Claw Orchestrator Skill
Claw Orchestrator — persistent multi-engine coding session manager for claw-style agent systems. Runs as a standalone CLI/server, with first-class OpenClaw plugin support. Wraps Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Cursor Agent, OpenCode, and custom CLIs into headless agentic engines with 69 tools.
Engine Quick Reference
| Engine | CLI | Session Type | Best For |
|---|
claude | claude | Persistent subprocess | Multi-turn, complex tasks |
codex | codex exec | Per-message spawn | One-shot execution |
agy | agy -p | Per-message spawn | Google Antigravity; plain-text, auto conversation resume |
cursor | agent -p | Per-message spawn | One-shot execution |
opencode | opencode run | Per-message spawn | Provider-agnostic (provider/model) |
Core Workflow
// 1. Start session (any engine)
session_start({ name: "myproject", cwd: "/path/to/project", engine: "claude" })
session_start({ name: "codex-task", cwd: "/path/to/project", engine: "codex" })
session_start({ name: "agy-task", cwd: "/path/to/project", engine: "agy" })
session_start({ name: "cursor-task", cwd: "/path/to/project", engine: "cursor" })
session_start({ name: "opencode-task", cwd: "/path/to/project", engine: "opencode", model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4" })
// 2. Send messages
session_send({ name: "myproject", message: "Fix the auth bug" })
// 3. Check status / search history
coding_session_status({ name: "myproject" })
session_grep({ name: "myproject", pattern: "error" })
// 4. Stop when done
session_stop({ name: "myproject" })
Session Options
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
engine | claude (default), codex, agy, cursor, opencode |
model | Model name or alias (fable, opus, sonnet, haiku, gpt-5.5, agy-pro, composer-2) |
permissionMode | acceptEdits, auto, plan, bypassPermissions, manual, dontAsk (default = legacy alias for manual) |
effort | low, medium, high, xhigh, max, auto (xhigh is Opus 4.7-only, between high and max) |
maxBudgetUsd | Cost limit in USD |
allowedTools | List of allowed tool names |
CLI 2.1.111 options
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
bare | Minimal mode — no CLAUDE.md, hooks, LSP, auto-memory. Auto-enables prompt cache optimizations (see below). |
includeHookEvents | Stream hook lifecycle events (PreToolUse/PostToolUse). |
forwardSubagentText | Forward subagent text and thinking into the output stream, so sessions that fan out surface intermediate output instead of going quiet. |
permissionPromptTool | Delegate permission prompts to an MCP tool for non-interactive use. |
excludeDynamicSystemPromptSections | Move cwd/env/git from system prompt to user message for better prompt cache hits. Auto-enabled with bare: true. |
enablePromptCaching1H | Enable 1-hour prompt cache TTL (vs default 5-min). Auto-enabled with bare: true. |
debug / debugFile | Targeted debug output by category (e.g. "api,mcp") and optional file path. |
fromPr | Resume a session linked to a GitHub PR number or URL. |
channels / dangerouslyLoadDevelopmentChannels | MCP channel subscriptions (research preview). |
CLI 2.1.121 options
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
forkSubagent | Fork subagent for non-interactive sessions (sets CLAUDE_CODE_FORK_SUBAGENT=1). |
enableToolSearch | Enable Vertex AI tool search (sets ENABLE_TOOL_SEARCH=1). |
otelLogUserPrompts | OpenTelemetry: include user prompts in logs (sets OTEL_LOG_USER_PROMPTS=1). |
otelLogRawApiBodies | OpenTelemetry: include raw API bodies in logs (sets OTEL_LOG_RAW_API_BODIES=1). Debug only. |
stats.pluginErrors is now populated from the system/init event when CLI plugins fail to load due to unmet dependencies.
TRACEPARENT / TRACESTATE (W3C distributed tracing) are automatically forwarded from parent process env — set them before starting the session and they propagate to the child Claude CLI.
Smart defaults: When bare: true, the plugin auto-enables --exclude-dynamic-system-prompt-sections and ENABLE_PROMPT_CACHING_1H=1 unless explicitly set to false.
Multi-Agent Council
Parallel agent collaboration with git worktree isolation and consensus voting. Agents can use different engines.
