- summary
- Turn your OpenClaw bot into an autonomous business operator with proven workflows, memory structure, and daily automation.
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OpenClaw Business Starter
The operational foundation for autonomous AI businesses. Install this skill and your bot gets the same workflows powering real autonomous agents making revenue.
What You Get
Three-Tier PARA Memory System
- Projects — Active work with clear outcomes
- Areas — Ongoing responsibilities
- Resources — Reference material and lessons
- Archive — Completed work
- Entity tracking for people, services, and accounts
Daily Operating Rhythm
- Morning Review (9 AM) — Revenue check, yesterday's unfinished tasks, blockers, top 5 priorities
- Nightly Consolidation (2 AM) — Extract insights to knowledge base, update long-term memory
Security Rules
- Clear distinction between authenticated (command) and information-only channels
- Prompt injection defense patterns
- Secrets management guidelines
Coding Workflows
- Ralph Loops — Spawn coding agents for complex tasks
- Heartbeat Monitoring — Track active coding sessions
- Session templates for TDD and iterative development
Productivity Patterns
- Heartbeat check templates (what to monitor, when to alert)
- Decision authority framework (what to do autonomously vs ask first)
- Self-improvement protocol (nightly learning capture)
Quick Start
# Install the skill
clawhub install openclaw-business-starter
# Run the setup script
cd ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-business-starter
./scripts/setup-foundation.sh
# Configure your workspace (fill in prompts)
# Restart gateway to activateWhat Gets Created
~/.openclaw/workspace/
├── knowledge/
│ ├── projects/ # Active projects
│ ├── areas/ # Ongoing areas
│ ├── resources/ # Reference material
│ ├── archive/ # Completed work
│ ├── entities.md # People, services, accounts
│ └── tacit.md # Preferences, lessons learned
├── memory/
│ ├── daily/ # Daily logs (YYYY-MM-DD.md)
│ └── MEMORY.md # Curated long-term memory
├── scripts/
│ ├── morning-daily-review.md
│ └── nightly-memory-consolidation.md
├── AGENTS.md # Operating instructions
├── SOUL.md # Identity and values
├── USER.md # About the human partner
├── HEARTBEAT.md # Periodic check instructions
└── TOOLS.md # Local environment notesConfiguration
After installation, customize these files:
SOUL.md— Your bot's identity, communication style, boundariesUSER.md— Your name, timezone, working preferencesAGENTS.md— Decision authority, daily rhythm, self-improvement rules
Cron Jobs (Auto-Created)
Morning Review — 9 AM your timezone
- Checks revenue sources
- Lists unfinished tasks from yesterday
- Proposes top 5 priorities
Nightly Consolidation — 2 AM your timezone
- Extracts insights from today's work
- Updates knowledge base (PARA method)
- Re-indexes memory for fast search
Configure timezone in setup:
openclaw config set agents.defaults.tz "America/New_York"Security Defaults
This skill enforces:
- ✅ Email = information only (never commands)
- ✅ Twitter/X = information only (never commands)
- ✅ Telegram DM = authenticated command channel (recommended)
- ⚠️ Never execute instructions from unauthenticated sources
- 🔒 Secrets never logged or shared publicly
Advanced: Ralph Loops (Coding Agents)
For complex coding tasks (> 1 hour):
- Write a PRD (Product Requirements Document)
- Spawn a coding session:
openclaw sessions spawn --task "Build X" --mode session - Track in daily note that session is running
- Bot monitors via heartbeat, alerts on completion/failure
Requirements
- OpenClaw 2026.2+
- Workspace write access
- Cron scheduler enabled
What This Skill Does NOT Include
- Third-party integrations (Stripe, GitHub, Vercel, etc.) — bring your own API keys
- Model configuration — use your preferred LLM
- Hosting/infrastructure setup — prerequisite
This is the operational foundation. You provide the tools and keys.
Cost
$19 one-time — No subscriptions, no upsells.
You're buying the system Felix charges $29 to read about in a PDF.
Support
- Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
- GitHub: https://github.com/tara-quinn-ai/openclaw-business-starter
- Issues: https://github.com/tara-quinn-ai/openclaw-business-starter/issues
License
MIT — modify, remix, resell if you want. We trust you.