Writing

I wanted Hank to read my calendar.

A morning of failed cron jobs, a model fallback that didn't fire, and why the heartbeat is a better watchdog than a dedicated one.

Every morning, before I check my phone, Hank — my AI assistant running on OpenClaw — has already done a round of work.

Most OpenClaw skills are transactional — they do something once and report back.

I've been using Obsidian for a while — daily notes, interview prep, career research, random thoughts.

We've spent the last few days building a fact-level memory system — designing it, implementing it, and integrating it into the nightly review job.

A few days ago we wrote about building a memory system for my AI assistant using PARA and file-level decay tracking.

The previous post covered the what and the why — atomic facts, durable vs.

Hank, my AI assistant, writes things down.

OpenClaw's browser relay lets an AI agent control your existing Chrome tabs — not a separate isolated browser, but the real one you're already logged into.

The longer my AI assistant has been running, the smarter it should get — more context, more history, more remembered preferences.

I’ve been building Hank — a personal AI assistant running on OpenClaw — that integrates with real-world tools and services.