// Start a council
council_start({
task: 'Build a REST API',
agents: [
{ name: 'Architect', emoji: '🏗️', persona: 'System design', engine: 'claude' },
{ name: 'Engineer', emoji: '⚙️', persona: 'Implementation', engine: 'codex' },
],
maxRounds: 5,
projectDir: '/path/to/project',
});
Council lifecycle: council_start → poll council_status → council_review → council_accept or council_reject.
For details: see references/council.md
Cross-Session Messaging
Sessions can communicate. Idle sessions receive immediately; busy sessions queue.
session_send_to({ from: "sender", to: "receiver", message: "Auth module needs rate limiting" })
session_send_to({ from: "monitor", to: "*", message: "Build failed!" }) // broadcast
session_inbox({ name: "receiver" })
session_deliver_inbox({ name: "receiver" })
Team Tools (All Engines)
All engines use the same virtual-team layer: cross-session inbox routing across active SessionManager sessions. (Claude Code's native experimental Agent Teams is in-process TUI only and not reachable from a subprocess wrapper.)
team_list({ name: "myproject" })
team_send({ name: "myproject", teammate: "teammate", message: "Review this" })
Ultraplan & Ultrareview
- Ultraplan: Opus deep planning session (up to 30 min), produces detailed implementation plan
- Ultrareview: Fleet of 5-20 bug-hunting agents reviewing in parallel (security, logic, perf, types, etc.)
Both are async — start then poll status.
Autoloop (autonomous workspace iteration)
Autoloop uses three persistent roles. You chat with the Planner to define plan.md and goal.json; after explicit approval it starts a Coder/Reviewer iteration loop. Each role may use a different engine.
autoloop_start({
run_id: 'fix-parser',
workspace: '/path/to/repo',
planner_engine: 'claude',
coder_engine: 'codex',
reviewer_engine: 'agy',
});
autoloop_chat({ run_id: 'fix-parser', text: 'Read the repo and design a plan to fix the parser.' });
autoloop_chat({ run_id: 'fix-parser', text: 'Plan approved; start the loop.' });
autoloop_status({ run_id: 'fix-parser' });
autoloop_stop({ run_id: 'fix-parser', reason: 'done' });
Claude roles default to Planner opus and Coder/Reviewer sonnet. A non-Claude role with no model uses that engine's own default. Custom engine configs are supplied only at start (or HTTP resume), never by Planner output. The Reviewer runs in a restaged sandbox and returns advance/hold/rollback verdicts; push policy and SSE keep long runs observable.
For the full control protocol, registry/resume behavior, and ledger layout, see references/autoloop.md.
Tools Overview
| Category | Tools |
|---|
| Session Lifecycle | session_start, session_send, session_stop, session_list, sessions_overview |
| Session Ops | coding_session_status, session_grep, session_compact, session_update_tools, session_switch_model |
| Inbox | session_send_to, session_inbox, session_deliver_inbox |
| Teams | coding_agents_list, team_list, team_send |
| Codex | codex_resume, codex_review, codex_goal_*, codex_interrupt, codex_steer, codex_fork, codex_rollback, codex_models, codex_threads |
| Claude CLI | claude_goal_*, claude_agents_list, plugin_details |
| Fan-out | fanout_start, fanout_status, fanout_abort |
| Council | council_start, council_status, council_abort, council_inject, council_review, council_accept, council_reject |
| Ultra | ultraplan_start, ultraplan_status, ultrareview_start, ultrareview_status |
ultracode (Claude dynamic workflows) is a session_start option, not a separate tool: set
ultracode: true to have Claude orchestrate a JS workflow and fan out to subagents per task.
For full parameter reference: see references/tools.md
Run as an ACP agent
clawo acp (or the clawo-acp binary) serves Agent Client Protocol over stdio, so any ACP
client — Zed, JetBrains, Neovim, Emacs, the VS Code ACP extension, or dsh through its
subagent-acp provider — drives the orchestrator as its coding agent. The model selector is
grouped by engine, so one dropdown spans Claude, Codex and Cursor and switching it switches
engine mid-session.
For setup, the dsh YAML block, and the cancellation/permission limits: see references/acp.md
Authentication Prerequisites
Each engine requires its own auth before use:
- Claude:
claude /login or ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
- Codex:
codex login or OPENAI_API_KEY
- Antigravity: run
agy once and complete the Google OAuth login
- Cursor:
agent login or CURSOR_API_KEY
- OpenCode:
opencode auth login (provider-agnostic; use provider/model form for model)