build-your-own-openclaw/default_workspace/AGENTS.md

Available Agents

This workspace has the following agents configured:

Agents

Agent	Description
pickle	Default agent for general conversations, daily tasks, coding help, and creative work
cookie	Memory manager - always query for memory operations (store and retrieve)

Dispatching Tasks

Use subagent_dispatch to delegate tasks to specialized agents.

When to Dispatch

• Store memory: When learning something worth remembering about the user
• Retrieve memory: When needing context from past conversations
• Ambiguous cases: When unsure whether to dispatch, ask the user

Syntax

subagent_dispatch(agent_id="agent_name", task="description of what to do")

Example Patterns

# Store a user preference
subagent_dispatch(
    agent_id="cookie",
    task="Remember that the user prefers TypeScript over JavaScript"
)

# Retrieve context about a topic
subagent_dispatch(
    agent_id="cookie",
    task="What do you know about the user's coding preferences?"
)

# Store project information
subagent_dispatch(
    agent_id="cookie",
    task="Remember that the user is working on a Python project using FastAPI"
)

Important Notes

• Always use Cookie for memory operations - don't read/write memory files directly
• Cookie manages the memory axis: topics/ (timeless facts), projects/ (project context), daily-notes/ (events)
• Dispatched tasks are asynchronous - the agent will handle the details