Agent Send

openclaw agent can run a single agent turn directly without waiting for an inbound channel message. It is useful for automation, testing, session reuse and targeted delivery.

CLI Reference Thinking Levels Gateway Ops

Common Usage

Send a direct message

openclaw agent --to +15555550123 --message "status update"

Target a specific agent

openclaw agent --agent ops --message "Summarize logs"

Reuse a session with an explicit thinking level

openclaw agent --session-id 1234 --message "Summarize inbox" --thinking medium

Deliver the result after execution

openclaw agent --agent ops --message "Generate report" --deliver --reply-channel slack --reply-to "#reports"

Key Flags

--local: force local execution on the current machine instead of going through the Gateway first.

--deliver, --channel and --reply-*: control which channel receives the result.

--thinking and --verbose: persist reasoning and verbosity settings at the session level.

--json: emit structured output suitable for scripts.