A unified automation orchestrator that manages the end-to-end development lifecycle from initial setup to final version sealing.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install dev-workflow
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 dev-workflow using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Dev Workflow?
Dev Workflow is a high-level orchestration skill designed to standardize and automate the entire software development lifecycle for AI agents. By integrating version-manager, project-manager, and dev-pipeline, it provides a seamless interface for managing complex projects within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem.
This skill ensures that every phase of development—architecture analysis, code generation, review, and deployment—follows a strictly defined path. It eliminates manual errors by enforcing safety rules such as mandatory backups, file integrity validation, and human-in-the-loop confirmation gates for critical operations.
Dev Workflow Use Cases
- Automating the initialization of new feature iterations and workspace preparation.
- Maintaining a synchronized project status across Kanban boards and version control systems.
- Executing safe, validated deployments to production environments with automatic rollbacks.
- Standardizing the code review and fix cycle using AI-driven pipelines.
- Managing project archives and changelogs automatically during the version sealing process.
How Dev Workflow Works
- Initialize the cycle with dev-start, which triggers version checks, workspace preparation, and project status updates.
- Execute dev-analyze to parse requirements and generate a technical architecture plan.
- Run dev-write to generate code followed by dev-review to ensure quality and compliance.
- Trigger dev-deploy to perform pre-flight checks, create backups, and push code to production.
- Finish with dev-seal to archive the version, update the changelog, and finalize the project metadata.
Dev Workflow Setup
To get started with this workflow in Openclaw Skills, ensure all dependencies are installed and configure your project:
# Ensure dependencies are available
# version-manager, project-manager, dev-pipeline
# Create the configuration directory
mkdir .dev-workflow
# Initialize your configuration
touch .dev-workflow/config.json
Edit the .dev-workflow/config.json to define your project-specific thresholds, such as size_threshold for deployment safety and auto_backup preferences.
Dev Workflow Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes project data through a combination of local configuration and versioned archives:
| Path | Purpose | Format |
|---|---|---|
.dev-workflow/config.json |
Project-specific automation settings and safety rules | JSON |
versions/v[X.X.X]/docs/ |
Version-specific requirements and architecture notes | Markdown |
versions/v[X.X.X]/ |
Sealed and archived project snapshots | Directory |
backup-[timestamp].tar.gz |
Pre-deployment recovery snapshots | Compressed Archive |
Metadata including project status, last modified timestamps, and version history are synchronized with the project-manager backend.
Dev Workflow Advanced Features
- Intelligent Red-Line Checks: Automatically blocks deployments if file size changes or critical function deletions exceed safety thresholds.
- Multi-Skill Orchestration: Acts as a central controller for version-manager, project-manager, and dev-pipeline skills.
- Automated Recovery: Provides integrated rollback options and synchronization commands for failed deployments or validation errors.
- Human-in-the-loop Gates: Configurable confirmation requirements for sensitive steps like architecture analysis and production pushes.
- Sealed Archiving: One-click finalization that handles documentation, changelogs, and directory cleanup simultaneously.
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