Openclaw Default Agent Backstory
PassAudited by ClawScan on May 1, 2026.
Overview
This instruction-only skill is coherent and purpose-aligned, but it creates persistent agent identity and memory files that users should review.
This appears safe to install if you want an agent-identity bootstrapper. Before using it in an important workspace, review the generated context and memory files, keep backups if needed, and avoid putting passwords, tokens, private keys, or highly sensitive personal information into the memory files.
Findings (2)
Artifact-based informational review of SKILL.md, metadata, install specs, static scan signals, and capability signals. ClawScan does not execute the skill or run runtime probes.
The skill may change how the default agent behaves in later sessions.
These are persistent context files that can influence future agent behavior across sessions, so a poor or unintended generated default could carry forward.
In `bootstrap` mode, ensure these files exist at workspace root with usable starter content: `AGENTS.md`, `SOUL.md`, `TOOLS.md`, `IDENTITY.md`, `USER.md`, `HEARTBEAT.md`, `BOOTSTRAP.md`.
Review the generated file diffs, especially AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, USER.md, HEARTBEAT.md, and MEMORY.md, before relying on the new agent baseline.
Personal preferences, routines, decisions, or work details may be stored and reused by the agent later.
The skill sets up persistent memory that is reused as future context, which can retain sensitive details or preserve incorrect information if not reviewed.
Session start: read `AGENTS.md`, `SOUL.md`, `USER.md`, latest daily memory, and `MEMORY.md` in main/direct chats. During session: write notable decisions and commitments to today's daily file.
Do not place secrets in these memory files, review daily notes periodically, and prune outdated or sensitive entries.