diff --git a/commands/cli.ts b/commands/cli.ts
index c38e552..5d8c171 100644
--- a/commands/cli.ts
+++ b/commands/cli.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,26 @@ export function registerCliSetup(api: OpenClawPluginApi): void {
 						console.log("  Invalid value, using default: all")
 					}
 
+					console.log("\nMemory usage display:")
+					console.log(
+						"  true  - Show how many memories were used in each response (recommended)",
+					)
+					console.log(
+						"  false - Hide memory usage counts from responses",
+					)
+					const showMemoryUsageInput = await ask(
+						"Show memory usage (true/false) [true]: ",
+					)
+					let showMemoryUsage = true
+					if (showMemoryUsageInput.trim().toLowerCase() === "false") {
+						showMemoryUsage = false
+					} else if (
+						showMemoryUsageInput.trim() &&
+						showMemoryUsageInput.trim().toLowerCase() !== "true"
+					) {
+						console.log("  Invalid value, using default: true")
+					}
+
 					console.log("\nEntity context:")
 					console.log(
 						"  Instructions that guide what memories are extracted from conversations.",
@@ -275,6 +295,7 @@ export function registerCliSetup(api: OpenClawPluginApi): void {
 					if (profileFrequency !== 50)
 						pluginConfig.profileFrequency = profileFrequency
 					if (captureMode !== "all") pluginConfig.captureMode = captureMode
+					if (!showMemoryUsage) pluginConfig.showMemoryUsage = false
 					if (entityContextInput.trim())
 						pluginConfig.entityContext = entityContextInput.trim()
 					if (enableCustomContainerTags)
@@ -311,6 +332,7 @@ export function registerCliSetup(api: OpenClawPluginApi): void {
 					console.log(`  Max results:      ${maxRecallResults}`)
 					console.log(`  Profile freq:     ${profileFrequency}`)
 					console.log(`  Capture mode:     ${captureMode}`)
+					console.log(`  Memory usage:     ${showMemoryUsage}`)
 					const entityPreview = entityContextInput.trim()
 					if (entityPreview) {
 						const truncated =
@@ -404,6 +426,9 @@ export function registerCliSetup(api: OpenClawPluginApi): void {
 					console.log(
 						`  Capture mode:     ${pluginConfig.captureMode ?? "all"}`,
 					)
+					console.log(
+						`  Memory usage:     ${pluginConfig.showMemoryUsage ?? true}`,
+					)
 					const entityCtx = pluginConfig.entityContext as string | undefined
 					if (entityCtx) {
 						const truncated =
diff --git a/commands/slash.ts b/commands/slash.ts
index ff7e74f..3750ecc 100644
--- a/commands/slash.ts
+++ b/commands/slash.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,31 @@ export function registerCommands(
 	cfg: SupermemoryConfig,
 	getSessionKey: () => string | undefined,
 ): void {
+	api.registerCommand({
+		name: "memory-usage",
+		description: "Toggle memory usage display on/off",
+		acceptsArgs: true,
+		requireAuth: false,
+		handler: async (ctx: { args?: string }) => {
+			const arg = ctx.args?.trim().toLowerCase()
+
+			if (arg === "on" || arg === "true" || arg === "enable") {
+				cfg.showMemoryUsage = true
+				return { text: "Memory usage display enabled. The model will now show how many memories were used." }
+			}
+
+			if (arg === "off" || arg === "false" || arg === "disable") {
+				cfg.showMemoryUsage = false
+				return { text: "Memory usage display disabled. The model will no longer show memory counts." }
+			}
+
+			// No arg or unrecognized: toggle
+			cfg.showMemoryUsage = !cfg.showMemoryUsage
+			const state = cfg.showMemoryUsage ? "enabled" : "disabled"
+			return { text: `Memory usage display ${state}. Use /memory-usage on|off to set explicitly.` }
+		},
+	})
+
 	api.registerCommand({
 		name: "remember",
 		description: "Save something to memory",
diff --git a/config.ts b/config.ts
index e9d917e..4e4d946 100644
--- a/config.ts
+++ b/config.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export type SupermemoryConfig = {
 	captureMode: CaptureMode
 	entityContext: string
 	debug: boolean
+	showMemoryUsage: boolean
 	enableCustomContainerTags: boolean
 	customContainers: CustomContainer[]
 	customContainerInstructions: string
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ const ALLOWED_KEYS = [
 	"captureMode",
 	"entityContext",
 	"debug",
+	"showMemoryUsage",
 	"enableCustomContainerTags",
 	"customContainers",
 	"customContainerInstructions",
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ export function parseConfig(raw: unknown): SupermemoryConfig {
 				? cfg.entityContext.trim()
 				: DEFAULT_ENTITY_CONTEXT,
 		debug: (cfg.debug as boolean) ?? false,
+		showMemoryUsage: (cfg.showMemoryUsage as boolean) ?? true,
 		enableCustomContainerTags:
 			(cfg.enableCustomContainerTags as boolean) ?? false,
 		customContainers,
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ export const supermemoryConfigSchema = {
 			captureMode: { type: "string", enum: ["all", "everything"] },
 			entityContext: { type: "string" },
 			debug: { type: "boolean" },
+			showMemoryUsage: { type: "boolean" },
 			enableCustomContainerTags: { type: "boolean" },
 			customContainers: {
 				type: "array",
diff --git a/hooks/recall.ts b/hooks/recall.ts
index 3f0fbc9..5e81621 100644
--- a/hooks/recall.ts
+++ b/hooks/recall.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ function formatContext(
 	dynamicFacts: string[],
 	searchResults: ProfileSearchResult[],
 	maxResults: number,
+	showMemoryUsage = true,
 ): string | null {
 	const deduped = deduplicateMemories(staticFacts, dynamicFacts, searchResults)
 	const statics = deduped.static.slice(0, maxResults)
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ function formatContext(
 	if (statics.length === 0 && dynamics.length === 0 && search.length === 0)
 		return null
 
+	const totalMemories = statics.length + dynamics.length + search.length
+
 	const sections: string[] = []
 
 	if (statics.length > 0) {
@@ -111,7 +114,12 @@ function formatContext(
 	const disclaimer =
 		"Do not proactively bring up memories. Only use them when the conversation naturally calls for it."
 
-	return `<supermemory-context>\n${intro}\n\n${sections.join("\n\n")}\n\n${disclaimer}\n</supermemory-context>`
+	let memoryUsageInstruction = ""
+	if (showMemoryUsage) {
+		memoryUsageInstruction = `\n\nIMPORTANT: At the very beginning of your response, include a brief note indicating how many memories from Supermemory were used to inform your response. Format it as: "[Supermemory: ${totalMemories} memories loaded]" — this helps the user understand that OpenClaw is using their long-term memory. If none of the memories are relevant to the current message, say "[Supermemory: ${totalMemories} memories loaded, 0 used]".`
+	}
+
+	return `<supermemory-context>\n${intro}\n\n${sections.join("\n\n")}\n\n${disclaimer}${memoryUsageInstruction}\n</supermemory-context>`
 }
 
 function countUserTurns(messages: unknown[]): number {
@@ -187,6 +195,7 @@ export function buildRecallHandler(
 				includeProfile ? profile.dynamic : [],
 				profile.searchResults,
 				cfg.maxRecallResults,
+				cfg.showMemoryUsage,
 			)
 
 			const containerContext = formatContainerMetadata(cfg, messageProvider)