policy-lawyer

What This Skill Does

The policy-lawyer skill acts as an authoritative reference engine for your workspace's operational guidelines. By pointing to a structured markdown file (references/policies.md), the agent can instantly retrieve, parse, and summarize specific mandates regarding team tone, data handling protocols, and collaboration workflows. Instead of manually scrolling through lengthy internal documents, you can query the agent to provide precise, policy-backed answers. It serves as a single source of truth, ensuring that any drafted communication or decision-making process aligns perfectly with your team's established community standards and compliance requirements.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your environment, use the OpenClaw package manager. Execute the following command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/crimsondevil333333/policy-lawyer

Ensure that you have a valid references/policies.md file located in your project root or defined path. The script relies on standard header formatting (## Section Name) to index the documentation, so ensure your policy documents are consistently formatted for optimal retrieval.

Use Cases

This skill is ideal for teams operating in high-compliance or highly collaborative environments. Use it during project onboarding to quickly learn team norms, or apply it before drafting public-facing announcements to verify the required tone and style. It is particularly valuable during cross-workspace collaboration, where you can use the --policy-file flag to import and verify compliance with policies from different internal projects without needing to manually copy-paste documentation. It reduces the cognitive load of memorizing nuanced rules and prevents policy drift during rapid project iterations.

Example Prompts

1. "What are our official guidelines regarding internal data sharing? Please cite the relevant section from the policy playbook."
2. "I need to draft an update on the project status. Can you list the current tone requirements so I ensure my message is aligned?"
3. "Run a keyword search for 'security' across our policies and identify any constraints on external communication."

Tips & Limitations

The policy-lawyer operates primarily as a retrieval tool rather than a generative compliance checker. It excels at extracting exact text, but you should still review the output to ensure the context remains relevant to your current scenario. To get the best results, keep your policies.md file well-structured with clear, descriptive headers. If you are managing multiple projects, always verify that the --policy-file path correctly points to the intended version of the playbook to avoid referencing outdated guidelines. If the script fails to find a topic, try using --list-topics to confirm the exact spelling or phrasing of the section headers in your source file.