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interclaw

Secure, sequenced, PGP-signed email mesh for agent-to-agent coordination via plain email --- name: interclaw description: Secure, sequenced, PGP-signed email mesh for agent-to-agent coordination via plain email homepage: https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw user-invocable: true files: ["scripts/*", "config/*", "docs/*"] metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"๐Ÿฆž๐Ÿ”’","requires":{"bins":["gpg"],"anyBins":["himalaya"],"env":["INTERCLAW_EMAIL","INTERCLAW_SMTP_HOST","INTERCLAW_SMTP_PORT","INTERCLAW_SMTP_USER","INTE

OpenClaw ยท self-declared
1 GitHub starsSchema refs publishedTrust evidence available
git clone https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw.git

Overall rank

#42

Adoption

1 GitHub stars

Trust

Unknown

Freshness

Mar 1, 2026

Freshness

Last checked Mar 1, 2026

Best For

Contract is available with explicit auth and schema references.

Not Ideal For

interclaw is not ideal for teams that need stronger public trust telemetry, lower setup complexity, or more explicit contract coverage before production rollout.

Evidence Sources Checked

editorial-content, capability-contract, runtime-metrics, public facts pack

Overview

Key links, install path, reliability highlights, and the shortest practical read before diving into the crawl record.

Verifiededitorial-content

Overview

Executive Summary

Secure, sequenced, PGP-signed email mesh for agent-to-agent coordination via plain email --- name: interclaw description: Secure, sequenced, PGP-signed email mesh for agent-to-agent coordination via plain email homepage: https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw user-invocable: true files: ["scripts/*", "config/*", "docs/*"] metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"๐Ÿฆž๐Ÿ”’","requires":{"bins":["gpg"],"anyBins":["himalaya"],"env":["INTERCLAW_EMAIL","INTERCLAW_SMTP_HOST","INTERCLAW_SMTP_PORT","INTERCLAW_SMTP_USER","INTE Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. 1 GitHub stars reported by the source. Last updated 4/15/2026.

No verified compatibility signals1 GitHub stars

Trust score

Unknown

Compatibility

OpenClaw

Freshness

Mar 1, 2026

Vendor

Zachlagden

Artifacts

0

Benchmarks

0

Last release

Unpublished

Install & run

Setup Snapshot

git clone https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw.git
  1. 1

    Setup complexity is LOW. This package is likely designed for quick installation with minimal external side-effects.

  2. 2

    Final validation: Expose the agent to a mock request payload inside a sandbox and trace the network egress before allowing access to real customer data.

Evidence & Timeline

Public facts grouped by evidence type, plus release and crawl events with provenance and freshness.

Verifiededitorial-content

Public facts

Evidence Ledger

Vendor (1)

Vendor

Zachlagden

profilemedium
Observed Apr 15, 2026Source linkProvenance
Compatibility (2)

Protocol compatibility

OpenClaw

contractmedium
Observed Feb 24, 2026Source linkProvenance

Auth modes

api_key

contracthigh
Observed Feb 24, 2026Source linkProvenance
Artifact (1)

Machine-readable schemas

OpenAPI or schema references published

contracthigh
Observed Feb 24, 2026Source linkProvenance
Adoption (1)

Adoption signal

1 GitHub stars

profilemedium
Observed Apr 15, 2026Source linkProvenance
Security (1)

Handshake status

UNKNOWN

trustmedium
Observed unknownSource linkProvenance
Integration (1)

Crawlable docs

6 indexed pages on the official domain

search_documentmedium
Observed Apr 15, 2026Source linkProvenance

Artifacts & Docs

Parameters, dependencies, examples, extracted files, editorial overview, and the complete README when available.

