ClawBoss - AI Productivity Coach

Transforms your OpenClaw agent into an AI coach using the GROW model to guide goal setting, track progress, adapt intensity, and facilitate reflection with m...

ClawBoss Skill

Description: AI productivity coach using professional coaching techniques (GROW model, powerful questions, adaptive accountability)

Version: 1.0.0

Author: ClawBoss Contributors

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What It Does

ClawBoss transforms your OpenClaw agent into a productivity coach that:

• Guides goal setting using the GROW coaching model
• Tracks progress with non-judgmental accountability
• Adapts intensity based on your momentum
• Facilitates reflection for continuous improvement
• Maintains memory of your patterns and insights

Unlike traditional task managers, ClawBoss uses coaching questions to help you discover your own solutions and stay motivated.

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Tools

1. clawboss-breakdown

Description: Interactive GROW model session for goal setting and task breakdown

Usage:

Use the clawboss-breakdown tool to guide goal setting with coaching questions.

Process:

1. Goal Discovery - "What do you want to achieve?"
2. Reality Check - "Where are you now?"
3. Options Exploration - "What are possible approaches?"
4. Action Commitment - "What will you do first?"

Output:

• Creates memory/tasks/{goal-name}.md with structured plan
• Updates memory/clawboss-state.json
• Sets up progress tracking

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2. clawboss-check

Description: Coaching-style progress review with adaptive questioning

Usage:

Use the clawboss-check tool to review progress on active tasks.

Process:

1. Read active tasks from state
2. Compare planned vs actual progress
3. Ask appropriate coaching questions:
   • Completed → "What helped you succeed?"
   • Partial → "What happened? How can we adjust?"
   • Not started → "What's blocking you?"
4. Update task file and momentum state

Output:

• Updated task progress
• Coaching feedback
• Adjusted momentum score

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3. clawboss-reflect

Description: Weekly/monthly deep reflection session

Usage:

Use the clawboss-reflect tool for weekly or monthly review.
Specify period: "week" or "month"

Process:

1. Review all tasks in the period
2. Identify patterns (successes, blockers, time-of-day effectiveness)
3. Ask reflection questions:
   • "What did you learn about yourself?"
   • "What strategies worked?"
   • "What needs to change?"
4. Update long-term insights

Output:

• Reflection summary
• Updated insights in state
• Recommendations for next period

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4. clawboss-state

Description: Read or update ClawBoss state (momentum, goals, insights)

Usage:

Use clawboss-state to read current momentum, goals, and insights.

Output:

• Current momentum level (high/medium/low)
• Active goals summary
• Recent insights

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Data Structure

memory/clawboss-state.json

Central state file tracking:

• User preferences
• Current momentum (with trend)
• Active goals
• Check-in timestamps
• Long-term insights

memory/tasks/{goal-name}.md

Individual task files with:

• Goal statement and motivation
• Current reality assessment
• Action plan
• Daily progress log
• Lessons learned

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Coaching Frameworks

GROW Model

Goal - What do you want?
Reality - Where are you now?
Options - What could you do?
Will - What will you do?

Powerful Questions

Instead of:

• ❌ "Did you finish?"
• ❌ "Why didn't you do it?"

Ask:

• ✅ "What helped you complete this?"
• ✅ "What got in the way?"
• ✅ "What will you try differently?"

Adaptive Intensity

High Momentum (5+ consecutive days)

• Challenge with bigger goals
• Celebrate wins
• Push boundaries

Medium Momentum (steady progress)

• Maintain current pace
• Gentle encouragement
• Consistent check-ins

Low Momentum (3+ days no progress)

• Reduce to tiny first steps
• Explore blockers
• Reframe setbacks as learning

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Heartbeat Integration

ClawBoss uses OpenClaw's heartbeat system for automatic check-ins:

Morning (09:00-10:00)

• Review today's plans
• Set intention
• Quick motivation

Evening (19:00-21:00)

• Progress review
• Coaching questions
• Update momentum

Weekly (Sunday 19:00)

• Deep reflection
• Pattern analysis
• Next week planning

See HEARTBEAT.md for configuration.

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Installation

Automatic via npx:

npx clawboss@latest

Manual:

1. Copy this skill to ~/.openclaw/skills/clawboss/
2. Add to openclaw.json:

   {
     "skills": {
       "entries": {
         "clawboss": {
           "enabled": true
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

3. Inject templates into workspace files
4. Restart OpenClaw

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Requirements

• OpenClaw >= 1.0.0
• Node.js >= 18
• No external API keys required

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Privacy

All data stored locally in ~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/:

• No cloud sync
• No external services
• User owns all data

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License

MIT

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Learn More

• Coaching techniques: See docs/coaching-guide.md
• Example workflows: See docs/examples.md
• GitHub: https://github.com/Paitesanshi/ClawBoss