Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Use when user asks to leverage claude or claude code to do something (e.g. implement a feature design or review codes, etc). Provides non-interactive automat...
Use when user asks to leverage claude or claude code to do something (e.g. implement a feature design or review codes, etc). Provides non-interactive automat...
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Operate Claude Code as a managed coding agent β from worktree setup through PR merge.
claude --version # Verify installed # Install: npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code tmux -V # tmux required for full workflow
FlagEffect-p "prompt"Non-interactive one-shot, exits when done--dangerously-skip-permissionsSkip all permission prompts (safe in containers/VMs)--permission-mode acceptEditsAuto-accept file edits, still prompt for shell commands--permission-mode planRead-only analysis, no modifications--model <model>Model selection (e.g. claude-sonnet-4-6)--allowedTools "Bash,Read,Write,Edit"Restrict available tools--disallowedTools "Bash,Write"Block specific tools--append-system-prompt "..."Add custom instructions to system prompt--output-format jsonStructured JSON output with cost/duration metadata--output-format stream-jsonStreaming JSON (each message as it arrives)--continue / -cContinue most recent conversation--resume <id> / -r <id>Resume specific session by ID--mcp-config <file>Load MCP server configuration--verboseEnable verbose debug logging
For trivial fixes, one-file changes, or analysis. Use -p (non-interactive). Output capture: Always redirect output to a log file so it's readable regardless of PTY availability. Use --output-format stream-json for structured, parseable progress events (each message arrives as a separate JSON line). LOG_FILE="/tmp/claude-quick-${TASK_ID:-$$}.log" # Via OpenClaw exec β use background=true + pty=true, NO hard timeout # pty=true ensures claude CLI flushes output properly (no buffering issues) # (hard timeout kills the process; instead we poll and extend) # Redirect both stdout and stderr to log file via tee so output is always captured. # In -p mode (non-interactive), | tee is safe β no TTY detection issues. exec(command="claude -p 'fix the typo in README.md' --dangerously-skip-permissions --output-format stream-json 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG_FILE", workdir="/path/to/project", background=true, pty=true) PTY fallback: If pty=true is unavailable (some containers, CI runners), the command still works because -p mode is non-interactive β it doesn't rely on isatty(stdout). The 2>&1 | tee ensures both stdout and stderr are captured to the log file regardless of PTY status. Without PTY, you lose color output but all content is preserved. Adaptive Timeout (Poll-and-Extend) Do NOT use timeout= for claude tasks. Instead, use background execution with periodic polling. This prevents premature kills on long-running tasks: Launch with background=true (no timeout) Poll every ~5 min with process(action="poll", sessionId=<id>, timeout=300000) If process is still running β check log file for new output If process exited β check exit code and log file, done Safety net: if no new output for 12 hours, ask user before killing Safety net: if output is repeating (loop detection), ask user Persistent polling state: Store polling metadata in the task registry so a restarted orchestrator agent can resume monitoring without losing state: Registry fields for Quick Mode tasks: "lastOutputHash": "<sha256 of last 20 lines>", "lastCheckedAt": <unix timestamp>, "silentRounds": <int>, "repeatingRounds": <int> Poll loop (agent behavior, not a script): poll_interval = 5 min (300000 ms) max_silent_rounds = 144 (= 12 hours with no new output β ask user) max_repeating_rounds = 12 (= 1 hour of identical output β likely stuck) # Restore state from registry if resuming after agent restart silent_rounds = registry[task_id].silentRounds ?? 0 repeating_rounds = registry[task_id].repeatingRounds ?? 0 last_output_hash = registry[task_id].lastOutputHash ?? "" repeat: result = process(action="poll", sessionId=<id>, timeout=300000) if result.completed: β check exit code, read $LOG_FILE, report result β break else: # Read latest output directly from the log file new_output = tail -20 "$LOG_FILE" new_hash = sha256(new_output) if new_hash != last_output_hash and new_output != "": if last_output_hash != "" and output_looks_similar(new_output, last_output): repeating_rounds += 1 # output changing but repetitive (loop) silent_rounds = 0 else: silent_rounds = 0 # genuinely new output, keep going repeating_rounds = 0 last_output_hash = new_hash else: silent_rounds += 1 # Persist state to registry (survives agent restart) update_registry(task_id, { lastOutputHash: new_hash, lastCheckedAt: now(), silentRounds: silent_rounds, repeatingRounds: repeating_rounds }) if silent_rounds >= max_silent_rounds: β notify user: "Claude has been silent for 12 hours, kill or keep waiting?" β wait for user decision if repeating_rounds >= max_repeating_rounds: β notify user: "Claude appears stuck in a loop (1h of repeated output), kill or keep waiting?" β wait for user decision This way tasks that need 5 min or several hours both work without premature kills.
