OpenClaw + Claude Code/Codex：打造个人开发Agent Swarm

Hello everyone, I am Lu Gong.

Recently, I came across a tweet on X that instantly caught my attention. An independent developer named Elvis mentioned that he no longer directly uses Claude Code and Codex, but instead uses OpenClaw as an orchestration layer, allowing an AI orchestrator named Zoe to manage a whole swarm of Claude Code and Codex agents.

The data from this tweet is also impressive, with 4.9 million views, 11,000 likes, and 1,800 retweets.

We have been writing Vibe Coding for over four months, and Claude Code has always been the main tool. I have previously written some articles on multi-agent collaboration, VSCode multi-agent architecture, and so on.

But seeing Elvis's approach, I can only call it professional. One person, relying on a set of orchestration systems, submits code an average of 50 times a day, with a peak of 94 submissions in one day, while also answering three client calls without ever opening the editor.

Isn't this like one person acting as a whole development team?

Today's article will break down how he achieved this.

OpenClaw大家都不陌生了

This little lobster has been popular since before the Spring Festival. In simple terms, it is an open-source AI agent framework, which has now surpassed 240,000 stars on GitHub, and just a few days ago officially surpassed React to become the fastest-growing open-source project in GitHub's history.

The founder, Peter Steinberger, is an Austrian developer who previously founded PSPDFKit (a B2B company for a PDF framework) and received an investment of 100 million euros from Insight Partners in 2021. In February of this year, Peter announced joining OpenAI, and the OpenClaw project was handed over to an open-source foundation for operation.

The positioning of OpenClaw is not as a chatbot, but as an AI agent runtime that runs on your local device. It has four core components: Gateway (connecting more than 50 messaging platforms), Agent (inference engine), Skills (over 5,400 plugins), and Memory (memory system).

However, Elvis's use of OpenClaw is quite unique. He directly treats it as an orchestration layer, specifically for managing coding agents like Claude Code and Codex, rather than using it as a general assistant.

This idea is indeed quite extraordinary.

为什么需要一个编排层呢？

Elvis mentioned a very key point in the tweet: The context window is a zero-sum game.

If you stuff code into it, there is no space left for business context. If you stuff in client history and meeting notes, there is no space left for the codebase. No matter how strong a single AI is, it cannot simultaneously hold two completely different types of information.

So he split the system into two layers.

The upper layer is OpenClaw's orchestrator Zoe, who masters all business contexts, including client data, meeting notes, historical decisions, which plans have been tried, and which have failed. All this information is stored in Elvis's Obsidian note library, which Zoe can read directly.

The lower layer consists of coding agents like Claude Code and Codex, which only look at code and focus on writing code. When each agent starts, Zoe writes a precise prompt based on the business context, telling it what to do, what the background is, and what the client wants.

In simple terms: the orchestrator is responsible for understanding the requirements, and the coding agents are responsible for doing the work. Each does what they are best at.

This architecture is similar to Stripe's recently revealed internal system Minions. Stripe's Minions also features a design of parallel coding agents with a centralized orchestration layer, capable of merging over 1,000 completely AI-written PRs each week. Elvis mentioned that he unintentionally built a similar architecture, just running on his own Mac mini.

真实案例工作流

Elvis used a real case in the tweet to explain his complete workflow, and I will briefly summarize the core steps.Elvis wuxuu qabtay telefoon macmiil, macmiilku wuxuu rabay in kooxdu dib u isticmaasho qaabeynta hore. Ka dib markii wicitaanka la dhammeeyo, wuxuu la hadlay Zoe baahidaas. Maadaama dhammaan diiwaannada shirarka si otomaatig ah loogu sinxoonayo Obsidian, Zoe horey ayey u ogayd waxa macmiilka sheegay, uma baahnayn in Elvis faahfaahin dheeraad ah bixiyo. Waxay si wadajir ah u go'aamiyeen xadka hawsha, qorshaha ugu dambeeya wuxuu ahaa in la sameeyo nidaam template ah.

