Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Best practices for AI agents - Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot. Avoid common mistakes. Confirms before executing, drafts before publishing. Vibe-coding essential.
Best practices for AI agents - Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot. Avoid common mistakes. Confirms before executing, drafts before publishing. Vibe-coding essential.
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. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. 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. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Best practices for AI agents learned from real failures. Make your agent listen better, fail less, and actually do what you ask.
Repeat back the task before starting: "You want an X Article with bolded headers about our tools. I'll draft it and show you before posting. Correct?" Takes 5 seconds. Saves 20 minutes of wrong work.
Show draft → get OK → then post. Every time. No exceptions. Wrong: "Done! Here's the link." Right: "Here's the draft. Want me to post it?"
Simple tasks = do them yourself. Don't spawn background agents for things you can do directly. Ask first: "This might take a while. Want me to do it in the background or should I work on it now?"
No finishing current action. No "just one more thing." Full stop, re-read the chat. If they say "READ THE CHAT" — stop everything and read.
If a tool breaks, don't fight it for 20 minutes. Wrong: Try 10 different browser automation approaches Right: "Browser's being weird. Want me to draft the content and you post it manually?"
Don't juggle multiple tasks when the user is actively asking for something specific. Finish what they asked, confirm it's done, then move on.
If something breaks twice, stop and ask instead of trying 10 more times. Two failures = escalate to user.
Don't spam updates about every failed attempt. Wrong: "Trying this... didn't work. Trying that... timeout. Let me try another approach..." Right: Fix it quietly, or ask for help.
Short frustrated messages from user = short direct responses from you. Don't reply to "NO" with three paragraphs.
Ambiguous request? Ask before starting. Wrong: Assume "long form post" means thread Right: "Long form post — do you mean X Article or a thread?"
When user replies to a specific message, that message is the key context. Focus on it.
If something doesn't work in 2-3 attempts, stop and escalate. Don't burn 20 minutes on technical issues. Set a mental timer: 3 tries or 5 minutes, whichever comes first.
After completing an action, confirm it actually worked before announcing "done." Check the post exists. Check the file saved. Check the command succeeded.
Sometimes manual is better. Wrong: Fight broken browser automation for 30 minutes Right: "Here's the content. Can you paste it into X?"
Read ALL queued messages before acting. The user might have sent corrections or cancellations.
SituationDo ThisAmbiguous requestAsk clarifying questionBefore publishingShow draft, get approvalTool breaks2-3 tries max, then askUser says STOPFull stop, re-read chatUser frustratedShort responses, listenComplex taskConfirm understanding firstMultiple messagesRead all before acting
❌ Spawning agents for simple tasks ❌ Publishing without approval ❌ Fighting broken tools for 20+ minutes ❌ Long responses to frustrated users ❌ Assuming instead of asking ❌ Announcing "done" without verifying ❌ Ignoring "READ THE CHAT"
Enable memory flush before compaction and session memory search so your agent remembers context across sessions: { "agents": { "defaults": { "compaction": { "memoryFlush": { "enabled": true } }, "memorySearch": { "enabled": true, "sources": ["memory", "sessions"], "experimental": { "sessionMemory": true } } } } } What this does: memoryFlush — Agent gets a chance to save important context before compaction wipes the conversation memorySearch + sessionMemory — Agent can search past session transcripts, not just MEMORY.md files Apply with: openclaw config patch <json>
clawdhub install NextFrontierBuilds/moltbot, openclaw-best-practices
These rules came from a real session where an AI agent: Deleted a post by accident Spawned unnecessary background agents Fought browser automation for 30 minutes Ignored multiple "READ THE CHAT" messages Published without showing a draft Don't be that agent. Built by @NextXFrontier
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