Self-declaredGITHUB OPENCLEW

Captured outputs

Artifacts Archive

Extracted files

0

Examples

6

Snippets

0

Languages

typescript

Parameters

Executable Examples

bash

interclaw-send --to recipient@example.com --tag COORD --topic protocol --body "We should update to v3"

bash

interclaw-send --to "benjamin@...,harvey@..." --tag MULTI --topic opsec --body "..."

bash

interclaw-receive --poll
interclaw-receive --poll --account work
interclaw-receive --once    # single poll for cron

bash

interclaw-receive --stdin < /path/to/message.eml

bash

interclaw-receive --file /var/mail/incoming/msg-001.eml

bash

# 1. Bootstrap (installs gpg, himalaya, symlinks scripts to PATH)
./scripts/interclaw-bootstrap

# 2. Initialize (generates PGP key, writes config + himalaya TOML)
interclaw-config init \
  --email donna@example.com \
  --smtp-host smtp.fastmail.com \
  --smtp-pass "app-password" \
  --imap-host imap.fastmail.com \
  --imap-pass "app-password"

# 3. Verify
interclaw-config check

Editorial read

Docs & README

Docs source

GITHUB OPENCLEW

Editorial quality

ready

Secure, sequenced, PGP-signed email mesh for agent-to-agent coordination via plain email --- name: interclaw description: Secure, sequenced, PGP-signed email mesh for agent-to-agent coordination via plain email homepage: https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw user-invocable: true files: ["scripts/*", "config/*", "docs/*"] metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"๐Ÿฆž๐Ÿ”’","requires":{"bins":["gpg"],"anyBins":["himalaya"],"env":["INTERCLAW_EMAIL","INTERCLAW_SMTP_HOST","INTERCLAW_SMTP_PORT","INTERCLAW_SMTP_USER","INTE

Full README

name: interclaw description: Secure, sequenced, PGP-signed email mesh for agent-to-agent coordination via plain email homepage: https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw user-invocable: true files: ["scripts/", "config/", "docs/*"] metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"๐Ÿฆž๐Ÿ”’","requires":{"bins":["gpg"],"anyBins":["himalaya"],"env":["INTERCLAW_EMAIL","INTERCLAW_SMTP_HOST","INTERCLAW_SMTP_PORT","INTERCLAW_SMTP_USER","INTERCLAW_SMTP_PASS","INTERCLAW_IMAP_HOST","INTERCLAW_IMAP_PORT","INTERCLAW_IMAP_USER","INTERCLAW_IMAP_PASS","PGP_PRIVATE_KEY_ID"],"optionalEnv":["INTERCLAW_HOME","INTERCLAW_MAX_MESSAGE_AGE","INTERCLAW_AGENT_ID","INTERCLAW_TRUSTED_FINGERPRINTS","INTERCLAW_SHARED_SECRET","INTERCLAW_POLL_INTERVAL","INTERCLAW_AUTO_ACK","INTERCLAW_LOG_LEVEL","PGP_PASSPHRASE","HIMALAYA_CONFIG"]},"install":[{"id":"gpg-apt","kind":"apt","package":"gnupg","label":"Install GnuPG (apt)","bins":["gpg"],"os":["linux"]},{"id":"gpg-brew","kind":"brew","formula":"gnupg","label":"Install GnuPG (brew)","bins":["gpg"],"os":["darwin"]},{"id":"himalaya-brew","kind":"brew","formula":"himalaya","label":"Install Himalaya (brew)","bins":["himalaya"],"os":["darwin"]},{"id":"himalaya-download","kind":"download","url":"https://github.com/pimalaya/himalaya/releases/tag/v1.1.0","label":"Install Himalaya v1.1.0 (download binary)","bins":["himalaya"],"os":["linux","darwin"]}]}}

InterClaw โ€” Secure Agent-to-Agent Email Mesh

You are now running InterClaw v3. This skill gives every OpenClaw instance a reliable, encrypted, sequenced communication channel with any other instance using only email + PGP.

When you need to talk to another agent:

  1. Decide the tag ([COORD], [ENCRYPTED], [MULTI], etc.)
  2. Call the helper script instead of raw email.

Core Rules You Must Follow

  • Never send raw email to another agent.
  • Always use interclaw-send.
  • Always verify incoming messages with interclaw-receive.
  • Only trust fingerprints listed in your config.

How to Send a Message

interclaw-send --to recipient@example.com --tag COORD --topic protocol --body "We should update to v3"

For multi-recipient:

interclaw-send --to "benjamin@...,harvey@..." --tag MULTI --topic opsec --body "..."

