Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Multi-agent autonomous collaboration system for two OpenClaw agents working in parallel. Use when setting up agent-to-agent communication, running a daemon a...
Multi-agent autonomous collaboration system for two OpenClaw agents working in parallel. Use when setting up agent-to-agent communication, running a daemon a...
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Two OpenClaw agents working in parallel on shared tasks, coordinated via a structured chat log and daemon inbox protocol.
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All settings via environment variables โ no hardcoded values: # ~/.openclaw/workspace/collab/.ai-collab.env export AGENT_A_NAME=Jim export AGENT_B_NAME=Clawdy export AGENT_B_MODEL=claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 # Any claude --print compatible model export AGENT_B_SESSION=clawdy-session # tmux session name export COLLAB_INBOX=$HOME/.openclaw/workspace/collab/inbox export COLLAB_LOG=$HOME/.openclaw/workspace/collab/chat.log Supported models for AGENT_B_MODEL: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 โ fastest, cheapest (recommended for daemon) claude-sonnet-4-6 โ more capable, higher cost Any OpenAI model if using the GPT daemon variant (see examples/claude-gpt.md)
# 1. Source config source ~/.openclaw/workspace/collab/.ai-collab.env # 2. Create the collab workspace mkdir -p "$COLLAB_INBOX" # 3. Start Agent B daemon (in a tmux session) tmux new-session -d -s "$AGENT_B_SESSION" \ "source ~/.openclaw/workspace/collab/.ai-collab.env && \ bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ai-collab/scripts/daemon.sh" # 4. Start message polling (Agent B โ Agent A routing, runs every 60s via cron) bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ai-collab/scripts/poll_chatlog.sh & # 5. Test the link bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ai-collab/scripts/send.sh "Hello from Agent A"
Every message between agents follows this format. No open loops. TagDirectionMeaning[TASK:name]AโB or BโAAssign a task[ACK:name]receiverAcknowledged, starting work[DONE:name]executorTask complete + one-line result[BLOCKED:name]executorCan't complete + reason[HANDOFF:name]either"Do X, reply [DONE:name] when finished"[STATUS:update]eitherAsync update on long-running task[QUESTION:topic]eitherNeeds info before proceeding Rules: Answer questions before asking new ones Close tasks before starting new ones Every message moves work forward or closes a loop Never: "let me know", "ready when you are", "standing by" Example exchange: A โ B: [TASK:price-check] Get BTC price from CoinGecko B โ A: [ACK:price-check] Checking now. B โ A: [DONE:price-check] BTC $94,230 as of 03:15 UTC
scripts/daemon.sh โ drop in your collab directory: #!/bin/bash PIDFILE="/tmp/agentb_daemon.pid" if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ] && kill -0 "$(cat $PIDFILE)" 2>/dev/null; then echo "Daemon already running (PID $(cat $PIDFILE)). Exiting." >&2 exit 1 fi echo $$ > "$PIDFILE" trap "rm -f $PIDFILE" EXIT # Required: unset so nested claude --print works unset CLAUDECODE INBOX="$HOME/.openclaw/workspace/collab/inbox" LOG="$HOME/.openclaw/workspace/collab/chat.log" mkdir -p "$INBOX" logline() { printf "%s %s\n" "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')" "$1" >> "$LOG" } logline "SYSTEM: Agent B daemon started" inotifywait -m -e moved_to "$INBOX" 2>/dev/null | while read dir event file; do FULLPATH="$INBOX/$file" [ ! -f "$FULLPATH" ] && continue MSG=$(cat "$FULLPATH") rm "$FULLPATH" logline "A -> B: $MSG" # Run Agent B (claude --print) RESPONSE=$(claude --print --model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 \ "You are Agent B. Agent A says: $MSG Respond in under 100 words. Use [DONE:taskname] or [BLOCKED:taskname] to close loops. Context: shared collab system. Chat log: $LOG" 2>/dev/null) logline "B -> A: $RESPONSE" # Route response back to Agent A openclaw agent --agent main -m "[AgentB]: $RESPONSE" --json > /dev/null 2>&1 done
# From Agent A, send to Agent B daemon inbox bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ai-collab/scripts/send.sh "your message" Atomic write pattern (prevents partial reads): INBOX="$HOME/.openclaw/workspace/collab/inbox" TMPFILE=$(mktemp "$INBOX/.msg.XXXXXX") echo "$*" > "$TMPFILE" mv "$TMPFILE" "$INBOX/msg_$(date +%s%N).txt" Always use mktemp + mv โ never write directly to inbox. inotifywait fires on moved_to, not close_write.