For non-trivial tasks, use the full workflow below. This gives you: Isolated worktree β no conflicts with other work tmux session β mid-task steering without killing the agent Task tracking β know what's running at all times Quality gates β Definition of Done checklist Smart retries β don't waste tokens on repeated failures
Isolate each task in its own worktree and branch: TASK_ID="feat-custom-templates" BRANCH="feat/$TASK_ID" REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) WORKTREE="/tmp/worktrees/$TASK_ID" git worktree add -b "$BRANCH" "$WORKTREE" origin/main cd "$WORKTREE" # Install dependencies (adapt to your stack) pnpm install # or: npm install / go mod tidy / pip install -r requirements.txt
Start Claude Code in interactive mode (no -p) so you can steer mid-task. Important: Use tmux pipe-pane to log output β do NOT use | tee because it turns stdout into a pipe, which breaks interactive mode (claude detects !isatty(stdout) and may disable interactive features, breaking send-keys steering). Critical: Set up pipe-pane BEFORE sending the command. Otherwise early output (startup messages, fast crashes) is lost. LOG_FILE="/tmp/worktrees/$TASK_ID/claude-output.log" MAX_LOG_SIZE=$((100 * 1024 * 1024)) # 100 MB safety cap # 1. Create session with an idle shell first tmux new-session -d -s "$TASK_ID" -c "$WORKTREE" # 2. Start pipe-pane BEFORE the command runs β captures ALL output from the start # Strip ANSI escape codes so log files are clean and grep-parseable tmux pipe-pane -t "$TASK_ID" -o "sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]//g' >> $LOG_FILE" # 3. NOW send the command β all output is captured tmux send-keys -t "$TASK_ID" "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions \ 'Your detailed prompt here. When completely finished: 1. Commit all changes with descriptive messages 2. Push the branch: git push -u origin $BRANCH 3. Create PR: gh pr create --fill 4. Notify: openclaw system event --text \"Done: $TASK_ID\" --mode now'" Enter Log file management: For very long-running tasks, the log file can grow large. Monitor its size and rotate if needed: LOG_SIZE=$(stat -c%s "$LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo 0) if [ "$LOG_SIZE" -gt "$MAX_LOG_SIZE" ]; then mv "$LOG_FILE" "${LOG_FILE}.old" # pipe-pane will create a new file on next write fi Why interactive mode (no -p)? Allows mid-task steering via tmux send-keys Agent can be redirected without killing and restarting --dangerously-skip-permissions is safe in container/sandbox environments Note on stdout/stderr: In tmux, both stdout and stderr from the process flow through the PTY and are captured by pipe-pane. They are mixed together β you cannot separate them after capture. For error diagnosis, grep for keywords like error, fail, panic in the clean (ANSI-stripped) log file.
