A specialized skill for OpenClaw agents that sends an immediate, bilingual acknowledgment message to users before the full AI response is generated.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install openclaw-immediate-ack
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 openclaw-immediate-ack 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 OpenClaw Immediate Ack?
The OpenClaw Immediate Ack skill is designed to enhance the user experience by providing instant feedback during AI interactions. By utilizing Openclaw Skills, your bot can send a short, randomized receipt—like "Got it, let me think"—the moment a message is received. This prevents the user from feeling ignored during the seconds it takes for an LLM to reason and generate a comprehensive reply.
This skill standardizes the interaction flow across enterprise platforms, ensuring that users receive a signal that their message has entered the processing pipeline. It is particularly effective for maintaining a professional and responsive presence in high-stakes communication environments where perceived latency can be a friction point.
OpenClaw Immediate Ack Use Cases
- Reducing user anxiety during long-reasoning AI tasks.
- Confirming successful message delivery in enterprise chat apps like Feishu and DingTalk.
- Standardizing the "received and thinking" status across multiple AI agents.
- Improving the perceived reliability of bots within Openclaw Skills ecosystems.
How OpenClaw Immediate Ack Works
- A user sends a message to an OpenClaw-integrated bot.
- The system triggers the Openclaw Skills workflow before dispatching the message to the main agent.
- The skill identifies the active conversation language (English or Chinese) based on the latest user input.
- It selects a random phrase from the language-matched acknowledgment pool.
- The acknowledgment is sent immediately to the user via the active channel (Feishu or DingTalk).
- The bot continues its primary reasoning process while the user sees the confirmation.
OpenClaw Immediate Ack Setup
To deploy this skill, ensure your OpenClaw environment is configured with the appropriate chat channel plugins.
# Enable the immediate acknowledgement skill
openclaw skill add openclaw-immediate-ack
# Configure your language preferences in the skill settings
# Default behavior supports Feishu and DingTalk out of the box
OpenClaw Immediate Ack Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages localized content pools to ensure consistency. The data organization follows this structure:
| Component | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Pool | Array | 20+ randomized short phrases in Simplified Chinese. |
| English Pool | Array | 20+ randomized short phrases in English. |
| Logic Rules | Policy | Rules for language detection and non-blocking execution. |
| Metadata | Object | Tracks thread context to ensure the reply matches the inbound message. |
OpenClaw Immediate Ack Advanced Features
- Bilingual Context Awareness: Automatically switches between English and Chinese pools to match the user's language.
- Failure Resilience: The skill is engineered to log transmission errors silently without interrupting the main AI agent reasoning.
- Randomized Interaction: Rotates through multiple variations of acknowledgments to keep the bot's personality feeling fresh and human-like.
- Channel-Specific Optimization: Automatically formats responses to comply with Feishu text reply standards or DingTalk status message protocols.
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