Import an OpenClaw, Hermes or ChatGPT agent
Moving from OpenClaw, Hermes Agent or another assistant such as ChatGPT or Claude? Rakazo can turn it into a new bot, with its instructions, memory and skills, next to the bots you already have.
Open Settings → General and choose Import an agent. Import is available in the web app and the desktop app.
From OpenClaw or Hermes
Choose either:
- Choose folder: the agent’s home folder, such as
~/.openclawor~/.hermes. - Choose backup: a
.zipor.tar.gzbackup of that folder.
The folder or backup is read on your device. Only the files the import uses are sent, and
.env and auth.json are read only if you tick Include API keys.
From another assistant
For ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other assistant:
- Choose Copy prompt and send the prompt to your old assistant. It asks it to write down its name, instructions, what it remembers about you, and the procedures it follows.
- Paste its reply and choose Continue, or choose Choose file if it gave you a
.mdfile.
Choose what comes along
Before anything is created, you see every item the import found and tick what to keep:
| Item | Becomes |
|---|---|
Instructions (SOUL.md, AGENTS.md, …) |
The new bot’s instructions |
Memory (MEMORY.md, USER.md, daily notes) |
The bot’s memory, or memory shared by all your bots |
| Skills | Skills in the library all your bots share |
| Model | The bot’s model, when you have that provider connected or import its key |
| MCP servers | MCP servers the bot asks before using |
| Scheduled jobs | Routines, paused until you turn them on |
| API keys | Model connections, only when you tick Include API keys |
Anything that runs code or acts on its own (skills, MCP servers, routines) starts unticked, as do untouched defaults the old agent wrote and text that looks like it contains a key. Not imported lists what was left out and why, such as files only the old runtime uses.
After the import
The new bot opens with a checklist of anything that still needs you, such as a credential an MCP server needs or a paused routine. Each item links to where you finish it. Your other bots, including Chief, are not changed.