CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.0.0] - 2026-03-05

Added

Initial Release

Core Templates (4 production-ready agent personas):

• DevOps Bot (templates/devops-bot/)

  • Full Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform support
  • Infrastructure-as-Code workflow optimized
  • Precise, cautious personality with blast-radius awareness
  • Comprehensive tool set for cloud operations (AWS CLI, GCP, Helm, Ansible)
  • Zero-confirmation policy for non-destructive operations
  • Real-time status reporting and health monitoring

• Code Reviewer (templates/code-reviewer/)

  • Multi-language code analysis and style checking
  • Constructive, specific feedback mechanism
  • Performance optimization detection
  • Bug and security pattern recognition
  • Actionable improvement suggestions with pattern citations
  • Senior-level code review capabilities

• Personal Assistant (templates/personal-assistant/)

  • Calendar and scheduling management
  • Email triage and intelligent prioritization
  • Note-taking and knowledge capture
  • Task management and reminder systems
  • Web research and context-aware assistance
  • Warm, proactive communication style

• Security Auditor (templates/security-auditor/)

  • Vulnerability scanning and severity assessment
  • Configuration auditing capabilities
  • Secret detection and prevention
  • Dependency and supply chain analysis
  • Paranoid-by-design threat modeling
  • Critical/High/Medium/Low severity classification

Documentation

• Comprehensive README with installation instructions
• Chinese translation (README.zh.md) for international audience
• Apache License 2.0 for all templates
• This CHANGELOG documenting releases and updates
• Detailed directory structure documentation
• Template submission guidelines for community contributions
• Support and resources documentation

File Structure

Each template includes complete Workspace-as-Kernel configuration:

• SOUL.md - Detailed personality and behavioral guidelines (30-50 lines)
• AGENTS.md - Agent capabilities and operational scope
• TOOLS.md - Specific tools with use case descriptions
• IDENTITY.md - Agent branding and identity
• HEARTBEAT.md - Health check and monitoring configuration

Features

• Drop-in templates requiring only cp -r template/* ~/.openclaw/workspace/
• Production-tested configurations from real OpenClaw deployments
• Immediate functionality with no additional setup required
• Customizable and extensible for team-specific needs
• Clear separation of concerns (personality, capabilities, tools, identity)
• Compatible with OpenClaw 1.x and later

Documentation Quality

• Clear installation instructions with examples
• Use case descriptions for each template
• When/why guidance for template selection
• Contributing guidelines for community submissions
• Apache License 2.0 for permissive use and modification
• Bilingual documentation (English and Chinese)

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Future Roadmap

Planned for v1.1.0

• Data Analyst Template - SQL, Python, Jupyter notebook expert
• Content Creator Template - Blog, video, social media automation
• Customer Support Template - Helpdesk, FAQ, ticket management

Planned for v1.2.0

• Template validation tools and linting
• Interactive template customization wizard
• Template marketplace and discovery platform
• Team collaboration and workspace sharing
• Version pinning for stable deployments

Planned for v2.0.0

• Multi-agent orchestration templates
• Advanced SOUL.md DSL with behavior specifications
• Performance benchmarking and metrics
• Template inheritance and composition
• CLI tool for template management

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Notes

• All templates are Apache 2.0 licensed and free to use and modify
• Community contributions are welcome via GitHub PRs
• Bug reports and feature requests accepted on GitHub Issues
• See README.md for contribution guidelines
• See LICENSE for legal terms