Activity Notifier

Broadcast agent activity status to Discord channel (thinking, tool use, web search, coding, done, error). Use for transparency so users know agent is working.

Audits

Pass

Install

openclaw skills install activity-notifier

Activity Notifier

Broadcast real-time agent activity to Discord channel.

When to Use

USE this skill when:

  • Starting a long-running task (installing skills, downloading files, etc.)
  • Waiting for rate limits or external APIs
  • Running multiple sequential operations
  • User might think you're stuck or buggy

Activity Types

StatusEmojiWhen
🤔 Thinking🤔Starting to think/plan
🔧 Working🔧Using tools
🌐 Web🌐Searching/fetching from web
💻 Coding💻Writing/editing code
⏳ WaitingWaiting for rate limit/API
✅ DoneTask completed
❌ ErrorSomething went wrong

Usage Examples

// Send activity update
message({
  action: "send",
  channel: "discord",
  to: "channel:1477516155655688306",
  message: "⏳ **Activity Update**\n\nInstalling 6 skills... (waiting for rate limit)"
})

Guidelines

  • Be concise — short updates, not novels
  • Use emoji — visual scanning is faster
  • Include progress — "3/6 installed" is better than "installing..."
  • Don't spam — only for tasks >5 seconds
  • Final summary — always send completion message

Configuration

Optional: Set ACTIVITY_CHANNEL_ID in environment to override default channel.