Agent Council

Create and manage autonomous AI agents with full Discord integration.

Updated for OpenClaw 2026.3.x — uses native CLI commands (openclaw agents add/delete/bind/unbind/bindings/set-identity) where possible, with config patching only for Discord channel-specific routing (which the CLI doesn't support yet).

What It Does

1. Creates agent workspace (SOUL.md, HEARTBEAT.md, IDENTITY.md, memory/)
2. Registers agent via openclaw agents add
3. Creates Discord channel (optional) with topic
4. Binds agent to channel (routing via config patch)
5. Copies auth profiles (SecretRef-backed, from default agent)
6. Sets up cron jobs (optional daily memory)

CLI Quick Reference

These native commands are available without the skill:

# List agents and bindings
openclaw agents list
openclaw agents bindings

# Add/remove agents
openclaw agents add <id> --workspace <dir> --model <model> --non-interactive
openclaw agents delete <id>

# Channel-level routing (telegram, discord — not per-Discord-channel)
openclaw agents bind --agent <id> --bind discord
openclaw agents unbind --agent <id> --bind discord

# Identity
openclaw agents set-identity --agent <id> --name "Name" --emoji "🔬"

Note: openclaw agents bind works at the channel level (discord, telegram), not per-Discord-channel-ID. For routing specific Discord channels to specific agents, the skill's config patching is still needed.

Scripts

Usage

Create Agent with New Discord Channel

export DISCORD_GUILD_ID="123456789012345678"

~/.openclaw/skills/agent-council/scripts/create-agent.sh \
  --id watson \
  --name "Watson" \
  --emoji "🔬" \
  --specialty "Deep research and competitive analysis" \
  --create "research" \
  --category "987654321098765432"

This will:

• Create <workspace>/agents/watson/ with SOUL.md, HEARTBEAT.md, IDENTITY.md
• Register agent via openclaw agents add
• Create Discord #research channel in the specified category
• Bind watson → #research (config patch for channel-specific routing)
• Add #research to guild allowlist
• Copy auth profiles from default agent (SecretRef-backed)
• Create daily memory cron at 11:00 PM (use --no-cron to skip)

Create Agent with Existing Channel

./create-agent.sh \
  --id sage \
  --name "Sage" \
  --emoji "💰" \
  --specialty "Personal finance" \
  --channel "234567890123456789"

Bind Agent to Additional Channel

./bind-channel.sh --agent forge --channel "345678901234567890"
./bind-channel.sh --agent forge --create "defi" --category "456789012345678901"

List Current Setup

./list-agents.sh

Remove Agent

# Remove from config only (keeps workspace)
./remove-agent.sh --id test-agent

# Full removal (workspace trashed, channels deleted)
./remove-agent.sh --id test-agent --delete-workspace --delete-channel

Category Ownership

./claim-category.sh --agent chief --category 123456789012345678 --sync
./list-categories.sh
./sync-category.sh --category 123456789012345678

Agent Cron Jobs

Delivery Pattern

Option A: --announce (preferred for simple jobs)

openclaw cron add \
  --name "My Task" \
  --agent myagent \
  --cron "0 9 * * *" \
  --session isolated \
  --model sonnet \
  --announce --channel discord --to "channel:YOUR_CHANNEL_ID" \
  --message "Do the task."

Option B: delivery: none + message tool (for custom formatting)

openclaw cron add \
  --name "My Task" \
  --agent myagent \
  --cron "0 9 * * *" \
  --session isolated \
  --model sonnet \
  --message "Do the task. Then send the result to Discord using the message tool (action=send, channel=discord, target=channel:YOUR_CHANNEL_ID)."

⚠️ Common mistake: --channel expects the platform name (discord), --to expects the destination (channel:ID).

Heartbeat vs Cron

• Heartbeat: Multiple checks batched, needs conversation context, timing can drift
• Cron: Exact timing, task isolation, different model, one-shot reminders

Key Rules

• delivery.mode = "none" when the payload handles its own delivery via message tool
• Set timeoutSeconds to 90-120 for tool-using tasks (default 60 is often too tight)
• Always check for duplicate cron names before creating: cron action=list

Options Reference

create-agent.sh

Environment Variables