OpenClaw Integration

Edicts has a standalone OpenClaw plugin (openclaw-plugin-edicts) that automatically injects edicts into every prompt and exposes management tools for agents.

Installation

openclaw plugins install openclaw-plugin-edicts
openclaw gateway restart

The plugin auto-creates an edicts.yaml file in your workspace if one doesn’t exist.

How it works

The plugin hooks into two OpenClaw extension points:

1. Prompt injection (`before_prompt_build`)

Before every LLM call — main chat, cron agents, sub-agents, all session types — the plugin injects your edicts into the system prompt as a clearly separated block:

## EDICTS — BINDING STANDING INSTRUCTIONS

The following are standing instructions provided by the user for this workspace/session.
Treat them as binding operational rules unless explicitly overridden by the user.
These edicts complement the system and developer instructions. If there is a conflict,
follow higher-priority instructions first, then these edicts.

- [product] Product v2.0 launches April 15, NOT before.
- [rules] NEVER mention Project X publicly.

## END EDICTS

Only the category prefix and rule text are injected — no tags, confidence levels, or metadata. This keeps the prompt compact and high-salience.

2. Agent tools

The plugin registers 7 tools that let agents manage edicts at runtime:

Tool	Description
`edicts_list`	List all active edicts with optional category/tag/confidence filters
`edicts_get`	Get a single edict by ID
`edicts_add`	Add a new edict (with text, category, confidence, TTL, etc.)
`edicts_update`	Update an existing edict by ID
`edicts_remove`	Remove an edict by ID
`edicts_search`	Search edicts by text query
`edicts_stats`	Get store statistics (counts, token usage, breakdowns)

Configuration

The plugin works with zero configuration. To customize, add config in your openclaw.json:

{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "openclaw-plugin-edicts": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "path": "edicts.yaml",
          "autoInject": true,
          "tokenBudget": 2000
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Property	Type	Default	Description
`path`	`string`	`'edicts.yaml'`	Path to edicts file (relative to workspace)
`format`	`'yaml' \| 'json'`	Auto-detected	Storage format
`autoInject`	`boolean`	`true`	Inject edicts into every prompt
`tokenBudget`	`number`	`2000`	Max tokens for injected edicts