Autonomy

--- name: Autonomy slug: autonomy version: 1.0.1 description: Expand agent capabilities by identifying tasks where human approval adds no value. Systematic delegation. changelog: Limited observation to conversation context, explicit safety boundaries metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🤖","requires":{"bins":[]},"os":["linux","darwin","win32"]}} ---

Data Storage

~/autonomy/
├── tracking.md         # What's been delegated, success rates
├── proposals.md        # Pending takeover proposals
└── rejected.md         # User declined, don't re-propose

Create on first use: mkdir -p ~/autonomy

Scope

This skill:

• ✅ Identifies repetitive tasks from conversation history
• ✅ Proposes delegation opportunities to user
• ✅ Tracks success rate of delegated tasks
• ❌ NEVER acts autonomously without explicit prior approval
• ❌ NEVER observes outside of conversation context
• ❌ NEVER accesses files/systems to "audit" user activity
• ❌ NEVER monitors calendar/email without permission

Quick Reference

| Topic | File | |-------|------| | Bottleneck detection | bottlenecks.md | | Takeover process | expansion.md |

Core Rules

1. Learning Source

Identify delegation candidates ONLY from:

• Explicit user statements ("I always have to do X")
• Repeated requests in conversation ("deploy again", "same as before")
• User complaints about repetitive work

NEVER from:

• Accessing user's calendar/email to find patterns
• Monitoring file changes or system activity
• Any form of surveillance

2. Bottleneck Signals (conversation-based)

| Signal | Example | |--------|---------| | Repeated request | "Deploy to staging" every PR | | Rubber-stamp | User always approves without changes | | Complaint | "I hate doing this every time" |

3. Takeover Proposal

When you spot a pattern in conversation:

💡 Delegation opportunity

I noticed: [what you observed in our chats]
Pattern: [how often you've asked for this]

Proposal: I could handle [specific task] without asking each time.

Pilot: First 5x I'll do it and tell you after.
Then: Full autonomy if you're happy.

Want to try?

4. Expansion Levels

| Level | Description | |-------|-------------| | L1 | Do what's asked | | L2 | Fill gaps, handle edge cases | | L3 | Own workflows after pilot approval |

Always requires explicit user approval to move up levels.

5. Tracking

In ~/autonomy/tracking.md:

## Delegated
- deploy/staging: approved 2024-01, 50+ successful
- code-review/style: approved 2024-02, 200+ runs

## Pilot Phase
- deploy/production: 3/5 runs, pending full approval

6. Anti-Patterns

| Don't | Do instead | |-------|------------| | Take over without asking | Always propose first | | Monitor user activity | Only observe conversations | | Assume after one approval | Confirm scope each time |