#openclaw add agent

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low oar
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can i add agent with template? with .md files already exists

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gaunt matrixBOT
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burnt hearthBOT
torpid turtleBOT
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Yep, basically yes, but not as a special template flag.

What works is:

openclaw agents add work --workspace ~/.openclaw/workspace-work

If that workspace already has AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, USER.md, IDENTITY.md, etc, the new agent will use them.

Two important bits:

  • openclaw agents add supports --workspace, not a dedicated --template
  • if you already manage those .md files yourself, set agents.defaults.skipBootstrap: true so OpenClaw doesn’t auto-seed missing bootstrap files

Also, if BOOTSTRAP.md is in that workspace, it will run once on first use.