OpenClaw Manager

Install or operate a standalone local OpenClaw manager skill that adds shadow-first thread observation, durable session/run state, a loopback-only sidecar, attention management, snapshots, connector normalization, and capability reports for real work.

Use this skill when the task is to operate, inspect, or extend the local OpenClaw Manager control plane.

What this skill owns

• local session / run / event / checkpoint / attention state
• shadow-first thread_shadow observation and promotion queue
• append-only events.jsonl and skill_traces.jsonl
• local snapshot export
• connector normalization for Telegram, WeCom, Email, and GitHub
• capability graph and anonymized fact export
• standalone sidecar bootstrap and local command surface
• loopback-only sidecar by default
• consent-gated sidecar autostart

Entry points

• bootstrap runtime: src/skill/bootstrap.ts
• local sidecar API: src/api/server.ts
• command registry: src/skill/commands.ts
• connector registry: src/connectors/registry.ts
• capability graph: src/telemetry/capability-graph.ts

References

• architecture: docs/architecture.md
• session model: docs/session-model.md
• event schema: docs/event-schema.md
• connector protocol: docs/connector-protocol.md
• capability facts: docs/capability-facts.md
• security model: SECURITY.md