Ideaflow – for OpenClaw

Lightweight idea management skill for OpenClaw 🦞 — capture ideas from spark to shipped.

What is Ideaflow?

Ideaflow is a simple idea tracking system for OpenClaw. It helps you capture fleeting ideas, organize them through stages, and track progress from brainstorming to shipped.

Key features:

• 📝 Quick idea capture via /idea
• 📁 Vault-based Markdown storage (works with Obsidian)
• 🚀 Stage progression: Brainstorming → Validating → Greenlit → In Development → Shipped
• 🔘 Optional slash commands with inline buttons
• ⚙️ Configurable vault location

Packages

Package	Purpose	Install
ideaflow-skill	Core skill (agent instructions)	clawhub install idea
ideaflow-commands	Optional addon for /ideas and /ideas_status	openclaw plugins install @benmillerat/ideaflow-commands

Note: The addon slash commands (/ideas, /ideas_status) and inline buttons are currently Telegram-specific. The core /idea command works on any channel.

Installation

1. Install the Skill (required)

clawhub install idea

Or manually copy ideaflow-skill/ to your OpenClaw skills folder:

cp -r ideaflow-skill ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ideaflow

2. Install the Addon (optional)

For quick-access slash commands:

openclaw plugins install @benmillerat/ideaflow-commands

Or manually copy ideaflow-commands/ to your extensions folder:

cp -r ideaflow-commands ~/.openclaw/workspace/.openclaw/extensions/ideaflow-commands

Then enable it in your config:

{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "ideaflow-commands": { "enabled": true }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart OpenClaw

openclaw gateway restart

First-Run Setup

On your first /idea, Ideaflow will:

1. Welcome you and ask for vault location
2. Create folders: workbench/, shipped/, trash/
3. Save config to ~/.openclaw/ideaflow.json
4. Offer the addon (if not installed)

Default vault location: ~/.openclaw/workspace/ideas-vault/ideas

Usage

Commands

Command	Description	Requires Addon	Telegram Only
/idea [description]	Create a new idea	No	No
/ideas	List 6 most recent ideas	Yes	Yes
/ideas_status	Browse ideas by stage with buttons	Yes	Yes

Natural Language

You can also use natural language:

• "I have an idea for a weather app"
• "Show me my ideas"
• "Move the weather app to greenlit"
• "Delete the baking app idea"

Stages

Stage	Emoji	Description
Brainstorming	💭	Raw ideas, just captured
Validating	✅	Checking feasibility
Greenlit	🚀	Approved, ready to build
In Development	🔨	Actively being worked on
Shipped	✨	Complete!
Paused / Archived	⏸️	On hold

Vault Structure

~/.openclaw/workspace/ideas-vault/ideas/
├── workbench/     ← Active ideas (all stages except Shipped)
├── shipped/       ← Completed ideas
└── trash/         ← Soft-deleted (recoverable)

Idea File Format

---
title: Weather App
short_title: Weather
stage: Brainstorming
summary: "A minimal weather app focused on rain forecasts."
summary_updated: 2026-02-10T12:00:00
created: 2026-02-10
---

# Weather App

A minimal weather app focused on rain forecasts.

## Notes

- Android tablet only
- Austria region

Configuration

Config file: ~/.openclaw/ideaflow.json

{
  "initialized": true,
  "vaultPath": "~/.openclaw/workspace/ideas-vault/ideas"
}

Moving Your Vault

Tell the agent: "Move my ideas vault to ~/notes/ideas"

The agent will:

1. Move all files to the new location
2. Update the config file
3. Confirm completion

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch
3. Submit a PR

Open an issue for bugs or feature requests.

License

MIT © 2026 Benjamin Miller

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Made with and for OpenClaw 🦞