How to Add ZizkaDB to OpenClaw: A Tamper-Evident Audit Trail for Every Agent Turn
If you run agents on OpenClaw, you already have logs. What you probably do not have is a record that answers three questions after something goes wrong: what did the agent receive, which tool call followed because of it, and can anyone show the record was not edited afterwards? This guide shows how to add ZizkaDB to OpenClaw with the ZizkaDB plugin, so each turn is recorded as a causally linked,…
Adding ZizkaDB to OpenClaw provides a tamper-evident audit trail for each agent turn. This enables tracing the receipt of messages, the tool calls that follow, and verifying that the record has not been altered after the fact.
To implement this, you need a running OpenClaw gateway, a ZizkaDB server (via ZizkaDB Cloud or a self-hosted version), and a supported Node.js version (24.16 or later). Install the ZizkaDB plugin via ClawHub or npm, then configure the OpenClaw configuration file (openclaw.json) to enable the plugin, specify the API key and host, and assign a unique agent name in ZizkaDB.
After restarting the OpenClaw gateway, verify that the plugin loaded correctly by running the inspect command. Once verified, normal agent interactions will be recorded in ZizkaDB, with events mapping from user messages to tool calls, model outputs, replies, and errors.
The plugin allows you to control which conversation content is stored, so start with content capture off for sensitive data. When needed, turn it on for specific agents. Each agent has its own hash chain in ZizkaDB, keeping audit trails separate.
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