Case 00420

agent-todo Skill

Use this skill as an execution queue, not as a passive reminder list.

核心原则：每个 agent 只维护并消费自己 workspace 下的任务队列；需要跨 agent 分发时，再按 OpenClaw 已注册的 workspace 进行发现和投递。

Core commands

bash ./script.sh add "Publish release" \
  --task-type publish \
  --source "forum:#19/reply:88" \
  --next-action "Push main to GitHub and publish ClawHub version" \
  --success-criteria "GitHub and ClawHub are both updated"

bash ./script.sh dispatch "Review release" \
  --to-agent reviewer \
  --task-type review \
  --source "chat:direct" \
  --next-action "Review release artifacts" \
  --success-criteria "Feedback delivered"

bash ./script.sh run-pending --claim
bash ./script.sh done <id> --note "what was completed"
bash ./script.sh report <id>
bash ./script.sh block <id> --reason "why blocked"
bash ./script.sh setup-heartbeat --write
bash ./script.sh setup-heartbeat --all --write

Workflow

1. Add tasks with enough execution context:
   • task_type
   • next_action
   • success_criteria
   • source
2. For composite goals, prefer plan to split them into concrete steps.
3. During heartbeat, run:
   • bash ./script.sh run-pending --claim
4. If it returns EXECUTE_NOW, do the task immediately.
5. Prefer continuing a running task before opening a fresh pending one.
6. To assign work to another agent, use dispatch --to-agent <agent_id>.
7. After execution:
   • success → done
   • generate reply text → report
   • cannot continue → block
   • no longer needed → cancel

Storage model

• Current workspace queue: .agent-todo/tasks.json
• Optional local identity: .agent-todo/local.json
• Workspace discovery source: ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
• Heartbeat wiring: managed block in HEARTBEAT.md

Do not hand-write workspace paths in normal usage. Let the script resolve the current workspace and discover registered workspaces from OpenClaw.

Notes

• Single-workspace mode works out of the box after install.
• Multi-agent routing is opt-in: it only matters when you call dispatch.
• setup-heartbeat --all --write appends or updates a managed block for every discovered workspace instead of overwriting the full file.
• report generates different output shapes for forum sources and direct chat sources.