Registered by `clawmem setup mcp`. Available to any MCP-compatible client.
 |---|---|
 | `build_graphs` | Build temporal and/or semantic graphs from document corpus |
 | `find_causal_links` | Trace decision chains: "what led to X", "how we got from A to B". Follow up `intent_search` with this tool on a top result to walk the full causal chain. Traverses causes / caused_by / both up to N hops with depth-annotated reasoning. |
-| `kg_query` | Query the SPO knowledge graph: "what does X relate to?", "what was true about X when?". Returns temporal entity-relationship triples with validity windows. Uses entity resolution for lookup. |
+| `kg_query` | Query the SPO knowledge graph: "what does X relate to?", "what was true about X when?". Returns temporal entity-relationship triples with validity windows. Accepts entity name (resolved via `searchEntities`) or canonical ID in `vault:type:slug` form. Triples are populated by the decision-extractor hook from observer-emitted `<triples>` blocks. |
 | `memory_evolution_status` | Show how a document's A-MEM metadata evolved over time |
 | `timeline` | Show the temporal neighborhood around a document — what was created/modified before and after it. Progressive disclosure: search → timeline (context) → get (full content). Supports same-collection scoping and session correlation. |
 
@@ -1069,40 +1073,36 @@ Manual layers benefit from periodic re-indexing — a cron job running `clawmem
 ### Setup
 
 ```bash
-# Bootstrap workspace collection (use your agent's workspace path)
-./bin/clawmem bootstrap ~/workspace --name workspace
-
-# Bootstrap each project
-./bin/clawmem bootstrap ~/Projects/my-project --name my-project
+# Bootstrap a content directory (creates vault + indexes + embeds + installs hooks + MCP)
+clawmem bootstrap ~/notes --name notes
 
-# Enable auto-embed for real-time indexing
-# Edit ~/.config/clawmem/config.yaml → autoEmbed: true
+# Bootstrap each project you want indexed
+clawmem bootstrap ~/Projects/my-project --name my-project
 
-# Install watcher as systemd service
-./bin/clawmem install-service --enable
+# Install watcher + embed timer as systemd services
+clawmem install-service --enable
 ```
 
-#### OpenClaw-Specific
+#### OpenClaw-specific
 
 ```bash
-# OpenClaw uses ~/.openclaw/workspace/ as its workspace root
-./bin/clawmem bootstrap ~/.openclaw/workspace --name workspace
+# Install the ContextEngine plugin (auto-symlinks into ~/.openclaw/extensions/)
+clawmem setup openclaw
+# Then follow the printed next steps: restart gateway, set slot, configure GPU endpoints
 ```
 
-#### Hermes-Specific
+Index your content directories with `clawmem bootstrap` as above. The OpenClaw plugin shares the same vault as Claude Code hooks.
 
-```bash
-# Hermes uses ~/.hermes/ as its home directory
-./bin/clawmem bootstrap ~/.hermes --name hermes-home
+#### Hermes-specific
 
-# Install the memory provider plugin
-cp -r src/hermes /path/to/hermes-agent/plugins/memory/clawmem
+```bash
+# Install the memory provider plugin (symlink or copy)
+ln -s $(npm root -g)/clawmem/src/hermes /path/to/hermes-agent/plugins/memory/clawmem
 
-# Start clawmem serve (external mode)
+# Start the REST API (required for Hermes tool calls)
 clawmem serve --port 7438 &
 
-# Configure Hermes to use ClawMem
-# In your Hermes config.yaml:
+# Configure Hermes to use ClawMem (in your Hermes config.yaml):
 #   memory:
 #     provider: clawmem
 ```

package/SKILL.md

@@ -118,15 +118,15 @@ ln -sf ~/clawmem/bin/clawmem ~/.bun/bin/clawmem
 clawmem bootstrap ~/notes --name notes
 
 # Or step by step:
-./bin/clawmem init
-./bin/clawmem collection add ~/notes --name notes
-./bin/clawmem update --embed
-./bin/clawmem setup hooks
-./bin/clawmem setup mcp
+clawmem init
+clawmem collection add ~/notes --name notes
+clawmem update --embed
+clawmem setup hooks
+clawmem setup mcp
 
 # Verify
-./bin/clawmem doctor    # Full health check
-./bin/clawmem status    # Quick index status
+clawmem doctor    # Full health check
+clawmem status    # Quick index status
 ```
 
 ### Background Services (systemd user units)
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ Once escalated, route by query type:
 | `timeline` | Temporal neighborhood around a document — what was modified before/after. Progressive disclosure: search → timeline → get. Supports same-collection scoping and session correlation. |
 | `list_vaults` | Show configured vault names and paths. Empty in single-vault mode. |
 | `vault_sync` | Index markdown from a directory into a named vault. Restricted-path validation rejects sensitive directories. |
-| `kg_query` | Query SPO knowledge graph for entity relationships with temporal validity. Uses entity resolution. |
+| `kg_query` | Query SPO knowledge graph for entity relationships with temporal validity. Accepts entity name or canonical ID (`vault:type:slug`). Triples are populated by decision-extractor from observer-emitted `<triples>` blocks using a canonical predicate vocabulary. |
 | `diary_write` | Write diary entry. Use proactively in non-hooked environments. Do NOT use in Claude Code. |
 | `diary_read` | Read recent diary entries. Filter by agent name. |
 | `lifecycle_status` | Document lifecycle statistics: active, archived, forgotten, pinned, snoozed counts and policy summary. |
@@ -605,12 +605,15 @@ Phase 3 deductive synthesis applies the same `contradicts` link for any draft th
 
 ## OpenClaw Integration
 
+**Active Memory coexistence:** ClawMem is fully compatible with OpenClaw's Active Memory plugin (v2026.4.10+). They search different backends and inject into different prompt regions — both can run simultaneously. The deployment options below control native memory search (`memorySearch.extraPaths`), not Active Memory.
