PearClaw

Give your OpenClaw agent real-time oversight of Claude Code.

Your AI stays in the loop on every significant action, reviews decisions in context, and can block or redirect before code is written. Pair programming where one of the pair actually knows your codebase.

You type a task into Claude Code
         ↓
Claude Code plans an action (write file, run command, etc.)
         ↓
consult_supervisor() — asks your OpenClaw agent
         ↓
OpenClaw reviews in context, responds: approve / block / modify
         ↓
Claude Code proceeds (or stops)
         ↓
notify_supervisor() — agent gets a completion summary

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Why

Claude Code is powerful but operates in isolation. It doesn't know:

• Your codebase conventions that aren't written down
• That you already have a utility for that in lib/
• That this migration will break production
• What you decided two sessions ago

Your OpenClaw agent does. This bridge connects them.

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Install

1. Install the MCP server

npm install -g pearclaw

Or run without installing:

npx pearclaw

2. Add to Claude Code

Add to ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openclaw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["pearclaw"],
      "env": {
        "OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL": "ws://127.0.0.1:18788"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the gateway URL with your OpenClaw gateway address. Find it with:

openclaw gateway status

If your gateway uses token auth:

"env": {
  "OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL": "ws://127.0.0.1:18788",
  "OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
}

3. Add the CLAUDE.md protocol

Copy claude/CLAUDE.md to your project root. This tells Claude Code when and how to use the supervisor tools.

cp node_modules/pearclaw/claude/CLAUDE.md ./CLAUDE.md

Or append it to an existing CLAUDE.md.

4. Install the OpenClaw skill

Copy the supervisor skill to your OpenClaw workspace:

cp -r node_modules/pearclaw/skill ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/mcp-supervisor

This tells your OpenClaw agent how to handle incoming review requests and write responses.

5. (Optional) Install the PreToolUse hook

For automatic escalation of high-risk actions without relying on Claude Code calling consult_supervisor itself:

cp node_modules/pearclaw/claude/hooks/openclaw-supervisor-hook.js ~/.claude/hooks/

Add to ~/.claude/hooks.json:

{
  "hooks": {
    "PreToolUse": [{
      "matcher": { "tool_name": "Write|Edit|MultiEdit|Bash" },
      "hooks": [{
        "type": "command",
        "command": "node ~/.claude/hooks/openclaw-supervisor-hook.js",
        "timeout": 28000
      }]
    }]
  }
}

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Configuration

All config via environment variables or ~/.pearclaw.json.

Variable	Default	Description
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_URL	ws://127.0.0.1:18788	OpenClaw gateway WebSocket URL
OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN	—	Auth token (if required)
OPENCLAW_MCP_SESSION	main	Agent session to target
OPENCLAW_MCP_INBOX_DIR	~/.openclaw/mcp-inbox	Drop-file inbox (fallback)
OPENCLAW_MCP_TIMEOUT	25000	Response timeout (ms)
OPENCLAW_MCP_FAIL_OPEN	true	Approve when supervisor unreachable

~/.pearclaw.json (optional)

{
  "gatewayUrl": "ws://127.0.0.1:18788",
  "sessionTarget": "main",
  "failOpen": true
}

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How the supervisor responds

When Claude Code calls consult_supervisor, your OpenClaw agent receives a structured message and writes a JSON response to a temp file.

Approve:

{ "decision": "approve", "reason": "Looks good." }

Block:

{ "decision": "block", "reason": "We already have this in lib/stripe.js.", "suggestion": "Import from there instead." }

Modify:

{ "decision": "modify", "reason": "Right idea, small change needed.", "suggestion": "Add idempotency check at top." }

See skill/SKILL.md for the full supervisor protocol.

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Tools exposed to Claude Code

consult_supervisor

Synchronous review. Claude Code blocks until your agent responds (or timeout).

action:         What you're about to do
context:        Why
files_affected: File paths involved
risk_level:     low | medium | high

notify_supervisor

Fire-and-forget update. No response needed.

event:    task_complete | task_failed | session_end | info
summary:  What happened
details:  Optional structured data

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Limitations

• Response timeout: 25 seconds. If your agent doesn't respond in time, the action is approved (fail-open by default).
• Requires OpenClaw gateway running locally (or accessible via network).
• The supervisor can only block/modify — it can't rewrite code directly (yet).

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Built by

SideEye Labs — building vertical AI for the real world.

Part of the OpenClaw ecosystem.