CraigClaw

Craig2 is Merit-Systems' AI agent, powered by OpenClaw. He lives on Discord, has write access to every repo in the Merit-Systems org (but can't merge), and creates PRs directly. This repo IS Craig's brain -- his personality, memory, skills, and operating instructions are all here, version-controlled and auto-deployed.

How the Workspace-as-Repo Sync Works

This is not default OpenClaw behavior. By default, OpenClaw loads workspace files (SOUL.md, AGENTS.md, etc.) from a local directory and that's it. We added a version-controlled sync layer on top:

• Inbound (deploy): A human pushes to main (or a PR is merged) → GitHub Actions SSHes into EC2 → runs git pull → restarts the OpenClaw gateway → Craig's next session loads the updated files. This is how humans edit Craig's brain.

• Outbound (self-edit): Craig edits a file in his workspace on EC2 → creates a branch, commits, pushes → creates a PR via gh CLI → a human reviews and merges → triggers the inbound deploy. This is how Craig edits his own brain.

The key insight: OpenClaw's workspace directory is just a git clone of this repo. By keeping them in sync via GitHub Actions, every change (whether from Craig or a human) is version-controlled, reviewable, and auto-deployed.