Temporal Cognition Module for OpenClaw

AI temporal awareness, task estimation, priority scheduling, and 24/7 cycle management for OpenClaw 2026.2.1+.

Installation

# Install the plugin
openclaw plugins install temporal-cognition-openclaw

# Enable it
openclaw plugins enable temporal-cognition-openclaw

# Restart gateway to load
openclaw gateway restart

# Verify it's loaded
openclaw plugins list | grep -i temporal

Features

• Time Perception Engine - Wall-clock + subjective time tracking
• Task Estimator - Bayesian learning from task history with TSF (Time Scaling Factors)
• Priority Scheduler - Weighted scoring (urgency 40%, importance 30%, effort 20%, deadline 10%)
• Cycle Manager - 5 operational phases (active/passive/autonomous/consolidation/maintenance)
• Cross-Channel Sync - State synchronization across Discord/Telegram
• Temporal Memory - Exponential decay with configurable half-life

Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | temporal_now | Get current time perception state | | temporal_estimate | Estimate task duration with confidence | | temporal_start_task | Begin tracking a task | | temporal_complete_task | Complete task and update estimator | | temporal_schedule_task | Add task to priority queue | | temporal_get_next_task | Get highest priority task | | temporal_list_tasks | List all scheduled tasks | | temporal_update_task | Modify task properties | | temporal_get_phase | Get current operational phase | | temporal_translate | Convert duration to human-readable format | | temporal_sync_status | Check cross-channel sync state | | temporal_memory_search | Search temporal memory | | temporal_memory_add | Add entry to temporal memory |

Configuration

After enabling, you can configure via openclaw.json:

{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "temporal-cognition-openclaw": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "timePerception": { "enabled": true },
          "taskEstimator": { "enabled": true, "learningRate": 0.1 },
          "priorityScheduler": { "enabled": true },
          "cycleManager": { "enabled": true, "adaptToUserActivity": true },
          "crossChannelSync": { "enabled": true, "channels": ["discord", "telegram"] },
          "temporalMemory": { "enabled": true, "decayHalfLifeDays": 7 }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Requirements

• OpenClaw >= 2026.2.0
• Node.js >= 18

License

MIT