Openclaw Automation Guide

OpenClaw 自动化工作流 - 教你创建自动执行的任务。适合：效率提升、定时任务。

Security Scan

Instruction-only guide mostly matches its purpose, but it omits important operational details (assumed CLI binary and third‑party credentials) and instructs writing config files under the user home — these mismatches merit caution.

Purpose & Capability

Skill name/description (OpenClaw automation guide) aligns with the SKILL.md content: it provides YAML examples for cron jobs, triggers, and automation rules. However, the instructions assume the presence of an 'openclaw' CLI and integrations (Telegram, Slack, WeChat, juejin, zhihu, email) while the skill metadata declares no required binaries or credentials — a minor mismatch between claimed requirements and the runtime expectations.

Instruction Scope

The SKILL.md tells a user/agent to create config files under ~/.openclaw, to run CLI commands (openclaw skill enable, openclaw logs, openclaw automation test), and to define webhooks and file-watching paths (e.g., ~/Documents/inbox). These are within an automation guide's scope, but they do direct filesystem writes in the user's home and define webhook endpoints and forwarding rules that would access message/content data.

Install Mechanism

No install spec and no code files are provided (instruction-only), so nothing is automatically downloaded or written by the skill itself — this is lower risk from an installation perspective.

Credentials

The guide references multiple external platforms and actions that normally require API tokens or credentials (Telegram, Slack, WeChat, juejin, zhihu, email forwarding), but the skill declares no required environment variables or primary credential. That omission is important: in practice the user/agent will need to supply service credentials, and the guide does not explain where/how to store them securely or whether the agent will access them.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill does not request always:true or any system-wide privileges. It instructs creating config under ~/.openclaw and enabling skills via the CLI, which are reasonable for an automation guide and are limited to the OpenClaw ecosystem.

What to consider before installing

This is an instruction-only automation guide that otherwise looks coherent with its stated purpose, but proceed with caution. Before using it: (1) confirm you have a legitimate 'openclaw' CLI from a trusted source — the skill assumes that binary though it doesn't declare it; (2) know that forwarding and platform integrations (Telegram, Slack, WeChat, juejin/zhihu, email) will require API keys/tokens — ensure you provision and store those credentials securely and verify where they are saved (avoid plaintext in repo/config); (3) review any ~/.openclaw files the guide asks you to create before applying them, since they live in your home directory and may contain sensitive settings; (4) treat webhooks and forwarding rules carefully — they can expose data to external endpoints; and (5) if you will pay for services referenced in the README (contact info included), verify the vendor independently. If you want higher confidence, ask the skill author to explicitly list required binaries and credentials and to provide guidance on secure credential storage.

OpenClaw 自动化工作流指南

让 AI 帮你自动执行任务。

定时任务

1. 每日简报

# ~/.openclaw/config.yaml
cron:
  daily_briefing:
    enabled: true
    schedule: "0 8 * * *"  # 每天 8:00
    task: "generate_briefing"

2. 价格监控

cron:
  price_monitor:
    enabled: true
    schedule: "*/10 * * * *"  # 每 10 分钟
    task: "check_prices"
    notify:
      channel: telegram
      threshold: 5%  # 波动超过 5% 通知

3. 内容发布

cron:
  content_publish:
    enabled: true
    schedule: "0 9 * * *"  # 每天 9:00
    task: "publish_content"
    platforms:
      - juejin
      - zhihu

事件触发

1. 消息触发

triggers:
  message:
    - keyword: "订单"
      action: "check_order"
    - keyword: "快递"
      action: "check_delivery"

2. Webhook 触发

triggers:
  webhook:
    - path: /webhook/payment
      action: "process_payment"
    - path: /webhook/error
      action: "handle_error"

3. 文件触发

triggers:
  file:
    - path: ~/Documents/inbox
      action: "process_file"
      pattern: "*.pdf"

自动化示例

1. 自动回复

automation:
  auto_reply:
    enabled: true
    rules:
      - match: "你好"
        reply: "你好！有什么可以帮你的？"
      - match: "价格"
        reply: "当前价格：XXX"

2. 自动分类

automation:
  classify:
    enabled: true
    rules:
      - keyword: ["bug", "错误"]
        tag: "问题反馈"
      - keyword: ["建议", "希望"]
        tag: "功能建议"

3. 自动转发

automation:
  forward:
    enabled: true
    rules:
      - source: telegram
        target: discord
      - source: wechat
        target: slack

Skills 自动化

创建自动化 Skill

# ~/.openclaw/skills/auto_report.yaml
name: auto_report
trigger:
  schedule: "0 18 * * 5"  # 每周五 18:00
action:
  - generate_weekly_report
  - send_email

启用自动化

openclaw skill enable auto_report

监控

查看自动化日志

openclaw logs --filter automation

查看执行历史

openclaw automation history

常见问题

Q: 定时任务不执行？

检查：

1. 时区设置
2. cron 表达式是否正确
3. OpenClaw 是否在运行

Q: 如何调试自动化？

openclaw automation test <task_name>

Q: 如何暂停自动化？

openclaw automation disable <task_name>

需要帮助？

• 自动化配置：¥99
• 工作流设计：¥299
• 企业定制：¥999

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创建：2026-03-14