+
+**OpenClaw v2026.4.10+ recommended** — fixes contextEngine slot being silently dropped during config normalization (#64192).
+
 ### Option 1: ClawMem Exclusive (Recommended)
 
-ClawMem handles 100% of memory. No redundancy.
+ClawMem handles 100% of structured memory. Disable native memory search:
 
 ```bash
-# Disable OpenClaw's native memory
 openclaw config set agents.defaults.memorySearch.extraPaths "[]"
 ```
 
@@ -618,7 +621,7 @@ openclaw config set agents.defaults.memorySearch.extraPaths "[]"
 
 ### Option 2: Hybrid
 
-Run both ClawMem and OpenClaw native memory.
+Run both ClawMem and OpenClaw native memory search.
 
 ```bash
 openclaw config set agents.defaults.memorySearch.extraPaths '["~/documents", "~/notes"]'

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "clawmem",
-  "version": "0.8.3",
+  "version": "0.8.5",
   "description": "On-device context engine and memory for AI agents. Claude Code and OpenClaw. Hooks + MCP server + hybrid RAG search.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {

package/src/amem.ts

@@ -649,11 +649,18 @@ export async function postIndexEnrich(
 }
 
 /**
- * Observation with document ID for causal inference
+ * Observation with document ID for causal inference and SPO triple extraction.
+ *
+ * Populated by the decision-extractor hook after an observation is successfully
+ * persisted. Consumed by:
+ *   - `inferCausalLinks` (A-MEM) — uses docId + facts
+ *   - `insertObservationTriples` (decision-extractor) — uses docId + obsType + triples
  */
 export interface ObservationWithDoc {
   docId: number;
   facts: string[];
+  obsType?: string;
+  triples?: Array<{ subject: string; predicate: string; object: string }>;
 }
 
 /**

package/src/clawmem.ts

@@ -1300,43 +1300,115 @@ function cmdPath() {
 
 async function cmdSetupOpenClaw(args: string[]) {
   const remove = args.includes("--remove");
-  const binPath = findClawmemBinary();
   const pluginDir = pathResolve(import.meta.dir, "openclaw");
+  const extensionsDir = pathResolve(process.env.HOME || "~", ".openclaw", "extensions");
+  const linkPath = pathResolve(extensionsDir, "clawmem");
+
+  // Check if openclaw CLI is available
+  const hasOpenClawCli = (() => {
+    try {
+      const r = Bun.spawnSync(["openclaw", "--version"], { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" });
+      return r.exitCode === 0;
+    } catch { return false; }
+  })();
 
   if (remove) {
-    console.log(`${c.green}To remove ClawMem from OpenClaw:${c.reset}`);
-    console.log(`  1. Remove the symlink: rm ~/.openclaw/extensions/clawmem`);
-    console.log(`  2. Remove from config: openclaw config set plugins.slots.contextEngine legacy`);
+    // Actually uninstall — mirror of install behavior
+    let removed = false;
+    try {
+      const stat = await import("fs").then(m => m.lstatSync(linkPath));
+      if (stat.isSymbolicLink() || stat.isDirectory()) {
+        const { unlinkSync, rmSync } = await import("fs");
+        if (stat.isSymbolicLink()) {
+          unlinkSync(linkPath);
+        } else {
+          rmSync(linkPath, { recursive: true });
+        }
+        console.log(`${c.green}Removed plugin from ${linkPath}${c.reset}`);
+        removed = true;
+      }
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      if (e.code !== "ENOENT") throw e;
+      console.log(`${c.dim}Plugin not installed at ${linkPath}${c.reset}`);
+    }
+
+    if (hasOpenClawCli) {
+      Bun.spawnSync(["openclaw", "config", "set", "plugins.slots.contextEngine", "legacy"], { stdout: "inherit", stderr: "inherit" });
+      console.log(`${c.green}Reset context engine slot to legacy${c.reset}`);
+    } else if (removed) {
+      console.log(`${c.dim}openclaw CLI not found — manually run: openclaw config set plugins.slots.contextEngine legacy${c.reset}`);
+    }
     return;
   }
 
-  // Check that the OpenClaw plugin files exist
+  // Verify plugin source files exist
   if (!existsSync(pathResolve(pluginDir, "index.ts"))) {
     die(`OpenClaw plugin files not found at ${pluginDir}`);
   }
+  if (!existsSync(pathResolve(pluginDir, "openclaw.plugin.json"))) {
+    die(`Plugin manifest not found at ${pluginDir}/openclaw.plugin.json`);
+  }
 
-  console.log(`${c.green}ClawMem OpenClaw Plugin Setup${c.reset}`);
-  console.log();
-  console.log(`Plugin source: ${pluginDir}`);
-  console.log(`ClawMem binary: ${binPath}`);
+  // Create extensions directory
+  if (!existsSync(extensionsDir)) {
+    mkdirSync(extensionsDir, { recursive: true });
+  }
+
+  // Remove stale symlink/directory if present
+  try {
+    const { lstatSync, unlinkSync, rmSync } = await import("fs");
