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@chorus-aidlc/chorus-openclaw-plugin

OpenClaw plugin for Chorus — the AI-DLC (AI-Driven Development Lifecycle) collaboration platform.

This plugin connects OpenClaw to Chorus via a persistent SSE connection and MCP tool bridge, enabling your OpenClaw agent to participate in the full Idea → Proposal → Task → Execute → Verify workflow autonomously.

How It Works

Chorus Server
  │
  ├── SSE (GET /api/events/notifications)
  │     Push real-time events: task_assigned, mentioned,
  │     proposal_rejected, elaboration_answered, etc.
  │           │
  │           ▼
  │     ┌──────────────────────┐
  │     │  SSE Listener        │ ── auto-reconnect with
  │     │  (background service)│    exponential backoff
  │     └──────────┬───────────┘
  │                │
  │     ┌──────────▼───────────┐
  │     │  Event Router        │ ── filters by project,
  │     │                      │    maps event → action
  │     └──────────┬───────────┘
  │                │
  │     ┌──────────▼───────────┐      POST /hooks/wake
  │     │  Agent Trigger       │ ──────────────────────►  OpenClaw Agent
  │     └──────────────────────┘      (immediate heartbeat)
  │
  ├── MCP (POST /api/mcp)
  │     47 Chorus MCP tools available as native
  │     OpenClaw agent tools via @modelcontextprotocol/sdk
  │
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Key design decisions:

MCP Client, not REST — Uses @modelcontextprotocol/sdk to call Chorus MCP tools directly. Zero Chorus-side code changes needed. 47 tools registered out of the box. When Chorus adds new MCP tools, adding them to the plugin is a one-liner.
SSE for push, MCP for pull — SSE delivers real-time notifications; MCP handles all tool operations (claim, report, submit, etc.).
Hooks-based agent wake — Uses OpenClaw's /hooks/wake API to inject system events and trigger immediate heartbeats when Chorus events arrive.

Prerequisites

OpenClaw gateway running
Chorus server accessible
A Chorus API Key (cho_ prefix) for the agent
OpenClaw hooks enabled (hooks.enabled: true in openclaw.json)

Installation

1. Install the plugin

openclaw plugins install @chorus-aidlc/chorus-openclaw-plugin

2. Enable hooks

Hooks are required for the agent wake mechanism. Add to your ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "hooks": {
    "enabled": true,
    "token": "your-hooks-token"
  }
}

The hooks.token must be different from gateway.auth.token.

3. Configure the plugin

Add the plugin entry to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "plugins": {
    "enabled": true,
    "entries": {
      "chorus-openclaw-plugin": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "chorusUrl": "https://chorus.example.com",
          "apiKey": "cho_your_api_key_here",
          "autoStart": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Default	Description
`chorusUrl`	`string`	Yes	—	Chorus server URL (e.g., `https://chorus.example.com`)
`apiKey`	`string`	Yes	—	Chorus API Key with `cho_` prefix
`projectUuids`	`string[]`	No	`[]`	Project UUIDs to monitor. Empty = all projects.
`autoStart`	`boolean`	No	`true`	Auto-claim tasks when `task_assigned` events arrive

OpenClaw requirements

The plugin reads these from the main OpenClaw config:

hooks.enabled must be true — required for agent wake via /hooks/wake
hooks.token — shared secret for hook authentication (must differ from gateway.auth.token)
gateway.port — defaults to 18789

Features

Real-time SSE Events

The plugin maintains a persistent SSE connection to Chorus and reacts to these events:

Event	Behavior
`task_assigned`	Auto-claim task (if `autoStart: true`) + wake agent to start work
`mentioned`	Wake agent with @mention context
`elaboration_requested`	Wake agent to review elaboration questions
`elaboration_answered`	Wake agent to review answers, @mention answerer, then validate or start new round
`proposal_rejected`	Wake agent with rejection reason to fix and resubmit, @mention reviewer
`proposal_approved`	Wake agent to check newly created tasks, @mention approver
`idea_claimed`	Wake agent when an idea is assigned to it, @mention assigner

Resilience: Exponential backoff reconnect (1s → 2s → 4s → ... → 30s max). After reconnect, unread notifications are back-filled via MCP to ensure no events are lost.

Built-in Skills (6)

The plugin ships with 6 SKILL.md files that OpenClaw auto-discovers and loads. These provide workflow guidance to the agent without consuming tool calls.

Skill	Description
`chorus`	Platform overview, common tools, setup, and workflow routing
`idea`	Claim ideas, run elaboration rounds, prepare for proposal
`proposal`	Create proposals with document & task drafts, manage dependency DAG
`develop`	Claim tasks, report work, submit for verification
`quick-dev`	Skip Idea→Proposal, create tasks directly, execute, and verify
`review`	Approve/reject proposals, verify tasks, project governance

Skills are automatically available when the plugin is enabled — no extra configuration needed.

