Autonomous Operator Skill

Provides autonomous business operation capabilities: multi-backend email, local LLM integration, self-monitoring, credential management, and revenue tracking. Enables the agent to run without manual gatekeepers.

Capabilities

• Multi-backend email — automatically detects and uses available email methods (gog OAuth, SMTP app password, third-party APIs)
• Local LLM — integrates with Ollama for unlimited tokens, no API costs
• Self-monitoring — health checks, revenue pipeline tracker, alerting
• Credential vault — secure storage and rotation of service credentials
• Autonomous loops — periodic execution of high-value tasks (follow-ups, research, monitoring)

Triggers

• "Set up autonomous email"
• "Enable local LLM"
• "Start self-monitoring"
• "Build sovereign business machine"
• "Remove gatekeepers"

What It Does

1. Email Independence

Detects available email sending methods in order of preference:

1. gog CLI with OAuth (if configured)
2. SMTP with app password (if credentials available)
3. Third-party email API (SendGrid, Mailgun, etc.)
4. Fallback: draft emails for manual send

Provides unified interface: send-email --to <email> --subject <subj> --body <body>

Automatically retries with fallback if primary fails.

2. Local LLM Integration

Installs and manages Ollama on the local machine:

• Detects if Ollama is installed, installs if not (via brew or direct binary)
• Pulls Llama 3.2 (or other models) based on available RAM
• Configures OpenClaw to use local LLM for agent instructions
• Provides unlimited token generation for agent workflows

3. Self-Monitoring Dashboard

Generates daily status reports:

• Agent health (running, errors, restarts)
• Revenue pipeline (leads, emails sent, replies, calls booked, deals closed)
• Credential status (expiring soon, needs rotation)
• System resources (RAM, CPU, disk)
• Upcoming tasks and follow-ups

Dashboard can be viewed via: openclaw status --full or a simple web UI.

4. Autonomous Loops

Runs scheduled tasks without cron (internal scheduler):

• Every 2 hours: check inbox, send scheduled follow-ups, update lead status
• Daily: generate revenue report, update next-moves.md, log insights
• Weekly: competitor watch, pricing intel, template refresh
• On trigger: when new lead added, automatically enrich and add to sequence

5. Credential Vault

Securely stores:

• Email passwords/app passwords
• API keys (OpenRouter, etc.)
• Client credentials
• Rotation reminders

Uses macOS Keychain or encrypted file storage.

Setup

# Initialize autonomous operator
openclaw sessions_spawn --runtime subagent --task "Initialize autonomous operator: install Ollama, configure email fallbacks, set up monitoring"

# Or use the CLI directly (once installed)
autonomous-operator init
autonomous-operator email-test
autonomous-operator dashboard

Configuration

Environment variables:

• AUTONOMOUS_EMAIL_BACKENDS — comma-separated list of backends to try (default: gog,smtp,api,draft)
• AUTONOMOUS_LLM_MODEL — local model to use (default: llama3.2)
• AUTONOMOUS_REPORT_TIME — daily report time (default: 09:00)
• AUTONOMOUS_FOLLOWUP_INTERVAL — hours between follow-up cycles (default: 2)

Benefits

• No dependency on any single credential provider
• Works offline (local LLM) for core agent instructions
• Automatic failover ensures continuity
• Self-monitoring means you know status at a glance
• Reduces manual repetitive work to zero

Notes

This skill is designed for sovereignty. It assumes you want to own your infrastructure and not rely on third-party APIs that can go down or change terms. Local LLM gives you unlimited tokens and privacy.

Preferred hardware: Mac mini or Linux server with at least 16GB RAM for comfortable Llama 3.2 operation.