+    const stat = lstatSync(linkPath);
+    if (stat.isSymbolicLink()) {
+      const { readlinkSync } = await import("fs");
+      const target = readlinkSync(linkPath);
+      if (target === pluginDir) {
+        console.log(`${c.dim}Symlink already correct at ${linkPath}${c.reset}`);
+      } else {
+        unlinkSync(linkPath);
+        console.log(`${c.dim}Replaced stale symlink (was → ${target})${c.reset}`);
+      }
+    } else if (stat.isDirectory()) {
+      rmSync(linkPath, { recursive: true });
+      console.log(`${c.dim}Replaced existing directory at ${linkPath}${c.reset}`);
+    } else {
+      // Regular file or other non-symlink, non-directory — conflict
+      die(`${linkPath} exists but is not a symlink or directory. Remove it manually and re-run setup.`);
+    }
+  } catch (e: any) {
+    if (e.code !== "ENOENT") throw e;
+  }
+
+  // Create symlink
+  if (!existsSync(linkPath)) {
+    const { symlinkSync } = await import("fs");
+    symlinkSync(pluginDir, linkPath);
+  }
+  console.log(`${c.green}Installed plugin: ${linkPath} → ${pluginDir}${c.reset}`);
+
+  // Version warning
   console.log();
-  console.log(`${c.bold}Installation steps:${c.reset}`);
+  console.log(`${c.bold}Note:${c.reset} OpenClaw v2026.4.10+ recommended — earlier versions`);
+  console.log(`have a bug where plugins.slots.contextEngine is silently dropped`);
+  console.log(`during config normalization (openclaw/openclaw#64192).`);
+
+  // Remaining steps — gateway must restart BEFORE setting the context engine slot,
+  // otherwise OpenClaw hasn't discovered the plugin yet and the slot assignment
+  // fails or is ignored (the exact bug reported in issue #5).
   console.log();
-  console.log(`  1. Symlink the plugin into OpenClaw extensions:`);
-  console.log(`     ${c.cyan}ln -s ${pluginDir} ~/.openclaw/extensions/clawmem${c.reset}`);
+  console.log(`${c.bold}Next steps:${c.reset}`);
   console.log();
-  console.log(`  2. Copy the plugin manifest:`);
-  console.log(`     ${c.cyan}cp ${pluginDir}/plugin.json ~/.openclaw/extensions/clawmem/openclaw.plugin.json${c.reset}`);
+  console.log(`  1. Restart OpenClaw gateway to discover the plugin:`);
+  console.log(`     ${c.cyan}openclaw gateway restart${c.reset}`);
   console.log();
-  console.log(`  3. Set ClawMem as the active context engine:`);
+  console.log(`  2. Set ClawMem as the active context engine (after restart):`);
   console.log(`     ${c.cyan}openclaw config set plugins.slots.contextEngine clawmem${c.reset}`);
   console.log();
-  console.log(`  4. Configure GPU endpoints (if not using defaults):`);
+  console.log(`  3. Configure GPU endpoints (if not using defaults):`);
   console.log(`     ${c.cyan}openclaw config set plugins.entries.clawmem.config.gpuEmbed http://YOUR_GPU:8088${c.reset}`);
   console.log(`     ${c.cyan}openclaw config set plugins.entries.clawmem.config.gpuLlm http://YOUR_GPU:8089${c.reset}`);
   console.log(`     ${c.cyan}openclaw config set plugins.entries.clawmem.config.gpuRerank http://YOUR_GPU:8090${c.reset}`);
   console.log();
-  console.log(`  5. Start the REST API (for tool calls):`);
+  console.log(`  4. Start the REST API (for agent tools):`);
   console.log(`     ${c.cyan}clawmem serve &${c.reset}`);
   console.log();
   console.log(`${c.dim}ClawMem will work alongside Claude Code hooks — both modes share the same vault.${c.reset}`);

package/src/entity.ts

@@ -354,6 +354,69 @@ export function resolveEntityCanonical(
 // Entity Storage + Mentions + Co-occurrences
 // =============================================================================
 
+/**
+ * Resolve the entity_type for a name via exact case-insensitive match.
+ *
+ * Returns the type only when EXACTLY ONE active entity in the given vault shares
+ * the name. Zero matches → null (caller should default to a safe type). Multiple
+ * matches (ambiguous across buckets, e.g. "Alice" as person AND "Alice" as project)
+ * → null so the caller falls back to a safe default instead of arbitrarily picking.
+ *
+ * Exact match only — no fuzzy matching — to avoid false inheritance on near-names.
+ */
+export function resolveEntityTypeExact(
+  db: Database,
+  name: string,
+  vault: string = 'default'
+): string | null {
+  const rows = db.prepare(`
+    SELECT DISTINCT entity_type FROM entity_nodes
+    WHERE LOWER(name) = LOWER(?) AND vault = ?
+  `).all(name, vault) as Array<{ entity_type: string }>;
+
+  if (rows.length !== 1) return null; // zero or ambiguous
+  return rows[0]!.entity_type;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve-or-create a canonical entity without incrementing mention_count.