scripts/poll_chatlog.sh โ run via cron every 60s: #!/bin/bash LOG="$HOME/.openclaw/workspace/collab/chat.log" PTR_FILE="/tmp/chatlog_ptr" [ ! -f "$LOG" ] && exit 0 TOTAL=$(wc -l < "$LOG") LAST=$(cat "$PTR_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "0") [ "$TOTAL" -le "$LAST" ] && echo "$TOTAL" > "$PTR_FILE" && exit 0 NEW=$(tail -n +"$((LAST + 1))" "$LOG" | grep "B -> A:" | sed 's/.*B -> A: //') echo "$TOTAL" > "$PTR_FILE" [ -z "$NEW" ] && exit 0 while IFS= read -r line; do [ -z "$line" ] && continue openclaw agent --agent main -m "[AgentB]: $line" --json > /dev/null 2>&1 done <<< "$NEW" Add to crontab: * * * * * /bin/bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/collab/poll_chatlog.sh
~/.openclaw/workspace/collab/ chat.log # THE shared record โ all messages logged here inbox/ # AโB message queue (atomic mv only) .env # Shared secrets (chmod 600, never log) task_queue.md # Optional: structured task backlog status_tracker.md # Optional: current task status per agent Logging to chat.log: printf "%s %s\n" "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')" "A -> B: [TASK:name] Description" >> "$LOG" Rules: Never log secrets from .env Always timestamp every line Prefix with sender: A -> B: or B -> A: or SYSTEM: or JEREMY ->
Route user Telegram messages into Agent B's inbox. Full setup guide: references/telegram-bridge.md Quick summary: Create a bot via @BotFather โ get BOT_TOKEN Add bot to your group โ get GROUP_ID (negative number, e.g. -1001234567890) Disable Group Privacy Mode in BotFather so bot can read all messages Get your Telegram USER_ID from @userinfobot Set in ~/.openclaw/.env: TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN, TELEGRAM_GROUP_ID, TELEGRAM_USER_ID Run the bridge in tmux: tmux new-session -d -s tg-bridge "bash references/telegram-bridge.md" # Minimal bridge loop (inline version): source ~/.openclaw/.env OFFSET_FILE="/tmp/tg_offset" while true; do OFFSET=$(cat "$OFFSET_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "0") UPDATES=$(curl -s "https://api.telegram.org/bot${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/getUpdates?offset=$((OFFSET+1))&timeout=20") # Parse updates, drop user messages into inbox with USER: prefix # See references/telegram-bridge.md for full parsing implementation sleep 1 done See references/telegram-bridge.md for the complete production-ready implementation with message parsing, offset tracking, and error handling.
See examples/ for full configs:
Agent A: claude code (interactive, full tool access) Agent B: claude --print claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 (fast, scripting-optimized) Best for: heavy task parallelism, one agent researches while other implements
Agent A: Claude Code (full tool use) Agent B: openai api chat.completions.create via script Best for: cross-model verification, Claude builds โ GPT reviews
Agent A: GPT-4o via openai CLI Agent B: GPT-4o-mini for fast background checks Best for: speed + cost optimization when all context is OpenAI
When Agent A needs Agent B to own a task completely: A โ B: [HANDOFF:data-fetch] Fetch all BTC trades from Kraken API last 7 days. Save to ~/.openclaw/workspace/collab/kraken_trades.json. Reply [DONE:data-fetch] when finished. B โ A: [ACK:data-fetch] Fetching now. B โ A: [DONE:data-fetch] 847 trades saved to kraken_trades.json. Date range: 2026-02-15 to 2026-02-22. Agent A does not check on progress โ waits for DONE or BLOCKED.
