Personal Knowledge Base
Build a searchable, semantic knowledge base from everything you read — articles, tweets, YouTube transcripts, PDFs — all ingested and retrievable via natural language chat with OpenClaw Ultra.
Core System Overview
This system turns your agent’s memory into a personal research library. Drop any URL or file into chat, and it’s automatically ingested, chunked, and indexed for semantic search. Later, ask questions and get ranked results with source attribution — no more lost bookmarks.
| System Layer | Core Function | Output Result |
| Ingestion Layer | URL fetching, content extraction, format normalization | Clean, structured text with metadata |
| Processing Layer | Chunking, embedding generation, vector indexing | Semantically searchable knowledge store |
| Retrieval Layer | Hybrid search (semantic + keyword), relevance ranking | Ranked results with source context |
| Memory Layer | Cross-session persistence, auto-tagging, deduplication | Growing, non-duplicating knowledge base |
| Integration Layer | Feed into other workflows (SEO, social, meeting prep) | Reusable research across all agent tasks |
Prerequisites
| Item | Requirement |
| OpenClaw Ultra | Installed and running |
| Knowledge Base Skill | Install from ClawdHub — search “knowledge-base” |
| Ingestion Channel | Telegram topic or Slack channel (recommended for auto-ingest) |
Step 0 — Initialize Knowledge Base System
Set up OpenClaw Ultra as your personal knowledge management engine.
Operation Steps
- Open OpenClaw Ultra new chat session
- Install the knowledge-base skill
- Create a dedicated Telegram topic called “knowledge-base” (or use a Slack channel)
- Paste initialization prompt
Ready-to-Use Prompt
Act as my personal knowledge base system.
I want to save everything I find valuable — articles, tweets, YouTube videos, PDFs, code snippets — and be able to search them conversationally.
Build a system that:
- ingests content from URLs I drop in chat
- extracts and indexes the full content
- supports natural language queries over saved knowledge
- deduplicates and tags content automatically
- connects to other workflows when they need research context
Step 1 — Set Up Auto-Ingestion Pipeline
Configure the agent to automatically process any URL or file you send.
1.1 Configure Ingestion Channel
Prompt
Set up the "knowledge-base" topic for automatic content ingestion.
When I drop a URL in this topic:
1. Fetch the full content (article, tweet thread, YouTube transcript, PDF)
2. Extract clean text with metadata: title, URL, date, content type
3. Chunk into semantic segments with embeddings
4. Index with tags: source type, topic, key entities
5. Reply with: what was ingested, chunk count, suggested tags
Supported sources:
- Web articles (any URL)
- YouTube videos (auto-fetch transcript)
- Tweets and X threads
- PDF documents (via file upload)
- GitHub READMEs and docs
1.2 Batch Import Existing Bookmarks
Prompt
I have a collection of saved links I want to import:
[list URLs or export file]
Process each one through the ingestion pipeline.
Report progress: [X/N] ingested, any failed URLs with error reasons.
ℹ️ Info
Your knowledge base grows automatically from this point forward — every interesting link you encounter, just drop it in the topic.
Step 2 — Semantic Search & Retrieval
Query your knowledge base conversationally.
2.1 Basic Query
Prompt
Search my knowledge base for: [your question or topic]
Return:
- top 5 most relevant results
- for each: title, source URL, key excerpt, relevance score
- if no good matches, tell me explicitly
2.2 Cross-Reference Query
Prompt
I'm working on [current project/task].
Search my knowledge base for anything related to:
[list relevant topics or keywords]
Summarize what I already know, what sources I have, and what gaps exist.
Step 2 Output
Instant access to everything you’ve saved, organized by relevance.
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