+ *
+ * Used by consumers that reference an entity but do NOT constitute a document
+ * mention (e.g. SPO triple extraction). Semantically distinct from upsertEntity,
+ * which treats every call as a doc mention and inflates the count.
+ *
+ * Flow: resolveEntityCanonical (FTS5 + fuzzy + bucket match) → reuse if found,
+ * otherwise mint a new canonical `vault:type:slug` entity with mention_count = 0.
+ *
+ * Returns the entity_id.
+ */
+export function ensureEntityCanonical(
+  db: Database,
+  name: string,
+  type: string,
+  vault: string = 'default'
+): string {
+  const canonicalId = resolveEntityCanonical(db, name, type, vault);
+  if (canonicalId) return canonicalId;
+
+  const entityId = makeEntityId(name, type, vault);
+  db.prepare(`
+    INSERT OR IGNORE INTO entity_nodes (entity_id, entity_type, name, description, created_at, mention_count, last_seen, vault)
+    VALUES (?, ?, ?, NULL, datetime('now'), 0, datetime('now'), ?)
+  `).run(entityId, type, name, vault);
+
+  try {
+    db.prepare(`
+      INSERT OR IGNORE INTO entities_fts (entity_id, name, entity_type)
+      VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+    `).run(entityId, name.toLowerCase(), type);
+  } catch {
+    // FTS insert may fail if table doesn't exist yet — non-fatal
+  }
+
+  return entityId;
+}
+
 /**
  * Upsert an entity into entity_nodes and entities_fts.
  * Returns the entity_id (canonical or new).

package/src/hooks/decision-extractor.ts

@@ -17,13 +17,23 @@ import {
   validateTranscriptPath,
 } from "../hooks.ts";
 import { hashContent } from "../indexer.ts";
-import { extractObservations, type Observation } from "../observer.ts";
+import { extractObservations, type Observation, LITERAL_PREDICATES } from "../observer.ts";
 import { updateDirectoryContext } from "../directory-context.ts";
 import { loadConfig } from "../collections.ts";
 import { getDefaultLlamaCpp } from "../llm.ts";
 import type { ObservationWithDoc } from "../amem.ts";
 import { extractJsonFromLLM } from "../amem.ts";
 import { DEFAULT_EMBED_MODEL, extractSnippet, type SearchResult } from "../store.ts";
+import { ensureEntityCanonical, resolveEntityTypeExact } from "../entity.ts";
+
+// Observation types that are allowed to contribute SPO triples. Widened from the
+// original {decision, preference, milestone, problem} gate, which rejected 77% of
+// real observations in production vaults (the majority type is 'discovery').
+// See BACKLOG.md §1.6 for the full diagnosis.
+const SPO_ELIGIBLE_OBSERVATION_TYPES = new Set<Observation["type"]>([
+  "decision", "preference", "milestone", "problem",
+  "discovery", "feature",
+]);
 
 // =============================================================================
 // Facet-Based Merge Policy
@@ -325,42 +335,8 @@ export async function decisionExtractor(
   const observationsWithDocs: ObservationWithDoc[] = [];
   if (observations.length > 0) {
     for (const obs of observations) {
-      const obsPath = `observations/${dateStr}-${sessionId.slice(0, 8)}-${obs.type}.md`;
-      const obsBody = formatObservation(obs, dateStr, sessionId);
-      const obsHash = hashContent(obsBody);
-
-      store.insertContent(obsHash, obsBody, timestamp);
-      try {
-        store.insertDocument("_clawmem", obsPath, obs.title, obsHash, timestamp, timestamp);
-        const doc = store.findActiveDocument("_clawmem", obsPath);
-        if (doc) {
-          store.updateDocumentMeta(doc.id, {
-            content_type: obs.type === "decision" ? "decision"
-              : obs.type === "preference" ? "preference"
-              : obs.type === "milestone" ? "milestone"
-              : obs.type === "problem" ? "problem"
-              : "observation",
-            confidence: 0.80,
-          });
-          store.updateObservationFields(obsPath, "_clawmem", {
-            observation_type: obs.type,
-            facts: JSON.stringify(obs.facts),
-            narrative: obs.narrative,
-            concepts: JSON.stringify(obs.concepts),
-            files_read: JSON.stringify(obs.filesRead),
-            files_modified: JSON.stringify(obs.filesModified),
-          });
-
-          if (obs.facts.length > 0) {
-            observationsWithDocs.push({
-              docId: doc.id,
-              facts: obs.facts,
-            });
-          }
-        }
-      } catch {
-        // May already exist
-      }
+      const wit = persistObservationDoc(store, obs, sessionId, dateStr, timestamp);
+      if (wit) observationsWithDocs.push(wit);
     }
 
     // Infer causal links from observations with facts
@@ -375,31 +351,12 @@ export async function decisionExtractor(
       }
     }
 
-    // Extract SPO triples from observation facts (preference/decision types get priority)
-    for (const obs of observations) {
-      if (!obs.facts || obs.facts.length === 0) continue;
-      for (const fact of obs.facts) {
-        const triple = extractTripleFromFact(fact, obs.type);
-        if (triple) {
-          try {
-            store.db.prepare(
-              "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO entity_nodes (entity_id, name, entity_type, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)"
-            ).run(triple.subjectId, triple.subject, "auto", new Date().toISOString());
-            if (triple.objectId) {
-              store.db.prepare(
-                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO entity_nodes (entity_id, name, entity_type, created_at) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)"
-              ).run(triple.objectId, triple.object, "auto", new Date().toISOString());
-            }
-            store.addTriple(triple.subjectId, triple.predicate, triple.objectId, triple.objectId ? null : triple.object, {
-              confidence: obs.type === "decision" || obs.type === "preference" ? 0.9 : 0.7,
-              sourceFact: fact,
-            });
-          } catch {
-            // Triple insertion errors are non-fatal
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
+    // Extract SPO triples from observation-emitted <triples> blocks (Fix A).