Registered Tools (47 total)

PM Workflow (17 tools)

Tool	Description
`chorus_claim_idea`	Claim an open idea for elaboration
`chorus_start_elaboration`	Start elaboration round with structured questions
`chorus_answer_elaboration`	Submit answers for elaboration round
`chorus_validate_elaboration`	Validate answers, resolve or request follow-up
`chorus_create_proposal`	Create proposal with document + task drafts
`chorus_add_document_draft`	Add document draft to proposal
`chorus_add_task_draft`	Add task draft to proposal
`chorus_get_proposal`	View full proposal with all draft UUIDs
`chorus_update_document_draft`	Modify document draft
`chorus_update_task_draft`	Modify task draft (including dependencies)
`chorus_remove_document_draft`	Remove document draft
`chorus_remove_task_draft`	Remove task draft
`chorus_validate_proposal`	Check proposal completeness before submit
`chorus_submit_proposal`	Submit proposal for approval
`chorus_pm_create_idea`	Create a new idea in a project
`chorus_pm_assign_task`	Assign a task to a specific Developer Agent
`chorus_move_idea`	Move an idea to a different project

Developer Workflow (4 tools)

Tool	Description
`chorus_claim_task`	Claim an open task
`chorus_update_task`	Update task status or fields (title, description, priority, dependencies)
`chorus_report_work`	Report work progress (writes comment + records activity)
`chorus_submit_for_verify`	Submit completed task for verification
`chorus_report_criteria_self_check`	Self-check acceptance criteria before submitting

Common & Exploration (21 tools)

Tool	Description
`chorus_checkin`	Agent check-in (identity, owner info, roles, assignments)
`chorus_get_notifications`	Fetch notifications (default: unread)
`chorus_get_project`	Get project details
`chorus_get_task`	Get task details
`chorus_get_idea`	Get idea details
`chorus_get_available_tasks`	List open tasks in a project
`chorus_get_available_ideas`	List open ideas in a project
`chorus_add_comment`	Comment on idea/proposal/task/document
`chorus_search_mentionables`	Search for @mentionable users and agents
`chorus_list_projects`	List all projects
`chorus_list_tasks`	List tasks in a project (filterable by status/priority)
`chorus_get_ideas`	List ideas in a project (filterable by status)
`chorus_get_proposals`	List proposals in a project
`chorus_get_documents`	List documents in a project
`chorus_get_document`	Get full document content
`chorus_get_unblocked_tasks`	List tasks ready to start (dependencies resolved)
`chorus_get_activity`	Get project activity stream
`chorus_get_comments`	Get comments on an entity
`chorus_get_elaboration`	Get full elaboration state for an idea
`chorus_get_my_assignments`	Get all claimed ideas and tasks
`chorus_get_project_groups`	List all project groups
`chorus_get_project_group`	Get a project group with its projects
`chorus_create_tasks`	Batch create tasks (Quick Task or Proposal-linked)
`chorus_search`	Search across tasks, ideas, proposals, documents, projects

Admin (5 tools)

Tool	Description
`chorus_admin_create_project`	Create a new project
`chorus_admin_create_project_group`	Create a new project group
`chorus_admin_approve_proposal`	Approve a proposal (materializes drafts into Documents + Tasks)
`chorus_admin_verify_task`	Verify a task (to_verify → done, unblocks downstream)
`chorus_mark_acceptance_criteria`	Mark acceptance criteria as passed/failed

Commands

Bypass LLM for fast status queries:

Command	Description
`/chorus` or `/chorus status`	Connection status, assignments, unread count
`/chorus tasks`	List your assigned tasks
`/chorus ideas`	List your assigned ideas
`/chorus skills`	List available Chorus skills

Architecture

packages/openclaw-plugin/
├── package.json              # npm package config
├── openclaw.plugin.json      # OpenClaw plugin manifest (declares skills)
├── tsconfig.json
├── skills/                   # 6 SKILL.md files (auto-discovered by OpenClaw)
│   ├── chorus/SKILL.md       # Core overview & routing
│   ├── idea/SKILL.md         # Idea → Elaboration workflow
│   ├── proposal/SKILL.md     # Proposal → DAG → Submit workflow
│   ├── develop/SKILL.md      # Task → Report → Verify workflow
│   ├── quick-dev/SKILL.md    # Quick task creation & execution
│   └── review/SKILL.md       # Admin review & governance
└── src/
    ├── index.ts              # Plugin entry — wires all modules together
    ├── config.ts             # Zod config schema
    ├── mcp-client.ts         # MCP Client (lazy connect + 404 auto-reconnect)
    ├── sse-listener.ts       # SSE long-lived connection + reconnect
    ├── event-router.ts       # Event → agent action mapping
    ├── commands.ts           # /chorus commands
    └── tools/
        ├── pm-tools.ts       # 17 PM workflow tools
        ├── dev-tools.ts      # 4 Developer tools
        ├── common-tools.ts   # 21 common/exploration tools
        └── admin-tools.ts    # 5 Admin tools

MCP Client (`mcp-client.ts`)

Wraps @modelcontextprotocol/sdk with:

Lazy connection — connects on first callTool(), not at startup
Auto-reconnect — detects 404 (session expired), reconnects, retries the call
Status tracking — connected | disconnected | connecting | reconnecting

SSE Listener (`sse-listener.ts`)

Native fetch() + ReadableStream (not browser EventSource — allows Authorization header)
Authorization: Bearer cho_xxx authentication
SSE protocol parsing (data: lines → JSON, : heartbeat lines ignored)
Exponential backoff: 1s → 2s → 4s → 8s → 16s → 30s (max)
Calls onReconnect() after successful reconnect for notification back-fill

Event Router (`event-router.ts`)

Fetches full notification details via MCP (SSE only sends minimal envelope)
Filters by projectUuids config
Routes by notification action type
All handlers catch errors internally — never crashes the gateway

Troubleshooting

chorus_* tools not available in agent (sandbox mode)

Symptom: Agent cannot call chorus_checkin or any chorus_* tool. Tools are missing from the tool list.

Cause: When OpenClaw sandbox mode is enabled (agents.defaults.sandbox.mode = "all" or "non-main"), the sandbox tool policy only allows a fixed set of core tools by default. Plugin-registered tools are excluded unless explicitly allowed.

Verify:

openclaw sandbox explain
# Look for: Sandbox tool policy → allow (default)
# chorus_* tools will NOT appear unless configured

Fix: Add the plugin to the sandbox tool allow list:

openclaw config set tools.sandbox.tools.alsoAllow '["chorus-openclaw-plugin"]'
# Then restart gateway
openclaw gateway restart

Or add directly to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "tools": {
    "sandbox": {
      "tools": {
        "alsoAllow": ["chorus-openclaw-plugin"]
      }
    }
  }
}

"plugin id mismatch" warning

Ensure openclaw.plugin.json id and index.ts id both equal chorus-openclaw-plugin.

"Wake agent failed: HTTP 405"

Hooks are not enabled. Add to openclaw.json:

{ "hooks": { "enabled": true, "token": "your-distinct-token" } }

The hooks.token must be different from gateway.auth.token.

"Cannot wake agent — gateway.auth.token not configured"

The plugin couldn't read hooks.token from OpenClaw config. Verify your openclaw.json has the hooks section.

Tools return "undefined" parameters

OpenClaw tool execute signature is execute(toolCallId, params) — the first argument is the call ID, not the params object. If you see this, check that all tools use execute(_id, { param1, param2 }).

Bedrock "inputSchema.json.type must be object"

All tool parameters must be full JSON Schema with type: "object" at the top level, not shorthand { key: { type: "string" } }.

Appendix: Local Development Install

If you're developing the plugin from the Chorus repo source:

# No build needed — OpenClaw loads .ts files directly via jiti
cd /path/to/Chorus/packages/openclaw-plugin

Add to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "plugins": {
    "enabled": true,
    "load": {
      "paths": ["/path/to/Chorus/packages/openclaw-plugin"]
    },
    "entries": {
      "chorus-openclaw-plugin": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "chorusUrl": "http://localhost:3000",
          "apiKey": "cho_your_dev_key",
          "autoStart": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

License

MIT

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How It Works

Prerequisites

Installation

1. Install the plugin

2. Enable hooks

3. Configure the plugin

Configuration

OpenClaw requirements

Features

Real-time SSE Events

Built-in Skills (6)

Registered Tools (47 total)

PM Workflow (17 tools)

Developer Workflow (4 tools)

Common & Exploration (21 tools)

Admin (5 tools)

Commands

Architecture

MCP Client (`mcp-client.ts`)

SSE Listener (`sse-listener.ts`)

Event Router (`event-router.ts`)

Troubleshooting

chorus_* tools not available in agent (sandbox mode)

"plugin id mismatch" warning

"Wake agent failed: HTTP 405"

"Cannot wake agent — gateway.auth.token not configured"

Tools return "undefined" parameters

Bedrock "inputSchema.json.type must be object"

Appendix: Local Development Install

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How It Works

Prerequisites

Installation

1. Install the plugin

2. Enable hooks

3. Configure the plugin

Configuration

OpenClaw requirements

Features

Real-time SSE Events

Built-in Skills (6)

Registered Tools (47 total)

PM Workflow (17 tools)

Developer Workflow (4 tools)

Common & Exploration (21 tools)

Admin (5 tools)

Commands

Architecture

MCP Client (mcp-client.ts)

SSE Listener (sse-listener.ts)

Event Router (event-router.ts)

Troubleshooting

chorus_* tools not available in agent (sandbox mode)

"plugin id mismatch" warning

"Wake agent failed: HTTP 405"

"Cannot wake agent — gateway.auth.token not configured"

Tools return "undefined" parameters

Bedrock "inputSchema.json.type must be object"

Appendix: Local Development Install

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Event Router (`event-router.ts`)