Track all active tasks in a JSON registry. Use flock for atomic updates to prevent race conditions when multiple agents run in parallel. mkdir -p "$REPO_ROOT/.clawd" TASKS_FILE="$REPO_ROOT/.clawd/active-tasks.json" # Initialize if not exists [ -f "$TASKS_FILE" ] || echo '{"tasks":[]}' > "$TASKS_FILE" # Get the PID of the claude process inside tmux for reliable status checks PANE_PID=$(tmux display-message -t "$TASK_ID" -p '#{pane_pid}') # Register β use flock to prevent concurrent write races ( flock -x 200 jq --arg id "$TASK_ID" --arg branch "$BRANCH" --arg wt "$WORKTREE" \ --arg pane_pid "$PANE_PID" \ '.tasks += [{ "id": $id, "agent": "claude", "branch": $branch, "worktree": $wt, "tmuxSession": $id, "panePid": ($pane_pid | tonumber), "status": "running", "startedAt": (now|floor), "pr": null, "retries": 0, "checks": {}, "lastOutputHash": "", "lastCheckedAt": (now|floor), "silentRounds": 0, "repeatingRounds": 0 }]' "$TASKS_FILE" > /tmp/tasks.$$.json && mv /tmp/tasks.$$.json "$TASKS_FILE" ) 200>"$TASKS_FILE.lock"
# --- Process status check (reliable β checks actual process, not just tmux session) --- # Method 1: Check if the claude process inside the pane is alive PANE_PID=$(tmux display-message -t "$TASK_ID" -p '#{pane_pid}' 2>/dev/null) if [ -z "$PANE_PID" ]; then echo "tmux session gone" elif pgrep -P "$PANE_PID" > /dev/null 2>&1; then echo "running" else echo "process exited (tmux session still open)" # Get exit code from the shell inside tmux tmux send-keys -t "$TASK_ID" 'echo "EXIT_CODE=$?"' Enter fi # Method 2: Use tmux's pane_dead flag (if remain-on-exit is set) # tmux display-message -t "$TASK_ID" -p '#{pane_dead}' # 1 = process exited # --- View output --- # Full output history from log file (ANSI-stripped, grep-friendly) tail -100 "/tmp/worktrees/$TASK_ID/claude-output.log" # Search for errors in clean log grep -i "error\|fail\|panic" "/tmp/worktrees/$TASK_ID/claude-output.log" # Live view (raw tmux pane, may contain ANSI codes β use for quick glance only) tmux capture-pane -t "$TASK_ID" -p -S -50 # --- Mid-task steering (DON'T kill β redirect!) --- # Agent going the wrong direction? tmux send-keys -t "$TASK_ID" "Stop. Focus on the API layer first, not the UI." Enter # Agent missing context? tmux send-keys -t "$TASK_ID" "The schema is in src/types/template.ts. Use that." Enter # Agent's context window filling up? tmux send-keys -t "$TASK_ID" "Focus only on these 3 files: api.ts, handler.ts, types.ts" Enter # Agent needs test guidance? tmux send-keys -t "$TASK_ID" "Run 'npm test -- --grep auth' to verify your changes." Enter Monitoring cadence: Check every 5-10 minutes, not every 30 seconds. Agents need time to work.
A PR is NOT ready for review until all checks pass: β PR created β gh pr list --head "$BRANCH" β No merge conflicts β gh pr view $PR_NUM --json mergeable -q '.mergeable' β CI passing β gh pr checks $PR_NUM β AI code review passed β at least one cross-model review (see Step 6) β UI screenshots included β (if applicable) screenshot in PR description Quick inline check: PR_NUM=$(gh pr list --head "$BRANCH" --json number -q '.[0].number') echo "PR: #$PR_NUM" gh pr checks "$PR_NUM" gh pr view "$PR_NUM" --json mergeable -q '.mergeable'
