Skill: OpenClaw Swarm

Owner: Heldinhow

Summary: Enable advanced subagent orchestration with context sharing, state management, parallel tasks, and completion notifications using OpenClaw Swarm features.

Tags: latest:1.0.2

Version history:

v1.0.2 | 2026-02-17T02:18:31.234Z | auto

• Updated documentation links in SKILL.md to reference the main branch of the OpenClaw Swarm repository.
• Removed the branch reference from the repo link and doc link for clarity and accuracy.

v1.0.1 | 2026-02-17T02:07:37.768Z | auto

No changes detected in this version.

• Version bumped to 1.0.1 without modifications to files or documentation.

v1.0.0 | 2026-02-17T01:13:32.120Z | auto

Initial release of openclaw-swarm skill, providing advanced subagent orchestration tools.

• Enables spawning and coordination of multiple subagents with flexible context sharing.
• Offers context_store for reading/writing shared data between subagents.
• Adds context_publish for event-based notifications (e.g., subagent completion).
• Supports parallel_spawn to run subagents concurrently with different wait strategies.
• Includes usage patterns for parallel research, workflow chaining, and context pipelines.
• Features automatic subagent completion announcements (no polling required).

Archive index:

Archive v1.0.2: 2 files, 1351 bytes

Files: SKILL.md (2468b), _meta.json (133b)

File v1.0.2:SKILL.md

openclaw-swarm

Use OpenClaw Swarm features for advanced subagent orchestration.

About

This skill provides access to OpenClaw Swarm - a fork of OpenClaw with enhanced subagent orchestration:

• Fork: https://github.com/Heldinhow/openclaw-swarm
• Docs: SWARM.md

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Spawning subagents with context sharing
• Coordinating multiple subagents
• Sharing state between subagents
• Running parallel tasks

Tools Available

1. sessions_spawn with contextSharing

Share parent session context with subagents:

{
  "sessions_spawn": {
    "label": "my-task",
    "task": "Do something",
    "contextSharing": "recent"
  }
}

Values:

• none - No context
• summary - Compressed summary
• recent - Last messages
• full - Complete history

2. context_store

Share data between subagents:

// Write
{ "context_store": { "action": "set", "namespace": "project", "key": "data", "value": {...} } }

// Read
{ "context_store": { "action": "get", "namespace": "project", "key": "data" } }

Actions: get, set, delete, list, subscribe, broadcast

3. context_publish

Notify when subagent completes:

{ "context_publish": {
    "action": "publish",
    "eventType": "task_complete",
    "target": "orchestrator",
    "data": { "result": "..." }
  }
}

4. parallel_spawn

Run multiple subagents in parallel:

{ "parallel_spawn": {
    "tasks": [
      { "label": "task1", "task": "Do this" },
      { "label": "task2", "task": "Do that" }
    ],
    "wait": "all"
  }
}

Wait strategies:

• all - Wait for all
• any - Return on first, others continue
• race - Return on first

Patterns

Parallel Research

{
  "parallel_spawn": {
    "tasks": [
      { "label": "web-search", "task": "Search X" },
      { "label": "docs-search", "task": "Find docs about X" }
    ],
    "wait": "all"
  }
}

Chain Workflow

1. First subagent writes to context_store
2. Second subagent reads from context_store
3. Both notify via context_publish

Context Pipeline

{
  "sessions_spawn": {
    "label": "processor",
    "task": "Process data",
    "contextSharing": "recent"
  }
}

Auto-Announce

Subagents automatically announce completion:

✅ Sub-agent completed: label
   task: ...
   result: ...
   runtime: Xs

No polling needed!

File v1.0.2:_meta.json

{ "ownerId": "kn74nrx32v4n0423jptzg1v5kx80ssnf", "slug": "openclaw-swarm", "version": "1.0.2", "publishedAt": 1771294711234 }

Archive v1.0.1: 2 files, 1365 bytes

Files: SKILL.md (2525b), _meta.json (133b)

File v1.0.1:SKILL.md

openclaw-swarm

Use OpenClaw Swarm features for advanced subagent orchestration.

About

This skill provides access to OpenClaw Swarm - a fork of OpenClaw with enhanced subagent orchestration:

• Fork: https://github.com/Heldinhow/openclaw-swarm
• Branch: feature/openclaw-swarm
• Docs: SWARM.md

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Spawning subagents with context sharing
• Coordinating multiple subagents
• Sharing state between subagents
• Running parallel tasks

Tools Available

1. sessions_spawn with contextSharing

Share parent session context with subagents:

{
  "sessions_spawn": {
    "label": "my-task",
    "task": "Do something",
    "contextSharing": "recent"
  }
}

Values:

• none - No context
• summary - Compressed summary
• recent - Last messages
• full - Complete history

2. context_store

Share data between subagents:

// Write
{ "context_store": { "action": "set", "namespace": "project", "key": "data", "value": {...} } }

// Read
{ "context_store": { "action": "get", "namespace": "project", "key": "data" } }

Actions: get, set, delete, list, subscribe, broadcast

3. context_publish

Notify when subagent completes:

{ "context_publish": {
    "action": "publish",
    "eventType": "task_complete",
    "target": "orchestrator",
    "data": { "result": "..." }
  }
}

4. parallel_spawn

Run multiple subagents in parallel:

{ "parallel_spawn": {
    "tasks": [
      { "label": "task1", "task": "Do this" },
      { "label": "task2", "task": "Do that" }
    ],
    "wait": "all"
  }
}

Wait strategies:

• all - Wait for all
• any - Return on first, others continue
• race - Return on first

Patterns

Parallel Research

{
  "parallel_spawn": {
    "tasks": [
      { "label": "web-search", "task": "Search X" },
      { "label": "docs-search", "task": "Find docs about X" }
    ],
    "wait": "all"
  }
}

Chain Workflow

1. First subagent writes to context_store
2. Second subagent reads from context_store
3. Both notify via context_publish

Context Pipeline

{
  "sessions_spawn": {
    "label": "processor",
    "task": "Process data",
    "contextSharing": "recent"
  }
}

Auto-Announce

Subagents automatically announce completion:

✅ Sub-agent completed: label
   task: ...
   result: ...
   runtime: Xs

No polling needed!

File v1.0.1:_meta.json

{ "ownerId": "kn74nrx32v4n0423jptzg1v5kx80ssnf", "slug": "openclaw-swarm", "version": "1.0.1", "publishedAt": 1771294057768 }