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Openclaw Relay

  • 74 installs
  • 6.5k repo stars
  • Updated August 3, 2026
  • steipete/agent-scripts

Helps with ai & agent building tasks during AI-assisted development.

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openclaw-relay is a Claude Code skill for ai & agent building. It helps solo builders move faster with AI-assisted coding.

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Openclaw Relay by the numbers

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Last updatedAugust 3, 2026
Repositorysteipete/agent-scripts

What it does

Helps with ai & agent building tasks during AI-assisted development.

Files

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OpenClaw Relay

Use this when the job is:

  • "talk to Molty"
  • "relay this into an OpenClaw channel session"
  • "use acpx"
  • "send this through the gateway via acp"
  • "work through a remote OpenClaw bridge over SSH"

One skill. Two transports:

1. local 2. ssh

Default to local for direct telephone-game work from the current OpenClaw checkout. Use ssh when the target agent/session lives on another machine.

For Peter's setup, Molty normally lives on the Mac Studio gateway, reached as steipete@steipete-macstudio.local; avoid the mac-studio SSH alias for one-shot relay work because that alias auto-attaches tmux.

Script path: scripts/openclaw_relay.py

Target aliases file: config/session_aliases.json

Mode Selection

Choose local when:

  • the user explicitly says acpx
  • the target session is on the current machine
  • the goal is quick relay or private ask

Choose ssh when:

  • the target agent/session lives on another host
  • you want a persistent bridge session
  • you need async queue/wait/show flows on a remote machine

Defaults

The script avoids baked-in personal paths. Override with env or flags when needed.

  • transport: local
  • local repo cwd: current working directory
  • local acpx repo: <cwd>/extensions/acpx
  • ssh host: steipete@steipete-macstudio.local
  • remote repo cwd: <remote-home>/clawdbot
  • remote acpx repo: <remote-home>/Projects/oss/acpx
  • gateway token file: <home>/.openclaw/gateway.token
  • control session name: codex-bridge
  • target aliases file: config/session_aliases.json

Useful env vars:

  • OPENCLAW_RELAY_TRANSPORT
  • OPENCLAW_RELAY_HOST
  • OPENCLAW_RELAY_CWD
  • OPENCLAW_RELAY_ACPX_REPO
  • OPENCLAW_RELAY_GATEWAY_URL
  • OPENCLAW_RELAY_GATEWAY_TOKEN_FILE
  • OPENCLAW_RELAY_SESSION
  • OPENCLAW_RELAY_TARGETS_FILE

Quick Start

Health check:

python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py doctor

List known target aliases:

python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py targets

Resolve a target alias:

python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py resolve --target maintainers

Ask a target session a question privately:

python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py ask \
  --target maintainers \
  --message "Summarize the current vibe in this channel."

Force-send text to the resolved target:

python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py force-send \
  --target maintainers \
  --text "Deploy is done."

For multiline posts, use --text-file <path> or --text-file - instead of shell-quoting the message.

Force-send media when the user explicitly wants a channel post:

python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py force-send \
  --transport ssh \
  --host steipete@steipete-macstudio.local \
  --target maintainers \
  --text "Demo video." \
  --media /tmp/demo.mp4

Use the persistent control session:

python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py ensure
python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py send --message "Reply with exactly OK."
python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py show

Remote host example:

python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py doctor --transport ssh --host steipete@steipete-macstudio.local
python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py send \
  --transport ssh \
  --host steipete@steipete-macstudio.local \
  --message "Reply with exactly OK."

Async Workflow

Queue work and poll the same control session:

python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py start --message "Work on X and reply when done."
python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py wait --after-seq <last-seq>
python3 scripts/openclaw_relay.py show

Target Aliases

config/session_aliases.json ships with placeholders. Replace them with real values for your setup.

Example shape:

{
  "main": "agent:<agentId>:main",
  "maintainers": "agent:<agentId>:discord:channel:<channelId>"
}

Session Rules

Use these rules when choosing a command:

  • Want a private reply from a specific session: ask
  • Want the target session to decide whether to post: publish
  • Want a guaranteed direct post: force-send
  • Want blocking continuity with the control brain: send
  • Want fire-and-forget async: start, then wait and show
  • Want to stop queued work: cancel

Failure Handling

If relay work fails:

1. Run doctor. 2. Run status. 3. Run show. 4. If the control session is wedged, run cancel, then ensure, then retry.

If route discovery is uncertain:

1. Resolve the target first. 2. Prefer alias or exact session key. 3. Use a tiny probe ask before sending the real payload.

Output Relay

Return the actual assistant text or delivery result, not shell noise.

For relay tasks, report:

  • transport used
  • target session key
  • whether the route probe/resolve succeeded
  • final posted or returned result

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