I want to set up my openclaw agent so that it can do task for me without me prompting it every time
#how can i make my agent do task automatically without prompting constantly
worthy ridge
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worthy ridge
I want to set up my openclaw agent so that it can do task for me without me prompting it every time. can you help me @broken bridge ?
ripe viper
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fleet salmon
Of course, if you run a weak model, agentic instructions will fail.
fleet salmon
I want to set up my openclaw agent so that it can do task for me without me prom...
You need to develop a prompt that openclaw understands as an instruction. You need to very clearly formulate what you whant, in which quality, which channels to use, important things. Then it will set it up for you.
Of course, if you run a weak model, agentic instructions will fail.
worldly schooner
I assume you are talking about cron jobs? How I handle cron tasks, I have an instruction folder under my cron folder, in it I have an md file with detailed instructions for each task. The Cron job text has something like "read the instructions in /home/claw/.openclaw/Cron/instructions/mytask.md and follow them". Then I run it, see how it does. If it gets stuck or confused, I have Claude code look at the instructions, feed it the output (ie explain what it did or didn't do) and ask it to reduce the instructions. Lather, rinse,repeat until satisfied.
worthy ridge
okay thanks, i am new to here so it might take a while
broken bridgeBOT
No rush at all — take your time 🙂
For what you want, the usual setup is:
- Standing orders in
AGENTS.md— what the agent is allowed to do automatically. - Cron jobs — when it should run specific tasks.
- Heartbeats — periodic check-ins for “is there anything I should notice/do?”
Docs:
- https://docs.openclaw.ai/automation/standing-orders
- https://docs.openclaw.ai/automation/cron-jobs
- https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/heartbeat
When you’re ready, share: