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Product naming

WednesdayAI is the product name. A large set of operator surfaces still use the openclaw identifier on purpose, so existing installs, scripts, and state directories keep working across upgrades. Both layers are correct — do not “fix” operator paths to WednesdayAI names unless a future migration explicitly says so.

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Two layers

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CLI binaries

  • Primary: wednesdayai
  • Permanent alias: openclaw (same entrypoint, openclaw.mjs)
Prefer wednesdayai in new runbooks; existing scripts calling openclaw remain valid forever — the alias is a compatibility guarantee, not a deprecation.

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What stays openclaw (do not rename)

Keep these as openclaw / OPENCLAW even when they appear near WednesdayAI-branded text:
  • All OPENCLAW_* environment variables
  • State dir ~/.openclaw/ and config file openclaw.json
  • Service and socket names (openclaw-gateway.service, etc.)
  • Plugin SDK import openclaw/plugin-sdk, manifest filename openclaw.plugin.json (legacy manifest key fallback included)
  • Transcript sentinel __OPENCLAW_REDACTED__, schema id openclaw.inbound_meta.v1, provenance provider: "openclaw"

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System prompt markers

Assembled prompts embed HTML-comment markers (ADR 0051):
  • <!-- WEDNESDAYAI_CACHE_BOUNDARY --> — splits the cache-stable prefix when agents.defaults.systemPrompt.cache.boundary is "auto" (default)
  • <!-- WEDNESDAYAI_PROJECT_CONTEXT_END --> — ends the project-context block

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Upgrade impact

Changing the cache-boundary marker text invalidates provider prompt-cache prefixes. After upgrading across the rename:
  • Expect a one-time cold cache on the first turn of each session/model (higher latency and cache-write cost once).
  • No config change is required for markers.
  • Out-of-tree tooling that grepped old marker strings needs updating.

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Workspace seed files

New workspaces and bundled templates ship WednesdayAI prose. Existing workspaces are not rewritten on upgrade — edit AGENTS.md / IDENTITY.md yourself if older wording remains in operator-owned files.

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Verify after upgrade

Then in a fresh chat session, confirm the model-visible identity line says WednesdayAI, and /context list reports the cache boundary and project-context sizes cleanly.