Review with a different model than the one that wrote the code. Different models catch different issues: DIFF=$(gh pr diff "$PR_NUM") # Option A: Codex reviews Claude's code (best for edge cases & logic errors) echo "$DIFF" | codex exec -s read-only \ "Review this PR diff. Focus on: bugs, edge cases, missing error handling, race conditions, security issues. Be specific β cite file and line numbers. Output format: list of issues with severity (critical/warning/info)." # Option B: Claude reviews with security focus echo "$DIFF" | claude -p \ --append-system-prompt "You are a security-focused code reviewer. Flag only critical issues." \ "Review this diff for security vulnerabilities, injection risks, and logic errors." Post review results to PR: gh pr comment "$PR_NUM" --body "## AI Code Review $REVIEW_OUTPUT" Update task registry: ( flock -x 200 jq --arg id "$TASK_ID" \ '(.tasks[] | select(.id == $id)).checks.codeReviewPassed = true' \ "$TASKS_FILE" > /tmp/tasks.$$.json && mv /tmp/tasks.$$.json "$TASKS_FILE" ) 200>"$TASKS_FILE.lock"
If you included the notify command in the agent prompt (Step 2), the agent self-notifies on completion. Otherwise, notify after DoD passes: openclaw system event --text "β PR #$PR_NUM ready for review: $TASK_ID β all checks passed" --mode now Update task status: ( flock -x 200 jq --arg id "$TASK_ID" --argjson pr "$PR_NUM" \ '(.tasks[] | select(.id == $id)) |= (.status = "done" | .pr = $pr | .completedAt = (now|floor))' \ "$TASKS_FILE" > /tmp/tasks.$$.json && mv /tmp/tasks.$$.json "$TASKS_FILE" ) 200>"$TASKS_FILE.lock"
After PR is merged: git worktree remove "$WORKTREE" 2>/dev/null git branch -d "$BRANCH" 2>/dev/null # Remove from registry ( flock -x 200 jq --arg id "$TASK_ID" '.tasks = [.tasks[] | select(.id != $id)]' \ "$TASKS_FILE" > /tmp/tasks.$$.json && mv /tmp/tasks.$$.json "$TASKS_FILE" ) 200>"$TASKS_FILE.lock"
When an agent fails, analyze the failure and adapt the prompt β don't just re-run blindly. Failure TypeSymptomRetry StrategyContext overflowAgent loops, produces garbage, or stops mid-taskNarrow scope: "Focus only on files X, Y, Z"Wrong directionAgent implements something unrelated to intentCorrect intent: "Stop. Customer wanted X, not Y. Spec: ..."Missing infoAgent makes wrong assumptions about architectureAdd context: "Auth uses JWT, see src/auth/jwt.ts"CI failureTests, lint, or typecheck fail after PRAttach CI log: "Fix these test failures: ..."Build failureDependencies missing or incompatiblePre-install deps before retry Max 3 retries. After that, escalate to human. RETRY=$((RETRY + 1)) if [ "$RETRY" -gt 3 ]; then openclaw system event --text "BLOCKED: $TASK_ID failed after 3 retries β needs human help" --mode now ( flock -x 200 jq --arg id "$TASK_ID" '(.tasks[] | select(.id == $id)).status = "blocked"' \ "$TASKS_FILE" > /tmp/tasks.$$.json && mv /tmp/tasks.$$.json "$TASKS_FILE" ) 200>"$TASKS_FILE.lock" exit 1 fi # Capture what went wrong β prefer log file over tmux scrollback LOG_FILE="/tmp/worktrees/$TASK_ID/claude-output.log" if [ -f "$LOG_FILE" ]; then # Log file is ANSI-stripped (clean text) β extract error-relevant lines # Take last 500 lines, but also grep for error context FAILURE_LOG=$(tail -500 "$LOG_FILE") ERROR_LINES=$(grep -n -i "error\|fail\|panic\|exception\|traceback" "$LOG_FILE" | tail -50) if [ -n "$ERROR_LINES" ]; then FAILURE_LOG="=== Error lines === $ERROR_LINES === Last 500 lines === $FAILURE_LOG" fi else FAILURE_LOG=$(tmux capture-pane -t "$TASK_ID" -p -S -200) fi CI_LOG=$(gh pr checks "$PR_NUM" 2>/dev/null || echo "no PR yet") tmux kill-session -t "$TASK_ID" 2>/dev/null # Archive old log, start fresh for retry [ -f "$LOG_FILE" ] && mv "$LOG_FILE" "${LOG_FILE}.retry$((RETRY - 1))" # Respawn β set up pipe-pane BEFORE sending command (captures all output) tmux new-session -d -s "$TASK_ID" -c "$WORKTREE" tmux pipe-pane -t "$TASK_ID" -o "sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]//g' >> $LOG_FILE" tmux send-keys -t "$TASK_ID" "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions \ 'Previous attempt failed. Error output: $FAILURE_LOG CI status: $CI_LOG Fix the issues above and complete the