openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Feature Request] Workspace Template Inheritance and Gene Modularization [1 participants]

# workspace-secretary-main/AGENTS.md
---
inherits: base-agent
name: secretary-main
---

## Role
Coordinates tasks and spawns specialized agents.

## Additional Rules
- Always use isolated sessions for cron tasks

# templates/base-agent/AGENTS.md
---
name: base-agent
---

## Core Rules
- Reply in current session by default
- Check MEMORY.md before answering questions about prior work
- Never share sensitive information
- Respect workspace boundaries

# genes/time-awareness.md
---
gene:
  id: time-awareness
  category: behavior
---

## Time Calculation Rules
- Use Beijing time (Asia/Shanghai) for "X minutes later"
- Calculate: current_beijing_time + X minutes
- Never use UTC for user-facing time references

## CLI Command
```bash
NOW_BEIJING=$(TZ=Asia/Shanghai date +%s)
TARGET_BEIJING=$((NOW_BEIJING + 180))
TARGET_UTC=$(date -u -r $TARGET_BEIJING '+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')

```yaml
# genes/cron-safety.md
---
gene:
  id: cron-safety
  category: workflow
---

## Cron Task Rules
- Always use `sessionTarget: "isolated"`
- Always use `payload.kind: "agentTurn"`
- Reset `state.consecutiveErrors` to 0 when fixing
- Never set `state.lastError` to "disabled"

# workspace-sysadmin/AGENTS.md
---
inherits: base-agent
genes:
  - time-awareness
  - cron-safety
  - security-guard
---

# workspace-hybrid-writer/AGENTS.md
---
inherits:
  parents:
    - writer-iso
    - editor-iso
  crossover:
    - source: writer-iso
      traits: [writing-style, creativity]
    - source: editor-iso
      traits: [quality-check, grammar-rules]
---

# workspace-writer-v2/AGENTS.md
---
inherits: writer-v1
mutations:
  - target: temperature
    change: +0.1
    reason: "A/B test showed 0.8 performs better"
  - target: systemPrompt
    change: "append"
    value: "\n\nImportant: Always verify facts before writing."
    reason: "Reduced hallucination by 15%"
---

~/.openclaw/
├── templates/                    # Base templates
│   ├── base-agent/
│   │   ├── AGENTS.md
│   │   └── SOUL.md
│   └── base-coder/
│       └── AGENTS.md
├── genes/                        # Reusable gene modules
│   ├── time-awareness.md
│   ├── cron-safety.md
│   ├── security-guard.md
│   └── writing-style/
│       ├── technical.md
│       └── conversational.md
└── workspaces/
    ├── workspace-sysadmin/
    │   └── AGENTS.md            # inherits + genes
    └── workspace-secretary-main/
        └── AGENTS.md

# Create workspace from template
openclaw workspace create --template base-agent --name my-agent

# Add gene to workspace
openclaw workspace add-gene --workspace sysadmin --gene time-awareness

# View inheritance chain
openclaw workspace lineage --workspace secretary-main

# Create crossover workspace
openclaw workspace crossover --parent1 writer-iso --parent2 editor-iso --output hybrid-writer

# View effective configuration (resolved)
openclaw workspace resolve --workspace sysadmin