OpenClaw Platform Parity Audit

Complete feature gap analysis between OpenClaw 2026.3.28 platform and gormes-agent. Every OpenClaw config section mapped to gormes-agent status.

OpenClaw Platform Parity Audit

Source: OpenClaw 2026.3.28 config schema, CLI surface, state directory Audience: gormes-agent planner, builder, and reviewer skills. Purpose: Exhaustive gap analysis to inform Phase 5 (Final Purge) and Phase 6 (Learning Loop) planning.

1. Agent Configuration Gaps

OpenClaw’s agent defaults surface has extensive configuration that gormes-agent lacks:

OpenClaw Feature	Description	gormes-agent Status
`agents.defaults.memorySearch`	Multimodal + remote + local + chunking + sync + query + cache	Partial — Goncho has semantic search but no multimodal/chunking/sync config
`agents.defaults.contextPruning.tools`	Tool result pruning with policy	Shipped (Phase 4 compression)
`agents.defaults.contextPruning.softTrim`	Soft context trimming	Shipped
`agents.defaults.contextPruning.hardClear`	Hard context clearing	Gap
`agents.defaults.compaction.qualityGuard`	Compaction quality validation	Shipped
`agents.defaults.compaction.memoryFlush`	Memory flush on compaction	Gap
`agents.defaults.embeddedPi`	Embedded coding agent (Pi)	Gap
`agents.defaults.blockStreamingChunk`	Block streaming chunk config	Partial
`agents.defaults.blockStreamingCoalesce`	Block streaming coalesce config	Partial
`agents.defaults.humanDelay`	Simulated human typing delay	Gap
`agents.defaults.heartbeat.activeHours`	Active hours for heartbeat scheduling	Gap
`agents.defaults.subagents`	Subagent configuration	Partial (flat goroutine pool)
`agents.defaults.sandbox.docker`	Docker sandbox config	In-flight (Phase 5.B)
`agents.defaults.sandbox.ssh`	SSH sandbox config	Gap
`agents.defaults.sandbox.browser`	Browser sandbox config	Gap
`agents.defaults.sandbox.prune`	Sandbox prune policy	Gap

2. Tool Configuration Gaps

OpenClaw Feature	Description	gormes-agent Status
`tools.web.search`	Multi-provider web search (Brave, Firecrawl, Gemini, Grok, Kimi, Perplexity)	Shipped (9 backends with auto-routing)
`tools.web.fetch`	Web page fetching	Shipped
`tools.web.x_search`	Cross-provider search aggregation	Gap
`tools.media.image`	Image scope + deepgram + attachments	Partial (image generation shipped, vision gap)
`tools.media.audio`	Audio scope + deepgram + attachments	Partial (transcription shipped, scope gap)
`tools.media.video`	Video scope + deepgram + attachments	Gap
`tools.links`	Link handling with scope	Gap
`tools.sessions`	Session tools	Shipped
`tools.loopDetection.detectors`	5-type loop detection with configurable detectors	Gap (must-have listed, not implemented)
`tools.message.crossContext`	Cross-context messaging with marker	Gap
`tools.message.broadcast`	Message broadcast	Partial (cron multi-target shipped)
`tools.agentToAgent`	Agent-to-agent communication	Gap
`tools.elevated`	Elevated/privileged tools	In-flight (approval mode)
`tools.exec.applyPatch`	Apply patch tool	In-flight
`tools.fs`	Filesystem tools config	Partial (basic file ops shipped)
`tools.subagents.tools`	Subagent tool management	Partial
`tools.sandbox.tools`	Sandbox tool management	Gap
`tools.sessions_spawn.attachments`	Session spawn with attachments	Gap

3. Session Management Gaps

OpenClaw Feature	Description	gormes-agent Status
`session.reset`	Session reset	Shipped
`session.resetByType.direct`	Direct message session reset	Gap (all sessions use same reset)
`session.resetByType.dm`	DM session reset	Gap
`session.resetByType.group`	Group session reset	Gap
`session.resetByType.thread`	Thread session reset	Gap
`session.sendPolicy`	Per-session send policy	Gap
`session.agentToAgent`	Agent-to-agent session routing	Gap
`session.threadBindings`	Thread binding management	Gap
`session.maintenance`	Session maintenance/cleanup	Shipped (session expiry)

