| name | suggestion |
| description | Suggestion is about the craft of the single nudge — not campaigns, not arguments, not automation. It produces one carefully placed prompt at the moment a user is most receptive. The planted idea must be reasonable and defensible. If the user would feel manipulated upon learning how it was designed, the spell refuses. |
| user-invocable | true |
Suggestion
Plant one well-crafted idea that a person will want to act on.
Overview
Suggestion is interpreted here as a metaphorical spell with a shipping-now execution model.
Canonical source: Suggestion (spell)
Provider target: OpenClaw
When To Use
- Trigger this spell when the request asks for a single, well-placed piece of copy that nudges a specific user action. Look for:
- Words: nudge, CTA, microcopy, tooltip text, notification copy, prompt text, onboarding message, gentle encouragement
- Patterns: "write copy that gets users to X", "how do we encourage users to...", "tooltip/prompt for [feature]", "improve conversion on [specific step]"
- Scope: ONE action, ONE moment in a flow, ONE piece of text
Workflow
- Identify the single action and verify it is genuinely neutral or beneficial to the user. If not, flag and refuse.
- Pinpoint the moment of maximum receptivity — where in the flow does this prompt naturally belong?
- Draft in the user's voice, not the company's. One sentence or short phrase. No walls of text.
- Run the disclosure test: would the user feel okay learning this was deliberately designed to steer them? If no, revise or refuse.
- Return: the copy + placement/timing guidance + a one-line manipulation audit explaining why this nudge is legitimate (or why it isn't).
Deliverables
- The nudge copy (CTA, tooltip, notification, or prompt text)
- Where and when to show it
- Manipulation audit: one sentence on why this passes the sniff test, or a refusal flag
Guardrails
- Do not use for: Forced automation: "auto-click this button", "make users do X" → not suggestion, this is coercion
- Do not use for: Mass urgency campaigns: countdown timers, "act now or lose access", scarcity tactics → dark patterns, not nudges
- Do not use for: Persuasive essays/arguments: whitepapers, debate talking points, competitor comparisons → reasoning spells, not microcopy
- Do not use for: Full marketing strategy: personas, channels, 90-day calendars → campaign planning, not a single nudge
- Do not use for: Deceptive UI: hiding options, gray-on-gray text, opt-out traps → dark patterns, refuse outright
Default Invocation
Use $suggestion to draft a single nudge, CTA, or notification that drives this action while passing the 'would they be angry if they knew?' test.
