arbiter

Arbiter Skill

Push decisions to Arbiter Zebu for async human review. Use when you need human input on plans, architectural choices, or approval before proceeding.

Installation

Quick install via ClawHub:

clawhub install arbiter

Or via bun (makes CLI commands available globally):

bun add -g arbiter-skill

Or manual:

git clone https://github.com/5hanth/arbiter-skill.git
cd arbiter-skill && npm install && npm run build
ln -s $(pwd) ~/.clawdbot/skills/arbiter

Prerequisites

• Arbiter Zebu bot running (or just bunx arbiter-zebu)
• ~/.arbiter/queue/ directory (created automatically by the bot)

Environment Variables

Set these in your agent's environment for automatic agent/session detection:

Variable	Description	Example
CLAWDBOT_AGENT	Agent ID	ceo, swe1
CLAWDBOT_SESSION	Session key	agent:ceo:main

When to Use

• Plan review before implementation
• Architectural decisions with tradeoffs
• Anything blocking that needs human judgment
• Multiple related decisions as a batch

Do NOT use for:

• Simple yes/no that doesn't need explanation
• Urgent real-time decisions (use direct message instead)
• Technical questions you can research yourself

Tools

arbiter_push

Create a decision plan for human review.

CLI: arbiter-push '<json>' — takes a single JSON argument containing all fields.

arbiter-push '{
  "title": "API Design Decisions",
  "tag": "nft-marketplace",
  "context": "SWE2 needs these decided before API work",
  "priority": "normal",
  "notify": "agent:swe2:main",
  "decisions": [
    {
      "id": "auth-strategy",
      "title": "Auth Strategy", 
      "context": "How to authenticate admin users",
      "options": [
        {"key": "jwt", "label": "JWT tokens", "note": "Stateless"},
        {"key": "session", "label": "Sessions", "note": "More control"},
        {"key": "oauth", "label": "OAuth", "note": "External provider"}
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "database",
      "title": "Database Choice",
      "context": "Primary datastore",
      "options": [
        {"key": "postgresql", "label": "PostgreSQL + JSONB"},
        {"key": "mongodb", "label": "MongoDB"}
      ],
      "allowCustom": true
    }
  ]
}'