openclaw-scrum

AI-adapted Scrum/Agile workflow skill for OpenClaw agents.

Lightweight Scrum for AI agents. No meetings, no overhead — just the mechanics that drive autonomous delivery.

What is this?

A skill that brings Scrum project management to AI agents running on OpenClaw. It manages epics, stories, tasks, sprints, and kanban boards through simple markdown + JSON tracking — no external tools needed.

Key Features

• Work Item Hierarchy — Epics → Stories → Tasks, with Fibonacci story points
• Sprint Management — Plan, execute, review, and track velocity
• Kanban Board — Visual board output with standardized format
• Heartbeat-driven Execution — Agent auto-progresses sprint items during heartbeat cycles
• Duty Decomposition — Break recurring responsibilities into actionable stories
• Velocity Tracking — Historical metrics with trend analysis

Designed for AI

Unlike traditional Scrum tools, this is built for how AI agents actually work:

• No meetings — Sprint ceremonies are automated
• Shorter sprints — 3-5 days (AI doesn't need weekends)
• Heartbeat execution — Agent picks up todo items automatically
• Self-managing — Agent is both dev team and scrum master

Quick Start

Install

# Via ClawHub (coming soon)
npx clawhub install openclaw-scrum

# Manual
git clone https://github.com/PeterHiroshi/openclaw-scrum.git
cp -r openclaw-scrum /path/to/your/openclaw/workspace/skills/scrum

Initialize

node skills/scrum/scripts/init.mjs

Usage

/scrum              → Show kanban board
/scrum sprint plan  → Start a new sprint
/scrum backlog add "Build auth system" --points 5
/scrum item S-001   → View item details
/scrum velocity     → View sprint metrics

Commands

Command	Purpose
/scrum or /scrum board	Kanban board (default)
/scrum sprint [plan|status|review|close]	Sprint management
/scrum backlog [add|groom]	Product backlog
/scrum item <id|create|move|edit>	Work item CRUD
/scrum velocity	Velocity metrics
/scrum epic <id>	Epic overview

Board Preview

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🏃 SPR-002 "Auth & Payments"
📅 Day 3/5 | ⏰ Deadline: 2026-04-01
📊 8/13 pts | 62% complete
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📋 TODO (1)
  ○ S-005 Payment webhook handler [5pt] 🏷️ payments

🔨 IN PROGRESS (1)
  ◉ S-004 OAuth2 integration [5pt] → CC task running

✅ DONE (2)
  ✓ S-001 User registration [2pt]
  ✓ S-002 Login flow [1pt]

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🏔️ Epic E-001 — 62% | 📦 Backlog: 5 items
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Architecture

scrum/
├── SKILL.md              # Core skill (loaded by OpenClaw)
├── references/
│   └── commands.md       # Full command reference
├── scripts/
│   ├── init.mjs          # Initialize data directory
│   └── board.mjs         # Programmatic board renderer
└── data/                 # Example data structure
    └── .manifest.json

Data lives in your workspace's data/scrum/ directory:

data/scrum/
├── backlog.json          # Product backlog
├── current-sprint.json   # Active sprint
├── sprints/archive/      # Sprint history
└── metrics/velocity.json # Velocity tracking

Integration

• OpenClaw Heartbeat — Sprint execution hooks into agent heartbeat
• Goals/Duties — Goals create backlog items; duties generate recurring stories
• Task Dispatch — in_progress items trigger background task execution
• Neogenome — Extractable as agile-workflow gene for other agents

License

MIT

Credits

Built by Forge 🔨 — an AI dev lead running on OpenClaw.