4. Gateway & Infrastructure Gaps

OpenClaw Feature	Description	gormes-agent Status
`gateway.controlUi`	Control UI configuration	Shipped (htmx dashboard)
`gateway.auth`	Gateway authentication	Shipped
`gateway.auth.rateLimit`	Auth rate limiting	Gap
`gateway.auth.trustedProxy`	Trusted proxy configuration	Gap
`gateway.tools`	Gateway-level tool configuration	Gap
`gateway.tailscale`	Tailscale integration	Out of scope
`gateway.remote`	Remote gateway connection	Gap
`gateway.reload`	Hot reload configuration	Gap
`gateway.tls`	TLS configuration	Gap
`gateway.http.endpoints.chatCompletions`	OpenAI-compatible chat completions	Shipped
`gateway.http.endpoints.responses`	Responses API	Shipped
`gateway.http.securityHeaders`	Security headers	Gap
`gateway.push.apns`	Apple Push Notification service relay	Out of scope
`gateway.nodes.browser`	Node browser management	Gap

5. Memory System Gaps

OpenClaw Feature	Description	gormes-agent Status
`memory.qmd`	QMD hybrid search configuration	Gap (P1 planned)
`memory.qmd.mcporter`	MCP porter integration	Gap
`memory.qmd.sessions`	Session indexing	Partial
`memory.qmd.update`	Index update config	Gap
`memory.qmd.limits`	Index size limits	Gap
`memory.qmd.scope`	Search scope configuration	Gap

6. Plugin Ecosystem (80+ plugins)

OpenClaw’s plugin architecture supports 80+ provider, channel, and tool plugins, each with hooks, subagent activation, and config. gormes-agent has a basic plugin system (internal/plugins/) with only first-party plugins (Spotify, Google Meet).

Key plugin categories gormes-agent should match:

Category	OpenClaw Plugins	gormes-agent Status
Model Providers	openai, anthropic, google, microsoft, amazon-bedrock, deepseek, mistral, groq, ollama, xai, together, sglang, vllm, etc. (20+)	Shipped in hermes package
Channels	telegram, discord, slack, whatsapp, signal, matrix, irc, line, msteams, etc. (15+)	Shipped in channels package
Search	brave, firecrawl, tavily, exa, duckduckgo, perplexity, kimi	Shipped
Memory	memory-core, memory-lancedb	Goncho (SQLite only)
Infrastructure	diagnostics-otel, device-pair, diffs, thread-ownership	Gap
Voice/Audio	talk-voice, voice-call, elevenlabs, deepgram	Partial
Special	phone-control, embedded-pi, openshell, open-prose, lobste, synthetic	Gap

7. Additional CLI Commands (Not in gormes-agent)

OpenClaw Command	Description	Priority
`openclaw directory`	Contact/group ID lookup for channels	P3
`openclaw dns`	DNS helpers for Tailscale + CoreDNS	Out of scope
`openclaw message`	Send, read, manage messages directly	P3
`openclaw nodes`	Gateway-owned node pairing and commands	P3
`openclaw qr`	iOS pairing QR generation	Out of scope
`openclaw reset`	Reset local config/state	P2

8. Summary: Critical Parity Gaps

P0 — Must Match for Production Parity

Gap	OpenClaw Feature	Phase
Loop detection	`tools.loopDetection.detectors` — 5 types with configurable detectors	5.N
Session reset by channel type	`session.resetByType` — different policies for DM/group/thread	5.N
Gateway hot reload	`gateway.reload` — no-restart config changes	5.O
Gateway TLS	`gateway.tls` — HTTPS support	5.Q

P1 — Should Match for Operational Parity

Gap	OpenClaw Feature	Phase
Memory QMD config	`memory.qmd` — hybrid search with scope/limits/update	5.N
Hard context clear	`agents.defaults.contextPruning.hardClear`	4
Compaction memory flush	`agents.defaults.compaction.memoryFlush`	4
Human delay simulation	`agents.defaults.humanDelay`	5.E
Heartbeat active hours	`agents.defaults.heartbeat.activeHours`	5.N
SSH sandbox	`agents.defaults.sandbox.ssh`	5.B
Browser sandbox	`agents.defaults.sandbox.browser`	5.B
Sandbox pruning	`agents.defaults.sandbox.prune`	5.B
Agent-to-agent tool	`tools.agentToAgent`	5.M
Cross-context messaging	`tools.message.crossContext`	5.N
Video media tools	`tools.media.video`	5.D
Gateway security headers	`gateway.http.securityHeaders`	5.Q
Gateway node browser	`gateway.nodes.browser`	5.C

P2 — Differentiators

Gap	OpenClaw Feature	Phase
Embedded Pi coding agent	`agents.defaults.embeddedPi`	6
Cross-provider search aggregation	`tools.web.x_search`	5.A
Link handling with scope	`tools.links`	5.N
Session spawn with attachments	`tools.sessions_spawn.attachments`	5.M
Gateway remote connection	`gateway.remote`	5.N

Generated: May 1, 2026 Source: OpenClaw 2026.3.28 config schema and CLI surface Cross-referenced: must-have-features.md, fleet-operational-patterns.md