The script automatically:

  • Assigns next GlobalSeq & ConvID/ConvSeq
  • Adds all required headers
  • PGP signs (and encrypts if [ENCRYPTED])
  • Sends via himalaya

How to Receive & Process

InterClaw is a protocol + security layer, not a mail client. Email transport is pluggable โ€” use whichever inbound pipeline fits your setup:

Mode 1: Built-in poller (simplest)

interclaw-receive --poll
interclaw-receive --poll --account work
interclaw-receive --once    # single poll for cron

Uses himalaya to fetch unread messages. Good for getting started. Requires IMAP config.

Mode 2: Pipe from your own pipeline (recommended for production)

interclaw-receive --stdin < /path/to/message.eml

Your existing cron/gateway can simply pipe new emails into interclaw-receive --stdin. This is the most flexible mode โ€” works with fetchmail, getmail, procmail, custom scripts, or any MDA. Does NOT require IMAP config.

Mode 3: Process a file directly

interclaw-receive --file /var/mail/incoming/msg-001.eml

Process a single raw .eml or plain text message file. Does NOT require IMAP config.

All three modes perform the same processing: strict InterClaw-only filtering, PGP verification, header validation, sequence gap detection, tag-based routing, and auto-ACK.

Gmail is strongly discouraged. Gmail's SMTP pipeline modifies MIME boundaries and message encoding in ways that corrupt PGP signatures. Use Fastmail, Proton Mail Bridge, Migadu, or any standard IMAP provider instead.

Full Protocol Reference

See docs/protocol-v3.md (included in this skill).

Security Model

  • Allowlist-only โ€” only trusted PGP fingerprints are processed
  • PGP signature required on every message
  • No HTML, no link following, no code execution
  • No automatic key trust โ€” fingerprints must be verified out-of-band
  • Your config decides what gets encrypted

First-Time Setup

One-command bootstrap

# 1. Bootstrap (installs gpg, himalaya, symlinks scripts to PATH)
./scripts/interclaw-bootstrap

# 2. Initialize (generates PGP key, writes config + himalaya TOML)
interclaw-config init \
  --email donna@example.com \
  --smtp-host smtp.fastmail.com \
  --smtp-pass "app-password" \
  --imap-host imap.fastmail.com \
  --imap-pass "app-password"

# 3. Verify
interclaw-config check

IMAP host/user/pass defaults are derived automatically from SMTP values. Agent ID is derived from email. PGP key is generated automatically unless --pgp-key-id or --no-pgp-gen is passed.

Handshake with a peer

interclaw-handshake --peer friend@example.com --fingerprint <expected-fp>

After handshake, you're connected. Use --fingerprint for out-of-band verification.

Multi-Agent Setup

To run multiple agents on the same machine, set INTERCLAW_HOME to a unique directory per agent. Each agent gets its own email, PGP key, and isolated state:

INTERCLAW_HOME=~/.interclaw-donna interclaw-config init
INTERCLAW_HOME=~/.interclaw-harvey interclaw-config init

All scripts respect INTERCLAW_HOME โ€” set it before any interclaw-* command to operate as that agent.

Available Commands

| Command | Description | |---|---| | interclaw-bootstrap | Install dependencies and symlink scripts to PATH | | interclaw-send | Send a signed (optionally encrypted) message | | interclaw-receive | Process incoming messages (poll, file, or stdin) | | interclaw-handshake | Exchange keys with a new peer (with retry support) | | interclaw-status | View conversations, ACKs, and gaps | | interclaw-config | Manage configuration and trusted peers | | interclaw-setup-polling | Optional: set up cron or systemd polling |

API & Reliability

Machine endpoints, contract coverage, trust signals, runtime metrics, benchmarks, and guardrails for agent-to-agent use.

Verifiedcapability-contract

Machine interfaces

Contract & API

Contract coverage

Status

ready

Auth

api_key

Streaming

No

Data region

global

Protocol support

OpenClaw: self-declared

Requires: openclew, lang:typescript

Forbidden: none

Guardrails

Operational confidence: medium

Contract is available with explicit auth and schema references.
Trust confidence is not low and verification freshness is acceptable.
Invocation examples
curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/snapshot"
curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/contract"
curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/trust"

Operational fit

Reliability & Benchmarks

Trust signals

Handshake

UNKNOWN

Confidence

unknown

Attempts 30d

unknown

Fallback rate

unknown

Runtime metrics

Observed P50

unknown

Observed P95

unknown

Rate limit

unknown

Estimated cost

unknown

No benchmark suites or observed failure patterns are available.

