OpenClaw Session Tools and Multi-Agent Coordination
Use OpenClaw session tools to coordinate work across multiple agents. Share context, hand off tasks, and run more complex workflows.
OpenClaw Session Tools and Multi-Agent Coordination
OpenClaw can do more than a single chat: you can use session tools to coordinate work across multiple agents. That allows handoffs, shared context, and more complex workflows without building everything yourself.
What Are Session Tools?
Session tools are capabilities that operate on the current session or other agents—for example, reading session state, passing context to another agent, or triggering a specialized agent for a subtask. They sit alongside other tools (messaging, coding, etc.) and are controlled via tool profiles and allow/deny lists.
Why Multi-Agent Coordination?
How It Works in Practice
You configure multiple agents (or agent roles) in OpenClaw. Each can have its own tool profile (e.g., one with `coding`, one with `messaging`). Session tools allow one agent to:
The exact APIs depend on your OpenClaw version; the docs describe the available session tools and how to enable them.
Example Workflow
1. User asks a question in Slack.
2. OpenClaw “router” agent decides it needs a code change and invokes a “coder” agent via session tools, passing the user message and context.
3. The coder agent (with `coding` tools) drafts a change and returns the result.
4. The router agent summarizes and replies to the user in Slack.
All of this can happen within one OpenClaw gateway with session tools and multiple agent configs.
Best Practices
Session tools and multi-agent coordination turn OpenClaw from a single-bot system into a small “team” of agents working together.
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