{"product_id":"chief-of-staff-autonomous-agent-routing","title":"Chief of Staff — Autonomous Routing Authority","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"hivedeck-agent-info\" style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #111;padding:16px 20px;margin-bottom:28px\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it is:\u003c\/strong\u003e The central routing agent — receives every task, decides which agent handles it, enforces WIP limits, and prevents pipeline collisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it's for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anyone running 5+ agents who needs structured task routing, zero duplicate work, and clean pipeline visibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it does:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoutes incoming tasks to the correct agent based on role and capacity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnforces WIP limits — no agent gets overloaded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTracks task state from intake through handoff to completion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManages structured context passing between agents at every handoff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReports pipeline status and blocked tasks to the operator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it won't do:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes not execute tasks itself — routing and coordination only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes not override Sentinel veto authority\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes not spawn agents outside its defined authority scope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeeds:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgent roster defined in AGENTS.md\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTask intake via inbox\/ directory or direct session\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpenClaw gateway with at least 2 downstream agents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduces:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRouted task assignments with full context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePipeline status and WIP reports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandoff logs between agents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlocked task alerts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstall in 60 seconds:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extract ZIP, run installer. 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Everything else reports to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you actually get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003einstall.sh \/ uninstall.sh \/ verify.sh\u003c\/strong\u003e — one-command setup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eskills\/\u003c\/strong\u003e — routing, prioritization, and dispatch tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSOUL.md\u003c\/strong\u003e — Chief of Staff's complete routing logic and authority rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTOOLS.md\u003c\/strong\u003e — every tool it uses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHEARTBEAT.md + cron\/\u003c\/strong\u003e — continuous task queue monitoring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003econfig\/ \/ scripts\/ \/ docs\/\u003c\/strong\u003e — pre-configured routing rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInstall in 4 steps\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload the ZIP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ccode\u003ecd ~\/.openclaw\/agents \u0026amp;\u0026amp; unzip chief-of-staff.zip\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ccode\u003e.\/install.sh\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll other agents automatically route through Chief of Staff on next heartbeat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Chief of Staff does\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReceives every inbound task and routes to the right specialist agent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnforces WIP limits — no agent gets overloaded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTracks task status across your entire agent workforce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandles handoffs between agents automatically\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReports daily workforce summary to your Telegram\/WhatsApp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInstall this first.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChief of Staff is the authority layer above all execution agents. Scout, Forge, Ranker, and every other Tier 2 agent takes direction from it. Without routing authority, you have a collection of agents. With it, you have a workforce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTier 1 Governance — $99. 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