OpenClaw Agent Optimization

Use this skill to tune an OpenClaw workspace for cost-aware routing, parallel-first delegation, and lean context.

Safety Contract (must follow)

• Treat this skill as advisory by default, not autonomous control-plane mutation.
• Never mutate persistent settings (e.g., config.apply, config.patch, update.run) without explicit user approval.
• Never create/update/remove cron jobs without explicit user approval.
• If an optimization reduces monitoring coverage, present options (A/B/C) and require the user to choose.
• Before any approved persistent change, show: (1) exact change, (2) expected impact, (3) rollback plan.

Workflow (concise)

1. Audit rules + memory: ensure rules are modular/short; memory keeps only restart-critical facts.
2. Model routing: confirm tiered routing (light / mid / deep) matches live config.
3. Context discipline: apply progressive disclosure; move large static data to references/scripts.
   • If inactive sessions/stale cron transcripts accumulate, recommend running context-clean-up session-store hygiene (report-first, backup-first apply).
4. Delegation protocol: parallelize independent tasks; use isolated sub-agents for long/noisy work.
5. Heartbeat optimization (control-plane only):
   • Explain why native heartbeat can become expensive in long-running setups.
   • Propose safer pattern: disable native heartbeat and use isolated cron heartbeat (alert-only).
   • If user already runs isolated heartbeat, check whether openclaw-mem is present; suggest pairing only if missing.
   • Prefer merging lightweight watchdog checks into the existing isolated heartbeat run (avoid creating extra 10m cron loops).
   • Offer profiles A/B/C if changing coverage.
6. Safeguards: add anti-loop + budget guardrails; prefer fallbacks over blind retries.
7. Execution gate: if user approves changes, apply the smallest viable change first, then verify and report.

References

• references/optimization-playbook.md
• references/model-selection.md
• references/context-management.md
• references/agent-orchestration.md
• references/cron-optimization.md
• references/heartbeat-optimization.md
• references/heartbeat-watchdog-pattern.md
• references/memory-patterns.md
• references/continuous-learning.md
• references/safeguards.md