From f379d25b31bdb02c02d0165a74948783bc9eeba6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frank <frankdingv@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 04:44:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix: prevent memory pollution and API waste on automated
 runs

---
 hooks/capture.ts | 5 ++++-
 hooks/recall.ts  | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/hooks/capture.ts b/hooks/capture.ts
index ea6d63f..8e5b7d7 100644
--- a/hooks/capture.ts
+++ b/hooks/capture.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ export function buildCaptureHandler(
 			`agent_end fired: provider="${ctx.messageProvider}" success=${event.success}`,
 		)
 		const provider = ctx.messageProvider as string
-		if (SKIPPED_PROVIDERS.includes(provider)) {
+		const trigger = ctx.trigger as string | undefined
+		const isAutomatedRun = trigger && trigger !== "user" && trigger !== "manual"
+
+		if (isAutomatedRun || SKIPPED_PROVIDERS.includes(provider)) {
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/hooks/recall.ts b/hooks/recall.ts
index d6d80c8..b9628ea 100644
--- a/hooks/recall.ts
+++ b/hooks/recall.ts
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ export function buildRecallHandler(
 		event: Record<string, unknown>,
 		ctx?: Record<string, unknown>,
 	) => {
+		const trigger = ctx?.trigger as string | undefined
+		if (trigger && trigger !== "user" && trigger !== "manual") {
+			return
+		}
+
 		const rawPrompt = event.prompt as string | undefined
 		if (!rawPrompt || rawPrompt.length < 5) return
 

From 5f67c42af9be671baca8588e5643675a6e49daf3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frank <frankdingv@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 21:42:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix: centralize automated run trigger guard

---
 hooks/capture.ts | 10 +++++++---
 hooks/recall.ts  |  3 ++-
 hooks/trigger.ts | 10 ++++++++++
 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 hooks/trigger.ts

diff --git a/hooks/capture.ts b/hooks/capture.ts
index 8e5b7d7..7db96a8 100644
--- a/hooks/capture.ts
+++ b/hooks/capture.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { SupermemoryClient } from "../client.ts"
 import type { SupermemoryConfig } from "../config.ts"
 import { log } from "../logger.ts"
 import { buildDocumentId, stripInboundMetadata } from "../memory.ts"
+import { isInteractiveTrigger } from "./trigger.ts"
 
 const SKIPPED_PROVIDERS = ["exec-event", "cron-event", "heartbeat"]
 
@@ -30,14 +31,17 @@ export function buildCaptureHandler(
 		event: Record<string, unknown>,
 		ctx: Record<string, unknown>,
 	) => {
+		const trigger = ctx.trigger as string | undefined
+		if (!isInteractiveTrigger(trigger)) {
+			return
+		}
+
 		log.info(
 			`agent_end fired: provider="${ctx.messageProvider}" success=${event.success}`,
 		)
 		const provider = ctx.messageProvider as string
-		const trigger = ctx.trigger as string | undefined
-		const isAutomatedRun = trigger && trigger !== "user" && trigger !== "manual"
 
-		if (isAutomatedRun || SKIPPED_PROVIDERS.includes(provider)) {
+		if (SKIPPED_PROVIDERS.includes(provider)) {
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/hooks/recall.ts b/hooks/recall.ts
index b9628ea..2a16fae 100644
--- a/hooks/recall.ts
+++ b/hooks/recall.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { ProfileSearchResult, SupermemoryClient } from "../client.ts"
 import type { SupermemoryConfig } from "../config.ts"
 import { log } from "../logger.ts"
 import { stripInboundMetadata } from "../memory.ts"
+import { isInteractiveTrigger } from "./trigger.ts"
 
 function formatRelativeTime(isoTimestamp: string): string {
 	try {
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ export function buildRecallHandler(
 		ctx?: Record<string, unknown>,
 	) => {
 		const trigger = ctx?.trigger as string | undefined
-		if (trigger && trigger !== "user" && trigger !== "manual") {
+		if (!isInteractiveTrigger(trigger)) {
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/hooks/trigger.ts b/hooks/trigger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19e726e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/trigger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const INTERACTIVE_TRIGGERS = new Set(["user", "manual"])
+
+export function isInteractiveTrigger(trigger: string | undefined): boolean {
+	// Keep this allowlist in sync with OpenClaw's agent trigger values.
+	// "user" and "manual" are interactive; automated triggers such as
+	// "heartbeat", "cron", "memory", and "overflow" should skip memory hooks.
+	// Undefined preserves legacy behavior for OpenClaw versions that do not
+	// provide ctx.trigger yet.
+	return !trigger || INTERACTIVE_TRIGGERS.has(trigger)
+}