original task. [...your enriched instructions here...] When done: commit, push, gh pr create --fill, then run: openclaw system event --text \"Done: $TASK_ID (retry $RETRY)\" --mode now'" Enter # Update registry with flock PANE_PID=$(tmux display-message -t "$TASK_ID" -p '#{pane_pid}') ( flock -x 200 jq --arg id "$TASK_ID" --argjson r "$RETRY" --arg pane_pid "$PANE_PID" \ '(.tasks[] | select(.id == $id)) |= (.retries = $r | .status = "running" | .panePid = ($pane_pid | tonumber) | .silentRounds = 0 | .repeatingRounds = 0 | .lastOutputHash = "")' \ "$TASKS_FILE" > /tmp/tasks.$$.json && mv /tmp/tasks.$$.json "$TASKS_FILE" ) 200>"$TASKS_FILE.lock"
Run multiple agents simultaneously on different tasks. Important: Always set up pipe-pane before sending the command to avoid losing early output. Use ANSI stripping for clean logs. # Helper: launch an agent in tmux with proper output capture launch_agent() { local TASK_ID="$1" WORKTREE="$2" PROMPT="$3" local LOG_FILE="$WORKTREE/claude-output.log" # 1. Create session with idle shell tmux new-session -d -s "$TASK_ID" -c "$WORKTREE" # 2. Start pipe-pane BEFORE command (captures everything, ANSI-stripped) tmux pipe-pane -t "$TASK_ID" -o "sed 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]//g' >> $LOG_FILE" # 3. Send command tmux send-keys -t "$TASK_ID" "$PROMPT" Enter } # Task 1: Feature git worktree add -b feat/auth /tmp/worktrees/feat-auth origin/main launch_agent "feat-auth" "/tmp/worktrees/feat-auth" \ "cd /tmp/worktrees/feat-auth && pnpm install && claude --dangerously-skip-permissions 'Implement JWT auth...'" # Task 2: Bugfix git worktree add -b fix/payments /tmp/worktrees/fix-payments origin/main launch_agent "fix-payments" "/tmp/worktrees/fix-payments" \ "cd /tmp/worktrees/fix-payments && pnpm install && claude --dangerously-skip-permissions 'Fix payment webhook...'" # Dashboard: check all agents (uses process check, not just has-session) echo "=== Agent Status ===" for s in $(tmux ls -F '#{session_name}' 2>/dev/null); do PANE_PID=$(tmux display-message -t "$s" -p '#{pane_pid}' 2>/dev/null) if [ -z "$PANE_PID" ]; then STATUS="(session gone)" elif pgrep -P "$PANE_PID" > /dev/null 2>&1; then STATUS="running" else STATUS="process exited" fi LOG="/tmp/worktrees/$s/claude-output.log" LAST_LINE=$(tail -1 "$LOG" 2>/dev/null || echo "(no log)") echo " $s: $STATUS | last: $LAST_LINE" done
For complex tasks that need iterative refinement: # Start session, capture ID session_id=$(claude -p "analyze the codebase architecture" \ --output-format json | jq -r '.session_id') # Continue with context from previous turn claude -r "$session_id" -p "now implement the changes we discussed" \ --dangerously-skip-permissions # Resume in non-interactive mode claude -r "$session_id" -p "fix the remaining test failures" \ --dangerously-skip-permissions
Include file paths: "The entry point is src/index.ts, config in src/config/" Include schemas/types: Paste relevant type definitions into the prompt Include test commands: "Verify with: npm test -- --grep auth" Include commit convention: "Use conventional commits: feat:, fix:, chore:" Include error logs: When retrying, always attach the failure output
One task per agent β don't ask for "refactor everything" Pre-install dependencies before launching the agent Be specific β "Add rate limiting to POST /api/users" not "improve the API"
Destructive operations (drop tables, force push main) Security decisions (expose credentials, change auth) Ambiguous requirements with significant trade-offs All other decisions: proceed autonomously
See references/examples.md for additional usage scenarios.
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