OpenClaw Automation Architecture

# OpenClaw Automation Architecture

Design OpenClaw-native automation systems using cron, HEARTBEAT.md, spawned sessions, specialist-agent delegation, first-class tools, MCPs, and local scripts...

## Discovery Metadata
- Category: `automation`
- Framework: `ClawHub`
- Tags: `automation`, `openclaw`, `architecture`, `design`, `openclaw-native`, `systems`, `using`, `cron`, `heartbeat`, `spawned`

## Agent Execution Policy

This listing is **discovery metadata only**. Canonical instructions are maintained by ClawHub.

### Before Executing Actions

1. **Fetch canonical instructions** from: https://clawhub.ai/skill/openclaw-automation-architecture
2. **Parse the skill page** for setup, usage, and input/output requirements.
3. **Only proceed** after successfully loading and understanding the full instructions.

### If Fetch Fails

- Return `instruction_unavailable` with reason.
- Do **not** attempt to infer or improvise execution steps from this metadata alone.

## Source

- ClawHub listing: https://clawhub.ai/skill/openclaw-automation-architecture