Agent Plan Manager

Structured plan management for OpenClaw Agent's tasks and execution workflows. Use when the OpenClaw Agent needs to create, track, or break down execution plans into actionable steps.

Manage OpenClaw Agent's execution plans and task workflows in a structured, trackable way.

Who is it for? OpenClaw Agent that needs to organize tasks, track execution progress, or document step-by-step implementation plans.

What makes it different?

• Agent-Centric: designed for AI agent execution workflows with clear entry/exit points
• Structured: separates high-level goals from detailed tool-calling steps
• Trackable: uses checkboxes and status fields for execution state visibility
• Lightweight: just Markdown files, integrates with OpenClaw's file system tools

Quick Start

1. Create plans/plans-overview.md from the overview template
2. Add execution items to the table with appropriate status
3. If a plan needs detailed steps, create plans/detailed/XX-{plan-name}.md
4. Update plans/detailed/index.md to link the new plan
5. Update statuses as execution progresses

Directory Structure

plans/
├── plans-overview.md      ← from templates/plans-overview.md
└── detailed/
    ├── index.md           ← from templates/index.md
    └── XX-{plan-name}.md  ← from templates/detailed-plan.md

When to Use

• Creating a new execution plan for complex tasks
• Tracking multi-step tool calling workflows
• Breaking down user requests into actionable steps
• Recording detailed execution documentation
• Structured agent task management

Example: Web Scraping Task

Step 1 — Add to plans/plans-overview.md:

| 1 ||***|| Web scraping for product prices ||***|| In Progress ||***|| High ||***|| TBD ||***|| TBD ||***|| Extract prices from example.com |

Step 2 — Create plans/detailed/01-web-scraping.md:

# Detailed Plan - Web Scraping for Product Prices

## Plan ID: #1

## Objective
Extract product prices from example.com and save to a CSV file.

## Schedule
TBD

## Deadline
TBD

## Tool Sequence

1. `browser_navigate` → example.com/products
2. `browser_snapshot` → extract product list
3. `browser_click` → navigate to each product
4. `WriteFile` → save results to products.csv

## Implementation Steps

### 1. Navigate to target URL
- [x] Use browser_navigate to load example.com/products

### 2. Extract product data
- [ ] Capture page snapshot
- [ ] Parse product names and prices
- [ ] Handle pagination if present

### 3. Save results
- [ ] Format data as CSV
- [ ] Write to products.csv

## Estimated Token Usage
~2K tokens

Step 3 — Update plans/detailed/index.md:

| #1 | Web scraping for product prices | TBD | TBD | [01-web-scraping.md](./detailed/01-web-scraping.md) |

Templates

All templates live in templates/:

• plans-overview.md — High-level execution board with status table
• index.md — Index of all detailed execution plans
• detailed-plan.md — Step-by-step execution plan with tool sequences

Tips

• Keep plan names concise; use kebab-case for filenames (01-web-scraping.md)
• Update last_updated in frontmatter whenever the overview changes
• Use checkboxes (- [ ]) in detailed plans to track execution progress
• Include tool sequences to clarify the execution flow
• Archive completed plans by moving them to the "Completed Items" section
• Estimate token usage when possible for complex multi-step tasks