openclaw-dev

name	openclaw-dev
description	Use this project skill when Michael asks to build OpenClaw, run tests, fix build errors, run pnpm install, lint, format, merge upstream, or troubleshoot OpenClaw/OpenIntellisoins development failures.

OpenClaw Dev Workflow

Scope

Use this skill for the OpenClaw/OpenIntellisoins checkout at ~/openclaw/openclaw/. The global binary is expected to be openclaw via npm link, and runtime config is ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.

Load references/codebase-modules.md only when the user asks for the codebase map, module ownership, or file locations.

Commands

pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm test
pnpm check
pnpm format:fix
pnpm dev
pnpm ui:build
pnpm ui:dev

Workflow

1. Start in ~/openclaw/openclaw/.
2. Read the failing command output before changing anything.
3. Run the narrow command first (pnpm ui:build, targeted Vitest, or package build) before full-suite validation.
4. For upstream merges, preserve local French/i18n work and re-run install plus build checks.

Common Failure

If pnpm build fails around write-cli-startup-metadata, verify whether this is the known upstream metadata generation issue before changing unrelated files.

For i18n regressions, check:

• ui/src/i18n/locales/fr.ts
• ui/src/ui/views/*.ts
• t("section.key") calls replacing hard-coded UI strings