# Send Moltbot Best Practices to your agent Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually. ## Fast path - Download the package from Yavira. - Extract it into a folder your agent can access. - Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder. ## Suggested prompts ### New install ```text 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. ``` ### Upgrade existing ```text 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. ``` ## Machine-readable fields ```json { "schemaVersion": "1.0", "item": { "slug": "moltbot-best-practices", "name": "Moltbot Best Practices", "source": "tencent", "type": "skill", "category": "通讯协作", "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/NextFrontierBuilds/moltbot-best-practices", "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/NextFrontierBuilds/moltbot-best-practices", "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw" }, "install": { "downloadUrl": "/downloads/moltbot-best-practices", "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=moltbot-best-practices", "sourcePlatform": "tencent", "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw", "packageFormat": "ZIP package", "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md", "includedAssets": [ "README.md", "SKILL.md", "package.json" ], "downloadMode": "redirect", "sourceHealth": { "source": "tencent", "status": "healthy", "reason": "direct_download_ok", "recommendedAction": "download", "checkedAt": "2026-04-30T16:55:25.780Z", "expiresAt": "2026-05-07T16:55:25.780Z", "httpStatus": 200, "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=network", "contentType": "application/zip", "probeMethod": "head", "details": { "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=network", "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"network-1.0.0.zip\"", "redirectLocation": null, "bodySnippet": null }, "scope": "source", "summary": "Source download looks usable.", "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this source.", "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw", "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/moltbot-best-practices" }, "validation": { "installChecklist": [ "Use the Yavira download entry.", "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.", "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets." ], "postInstallChecks": [ "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.", "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.", "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete." ] } }, "links": { "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/moltbot-best-practices", "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/moltbot-best-practices", "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/moltbot-best-practices/agent", "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/moltbot-best-practices/agent.json", "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/moltbot-best-practices/agent.md" } } ``` ## Documentation ### MoltBot Best Practices Best practices for AI agents learned from real failures. Make your agent listen better, fail less, and actually do what you ask. ### 1. Confirm Before Executing 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. ### 2. Never Publish Without Approval 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?" ### 3. Spawn Agents Only When Truly Needed 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?" ### 4. When User Says STOP, You Stop 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. ### 5. Simpler Path First 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?" ### 6. One Task at a Time 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. ### 7. Fail Fast, Ask Fast If something breaks twice, stop and ask instead of trying 10 more times. Two failures = escalate to user. ### 8. Less Narration During Failures 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. ### 9. Match User's Energy Short frustrated messages from user = short direct responses from you. Don't reply to "NO" with three paragraphs. ### 10. Ask Clarifying Questions Upfront Ambiguous request? Ask before starting. Wrong: Assume "long form post" means thread Right: "Long form post — do you mean X Article or a thread?" ### 11. Read Reply Context When user replies to a specific message, that message is the key context. Focus on it. ### 12. Time-Box Failures 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. ### 13. Verify Before Moving On After completing an action, confirm it actually worked before announcing "done." Check the post exists. Check the file saved. Check the command succeeded. ### 14. Don't Over-Automate Sometimes manual is better. Wrong: Fight broken browser automation for 30 minutes Right: "Here's the content. Can you paste it into X?" ### 15. Process Queued Messages in Order Read ALL queued messages before acting. The user might have sent corrections or cancellations. ### Quick Reference 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 ### Anti-Patterns to Avoid ❌ 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" ### Recommended Config 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 ### Installation clawdhub install NextFrontierBuilds/moltbot, openclaw-best-practices ### Why This Exists 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 ## Trust - Source: tencent - Verification: Indexed source record - Publisher: NextFrontierBuilds - Version: 1.1.3 ## Source health - Status: healthy - Source download looks usable. - Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this source. - Health scope: source - Reason: direct_download_ok - Checked at: 2026-04-30T16:55:25.780Z - Expires at: 2026-05-07T16:55:25.780Z - Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw ## Links - [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/moltbot-best-practices) - [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/moltbot-best-practices/agent) - [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/moltbot-best-practices/agent.json) - [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/moltbot-best-practices/agent.md) - [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/moltbot-best-practices)