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Selig 4c966a3ad2 Initial commit: OpenClaw Skill Collection
6 custom skills (assign-task, dispatch-webhook, daily-briefing,
task-capture, qmd-brain, tts-voice) with technical documentation.
Compatible with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex CLI, and OpenCode.
2026-03-13 10:58:30 +08:00

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Hooks Documentation Summary

Core Concept

OpenClaw's hooks system provides an event-driven mechanism for automating actions in response to agent commands and lifecycle events. Hooks are small scripts that run when something happens.

Key Components

Two Hook Categories:

  • Hooks: Run inside the Gateway when agent events fire (like /new, /reset, /stop)
  • Webhooks: External HTTP endpoints for triggering work in OpenClaw

Discovery Locations (by precedence):

  1. Workspace hooks (<workspace>/hooks/)
  2. Managed hooks (~/.openclaw/hooks/)
  3. Bundled hooks (shipped with OpenClaw)

Structure Requirements

Each hook requires:

  • HOOK.md: Metadata in YAML frontmatter plus documentation
  • handler.ts: TypeScript implementation exporting a HookHandler function

The metadata object supports fields like emoji, events, requires (for binaries/environment variables), and homepage.

Event Types

Command events: command:new, command:reset, command:stop Agent events: agent:bootstrap Gateway events: gateway:startup

Bundled Hooks

Four hooks ship with OpenClaw:

  • session-memory: Saves context when /new is issued
  • command-logger: Audit trail to ~/.openclaw/logs/commands.log
  • boot-md: Executes BOOT.md on gateway startup
  • soul-evil: Swaps SOUL content during specified windows

Management

CLI commands include openclaw hooks list, enable, disable, info, and check for discovery and eligibility verification.