lobster

Why we included this project

Lobster is a local-first workflow runtime for Openclaw where automations are typed, JSON-first pipelines. You define the steps once as small script-like files, and the agent invokes the whole pipeline in a single call instead of re-planning each time, which saves tokens and keeps behavior predictable. The approval gates are the part worth calling out: a step can pause until a specific human signs off, so automating things with side effects feels much safer. Steps can carry their own retries, timeouts, and error handling, and jobs resume where they left off, which makes long-running automations practical. Teams tired of their agent improvising through repetitive work will find this a solid fit.