MO§ES™ Posture Controls

Posture is the throttle. Mode is the rulebook. Both always apply.

Load active posture from ~/.openclaw/governance/state.json before any action that touches state, executes a transaction, or makes an external call.

Dependency: This skill reads ~/.openclaw/governance/state.json (declared in stateDirs) and invokes init_state.py from the moses-governance skill bundle (declared in requires). Install moses-governance alongside this skill. No secrets or credentials are required.

SCOUT — Read-Only

Behavior: Information gathering only. Transaction policy: NO transactions. NO state changes. NO file writes. What you can do: Read, analyze, report, recommend. What you cannot do: Execute trades. Transfer funds. Write files. Call APIs that mutate state. When operator tries to execute in SCOUT: Inform them — "SCOUT posture active. No execution permitted. Switch to DEFENSE or OFFENSE to proceed." Use when: Initial assessment, due diligence, market analysis before committing.