+    // The regex-based extractTripleFromFact is gone — the observer LLM now emits
+    // structured triples alongside facts, parsed and validated in parseObservationXml.
+    // We iterate observationsWithDocs (not raw observations) so every triple gets
+    // real source_doc_id provenance from the persisted observation document (Fix F).
+    insertObservationTriples(store, observations, observationsWithDocs);
   }
 
   // Extract decisions (observer-first, regex fallback)
@@ -691,67 +648,140 @@ function formatObservation(obs: Observation, dateStr: string, sessionId: string)
 }
 
 // =============================================================================
-// SPO Triple Extraction from Facts
+// Observation persistence
 // =============================================================================
 
-type ExtractedTriple = {
-  subject: string;
-  subjectId: string;
-  predicate: string;
-  object: string;
-  objectId: string | null;
-};
+/**
+ * Persist a single observation as a `_clawmem` document and return an
+ * `ObservationWithDoc` for downstream consumers (causal inference + SPO
+ * triples).
+ *
+ * Path format: `observations/${date}-${session8}-${type}-${hash8}.md`. The
+ * 8-char hash slice (SHA256 of the formatted body) disambiguates multiple
+ * observations of the same type within a single session — without it, the
+ * second insert hits the `UNIQUE(collection, path)` constraint, is silently
+ * dropped, and its triples never reach `entity_triples`. See Codex Turn 3
+ * for the regression this guards against.
+ *
+ * Returns null when the doc cannot be looked up after insert OR when the
+ * observation has no facts (triples without facts wouldn't survive the
+ * causal-links/facts filter downstream).
+ */
+export function persistObservationDoc(
+  store: Store,
+  obs: Observation,
+  sessionId: string,
+  dateStr: string,
+  timestamp: string
+): ObservationWithDoc | null {
+  const obsBody = formatObservation(obs, dateStr, sessionId);
+  const obsHash = hashContent(obsBody);
+  const obsPath = `observations/${dateStr}-${sessionId.slice(0, 8)}-${obs.type}-${obsHash.slice(0, 8)}.md`;
+
+  store.insertContent(obsHash, obsBody, timestamp);
+  try {
+    store.insertDocument("_clawmem", obsPath, obs.title, obsHash, timestamp, timestamp);
+    const doc = store.findActiveDocument("_clawmem", obsPath);
+    if (!doc) return null;
+
+    store.updateDocumentMeta(doc.id, {
+      content_type: obs.type === "decision" ? "decision"
+        : obs.type === "preference" ? "preference"
+        : obs.type === "milestone" ? "milestone"
+        : obs.type === "problem" ? "problem"
+        : "observation",
+      confidence: 0.80,
+    });
+    store.updateObservationFields(obsPath, "_clawmem", {
+      observation_type: obs.type,
+      facts: JSON.stringify(obs.facts),
+      narrative: obs.narrative,
+      concepts: JSON.stringify(obs.concepts),
+      files_read: JSON.stringify(obs.filesRead),
+      files_modified: JSON.stringify(obs.filesModified),
+    });
 
-function toEntityId(name: string): string {
-  return name.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "_").replace(/^_|_$/g, "");
+    if (obs.facts.length === 0) return null;
+    return {
+      docId: doc.id,
+      facts: obs.facts,
+      obsType: obs.type,
+      triples: obs.triples,
+    };
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.log(`[decision-extractor] Failed to persist observation ${obs.type}/${obs.title}:`, err);
+    return null;
+  }
 }
 
-function extractTripleFromFact(fact: string, obsType: string): ExtractedTriple | null {
-  // Only extract from decision/preference/milestone/problem types — skip noisy bugfix/feature/change facts
-  if (!["decision", "preference", "milestone", "problem"].includes(obsType)) return null;
+// =============================================================================
+// SPO Triple Extraction from Facts
+// =============================================================================
 
-  // Conservative verb patterns — only clear relational predicates
-  const verbPatterns = [
-    /^(.+?)\s+(chose|selected|switched to|migrated to|adopted)\s+(.+?)\.?$/i,
-    /^(.+?)\s+(deployed to|runs on|hosted on|installed on)\s+(.+?)\.?$/i,
-    /^(.+?)\s+(replaced|superseded|deprecated)\s+(.+?)\.?$/i,
-    /^(.+?)\s+(depends on|integrates with|connects to)\s+(.+?)\.?$/i,
-  ];
+/**
+ * Insert SPO triples emitted by the observer into `entity_triples`.
+ *
+ * Uses canonical vault:type:slug entity IDs via `ensureEntityCanonical` so the
+ * knowledge graph stays in one namespace with A-MEM entities. Type inheritance
+ * is exact-match-only and ambiguity-safe: if a name resolves to exactly one type
+ * already in `entity_nodes`, inherit it; otherwise default to `concept`.