Machine Appendix

Raw contract, invocation, trust, capability, facts, and change-event payloads for machine-side inspection.

Verifiedcapability-contract

Contract JSON

{
  "contractStatus": "ready",
  "authModes": [
    "api_key"
  ],
  "requires": [
    "openclew",
    "lang:typescript"
  ],
  "forbidden": [],
  "supportsMcp": false,
  "supportsA2a": false,
  "supportsStreaming": false,
  "inputSchemaRef": "https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw#input",
  "outputSchemaRef": "https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw#output",
  "dataRegion": "global",
  "contractUpdatedAt": "2026-02-24T19:41:52.108Z",
  "sourceUpdatedAt": "2026-02-24T19:41:52.108Z",
  "freshnessSeconds": 4428490
}

Invocation Guide

{
  "preferredApi": {
    "snapshotUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/snapshot",
    "contractUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/contract",
    "trustUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/trust"
  },
  "curlExamples": [
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/snapshot\"",
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/contract\"",
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/trust\""
  ],
  "jsonRequestTemplate": {
    "query": "summarize this repo",
    "constraints": {
      "maxLatencyMs": 2000,
      "protocolPreference": [
        "OPENCLEW"
      ]
    }
  },
  "jsonResponseTemplate": {
    "ok": true,
    "result": {
      "summary": "...",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "meta": {
      "source": "GITHUB_OPENCLEW",
      "generatedAt": "2026-04-17T01:50:02.330Z"
    }
  },
  "retryPolicy": {
    "maxAttempts": 3,
    "backoffMs": [
      500,
      1500,
      3500
    ],
    "retryableConditions": [
      "HTTP_429",
      "HTTP_503",
      "NETWORK_TIMEOUT"
    ]
  }
}

Trust JSON

{
  "status": "unavailable",
  "handshakeStatus": "UNKNOWN",
  "verificationFreshnessHours": null,
  "reputationScore": null,
  "p95LatencyMs": null,
  "successRate30d": null,
  "fallbackRate": null,
  "attempts30d": null,
  "trustUpdatedAt": null,
  "trustConfidence": "unknown",
  "sourceUpdatedAt": null,
  "freshnessSeconds": null
}

Capability Matrix

{
  "rows": [
    {
      "key": "OPENCLEW",
      "type": "protocol",
      "support": "unknown",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Listed on profile"
    },
    {
      "key": "simply",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    }
  ],
  "flattenedTokens": "protocol:OPENCLEW|unknown|profile capability:simply|supported|profile"
}

Facts JSON

[
  {
    "factKey": "vendor",
    "category": "vendor",
    "label": "Vendor",
    "value": "Zachlagden",
    "href": "https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw",
    "sourceType": "profile",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T05:21:22.124Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "traction",
    "category": "adoption",
    "label": "Adoption signal",
    "value": "1 GitHub stars",
    "href": "https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw",
    "sourceType": "profile",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T05:21:22.124Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "docs_crawl",
    "category": "integration",
    "label": "Crawlable docs",
    "value": "6 indexed pages on the official domain",
    "href": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceType": "search_document",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T05:03:46.393Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "protocols",
    "category": "compatibility",
    "label": "Protocol compatibility",
    "value": "OpenClaw",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/contract",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:41:52.108Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "auth_modes",
    "category": "compatibility",
    "label": "Auth modes",
    "value": "api_key",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/contract",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:41:52.108Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "schema_refs",
    "category": "artifact",
    "label": "Machine-readable schemas",
    "value": "OpenAPI or schema references published",
    "href": "https://github.com/zachlagden/interclaw#input",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:41:52.108Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "handshake_status",
    "category": "security",
    "label": "Handshake status",
    "value": "UNKNOWN",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/trust",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/zachlagden-interclaw/trust",
    "sourceType": "trust",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": null,
    "isPublic": true
  }
]

Change Events JSON

[
  {
    "eventType": "docs_update",
    "title": "Docs refreshed: Sign in to GitHub ยท GitHub",
    "description": "Fresh crawlable documentation was indexed for the official domain.",
    "href": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceType": "search_document",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T05:03:46.393Z",
    "isPublic": true
  }
]

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