OpenClaw Platform Parity Audit

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.

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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