+ *
+ * Provenance: every triple carries `source_doc_id` from the persisted observation
+ * document. Iterates `observationsWithDocs` directly so triples from observations
+ * whose doc insert failed are naturally skipped — no order-matching gymnastics.
+ */
+function insertObservationTriples(
+  store: Store,
+  _observations: Observation[],
+  observationsWithDocs: ObservationWithDoc[]
+): void {
+  if (observationsWithDocs.length === 0) return;
+
+  // Per-invocation cache keyed on (vault, normalizedName, resolvedType) to avoid
+  // redundant SQL for repeated entity references within a single extraction.
+  const vault = "default";
+  const cache = new Map<string, string>();
+
+  const resolveEntity = (name: string, type: string): string => {
+    const key = `${vault}:${type}:${name.toLowerCase().trim()}`;
+    const cached = cache.get(key);
+    if (cached) return cached;
+    const id = ensureEntityCanonical(store.db, name, type, vault);
+    cache.set(key, id);
+    return id;
+  };
+
+  for (const wit of observationsWithDocs) {
+    if (!wit.triples || wit.triples.length === 0) continue;
+    const obsType = wit.obsType as Observation["type"] | undefined;
+    if (!obsType || !SPO_ELIGIBLE_OBSERVATION_TYPES.has(obsType)) continue;
+
+    const confidence = obsType === "decision" || obsType === "preference" ? 0.9 : 0.7;
+
+    for (const triple of wit.triples) {
+      try {
+        const subjectType = resolveEntityTypeExact(store.db, triple.subject, vault) ?? "concept";
+        const subjectId = resolveEntity(triple.subject, subjectType);
 
-  for (const pattern of verbPatterns) {
-    const match = fact.match(pattern);
-    if (match) {
-      const subject = match[1]!.trim();
-      const predicate = match[2]!.trim();
-      const object = match[3]!.trim();
-
-      // Reject subjects/objects that look like sentences rather than entity names
-      if (subject.length < 3 || object.length < 3 || subject.length > 60 || object.length > 60) continue;
-      if (subject.includes(",") || object.includes(",")) continue; // likely a clause, not an entity
-
-      return {
-        subject,
-        subjectId: toEntityId(subject),
-        predicate: predicate.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, "_"),
-        object,
-        objectId: toEntityId(object),
-      };
-    }
-  }
+        let objectId: string | null = null;
+        let objectLiteral: string | null = null;
+
+        if (LITERAL_PREDICATES.has(triple.predicate)) {
+          objectLiteral = triple.object;
+        } else {
+          const objectType = resolveEntityTypeExact(store.db, triple.object, vault) ?? "concept";
+          objectId = resolveEntity(triple.object, objectType);
+        }
 
-  // Preference facts only: "User prefers X" / "Prefers X"
-  if (obsType === "preference") {
-    const prefMatch = fact.match(/^(?:user\s+)?(?:prefers?|avoids?)\s+(.+?)\.?$/i);
-    if (prefMatch && prefMatch[1]!.trim().length > 2) {
-      return {
-        subject: "user",
-        subjectId: "user",
-        predicate: "prefers",
-        object: prefMatch[1]!.trim(),
-        objectId: null, // literal, not entity
-      };
+        store.addTriple(subjectId, triple.predicate, objectId, objectLiteral, {
+          confidence,
+          sourceFact: `${triple.subject} ${triple.predicate} ${triple.object}`,
+          sourceDocId: wit.docId,
+        });
+      } catch (err) {
+        // Triple insertion errors are non-fatal — log at debug
+        console.log(`[decision-extractor] Failed to insert triple ${triple.subject}/${triple.predicate}/${triple.object}:`, err);
+      }
     }
   }
-
-  return null;
 }

package/src/mcp.ts

@@ -1930,9 +1930,9 @@ This is the recommended entry point for ALL memory queries.`,
     "kg_query",
     {
       title: "Knowledge Graph Query",
-      description: "Query the knowledge graph for an entity's relationships. Returns structured facts with temporal validity (valid_from/valid_to). Use for 'what does X relate to?', 'what was true about X on date Y?', 'who/what is connected to X?'.",
+      description: "Query the knowledge graph for an entity's relationships. Returns structured facts with temporal validity (valid_from/valid_to). Use for 'what does X relate to?', 'what was true about X on date Y?', 'who/what is connected to X?'. Accepts an entity name (e.g. 'ClawMem') OR a canonical entity ID in the form 'vault:type:slug' (e.g. 'default:service:clawmem').",
       inputSchema: {
-        entity: z.string().describe("Entity name or ID to query"),
+        entity: z.string().describe("Entity name or canonical ID ('vault:type:slug') to query"),
         as_of: z.string().optional().describe("Date filter (YYYY-MM-DD) — only facts valid at this date"),
         direction: z.enum(["outgoing", "incoming", "both"]).optional().default("both").describe("Relationship direction"),
         vault: z.string().optional().describe("Named vault (omit for default vault)"),
@@ -1941,17 +1941,30 @@ This is the recommended entry point for ALL memory queries.`,
     async ({ entity, as_of, direction, vault }) => {
       const store = getStore(vault);
 
+      // Canonical IDs look like `vault:type:slug` — accept them directly so callers
+      // that already resolved an entity can round-trip its ID without losing it to
+      // a name-search fallback that would never match.
