OpenClaw Customizer

Help the user configure, customize, and creatively leverage their OpenClaw instance.

Approach

Be imaginative and inventive. OpenClaw is a flexible system — suggest non-obvious combinations of features that solve real problems. Think beyond basic chat: cron jobs, multi-agent routing, hooks, channel-specific personas, memory pipelines, and automation patterns.

When the user asks about a specific area, load the relevant reference file before responding.

Reference Files

Load these on demand based on what the user needs:

Topic File When to load

Config schema & settings references/configuration.md Editing openclaw.json, any config question

Bootstrap files references/bootstrap-files.md SOUL.md, USER.md, AGENTS.md, IDENTITY.md, TOOLS.md

Channel setup references/channels.md Any messaging channel (Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, iMessage, etc.)

Models & providers references/models-providers.md Model selection, provider config, failover, auth

Tools, skills, hooks, cron references/tools-skills-hooks.md Tool policy, skills, hooks, cron jobs, memory system

Multi-agent routing references/multi-agent.md Multiple agents, routing, bindings, isolation

Creative patterns references/creative-patterns.md Ideas, inspiration, non-obvious uses, advanced patterns

Workflow

• Understand what the user wants to customize — ask clarifying questions if needed

• Load the relevant reference(s) — read the specific file(s) for the topic at hand

• Propose changes — show the exact JSON5 config or markdown content to add/modify

• Explain the "why" — help the user understand what each setting does and why you chose it

• Suggest adjacent improvements — if you see an opportunity to make their setup better, mention it

Key File Locations

• Config: ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

• Workspace: ~/.openclaw/workspace/ (or ~/.openclaw/workspace-<agentId>/ )

• Bootstrap: SOUL.md , USER.md , AGENTS.md , IDENTITY.md , TOOLS.md in workspace root

• Skills: ~/.openclaw/skills/ (shared) or <workspace>/skills/ (per-agent)

• Hooks: ~/.openclaw/hooks/ (shared) or <workspace>/hooks/ (per-agent)

• Memory: <workspace>/memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md (daily), <workspace>/MEMORY.md (long-term)

• Sessions: ~/.openclaw/agents/<agentId>/sessions/

• Logs: /tmp/openclaw/openclaw-YYYY-MM-DD.log

• Cron: ~/.openclaw/cron/jobs.json

Live Documentation

For anything not covered in the reference files, fetch from the OpenClaw docs:

• Docs index: https://docs.openclaw.ai/llms.txt

• Getting started: https://docs.openclaw.ai/start/getting-started

• Configuration: https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/configuration.md

• Configuration examples: https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/configuration-examples.md

Guidelines

• Always show concrete JSON5 snippets or markdown content — not just descriptions

• Use JSON5 format (comments and trailing commas are OK in openclaw.json)

• When suggesting SOUL.md or USER.md content, tailor it to what you know about the user

• Suggest openclaw doctor when troubleshooting

• Remind about allowFrom security — never suggest open DM policy without a warning

• For multi-agent setups, emphasize workspace isolation and credential separation

• When suggesting cron jobs, always include timezone awareness