From f06ce983122dc311fcf2cebec5d9a0f953f995ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:47:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: rename lancedb memory plugin

---
 docs/plugin.md                  |  1 +
 extensions/memory/index.test.ts |  8 ++++----
 extensions/memory/index.ts      | 28 +++++++++++++++-------------
 extensions/memory/package.json  |  4 ++--
 4 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/plugin.md b/docs/plugin.md
index dbf711956..44d1b1def 100644
--- a/docs/plugin.md
+++ b/docs/plugin.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ See [Voice Call](/plugins/voice-call) for a concrete example plugin.
 
 - Microsoft Teams is plugin-only as of 2026.1.15; install `@clawdbot/msteams` if you use Teams.
 - Memory (Core) — bundled memory search plugin (enabled by default via `plugins.slots.memory`)
+- Memory (LanceDB) — bundled long-term memory plugin (auto-recall/capture; set `plugins.slots.memory = "memory-lancedb"`)
 - [Voice Call](/plugins/voice-call) — `@clawdbot/voice-call`
 - [Zalo Personal](/plugins/zalouser) — `@clawdbot/zalouser`
 - [Matrix](/channels/matrix) — `@clawdbot/matrix`
diff --git a/extensions/memory/index.test.ts b/extensions/memory/index.test.ts
index edf1e3983..18fe30791 100644
--- a/extensions/memory/index.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/memory/index.test.ts
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ describeWithKey("memory plugin e2e", () => {
     // Dynamic import to avoid loading LanceDB when not testing
     const { default: memoryPlugin } = await import("./index.js");
 
-    expect(memoryPlugin.id).toBe("memory");
-    expect(memoryPlugin.name).toBe("Memory (Vector)");
+    expect(memoryPlugin.id).toBe("memory-lancedb");
+    expect(memoryPlugin.name).toBe("Memory (LanceDB)");
     expect(memoryPlugin.kind).toBe("memory");
     expect(memoryPlugin.configSchema).toBeDefined();
     expect(memoryPlugin.register).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ describeWithKey("memory plugin live tests", () => {
     const logs: string[] = [];
 
     const mockApi = {
-      id: "memory",
-      name: "Memory (Vector)",
+      id: "memory-lancedb",
+      name: "Memory (LanceDB)",
       source: "test",
       config: {},
       pluginConfig: {
diff --git a/extensions/memory/index.ts b/extensions/memory/index.ts
index b171a8525..7f9f082c1 100644
--- a/extensions/memory/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/memory/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Clawdbot Memory Plugin
+ * Clawdbot Memory (LanceDB) Plugin
  *
  * Long-term memory with vector search for AI conversations.
  * Uses LanceDB for storage and OpenAI for embeddings.
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ function detectCategory(text: string): MemoryCategory {
 // ============================================================================
 
 const memoryPlugin = {
-  id: "memory",
-  name: "Memory (Vector)",
-  description: "Long-term memory with vector search and seamless auto-recall/capture",
+  id: "memory-lancedb",
+  name: "Memory (LanceDB)",
+  description: "LanceDB-backed long-term memory with auto-recall/capture",
   kind: "memory" as const,
   configSchema: memoryConfigSchema,
 
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ const memoryPlugin = {
     const db = new MemoryDB(resolvedDbPath, vectorDim);
     const embeddings = new Embeddings(cfg.embedding.apiKey, cfg.embedding.model!);
 
-    api.logger.info(`memory: plugin registered (db: ${resolvedDbPath}, lazy init)`);
+    api.logger.info(
+      `memory-lancedb: plugin registered (db: ${resolvedDbPath}, lazy init)`,
+    );
 
     // ========================================================================
     // Tools
@@ -417,7 +419,7 @@ const memoryPlugin = {
       ({ program }) => {
         const memory = program
           .command("ltm")
-          .description("Long-term memory plugin commands");
+          .description("LanceDB memory plugin commands");
 
         memory
           .command("list")
@@ -477,14 +479,14 @@ const memoryPlugin = {
             .join("\n");
 
           api.logger.info?.(
-            `memory: injecting ${results.length} memories into context`,
+            `memory-lancedb: injecting ${results.length} memories into context`,
           );
 
           return {
             prependContext: `<relevant-memories>\nThe following memories may be relevant to this conversation:\n${memoryContext}\n</relevant-memories>`,
           };
         } catch (err) {
-          api.logger.warn(`memory: recall failed: ${String(err)}`);
+          api.logger.warn(`memory-lancedb: recall failed: ${String(err)}`);
         }
       });
     }
@@ -559,10 +561,10 @@ const memoryPlugin = {
           }
 
           if (stored > 0) {
-            api.logger.info(`memory: auto-captured ${stored} memories`);
+            api.logger.info(`memory-lancedb: auto-captured ${stored} memories`);
           }
         } catch (err) {
-          api.logger.warn(`memory: capture failed: ${String(err)}`);
+          api.logger.warn(`memory-lancedb: capture failed: ${String(err)}`);
         }
       });
     }
@@ -572,14 +574,14 @@ const memoryPlugin = {
     // ========================================================================
 
     api.registerService({
-      id: "memory",
+      id: "memory-lancedb",
       start: () => {
         api.logger.info(
-          `memory: initialized (db: ${resolvedDbPath}, model: ${cfg.embedding.model})`,
+          `memory-lancedb: initialized (db: ${resolvedDbPath}, model: ${cfg.embedding.model})`,
         );
       },
       stop: () => {
-        api.logger.info("memory: stopped");
+        api.logger.info("memory-lancedb: stopped");
       },
     });
   },
diff --git a/extensions/memory/package.json b/extensions/memory/package.json
index 0542f2276..8e52c8b5a 100644
--- a/extensions/memory/package.json
+++ b/extensions/memory/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-  "name": "@clawdbot/memory",
+  "name": "@clawdbot/memory-lancedb",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "type": "module",
-  "description": "Clawdbot long-term memory plugin with vector search and seamless auto-recall/capture",
+  "description": "Clawdbot LanceDB-backed long-term memory plugin with auto-recall/capture",
   "dependencies": {
     "@lancedb/lancedb": "^0.15.0",
     "@sinclair/typebox": "0.34.47",