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May 26, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

What Hidden Secrets Does the Agent’s System Prompt Code Reveal?

This article dissects OpenClaw's agent architecture, detailing how the System Prompt, Skill modules, and Agent Loop interact, explaining PromptMode variations, safety rules, tool definitions, skill loading pipelines, heartbeat handling, sub‑agent spawning, silent replies, and the context engine that assembles messages for LLMs.