openclaw-agent-compute_skill

Overview

This skill is a public HTTP client that exposes compute.* tools by proxying requests to a private Compute Gateway over HTTPS. It provides a minimal agent-friendly interface plus a starter kit that runs OpenClaw preconfigured. The package includes example scripts and a local smoke test to validate connectivity and basic execution.

How this skill works

The skill calls a private Compute Gateway using environment-configured endpoints and an API key. It implements session lifecycle and execution flows by hitting /v1/sessions to create sessions, /v1/exec to run commands, /v1/usage/{session_id} to fetch usage and /v1/sessions/{session_id} to destroy sessions. Example scripts show how to run the HTTP client and an example execution flow locally.

When to use it

• You need an agent-facing wrapper to run compute.* tools through a centralized, private gateway.
• You want to run OpenClaw preconfigured locally or inside a controlled environment.
• You must separate public agent interfaces from private compute infrastructure for security or compliance.
• You need to track usage/cost per session via the gateway's usage endpoint.
• You want a lightweight starter kit to bootstrap OpenClaw without building a full image pipeline.

Best practices

• Store MCP_COMPUTE_URL and MCP_COMPUTE_API_KEY securely in environment or a secrets manager.
• Run the provided local smoke test after updating environment variables to verify connectivity.
• Limit API key scope and rotate keys regularly to reduce blast radius.
• Use the usage endpoint to monitor cost and enforce session quotas.
• Override OPENCLAW_IMAGE only when you control the image lifecycle and trust the tag/source.

Example use cases

• Expose compute.* capabilities to agents while keeping computation behind a private gateway.
• Bootstrap a developer environment that runs OpenClaw using the starter kit and an overrideable image.
• Integrate session-based execution into a larger orchestration system that needs per-session accounting.
• Quickly validate gateway configuration and credentials with the included example_exec script.
• Archive or back up skill versions and scripts while preserving a consistent HTTP client interface.