Dirigent/README.md

WhisperGate

Rule-based no-reply gate for OpenClaw.

What it does

WhisperGate adds a deterministic gate before model selection:

1. If message is not from Discord → skip gate
2. If sender is in bypass user list → skip gate
3. If message ends with configured end-symbol → skip gate
4. Otherwise switch this turn to a no-reply model/provider

The no-reply provider returns NO_REPLY for any input.

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Repo layout

• plugin/ — OpenClaw plugin (before_model_resolve hook)
• no-reply-api/ — OpenAI-compatible minimal API that always returns NO_REPLY
• docs/ — rollout, integration, run-mode notes
• scripts/ — smoke/dev/helper checks
• Makefile — common dev commands (make check, make check-rules, make test-api, make up)
• CHANGELOG.md — milestone summary

Quick start (no Docker)

cd no-reply-api
node server.mjs

Then render config snippet:

node scripts/render-openclaw-config.mjs

See docs/RUN_MODES.md for Docker mode.

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Development plan (incremental commits)

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