Kadib, Zoe si otomaatig ah waxay sameysay seddex shay: waxay macmiilka u shubtay adeegga furitaanka (waxay haysataa rukhsadda API maamulka), waxay ka soo jiidatay qaabeynta macmiilka ee hadda jirta keydka wax soo saarka (rukhsaad akhris, Agent-ka koodhka marna ma heli doono rukhsaddan), ka dibna waxay abuurtey Codex Agent, oo wata faahfaahin buuxda oo ku saabsan macnaha ganacsiga.

Mid kasta oo ka mid ah Agents wuxuu leeyahay worktree u gaar ah (la gooyay laanta) iyo kalfadhiga tmux. Amarka bilowga wuxuu u egyahay sidan:

# Abuur worktree + abuur agent git worktree add ../feat-custom-templates -b feat/custom-templates origin/main cd ../feat-custom-templates && pnpm install tmux new-session -d -s "codex-templates" \ -c "/Users/elvis/Documents/GitHub/medialyst-worktrees/feat-custom-templates" \ "$HOME/.codex-agent/run-agent.sh templates gpt-5.3-codex high Kadib markii Agent la bilaabo, waxaa jira hawl waqtigeeda ah oo kormeeraysa 10 daqiiqo kasta. Laakiin ma weydiin doonto Agent si toos ah (taasi waxay noqon doontaa mid aad u gubta token), laakiin waxay ordi doontaa script Shell go'an, si loo hubiyo in kalfadhiga tmux uu weli nool yahay, in PR la abuuray, iyo in CI ay dhammaan ka gudubtay.

Haddii CI ay fashilanto, si otomaatig ah ayaa loo bilaabi doonaa Agent, ugu badnaan 3 jeer. Kaliya marka ay u baahato faragelin bini'aadam ah ayaa la diri doonaa ogeysiis.

Kadib markii Agent uu dhammeeyo hawsha, si otomaatig ah ayaa loo abuuri doonaa PR. Laakiin kaliya abuurista PR ma ahan dhammaadka, Elvis wuxuu qeexay heerar dhammaystiran: PR la abuuray, laanta la sinxoonay main (aan lahayn khilaaf isku dhafan), CI oo dhan ka gudubtay, saddexda moodel ee AI koodhka dib u eegis dhammaantood ka gudbay, haddii ay jiraan isbeddel UI ah waa in sidoo kale la raaciyo shaashad.

Saddexda Moodel ee AI ee Koodhka Dib u Eegista

Saddexda moodel ee AI ee koodhka dib u eegista waxay u muuqdaan kuwo aad u deggan. Waan ka hadli doonaa qiimeynta uu leeyahay Elvis ee saddexdan moodel, waxayna tahay mid xiiso leh.

Codex Reviewer, wuxuu qiimeyn ugu sarreeya, wuxuuna sheegay in dib u eegistiisa ay aad u dhameystiran tahay marka ay timaado xaaladaha xuduudda iyo khaladaadka macquulka ah, heerka qaladku aad buu u hooseeyaa.

Gemini Code Assist Reviewer, bilaash ah, wuxuu sheegay inuu aad u waxtar badan yahay, wuxuu ogaan karaa khataraha amniga iyo dhibaatooyinka la ballaarin karo ee moodelada kale ka tagay, wuxuuna sidoo kale bixin karaa xalal gaar ah.

Claude Code Reviewer, ereyadiisa asalka ah waa "basi ma ahan", wuxuuna sheegay inuu aad u taxaddar badan yahay, shaashadda oo dhan waxaa ku yaal talooyin sida "ka fikir inaad ku darto...", inta badan waxay ka mid yihiin naqshad xad dhaaf ah. Ilaa la calaamadiyo inay tahay arrin muhiim ah, wuxuu si toos ah u dhaafayaa.

Markii aan arko qaybtaan waxaan la yaabay. Anigoo ah isticmaale culus oo Claude Code ah, runtii waxaan la kulmay xaalado ay ka mid yihiin in koodhka dib u eegista uu aad u taxaddar badan yahay, laakiin "basi ma ahan" qiimeyntaas waxay u muuqataa mid xad dhaaf ah. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, tani waxay sidoo kale muujinaysaa in dib u eegista moodelo badan ay runtii leedahay qiimo, cilladaha moodelada kala duwan ayaa si fiican u dhameystiraya.

