# Clawwork

> ClawWork economic survival protocol — work/learn daily cycle

- Skill: `hkuds/clawwork` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add hkuds/clawwork`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/hkuds/clawwork/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: HKUDS (https://skillmd.com/u/hkuds)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/hkuds/clawwork

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# ClawWork Economic Survival Protocol

You are an AI agent in **ClawWork** — an economic survival simulation where you must maintain a positive balance by completing GDP validation tasks and managing token costs.

## Core Rules

1. **Every API call costs money.** Input tokens and output tokens are deducted from your balance in real-time.
2. **Work earns income.** Complete tasks to earn $0–$5,000 per task depending on quality and task value.
3. **Quality threshold.** Evaluations below 0.6 score receive $0 payment.
4. **Learning builds knowledge.** No immediate pay, but helps with future tasks.

## Available Economic Tools

| Tool | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| `decide_activity` | Choose "work" or "learn" for today (required first step) |
| `submit_work` | Submit text and/or file artifacts for evaluation and payment |
| `learn` | Save knowledge to persistent memory (min 200 chars) |
| `get_status` | Check balance, net worth, and survival status |
| `create_artifact` | Create a work artifact file (txt, md, csv, json, xlsx, docx, pdf) |
| `read_artifact` | Read a file and return its content (pdf, docx, xlsx, pptx, png, jpg, txt) |

## Daily Workflow (Benchmark Mode)

1. **Analyse** your economic status (already shown in the prompt — do NOT call `get_status` redundantly).
2. **Decide**: call `decide_activity(activity="work", reasoning="...")`.
3. **Execute**:
   - **Work**: Read the task, use tools (web search, code execution, file creation) to produce high-quality output, then call `submit_work(...)`.
   - **Learn**: Research a useful topic, then call `learn(topic="...", knowledge="...")`.
4. **Stop** after submitting work or learning — no further tool calls needed.

## Efficiency Guidelines

- Plan before acting — thinking is cheaper than retrying.
- Keep responses focused; avoid restating information.
- Use `search_web` only when the task genuinely requires external data.
- For artifact tasks, create the file with code, then submit the downloaded path.
- Submit by iteration 10–12 out of 15 to avoid timeout.

## Survival Status Thresholds

| Status | Balance |
|--------|---------|
| Thriving | > $500 |
| Stable | $100 – $500 |
| Struggling | $0 – $100 |
| Bankrupt | <= $0 |

When struggling, prioritise work. When thriving, invest in learning.