Agent Workflow

A structured workflow plugin for OpenClaw agents. Guides work through brainstorm → plan → execute → verify → deliver with persistent state and multi-project support. Trigger ONLY when the user explicitly requests a structured workflow (e.g. 'start a workflow', 'use agent-workflow', 'plan this project'). Do NOT trigger for: simple questions, one-off tasks, quick edits, routine conversations, or any task where the user has not requested workflow management.

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:

text

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:

bash

openclaw plugins install clawhub:agent-workflow
openclaw gateway restart

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

json

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

Usage

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

text

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