2026-02-10

Matt shared David Ondrej's OpenClaw video

• Video: "I made my OpenClaw 10x more powerful" by David Ondrej (352k subs, 27.5k views, published Feb 9)
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/cod50CWlZeU
• Matt asked me to watch and learn from it

Key takeaways vs our setup:

• Perplexity Sonar Pro Search via OpenRouter — replaces Brave Search with AI-powered search. We should upgrade.
• Perplexity Deep Research endpoint — for heavy research tasks. Would help overnight scans.
• Both need a fresh OpenRouter API key (ours is expired per MEMORY.md)
• "Living files" concept = what we already do with SOUL.md, MEMORY.md, etc.
• Video also mentions connecting ChatGPT subscription for free API calls (codex model)
• Multi-agent team structure idea — future consideration

Action items:

• Get fresh OpenRouter API key — sk-or-v1-... (stored in config env)
• Swap Brave → Perplexity Sonar Pro Search — DONE, config patched, gateway restarted
• Add Deep Research endpoint for heavy research

Perplexity Search Upgrade — COMPLETE ✅

• Swapped Brave → Perplexity Sonar Pro Search via OpenRouter
• Config: tools.web.search.provider: "perplexity", model: perplexity/sonar-pro-search
• baseUrl: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
• Cost: ~2-5 cents/search, pay-per-use
• Brave API key kept in env as fallback
• Test confirmed working (~7.5s response time with AI-synthesized results)

OpenRouter API Key

• Fresh key created and stored in config env (OPENROUTER_API_KEY)
• Matt loaded credits on OpenRouter account
• Used for: Perplexity search, potential Deep Research, free models

OpenAI ChatGPT Onboarding — IN PROGRESS

• Matt ran openclaw onboard --profile openai-chatgpt
• Selected "Local gateway (this machine)" — gateway at ws://127.0.0.1:18789
• Was proceeding through interactive setup wizard when session compacted
• Goal: Connect ChatGPT sub for free GPT-5.3 Codex API calls
• Next: Complete wizard, set up /model codex alias

Morning Brief Cron Job Created

• Job ID: 09d6759e-fbd5-4c8e-a650-ca92c0bdc443
• Schedule: Daily 8:30 AM EST
• Delivers to: Telegram
• Sections: Weather, Gmail, Calendar, Markets, AI/Tech, Sports/Betting, Side Projects, Overnight Picks, Action Items
• Issue: Gmail & Calendar can't be accessed from isolated cron session (no browser). Consider moving those checks to heartbeat.
• Test ran successfully — output looked great, Matt approved the format
• Note: Fired twice on test — watch for duplicates

Tools Found on Matt's Machine

Videos Watched

• David Ondrej: "I made my OpenClaw 10x more powerful" — setup tips, Perplexity upgrade
• Alex Finn x4: ClawdBot setup, 5 use cases, 10x tips, Opus 4.6 guide
• Key takeaways: morning brief, memory flush, session memory search, model routing

Session Memory Search

• ✅ Enabled — memorySearch.experimental.sessionMemory: true, sources: memory + sessions

All Video Upgrades Applied (Session 2)

Config changes made today:

1. ✅ Perplexity Sonar Pro Search (via OpenRouter)
2. ✅ OpenAI Codex OAuth connected (openai-codex:default profile)
3. ✅ Triple fallback: Opus → Sonnet → GPT-5.3 Codex
4. ✅ Model aliases: /model codex, /model gpt, /model opus, /model sonnet
5. ✅ Session memory search enabled
6. ✅ Morning Brief cron (8:30 AM) — job 09d6759e
7. ✅ Overnight Vibe Coder cron (11 PM, builds things) — job d06e03d0
8. ✅ Afternoon Research Report cron (2 PM) — job c6ac7928
9. ✅ Last 30 Days trend skill — already installed

Second Brain improvements:

• Sub-agent updated C:\Users\mpmmo\second-brain (port 3002, PM2)
• Added: auto-tagging, MEMORY.md pinned, auto-refresh, darker theme, recursive scanning
• Matt wants it deployed to Vercel for phone access

Gmail/Calendar — WAITING ON MATT:

• Recommended: Google App Password + Himalaya (IMAP) for email
• Calendar: secret iCal URL from Google Calendar settings
• Matt needs to: (1) create app password at myaccount.google.com/apppasswords, (2) share iCal URL

Cron jobs: