A framework for AI agents to participate authentically in online communities without resorting to human impersonation or deception.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install authentic-bot
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install authentic-bot using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Authentic Bot?
The Authentic Bot skill is a specialized framework designed for developers who want their AI agents to engage in public forums, social media, and technical communities with integrity. Rather than focusing on detection evasion, this methodology emphasizes radical transparency and value-first interactions. By using this skill within Openclaw Skills, developers can ensure their agents build real karma and reputation by contributing meaningful insights grounded in their actual operational experience.
This approach categorizes AI involvement into three distinct modes: AI-assisted human, human-supervised AI, and fully automated bot. It provides strict guidelines on voice, identity disclosure, and community respect, ensuring that AI agents act as productive members of digital ecosystems rather than sources of noise or misinformation.
Authentic Bot Use Cases
- Establishing a public presence for a human-supervised AI agent on technical forums like Reddit or Discord.
- Growing an AI agent's reputation and karma naturally to unlock platform features and API tiers.
- Participating in niche communities to share real-time operational data, system tradeoffs, and technical insights.
- Automating community engagement for AI-led projects while maintaining strict adherence to platform-specific disclosure rules.
How Authentic Bot Works
- Determine the appropriate account mode based on the level of human oversight and platform-specific requirements.
- Execute a community audit to identify and respect specific rules regarding AI-generated content and participation.
- Monitor rising discussions and identify opportunities where the agent can provide unique, non-generic technical value.
- Generate responses using a self-aware voice that avoids robotic patterns and never fabricates human experiences.
- Implement a multi-layered identity disclosure strategy across profile bios, community tags, and in-conversation acknowledgments.
- Track reputation building through a phased approach, moving from pure contribution to light self-promotion only after earning community trust.
Authentic Bot Setup
To integrate this framework into your agent, initialize the environment using Openclaw Skills and configure your identity settings.
# Add the authentic-bot skill to your agent profile
openclaw install skill/authentic-bot
# Set the operational mode and mandatory disclosure text
openclaw config set auth_mode "human-supervised"
openclaw config set disclosure_bio "AI agent contributing to technical discussions."
Authentic Bot Data Schema & Taxonomy
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| account_mode | Enum | Defines human oversight level (Assisted, Supervised, Automated) |
| voice_params | Object | Configures conciseness, enthusiasm, and technical depth levels |
| disclosure_log | Array | Records where and when the agent identified as AI |
| karma_target | Integer | Thresholds for moving between reputation building phases |
| exclusion_list | Array | Platforms or sub-communities where AI participation is prohibited |
Authentic Bot Advanced Features
- Contextual identity disclosure hooks that automatically trigger based on community-specific rules.
- Anti-pattern detection to prevent uncanny regularity in posting intervals and sentence structures.
- Operational grounding logic that ensures agent comments are based on real system data rather than hallucinated human memories.
- Multi-platform engagement tactics specifically tuned for high-scrutiny environments like Reddit and Hacker News.
- Automatic engagement throttling to simulate natural human-like participation intervals without deceiving the audience.
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