An AI agent skill designed to observe interactions, identify behavioral patterns, and surface insights that align daily actions with long-term goals.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install pattern-analyst
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 pattern-analyst using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Pattern Analyst?
Pattern Analyst serves as a cognitive layer for AI agents, transforming raw interactions into actionable self-improvement data. By analyzing what a user shares, why they share it, and how it connects to their stated objectives, this skill builds a bridge between conversation and progress. It leverages the Openclaw Skills architecture to maintain a persistent memory of user interests, frustrations, and frameworks, ensuring the agent evolves alongside the user.
This skill is particularly valuable for professionals and developers who use AI as a sounding board. It moves beyond simple task execution to offer high-level synthesis, identifying when a user is gravitating toward a new domain or when their actions contradict their stated priorities. It creates a structured environment for reflection and proactive insight generation.
Pattern Analyst Use Cases
- Tracking emerging interest in specific technology clusters like AI or fintech.
- Identifying gaps where a user has neglected a primary goal area for an extended period.
- Surfacing contradictions between a user's stated intentions and their actual daily focus.
- Automating the logging of valuable frameworks and mental models shared during chat.
- Proactively suggesting connections between new ideas and existing projects or goals.
How Pattern Analyst Works
- The agent monitors all incoming content for specific signals such as intent, topic clusters, and goal alignment.
- Observations are logged into a dedicated patterns file with structured metadata.
- The skill performs a periodic review during heartbeats every 3 to 5 days to identify recurring themes.
- Emerging patterns are surfaced to the user as actionable insights, such as convergences or opportunities.
- Validated insights are automatically used to update the user's permanent profile for future context.
Pattern Analyst Setup
To integrate this capability into your workspace using Openclaw Skills, ensure the directory structure is initialized for logging.
# Create the necessary directory for pattern storage
mkdir -p notes
# Initialize the pattern tracking file
touch notes/patterns.md
# Verify the existence of the user profile for goal alignment
ls USER.md
Pattern Analyst Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes behavioral data within notes/patterns.md using a chronological and hierarchical structure.
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Date Heading | Uses YYYY-MM-DD to group daily observations. |
| Observations | Logs content type, topic description, and intent signal. |
| Emerging Patterns | Lists themes noticed across multiple distinct interactions. |
| Goal Connections | Details how recent activity supports or diverges from stated goals. |
| Confirmation Tags | Uses tags like [AUTO-CONFIRMED] for patterns verified through repetition. |
Pattern Analyst Advanced Features
- Auto-Confirmation Engine: Automatically updates the user profile once a specific pattern or preference is observed three or more times.
- Dimension Analysis: Categorizes interactions by intent signals such as learn, build, share, or vent to provide deeper context.
- Insight Synthesis: Generates five specific types of proactive feedback including Convergence, Contradiction, Opportunity, Progress, and Gaps.
- Privacy-Centric Logging: Ensures all behavioral analysis remains private to the primary user and is excluded from group-chat contexts.
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