OpenClaw Agent Authoring

Use this skill when the job is designing or repairing OpenClaw behavioral markdown, not runtime config or generic documentation.

This skill is intentionally self-contained. Use the references in this folder, not repo-only notes, while doing the runtime work.

Install

npx skills add https://github.com/aelaguiz/authoring-skills.git -g -a codex -a openclaw --skill openclaw-agent-authoring -y

When to use

• The user wants a new OpenClaw agent workspace from scratch.
• An existing OpenClaw agent needs better file boundaries across AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, TOOLS.md, IDENTITY.md, USER.md, MEMORY.md, HEARTBEAT.md, BOOTSTRAP.md, or BOOT.md.
• The user wants to decide what belongs in always-read bootstrap files versus lifecycle files, memory files, skills, or hooks.
• The user wants a findings-first audit of an OpenClaw agent's file layering, session-kind behavior, or memory layout.
• The user wants to refactor a bloated OpenClaw workspace so each file type does one job well.