dglabs-deepclaw copilot.instructions.md

Project-specific instructions for contributing to the OpenClaw codebase, which uses TypeScript, pnpm, automated checks, and tests.

In plain words
What is it for?
Adding or changing OpenClaw code while reusing shared formatting, terminal-output, testing, build, and command-line conventions.
Why use it?
They help an agent follow the repository’s existing patterns and avoid creating duplicate utilities or inconsistent code.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add instructions/deepgram/dglabs-deepclaw/copilot
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/deepgram/dglabs-deepclaw

Made for: GitHub Copilot.

Per session 574 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 574 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin 100% copy Near-identical to another mod in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00574 $0.00574
Opus 5 $0.00287 $0.00287
Sonnet 5 $0.00115 $0.00115
Haiku 4.5 $0.00057 $0.00057

Measured 2d ago against content hash 1a66e12d7b35, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

dglabs-deepclaw copilot.instructions.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

This is a copy

100% identical to ScienceClaw copilot.instructions.md — 0 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

.github/instructions/copilot.instructions.md · 65 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 65 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

OpenClaw Codebase Patterns

Always reuse existing code - no redundancy!

Tech Stack

  • Runtime: Node 22+ (Bun also supported for dev/scripts)
  • Language: TypeScript (ESM, strict mode)
  • Package Manager: pnpm (keep pnpm-lock.yaml in sync)
  • Lint/Format: Oxlint, Oxfmt (pnpm check)
  • Tests: Vitest with V8 coverage
  • CLI Framework: Commander + clack/prompts
  • Build: tsdown (outputs to dist/)

Anti-Redundancy Rules

  • Avoid files that just re-export from another file. Import directly from the original source.
  • If a function already exists, import it - do NOT create a duplicate in another file.
  • Before creating any formatter, utility, or helper, search for existing implementations first.

Source of Truth Locations

Formatting Utilities (src/infra/)

  • Time formatting: src\infra\format-time

NEVER create local formatAge, formatDuration, formatElapsedTime functions - import from centralized modules.

Terminal Output (src/terminal/)

  • Tables: src/terminal/table.ts (renderTable)
  • Themes/colors: src/terminal/theme.ts (theme.success, theme.muted, etc.)
  • Progress: src/cli/progress.ts (spinners, progress bars)

CLI Patterns

  • CLI option wiring: src/cli/
  • Commands: src/commands/
  • Dependency injection via createDefaultDeps

Import Conventions

  • Use .js extension for cross-package imports (ESM)
  • Direct imports only - no re-export wrapper files
  • Types: import type { X } for type-only imports

Code Quality

  • TypeScript (ESM), strict typing, avoid any
  • Keep files under ~700 LOC - extract helpers when larger
  • Colocated tests: *.test.ts next to source files
  • Run pnpm check before commits (lint + format)
  • Run pnpm tsgo for type checking

Stack & Commands

  • Package manager: pnpm (pnpm install)
  • Dev: pnpm openclaw ... or pnpm dev
  • Type-check: pnpm tsgo
  • Lint/format: pnpm check
  • Tests: pnpm test
  • Build: pnpm build

Read the full file on GitHub · 65 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 65 lines · 574 tokens per session scan A 1a66e12d7b35

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dglabs-deepclaw copilot.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository deepgram/dglabs-deepclaw (23 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 574 tokens to every session, about $0.0029 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 100% identical to ScienceClaw copilot.instructions.md, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.

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