create-agent

What This Skill Does

The create-agent skill serves as the foundational cornerstone for the OpenClaw ecosystem. It automates the complex, multi-step process of initializing a new AI agent from scratch. Instead of manually configuring file structures or struggling with command-line registration, users interact with a guided, intelligence-driven workflow. The skill orchestrates the entire lifecycle: performing identity conflict checks, generating standardized workspace documentation (including SOUL, IDENTITY, and HEARTBEAT files), executing agent registration via the CLI, and configuring cross-platform communication channels. By embedding the capability-evolver mechanism, this skill ensures that every agent created is not just static code, but a evolving entity ready for growth.

Installation

To install this skill, use the following command in your terminal within an OpenClaw-enabled directory: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/dao24dao/create-agent-arch Ensure you have read and write permissions to your target workspace directory before proceeding, as the script will need to generate multiple system files.

Use Cases

• Rapid Prototyping: Quickly spin up specialized agents for research, coding, or personal productivity without manual file boilerplate.
• Team Onboarding: Standardize agent creation across a team by enforcing uniform file structures (SOUL.md, IDENTITY.md).
• Cross-Platform Deployment: Effortlessly bind agents to Telegram, Discord, or Feishu while maintaining a consistent codebase.
• Self-Evolving Systems: Launch agents with pre-integrated evolution capabilities for long-term task optimization.

Example Prompts

1. "帮我建一个 agent，名字叫 DataMaster，专门帮我处理财务数据，性格要严谨一些。"
2. "create a new agent named Aria, give her the persona of a sharp analyst, and bind it to my existing telegram channel."
3. "我想要一个新的 agent，ID 设置为 research-bot，使用默认配置即可，请帮我初始化。"

Tips & Limitations

• ID Uniqueness: Always verify your chosen Agent ID first; the skill performs a mandatory openclaw agents list check to prevent collisions.
• Channel Configuration: Have your API credentials or bot tokens ready if you intend to bind to external platforms like Discord or Telegram to avoid mid-process interruptions.
• File Structure: The skill relies on references/workspace-templates.md. Ensure this file is present and up-to-date in your repository, or the generation phase will fail.
• Permission Safety: Since this skill performs file writes, ensure your environment allows the agent execution context to create and modify files in your chosen workspace path.