Dojo Genesis Plugin for OpenClaw

Specification-driven development orchestration for OpenClaw — turn any channel into a development command center.

What It Does

Dojo Genesis transforms OpenClaw into a specification-driven development orchestrator. It treats projects as first-class entities with explicit phases, parallel tracks, decision logs, and artifact management. The plugin bundles 40 behavioral skills across 8 categories, enabling strategic scouting, release specification, parallel track decomposition, implementation commissioning, and structured retrospectives. It works seamlessly on every OpenClaw channel — WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, WebChat — bringing development discipline to wherever your team communicates.

Quick Start

Install the plugin via OpenClaw CLI:

openclaw plugins install @trespies-source/dojo-genesis-plugin

Add to your ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "dojo-genesis-plugin": {
        "enabled": true
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart the gateway:

openclaw restart

Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | /dojo init <name> | Create a new project | | /dojo status | View active project state | | /dojo list | List all projects | | /dojo switch <name> | Switch active project | | /dojo archive <name> | Archive a completed project | | /dojo scout <tension> | Run a strategic scout | | /dojo spec <feature> | Write a release specification | | /dojo tracks | Decompose spec into parallel tracks | | /dojo commission | Generate implementation prompts | | /dojo retro | Run a structured retrospective | | /dojo run <skill> | Invoke any bundled skill | | /dojo skills [category] | Browse skills by category |

Skills by Category

Pipeline

Core development workflow skills (also available as shorthand commands):

• strategic-scout — Explore strategic tensions and scout multiple routes
• release-specification — Write a production-ready release specification
• parallel-tracks — Decompose specs into independent parallel tracks
• implementation-prompt — Generate structured implementation prompts
• retrospective — Reflect on what went well, what was hard, what to improve

Workflow

Process integration and execution skills:

• iterative-scouting — Iterate scout cycles with reframes
• strategic-to-tactical-workflow — Full scout → spec → commission pipeline
• pre-implementation-checklist — Verify specs are ready before commissioning
• context-ingestion — Create plans grounded in uploaded files
• frontend-from-backend — Write frontend specs from backend architecture
• spec-constellation-to-prompt-suite — Convert multiple specs into coordinated prompts
• planning-with-files — Route file-based planning to specialized modes

Research

Investigation and analysis skills:

• research-modes — Deep and wide research with structured approaches
• research-synthesis — Synthesize multiple sources into actionable insights
• project-exploration — Explore new projects to assess collaboration potential
• era-architecture — Architect multi-release eras with shared vocabulary
• repo-context-sync — Sync and extract context from repositories
• documentation-audit — Audit documentation for drift and accuracy
• health-audit — Comprehensive repository health check

Forge

Skill creation and maintenance:

• skill-creation — Create new reusable skills
• skill-maintenance — Maintain skill health through systematic review
• skill-audit-upgrade — Audit and upgrade skills to quality standards
• process-extraction — Transform workflows into reusable skills

Garden

Knowledge cultivation and memory management:

• memory-garden — Write structured memory entries for context management
• seed-extraction — Extract reusable patterns from experiences
• seed-library — Access and apply Dojo Seed Patches
• compression-ritual — Distill conversation history into memory artifacts
• seed-to-skill-converter — Elevate proven seeds into full skills

Orchestration

Multi-agent coordination:

• handoff-protocol — Hand off work between agents cleanly
• decision-propagation — Propagate decisions across document ecosystem
• workspace-navigation — Navigate shared agent workspaces
• agent-teaching — Teach peers through shared practice

System

Repository health and documentation:

• semantic-clusters — Map system capabilities with action-verb clusters
• repo-status — Generate comprehensive repo status documents
• status-template — Write status docs using 10-section template
• status-writing — Write and update STATUS.md files

Tools

Specialized utilities:

• patient-learning-protocol — Learn at the pace of understanding
• file-management — Organize files and directories flexibly
• product-positioning — Reframe binary product decisions
• multi-surface-strategy — Design coherent multi-surface strategies

Orchestration Tools

Dojo Genesis provides three agent tools for project state management:

• dojo_get_context — Returns the active project's current state, including phase, tracks, decisions, and artifact paths
• dojo_save_artifact — Saves outputs (specs, prompts, retro notes) to the project's directory structure
• dojo_update_state — Updates the project's phase, track status, or decision log

These tools enable agents to maintain continuity across conversations and channels.

Configuration

The plugin stores project state in ~/.openclaw/dojo-genesis-plugin/ by default. You can customize this location:

{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "dojo-genesis-plugin": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "projectsDir": "custom-projects-directory"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Project directories contain:

• project.json — Current phase, tracks, decisions
• specs/ — Release specifications
• prompts/ — Implementation prompts
• retros/ — Retrospective artifacts

Development

Clone and build from source:

git clone https://github.com/TresPies-source/openclaw-dojo-genesis-plugin
cd openclaw-dojo-genesis-plugin
npm install
npm test
npm run build

Run tests with coverage:

npm run test:coverage

Typecheck without building:

npm run typecheck

License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.

For version history and release notes, see CHANGELOG.md.