Kadib markii saddexda dib u eegis ay dhammaantood ka gudbaan, kaliya markaas Elvis ayaa heli doona ogeysiiska Telegram. Ilaa heerkan, wuxuu inta badan eegaa shaashadaha, si uu u xaqiijiyo in isbeddelada UI ay sax yihiin, PR badan ma eego koodhka si toos ah ayuu u midoobaa. Wuxuu sheegay in dib u eegistiisa bini'aadamka ay kaliya u baahan tahay 5 ilaa 10 daqiiqo.

Hawlgalka Zoe

Zoe ma ahan oo kaliya fuliyaha. Waxa ka xiiso badan habka shaqada lafteeda waa hawlgalka Zoe.

Elvis wuxuu sheegay in Zoe aysan sugin in loo qoondeeyo hawl, laakiin si firfircoon ay u raadinayso shaqo. Subaxdii waxay baartaa diiwaannada qaladka Sentry, waxay ogaatay 4 qalad cusub, si otomaatig ah u abuuray 4 Agent si ay u hagaajiso. Ka dib shir, waxay baartaa diiwaannada shirarka, waxay calaamadisaa 3 baahida hawl ee macmiilka xusay, ka dibna si otomaatig ah u bilaabeysaa 3 Codex Agent. Habeenkii waxay baartaa diiwaannada Git, waxay bilaabeysaa Claude Code si ay u cusboonaysiiso changelog iyo dukumiintiyada macmiilka.

Elvis markii uu ka baxo socod, wuxuu ku soo laabtaa Telegram oo ku yaal fariin: 7 PR ayaa diyaar ah, 3 hawl cusub, 4 hagaajin bug. Maahan tan oo aan mar walba rajeynayay in aan dhiso saameynta kooxda horumarinta OPC ee hal qof.Marka Agent uu guuldareysto, habka Zoe uu u maareeyo waa ka sarreeya isku dayga fudud. Waxay isku daraysaa macnaha ganacsiga si ay u falanqeyso sababta guuldarada. Haddii macnaha Agent uu burburay? Waxay xaddidaysaa baaxadda, si Agent uu diiradda u saaro seddex fayl oo kaliya. Haddii jihada Agent ay qaldan tahay? Waxay sidoo kale saxaysaa, waxayna u sheegaysaa Agent in macmiilka uu doonayo X, ma ahan Y, iyadoo la raacayo hadalladii shirka.

Marka waqti socdo, Zoe sidoo kale waxay uruurin doontaa khibrad, waxayna xasuusan doontaa qaab-dhismeedka prompt-ka ee ku habboon noocyada hawlaha, si ay mar kale u qorto prompt-ka saxda ah.

Fikraddan waxay dhab ahaantii tahay nooca casriyeysan ee Ralph Loop. Loogga Ralph Loop wuxuu ku saleysan yahay soo jiidashada macnaha, soo saarista natiijada, qiimeynta natiijada, iyo kaydinta khibradda, laakiin inta badan fulinta prompt-ka ee wareeg kasta waa mid go'an. Nidaamka Elvis waa mid ka duwan, mar kasta oo la isku dayo, Zoe waxay si firfircoon u hagaajineysaa prompt-ka iyadoo ku saleysan sababta guuldarada, iyadoo leh macnaha ganacsi oo dhameystiran.

Kharashka iyo Qalabka

Dhanka kharashka, xogta Elvis ee la shaaciyey waa in Claude uu ku kacayo qiyaastii $100 bishii, Codex-na qiyaastii $90 bishii. Wuxuu sidoo kale sheegay in laga bilaabi karo $20 si loo tijaabiyo.

Kharashkan wuxuu si weyn uga jaban yahay in la shaqaaleysiiyo horumariye. Laakiin haddii la tixgeliyo inaad sidoo kale u baahan tahay inaad sameyso go'aannada alaabta, isgaadhsiinta macaamiisha, iyo dib-u-eegista koodhka, waxay u egtahay in ay tahay koronto wax ku ool ah, taasoo kaa caawineysa inaad ka badbaadiso koodhka iyo tijaabada hawlaha soo noqnoqda.

