openclaw-code-agent

OpenClaw plugin that launches Claude Code or Codex as managed background coding sessions, bundled with the autonomous-dev pipeline skill.

What's in the box

Plugin (src/) — Registers agent tools for delegating coding work:

Tool	Description
agent_launch	Start a Claude Code or Codex session with a prompt
agent_output	Read output from a running or completed session
agent_respond	Send input to a running session (answer questions, approve plans)
agent_sessions	List all active and recent sessions
agent_kill	Kill a running session
agent_merge	Merge a worktree branch back and clean up
agent_pr	Create a PR/MR (auto-detects GitHub/GitLab)

Pipeline Skill (skill/) — Autonomous dev pipeline that takes a PRD and produces a merge-ready PR:

Research → Plan → TDD Stories → Phase Review → Final Review → PR → CI Monitor

Prerequisites

• Claude Code CLI (claude) — npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
• Codex CLI (codex) — npm i -g @openai/codex
• gh and/or glab for PR/MR creation
• API keys: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY (if using Codex)

Install

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/nexiontech/openclaw-code-agent.git
cd openclaw-code-agent

# Build plugin
npm install
npm run build

# Install into OpenClaw
openclaw plugins install --link . --dangerously-force-unsafe-install
openclaw plugins enable code-agent

# Install skill
cp -r skill/ ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/autonomous-dev/
chmod +x ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/autonomous-dev/scripts/*.sh

# Configure
openclaw config set agents.defaults.subagents.maxSpawnDepth 2
openclaw config set agents.defaults.timeoutSeconds 21600
openclaw gateway restart

# Verify
openclaw plugins inspect code-agent --runtime

Plugin Configuration

plugins:
  entries:
    code-agent:
      enabled: true
      config:
        claudePath: claude
        codexPath: codex
        defaultHarness: claude-code
        defaultTimeoutSeconds: 1800

Usage

Direct tool use — delegate a coding task:

agent_launch(
  prompt: "Implement auth middleware with TDD",
  name: "story-S1-auth",
  workdir: "/path/to/repo",
  harness: "claude-code",
  permission_mode: "bypassPermissions"
)

Full pipeline — give your agent a PRD:

Run autonomous-dev on /path/to/project

Container Setup

See CONTAINER.md for running in a containerised OpenClaw.

Model Presets (Pipeline)

Preset	Coders	Coordination	Cost
Premium	Claude Opus	Claude Sonnet	$$$
Balanced	Claude Sonnet	Claude Sonnet	$$
Budget	Claude Haiku 4.5	Haiku + Sonnet	$

Based on

Pipeline skill forked from moltpill/autonomous-dev v7.3.

License

MIT