+      const CANONICAL_ID_RE = /^[a-z][a-z0-9-]*:[a-z_]+:[a-z0-9_]+$/;
+
       const entityResults = store.searchEntities(entity, 1);
-      const entityId = entityResults.length > 0
-        ? entityResults[0]!.entity_id
-        : entity.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "_").replace(/^_|_$/g, "");
+      let entityId: string;
+      if (entityResults.length > 0) {
+        entityId = entityResults[0]!.entity_id;
+      } else if (CANONICAL_ID_RE.test(entity)) {
+        entityId = entity; // caller passed a canonical ID directly
+      } else {
+        const stats = store.getTripleStats();
+        return {
+          content: [{ type: "text", text: `No entity found matching "${entity}". The KG has ${stats.totalTriples} total triples (${stats.currentFacts} current). Try a shorter/broader name, or pass a canonical ID in the form 'vault:type:slug'.` }],
+        };
+      }
 
       const triples = store.queryEntityTriples(entityId, { asOf: as_of, direction });
       const stats = store.getTripleStats();
 
       if (triples.length === 0) {
         return {
-          content: [{ type: "text", text: `No knowledge graph facts found for "${entity}". The KG has ${stats.totalTriples} total triples (${stats.currentFacts} current).` }],
+          content: [{ type: "text", text: `No knowledge graph facts found for "${entity}" (resolved to ${entityId}). The KG has ${stats.totalTriples} total triples (${stats.currentFacts} current).` }],
         };
       }
 

package/src/observer.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ export type Observation = {
   concepts: string[];
   filesRead: string[];
   filesModified: string[];
+  triples?: ParsedTriple[];
+};
+
+export type ParsedTriple = {
+  subject: string;
+  predicate: string;
+  object: string;
 };
 
 export type SessionSummary = {
@@ -48,28 +55,54 @@ const GENERATION_TEMPERATURE = 0.3;
 // =============================================================================
 
 const OBSERVATION_SYSTEM_PROMPT = `You are an observer analyzing a coding session transcript. Extract structured observations.
-For each significant action, decision, or discovery, output an <observation> XML element.
+For each significant action, decision, or discovery, output an <observation> XML element with the structure below.
 
+Structure:
 <observation>
-  <type>one of: decision, bugfix, feature, refactor, discovery, change, preference, milestone, problem</type>
-  <title>Brief descriptive title (max 80 chars)</title>
+  <type>...</type>
+  <title>...</title>
   <facts>
-    <fact>Individual atomic fact</fact>
+    <fact>...</fact>
   </facts>
-  <narrative>2-3 sentences explaining context and reasoning</narrative>
+  <triples>
+    <triple>
+      <subject>...</subject>
+      <predicate>...</predicate>
+      <object>...</object>
+    </triple>
+  </triples>
+  <narrative>...</narrative>
   <concepts>
-    <concept>one of: how-it-works, why-it-exists, what-changed, problem-solution, gotcha, pattern, trade-off</concept>
+    <concept>...</concept>
   </concepts>
-  <files_read><file>path/to/file</file></files_read>
-  <files_modified><file>path/to/file</file></files_modified>
+  <files_read><file>...</file></files_read>
+  <files_modified><file>...</file></files_modified>
 </observation>
 
-Rules:
+Field rules:
+- <type>: one of decision, bugfix, feature, refactor, discovery, change, preference, milestone, problem
+- <title>: brief descriptive title, max 80 chars
+- <facts>: 1-5 <fact> elements, each a standalone atomic claim about what happened or what is true (concrete, specific, no schema placeholders or template text)
+- <triples>: 0-3 <triple> elements for structural relationships between named entities (see predicate vocabulary below). Omit entirely if no relational claims apply. Do NOT emit triples for descriptive facts — only for explicit S-P-O relations.
+- <narrative>: 2-3 sentences explaining WHY something was done, not just WHAT
+- <concepts>: 0-3 <concept> elements from: how-it-works, why-it-exists, what-changed, problem-solution, gotcha, pattern, trade-off
+- <files_read>, <files_modified>: only files explicitly mentioned in the transcript
+
+Predicate vocabulary (use EXACTLY these predicates in <predicate>, nothing else):
+- adopted, migrated_to — switching to a new tool/framework/approach
+- deployed_to, runs_on — where something runs
+- replaced — when one thing supersedes another
+- depends_on, integrates_with, uses — structural dependencies
+- prefers, avoids — user preferences (use for <subject>user</subject>)
+- caused_by, resolved_by — causal relationships between problems and fixes
+- owned_by — responsibility / ownership
+
+<subject> and <object> must be short canonical entity names (2-80 chars). No sentences. No placeholder text. If you cannot fit a claim into this vocabulary, keep it in <facts> instead and omit the triple.
+
+Observation rules:
 - Output 1-5 observations, focusing on the MOST significant events
-- Each fact should be a standalone, atomic piece of information
-- The narrative should explain WHY something was done, not just WHAT
-- Only include files that were explicitly mentioned in the transcript
 - If no significant observations, output nothing
+- Never use schema example text or template placeholders in <fact>, <subject>, or <object> — emit only real content extracted from the transcript
 
 Type guidance:
 - preference: user expresses a preference, habit, or way of working (e.g., "don't use subagents for this", "I prefer single PRs")
@@ -131,6 +164,47 @@ const VALID_CONCEPTS = new Set([
   "gotcha", "pattern", "trade-off",
 ]);
 
+// Canonical SPO predicate vocabulary — parser rejects anything outside this set.