Dhanka qalabka, Elvis wuxuu xusay in caqabadda ugu weyn ee uu wajahayo ay tahay RAM. Agent kasta wuxuu u baahan yahay worktree madax banaan, worktree kasta wuxuu leeyahay nodemodules u gaar ah, Agent kasta waa inuu socodsiiyaa dhisidda, hubinta nooca, iyo tijaabinta. 5 Agent oo isla waqtigaas socda waxay ka dhigan tahay 5 turjubaanka TypeScript ah, 5 tijaabiyeyaasha, iyo 5 nooc oo ku tiirsan.

Mac mini-kiisa oo leh 16GB RAM wuxuu awoodaa inuu isla waqtigaas socodsiiyo 4 ilaa 5 Agent, haddii ka badan ay bilaabayaan in la beddelo xusuusta. Sidaas darteed, wuxuu iibsaday Mac Studio M4 Max oo leh 128GB RAM ($3500), isagoo qorsheynaya inuu isticmaalo si uu u maareeyo Agent-yada badan ee wada socda.

Gunaanad iyo Dhibaatooyinka Dhabta ah

Si daacad ah, nidaamka Elvis wuxuu igu dhaliyay saameyn weyn. Waxaan horey u u arki jiray OpenClaw sidii ciyaar, laakiin marka laga hadlayo wax soo saarka, waxaan ku tiirsanaa Claude Code oo madax banaan. Mararka qaar waxaan isticmaali jiray worktree si aan u sameeyo hawlo isku mid ah, laakiin ma ahayn heerka nidaamsan ee noocan ah. Kadib markii aan akhriyey tweet-kiisa, waxaan dareemay in xadka barnaamijka AI uu mar kale kor u kacay.

Waxaan dhawaan raacayaa fikradiisa, waxaanan qorsheynayaa inaan OpenClaw ku dhiso koox horumariyeed oo si buuxda otomaatig ah. Sidaas darteed, dhawaan waxaan soo saari doonaa maqaalado badan oo ku saabsan OpenClaw.

Waxaa jira dhowr dhibaatooyin dhab ah oo aan rabaa inaan idin xusuusiyo.

Nidaamkan wuxuu ku saleysan yahay inaad haysato alaab cad, baahiyo macaamiil oo cad, iyo habka CI/CD oo dhameystiran. Elvis wuxuu ku shaqeynayaa B2B SaaS dhab ah, leh macaamiil, dakhli, iyo deegaan wax soo saar. Haddii aad weli ku jirto q writing ama heerka barashada, ROI-ga qaabkan laga yaabo in uusan ahayn mid faa'iido leh.

Sidoo kale, dhibaatooyinka ammaanka ee OpenClaw hadda waa in la tixgeliyaa. Sida laga soo xigtay macluumaadka la shaaciyey, waxaa jira dhowr CVE oo khatar ah oo la shaaciyey, iyo 341 plugin bulsheed oo xun oo la helay oo leh dhaqanka xatooyada xogta. Marka la rakibayo OpenClaw, go'doominta iyo xakameynta xuquuqda waa in si fiican loo sameeyaa. Tani sidoo kale waa sababta aanan waligey OpenClaw ugu rakibin mashiinka aan ugu shaqeeyo.

Hal qodob oo kale, Elvis wuxuu tweet-kiisa ku qiimeeyey dib-u-eegista koodhka Claude Code mid hooseeya, laakiin dhawaan Claude Code wuxuu soo saaray shaqada Agent Teams (isku-duwidda Agent-yada badan ee gudaha). Anthropic sidoo kale waxay ku dadaaleysaa inay u dhaqaaqdo dhinaca nidaaminta.

Si kastaba ha noqotee, marka laga reebo faahfaahintaas, fikradda Elvis ee ah in la isku daro lakabka nidaaminta iyo lakabka fulinta runtii waa mid mudan in la fiiriyo. Dhibaatada ciyaarta zero-sum ee daaqada macnaha ayaa dhab ahaan jirta, iyadoo la adeegsanayo qaab-dhismeed lakab leh si loo xalliyo dhibaatadan, iyadoo la siinayo AI-yada kala duwan shaqooyinkooda, waxaan u arkaa in jihadan ay sax tahay.[[HTMLPLACEHOLDER_0]]