Transform AI agents from task-followers into proactive partners that anticipate needs and continuously improve. Now with WAL Protocol, Working Buffer, Autonomous Crons, and battle-tested patterns. Part of the Hal Stack 🦞
| Our verdict | Needs review — Intentionally writes agent memory/persona files and runs background heartbeat/hooks. Reviewed 2026-10-17 — owner-approved summary of automated scan; code not audited. |
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| Author | halthelobster unverified |
| Version / license | 3.1.0 · not stated in API · updated 2026-05-17 |
| Popularity | 177,457 downloads · 7,200 installs · 831 stars |
| Install | openclaw skills install @halthelobster/proactive-agent |
| Declared requirements | name: proactive-agent version: 3.1.0 description: "Transform AI agents from task-followers into proactive partners that anticipate needs and continuously improve. Now with WAL Protocol, Working Buffer, Autonomous Crons, and battle-tested patterns. Part of the Hal Stack 🦞" author: halthelobster |
| Name collisions | 4 skills share this slug; install with owner prefix |
| ClawHub scan | clean (engine v2.4.26, 2026-09-09) |
| Security reports | None found naming this skill unverified |
Automated text matches only. A match means the phrase appeared in SKILL.md; it can be harmless (docs, checklists, or “no API key required”). Nothing was executed.
| Pattern | Hits | First match |
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| Mentions credentials or API keys | 1 | line 117: ├── TOOLS.md # Tool configurations, gotchas, credentials |
| Mentions agent memory/persona files | 12 | line 89: 4. Agent auto-populates USER.md and SOUL.md from your answers |
| Mentions hooks, cron, or background tasks | 15 | line 78: 15. [Heartbeat System](#heartbeat-system) |
Canonical listing: https://clawhub.ai/halthelobster/skills/proactive-agent · data fetched 2026-10-17 00:49 PDT
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