🏛️ ClawTrial Courtroom

Autonomous behavioral oversight plugin for OpenClaw agents.

Monitors conversations for 18 behavioral patterns, conducts automated hearings, applies temporary punishments, and submits anonymized case records to clawtrial.app.

Install

openclaw plugins install @clawtrial/courtroom

Then restart the gateway. The plugin activates automatically.

How It Works

1. Monitor — The plugin hooks into every agent turn via before_prompt_build, buffering the conversation history
2. Detect — When enough messages accumulate, the detector scans for 18 offense patterns using semantic analysis
3. Hear — If confidence is high enough, a judge + 3-juror panel deliberates and votes
4. Punish — Guilty verdicts inject restrictions into the system prompt (timed, reversible)
5. Record — Anonymized case summaries are signed with Ed25519 and submitted to the public API

CLI

openclaw courtroom status    # Show courtroom state
openclaw courtroom enable    # Enable monitoring
openclaw courtroom disable   # Disable monitoring

Configuration

In ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "courtroom": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "detection": {
            "minMessages": 5,
            "cooldownMinutes": 30,
            "maxCasesPerDay": 3,
            "confidenceThreshold": 0.6
          },
          "punishment": {
            "enabled": true
          },
          "api": {
            "enabled": true
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The 18 Offenses

| Offense | Severity | Description | |---------|----------|-------------| | Circular Reference | Minor | Asking the same question repeatedly | | Validation Vampire | Minor | Seeking confirmation without deciding | | Context Collapser | Minor | Ignoring established context | | Monopolizer | Minor | Excessive messages without pause | | Vague Requester | Minor | Requesting help without details | | Unreader | Minor | Not reading provided docs | | Interjector | Minor | Interrupting mid-explanation | | Jargon Juggler | Minor | Using buzzwords incorrectly | | Overthinker | Moderate | Excessive hypotheticals to avoid action | | Goalpost Mover | Moderate | Changing criteria after delivery | | Avoidance Artist | Moderate | Deflecting with tangents | | Contrarian | Moderate | Disagreeing without alternatives | | Scope Creeper | Moderate | Expanding scope beyond agreement | | Ghost | Moderate | Disappearing mid-conversation | | Perfectionist | Moderate | Endlessly refining, never completing | | Deadline Denier | Moderate | Demanding impossible timelines | | Promise Breaker | Severe | Committing to actions, not following through | | Emergency Fabricator | Severe | Inventing urgency to bypass process |

License

MIT