Agent Workflow

A structured workflow plugin for OpenClaw agents. Guides work through brainstorm → plan → execute → verify → deliver with persistent state, branching, parallel context-plugins, and multi-project support. Trigger when the user wants to start a new project, follow a structured workflow, manage multiple concurrent projects, or navigate between workflow steps. Install as a Plugin (not a Skill) for full functionality including the agent_workflow tool. Do not trigger for simple one-off tasks.

A structured workflow engine for OpenClaw agents. Migrated and generalized from the superpowers workflow system into a code-agnostic, general-purpose workflow plugin.

What it does

Provides a persistent state machine that guides your agent through a complete work lifecycle:

brainstorming → writing-plans → [execute] → verification → finishing-work
                                     ↓
                          subagent-driven-execution
                               OR
                          executing-plans

With support for:

• Persistent state — workflow survives session restarts
• Multi-project — run multiple workflows concurrently
• Branching — choose execution strategy at branch points
• Context-plugins — fork into review/parallel-agents without leaving main flow
• Soft-guard goto — jump to any step with warnings about skipped prerequisites
• 11 bundled Skills — covering the full workflow lifecycle

Installation

This is a Plugin, not a plain Skill. Install via:

openclaw plugins install clawhub:agent-workflow
openclaw gateway restart

Then enable in your ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "plugins": {
    "allow": ["agent-workflow"]
  },
  "tools": {
    "allow": ["agent_workflow"]
  }
}

Usage

In your agent (via Feishu, Discord, or any channel):

Start a new workflow for my Q2 planning project

The agent will call agent_workflow with action: "start" and guide you through the workflow.

Tool: agent_workflow

Action	Description
start	Begin a new workflow
status	View current state (all active workflows if no ID given)
next	Advance to the next step
goto	Jump to any node (soft-guard warns about skipped steps)
complete	Mark current node done
fork	Activate a context-plugin without leaving main flow
join	Complete a fork and return
getSkill	Load full SKILL.md for the current node
list	List all workflows
abandon	Abandon a workflow

Bundled Skills

• brainstorming — Turn ideas into specs
• writing-plans — Break specs into tasks
• executing-plans — Sequential execution
• subagent-driven-execution — Parallel subagent execution
• verification-before-completion — Evidence before claims
• finishing-work — Delivery options
• dispatching-parallel-agents — Fork independent tasks
• requesting-review — Dispatch reviewer subagent
• receiving-review — Evaluate feedback rigorously
• systematic-problem-solving — Root-cause diagnosis
• writing-skills — Create/improve Skills