Glossary

Terms used across this documentation, aligned for readers from different roles.

• Agent — A packaged capability for a class of tasks or roles, combining model, instructions, skills, and tools; can be instantiated many times.
• Template — A preset or reusable agent blueprint for quickly building similar capabilities.
• Instance — A runnable object created from a template or configuration, with its own state (e.g. running, stopped).
• Skill — A packaged step or domain unit that multiple agents can mount.
• Tool — An extension for talking to external systems or channels, e.g. messaging, search, or business APIs.
• Resource — Uploaded or connected documents and data for Q&A, screening, or RAG.
• Task — An asynchronous or scheduled run record for tracking duration and results.
• Agentic assistant — The built-in general chat agent for everyday Q&A, drafting, search, analysis, and collaboration, and for guiding natural-language creation or changes to dedicated agents and related configuration.
• OpenClaw — Module to connect Feishu, WeChat, and other collaboration and reach channels; what you see in the console is authoritative.
• MCP — Model Context Protocol–style connections for extending the tool ecosystem; configuration follows product documentation.