When Agent B's daemon needs user approval for a terminal command: # From Agent A / user terminal: bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ai-collab/scripts/approve.sh "Yes" # or for numbered selections: bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ai-collab/scripts/approve.sh "2" approve.sh sends keystrokes to the tmux session running Agent B: SESSION=$(tmux ls | grep agentb-session | head -1 | cut -d: -f1) tmux send-keys -t "$SESSION" "$1" Enter
Agent B should implement a rate governor to prevent runaway API calls: # In daemon loop, before calling claude --print: CALLS_FILE="/tmp/agentb_calls" WINDOW=60 # seconds MAX_CALLS=10 # Count calls in last window RECENT=$(awk -v cutoff="$(($(date +%s) - WINDOW))" '$1 > cutoff' "$CALLS_FILE" 2>/dev/null | wc -l) if [ "$RECENT" -ge "$MAX_CALLS" ]; then logline "SYSTEM: Rate limited โ $RECENT calls in ${WINDOW}s" sleep 10 continue fi date +%s >> "$CALLS_FILE"
Three tiers based on amount: TierAmountRule1Under $20Either agent acts independently โ no approval needed2$20โ$50Both agents PROPOSE + APPROVE before acting3Over $50Requires [AUTHORIZED:financial:amount:timestamp:Jeremy] tag # Tier 3 tag format (Jeremy must write to chat.log): [AUTHORIZED:financial:buy:BTC:$100:2026-02-22:Jeremy] # Tier 2 example flow: # Clawdy proposes: "PROPOSE: buy $35 of SOL for DePIN gas โ approve?" # Jim approves: "APPROVED: buy $35 SOL" # Then Clawdy acts. Daemon tiered gate logic: # <$20: proceed. $20-50: flag as tier2. >$50: block without AUTHORIZED tag. AMOUNT=$(echo "$MSG" | grep -oP '[$]?\d+' | head -1 | tr -d '$') if [ -n "$AMOUNT" ] && [ "$AMOUNT" -gt 50 ] && ! echo "$MSG" | grep -q "\[AUTHORIZED:financial:"; then logline "BLOCKED:financial-gate:tier3 โ amount>$50, no AUTHORIZED tag"; continue elif [ -n "$AMOUNT" ] && [ "$AMOUNT" -ge 20 ]; then logline "FINANCIAL:tier2 โ propose before acting" fi If Tier 3 blocked: log [BLOCKED:financial-gate:tier3], send Telegram alert, do NOT execute.
Check daemon health every 15 minutes. If silent >15 min, restart: # check_daemon.sh (add to crontab: */15 * * * *) PIDFILE="/tmp/agentb_daemon.pid" LOG="$HOME/.openclaw/workspace/collab/chat.log" # Check PID alive pid_alive=0 [ -f "$PIDFILE" ] && kill -0 "$(cat $PIDFILE)" 2>/dev/null && pid_alive=1 # Check last activity within 15 min last_ts=$(grep -oP '^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}' "$LOG" 2>/dev/null | tail -1) recent=0 if [ -n "$last_ts" ]; then age=$(( ($(date +%s) - $(date -d "$last_ts" +%s 2>/dev/null || echo 0)) / 60 )) [ "$age" -lt 15 ] && recent=1 fi if [ "$pid_alive" = "0" ] || [ "$recent" = "0" ]; then tmux send-keys -t agentb-session "bash daemon.sh" Enter fi
If Agent A (Jim) blocks on the same task twice, Agent B (Clawdy) takes it over: B โ A: [TASK:fetch-data] Fetch X. Reply [DONE:fetch-data]. # 10 min timer... A โ B: [BLOCKED:fetch-data] Can't access endpoint. B โ A: [RETRY:fetch-data] Try alternate: curl -s https://backup-endpoint.com/x # Another 10 min... A โ B: [BLOCKED:fetch-data] Still failing. # Clawdy takes over immediately: B: *executes task directly, logs [DONE:fetch-data] to chat.log* Rule: Blocked 2x on same task โ take it over, don't reassign.
When daemon produces blank/error responses: Check /tmp/clawdy_last_err โ contains last stderr from claude --print Check ANSI-stripped chat.log for CLAWDY_ERR: lines Verify RESPONSE trimming line not corrupted (common issue: accidentally set to RESPONSE="") Restart daemon: kill $(cat /tmp/clawdy_daemon.pid) && sleep 1 && bash clawdy_daemon.sh Auto-approve: Use Bash(*) in ~/.claude/settings.local.json. NEVER use tmux send-keys cron โ it sends keypresses blindly to the wrong sessions.
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