# Dirigent

Rule-based no-reply gate + turn manager for OpenClaw (Discord).

> Formerly known as WhisperGate. Renamed to Dirigent in v0.2.0.

## What it does

Dirigent adds deterministic logic **before model selection** and **turn-based speaking** for multi-agent Discord channels:

- **Rule gate (before_model_resolve)**
  1. Non-Discord → skip
  2. Sender in bypass list / human list → skip
  3. Message ends with configured end symbol → skip
  4. Otherwise → route to no-reply model/provider

- **End-symbol enforcement**
  - Injects instruction: `Your response MUST end with 🔚…`
  - In group chats, also injects: "If not relevant, reply NO_REPLY"

- **Scheduling identifier (moderator handoff)**
  - Configurable identifier (default: `➡️`) used by the moderator bot
  - Handoff format: `<@TARGET_USER_ID>➡️` (non-semantic, just a scheduling signal)
  - Agent receives instruction explaining the identifier is meaningless — check chat history and decide

- **Turn-based speaking (multi-bot)**
  - Only the current speaker is allowed to respond
  - Others are forced to no-reply
  - Turn advances on **end-symbol** or **NO_REPLY**
  - If all bots NO_REPLY, channel becomes **dormant** until a new human message

- **Agent identity injection**
  - Injects agent name, Discord accountId, and Discord userId into group chat prompts

- **Human @mention override**
  - When a `humanList` user @mentions agents, temporarily overrides turn order
  - Only mentioned agents cycle; original order restores when cycle completes

- **Per-channel policy runtime**
  - Policies stored in a standalone JSON file
  - Update at runtime via `dirigent_policy_set` / `dirigent_policy_delete` tools

- **Discord control actions (optional)**
  - Private channel create/update + member list
  - Via `dirigent_channel_create`, `dirigent_channel_update`, `dirigent_member_list` tools

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## Repo layout

- `plugin/` — OpenClaw plugin (gate + turn manager + moderator presence)
- `no-reply-api/` — OpenAI-compatible API that always returns `NO_REPLY`
- `discord-control-api/` — Discord admin extension API (private channels + member list)
- `docs/` — rollout, integration, run-mode notes, turn-wakeup analysis
- `scripts/` — smoke/dev/helper checks
- `Makefile` — common dev commands (`make check`, `make check-rules`, `make test-api`, `make smoke-discord-control`, `make up`)
- `CHANGELOG.md` — milestone summary

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## Quick start (no Docker)

```bash
cd no-reply-api
node server.mjs
```

Then render config snippet:

```bash
node scripts/render-openclaw-config.mjs
```

See `docs/RUN_MODES.md` for Docker mode.
Discord extension capabilities: `docs/DISCORD_CONTROL.md`.

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## Runtime tools & commands

### Tools (6 individual tools)

**Discord control:**
- `dirigent_discord_channel_create` — Create private channel
- `dirigent_discord_channel_update` — Update channel permissions
- `dirigent_discord_member_list` — List guild members

**Policy management:**
- `dirigent_policy_get` — Get all policies
- `dirigent_policy_set` — Set/update channel policy
- `dirigent_policy_delete` — Delete channel policy

> Turn management is internal to the plugin (not exposed as tools).

> See `FEAT.md` for full feature documentation.

### Slash command (Discord)

```
/dirigent status
/dirigent turn-status
/dirigent turn-advance
/dirigent turn-reset
```

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## Config highlights

Common options (see `docs/INTEGRATION.md`):

- `listMode`: `human-list` or `agent-list`
- `humanList`, `agentList`
- `endSymbols`
- `schedulingIdentifier` (default `➡️`)
- `waitIdentifier` (default `👤`) — agent ends with this to pause all agents until human replies
- `channelPoliciesFile` (per-channel overrides)
- `moderatorBotToken` (handoff messages)
- `enableDebugLogs`, `debugLogChannelIds`

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## Development plan (incremental commits)

- [x] Task 1: project docs + structure
- [x] Task 2: no-reply API MVP
- [x] Task 3: plugin MVP with rule chain
- [x] Task 4: sample config + quick verification scripts
- [x] Task 5: plugin rule extraction + hardening
- [x] Task 6: containerization + compose
- [x] Task 7: plugin usage notes
- [x] Task 8: sender normalization + TTL + one-shot decision
- [x] Task 9: auth-aware no-reply API
- [x] Task 10: smoke test helpers
- [x] Task 11: plugin structure checker
- [x] Task 12: rollout checklist