ClawSweeper

ClawSweeper is an operator pattern for sweeping a backlog with many agents.¹² In it, review proposes and does not hold write credentials, and apply rechecks live state immediately before any mutation.²

Overview#

Each item keeps one evidence file, and closes stay conservative.²

Mechanism#

1. Review is proposal-only.²
2. The live target is rechecked immediately before every mutation.²
3. One evidence file per item records the decision, the evidence, and the proposed action.²
4. An item is closed or merged only when policy, confidence, and an unchanged snapshot all allow it.²
5. Repair or automerge happens only through an explicit operator command.²

Applications#

The pattern is relevant when many agents might close or merge work and the reviewer must not be the writer.

Limitations#

Auto-closing without a live recheck and a durable evidence file falls outside the pattern.²

See also#

• Verification and stop conditions – live evidence
• Multi-agent teams – fan-out and fleet practice
• Block Buzz – a related tool instance

References#

Footnotes#

1. https://github.com/openclaw/clawsweeper ↩

2. https://x.com/steipete/status/2047982647264059734 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