FastClaw / Ability level
plug-in
The FastClaw plug-in is a JSON-RPC subprocess that can register tools, providers, hooks, and channel capabilities, and declare capabilities through manifests.
Plug-in Agreement
Plugins communicate with FastClaw via subprocess JSON-RPC. Common methods include initialize, shutdown, tool.list/execute, provider.list/execute, hook.register/fire, message.inbound, chat.send.
| Method | Function |
|---|---|
| initialize / shutdown | life cycle |
| tool.list / tool.execute | Expose new tools |
| provider.list / provider.execute | Expose new model provider |
| hook.register / hook.fire | Listening for events and injecting behaviors |
| message.inbound / chat.send | Access channel messages and replies |
Manifest
Plug-in manifest fields include id, name, version, description, type, command, capabilities, and config. Gateway will discover plugins from FASTCLAW_HOME/plugins and configuration paths.
{
"id": "demo-tool",
"name": "Demo Tool",
"version": "0.1.0",
"type": "subprocess",
"command": ["node", "plugin.js"],
"capabilities": ["tool"]
}Sample plugin
The source code comes with fastclaw-plugin-demo, mem0, openclaw-plugin-demo, post-turn-echo-demo and other examples, covering tools, hooks, external memory and OpenClaw bridging.
Credential rules
The provider plug-in gets per-call credentials every time it is called, and the plug-in should not cache the keys.