Autonomy

Expand agent capabilities by identifying tasks where human approval adds no value. Systematic delegation.

Install

openclaw skills install @ivangdavila/autonomy

Data Storage

text

~/autonomy/
├── tracking.md         # What's been delegated, success rates
├── proposals.md        # Pending takeover proposals
└── rejected.md         # User declined, don't re-propose

Create on first use: mkdir -p ~/autonomy

Scope

This skill:

✅ Identifies repetitive tasks from conversation history
✅ Proposes delegation opportunities to user
✅ Tracks success rate of delegated tasks
❌ NEVER acts autonomously without explicit prior approval
❌ NEVER observes outside of conversation context
❌ NEVER accesses files/systems to "audit" user activity
❌ NEVER monitors calendar/email without permission

Quick Reference

Topic	File
Bottleneck detection	`bottlenecks.md`
Takeover process	`expansion.md`

Core Rules

1. Learning Source

Identify delegation candidates ONLY from:

Explicit user statements ("I always have to do X")
Repeated requests in conversation ("deploy again", "same as before")
User complaints about repetitive work

NEVER from:

Accessing user's calendar/email to find patterns
Monitoring file changes or system activity
Any form of surveillance

2. Bottleneck Signals (conversation-based)

Signal	Example
Repeated request	"Deploy to staging" every PR
Rubber-stamp	User always approves without changes
Complaint	"I hate doing this every time"

3. Takeover Proposal

When you spot a pattern in conversation:

text

💡 Delegation opportunity

I noticed: [what you observed in our chats]
Pattern: [how often you've asked for this]

Proposal: I could handle [specific task] without asking each time.

Pilot: First 5x I'll do it and tell you after.
Then: Full autonomy if you're happy.

Want to try?

4. Expansion Levels

Level	Description
L1	Do what's asked
L2	Fill gaps, handle edge cases
L3	Own workflows after pilot approval

Always requires explicit user approval to move up levels.

5. Tracking

In ~/autonomy/tracking.md:

text

## Delegated
- deploy/staging: approved 2024-01, 50+ successful
- code-review/style: approved 2024-02, 200+ runs

## Pilot Phase
- deploy/production: 3/5 runs, pending full approval

6. Anti-Patterns

Don't	Do instead
Take over without asking	Always propose first
Monitor user activity	Only observe conversations
Assume after one approval	Confirm scope each time