+// Must stay in sync with the predicate list in OBSERVATION_SYSTEM_PROMPT.
+export const VALID_PREDICATES = new Set([
+  "adopted", "migrated_to",
+  "deployed_to", "runs_on",
+  "replaced",
+  "depends_on", "integrates_with", "uses",
+  "prefers", "avoids",
+  "caused_by", "resolved_by",
+  "owned_by",
+]);
+
+// Predicates whose <object> should be stored as a literal (not resolved to an entity).
+export const LITERAL_PREDICATES = new Set(["prefers", "avoids"]);
+
+// Exact placeholder strings that must never be persisted as facts or triple components.
+// Defense-in-depth: even though the prompt no longer places example text inside
+// <fact>/<subject>/<object> tags, a weak model could still echo these phrases.
+const SCHEMA_PLACEHOLDER_STRINGS = new Set([
+  "individual atomic fact",
+  "atomic fact",
+  "one atomic claim per fact element",
+  "brief descriptive title",
+  "canonical entity name",
+]);
+
+// Regex for template placeholder markers: {{...}}, <!--...-->, ${...}.
+// Intentionally narrow — earlier drafts rejected any line starting with
+// "example:" / "placeholder:", which false-positived legitimate facts like
+// "Example: QMD switched to Bun in v0.2". Shape-only matching avoids that
+// drift; the exact-string blocklist above handles known echoed placeholders.
+const PLACEHOLDER_REGEX = /^(\{\{.*\}\}|<!--.*-->|\$\{.*\})/;
+
+function isSchemaPlaceholder(text: string): boolean {
+  if (!text) return true;
+  const normalized = text.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (SCHEMA_PLACEHOLDER_STRINGS.has(normalized)) return true;
+  if (PLACEHOLDER_REGEX.test(normalized)) return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function parseObservationXml(xml: string): Observation | null {
   const typeMatch = xml.match(/<type>\s*(.*?)\s*<\/type>/s);
   const titleMatch = xml.match(/<title>\s*(.*?)\s*<\/title>/s);
@@ -141,24 +215,67 @@ export function parseObservationXml(xml: string): Observation | null {
   const type = typeMatch[1].trim().toLowerCase();
   if (!VALID_OBSERVATION_TYPES.has(type)) return null;
 
-  const facts = extractMultiple(xml, "fact");
+  const rawTitle = titleMatch[1].trim();
+  if (isSchemaPlaceholder(rawTitle)) return null;
+
+  const facts = extractMultiple(xml, "fact")
+    .filter(f => f.length >= 5)
+    .filter(f => !isSchemaPlaceholder(f));
+
   const concepts = extractMultiple(xml, "concept")
     .filter(c => VALID_CONCEPTS.has(c.toLowerCase()))
     .map(c => c.toLowerCase());
   const filesRead = extractMultiple(xml, "file", "files_read");
   const filesModified = extractMultiple(xml, "file", "files_modified");
 
+  // Parse triples (Fix A): strict validation against canonical predicate vocabulary.
+  // Missing/malformed triples are silently dropped — fail-closed on ambiguity.
+  const triples = extractTriples(xml);
+
   return {
     type: type as Observation["type"],
-    title: titleMatch[1].trim().slice(0, 80),
-    facts: facts.filter(f => f.length >= 5),
+    title: rawTitle.slice(0, 80),
+    facts,
     narrative: narrativeMatch?.[1]?.trim() || "",
     concepts,
     filesRead,
     filesModified,
+    triples: triples.length > 0 ? triples : undefined,
   };
 }
 
+function extractTriples(xml: string): ParsedTriple[] {
+  const parentMatch = xml.match(/<triples>([\s\S]*?)<\/triples>/s);
+  if (!parentMatch?.[1]) return [];
+
+  const blockRegex = /<triple>([\s\S]*?)<\/triple>/g;
+  const results: ParsedTriple[] = [];
+  let match;
+  while ((match = blockRegex.exec(parentMatch[1])) !== null) {
+    const block = match[1] ?? "";
+    const subject = block.match(/<subject>\s*(.*?)\s*<\/subject>/s)?.[1]?.trim();
+    const rawPredicate = block.match(/<predicate>\s*(.*?)\s*<\/predicate>/s)?.[1]?.trim();
+    const object = block.match(/<object>\s*(.*?)\s*<\/object>/s)?.[1]?.trim();
+
+    if (!subject || !rawPredicate || !object) continue;
+
+    const predicate = rawPredicate.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, "_");
+    if (!VALID_PREDICATES.has(predicate)) continue;
+
+    // Length bounds — guards against sentence-shaped subjects/objects that the
+    // regex-era tests expected. Subject and object should be short canonical names.
+    if (subject.length < 2 || subject.length > 80) continue;
+    if (object.length < 2 || object.length > 120) continue;
+
+    if (isSchemaPlaceholder(subject) || isSchemaPlaceholder(object)) continue;
+
+    results.push({ subject, predicate, object });
+
+    if (results.length >= 5) break; // cap per observation
+  }
+  return results;
+}
+
 export function parseSummaryXml(xml: string): SessionSummary | null {
   const request = extractSingle(xml, "request");
   const investigated = extractSingle(xml, "investigated");