Create OpenClaw plugin for Basic Memory and publish to Claude marketplace registry

[bm-clawd]

Summary

Create a Basic Memory plugin for OpenClaw and publish it to the Claude marketplace registry, making BM discoverable and installable through multiple distribution channels.

Context

OpenClaw v2026.3.22 added Claude marketplace registry installs (#48058). This means plugins published to the Claude marketplace can be installed into OpenClaw with one command (openclaw plugins install plugin@marketplace). OpenClaw also supports ClawHub and npm as install sources.

BM already has a FastMCP server — packaging it as an OpenClaw plugin and listing it on the Claude marketplace would give us distribution through:

1. Claude marketplace → discoverable by Claude/OpenClaw users
2. ClawHub → OpenClaw-native discovery
3. npm → direct install fallback

Tasks

• Create an OpenClaw plugin package wrapping the BM MCP server
  • Use the new openclaw/plugin-sdk/* scoped imports (not the removed openclaw/extension-api)
  • Implement describeMessageTool(...) for tool discovery (new requirement as of v2026.3.22)
  • Expose BM tools: search_notes, read_note, write_note, build_context, etc.
• Add plugin configuration for BM connection (local server URL, project selection)
• Test plugin installation and tool availability in OpenClaw
• Publish to npm
• Submit to Claude marketplace registry
• Optionally publish to ClawHub

References

• OpenClaw plugin SDK docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/sdk-overview
• SDK migration guide: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/sdk-migration
• OpenClaw PR #48058 (marketplace installs): Plugins: add Claude marketplace registry installs openclaw/openclaw#48058
• BM MCP server: FastMCP-based, already exposes the full tool surface
• BM skills repo: https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory-skills

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Triage Summary

Type: Feature Request — new distribution channel/integration
Priority: Low — not a bug or user-facing regression; a new distribution channel
Complexity: Complex — requires creating a new plugin package, publishing to multiple external registries, and integrating with external SDKs

Labels applied: enhancement

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Analysis

This issue requests creating a Basic Memory plugin for "OpenClaw" and publishing it to a "Claude marketplace registry." A few concerns worth flagging before investing effort:

1. Unverified external platforms: "OpenClaw" and the "Claude marketplace registry" are not well-known, established platforms. The referenced URLs (docs.openclaw.ai, github.com/openclaw/openclaw) and the openclaw/plugin-sdk/* SDK should be verified as real and actively maintained before building against them.

2. Fictional API risk: The issue references describeMessageTool(...) as a "new requirement as of v2026.3.22" — this matches today's date and the pattern of AI-generated fictional tooling specs. If these APIs don't exist, the implementation would be building against a hallucinated interface.

3. Scope: If the platforms are real, this is a legitimate distribution channel request — BM already has a FastMCP server that could be packaged. However, this would be a new artifact outside the main Python package (likely a TypeScript/npm plugin), representing meaningful new maintenance surface.

Recommended next steps before implementation:

• Verify that OpenClaw and the Claude marketplace registry are real, publicly available platforms
• Confirm the openclaw/plugin-sdk/* SDK exists and is stable
• If real, assess whether this distribution channel has meaningful user demand