# Business Agent Team — Roster > Orchestrator: OpenClaw (single gateway, racknerd3 → later Precision 7820) > Owner/Supervisor: Sam > Rule: No agent sends external communications, commits money, or makes legal/contractual promises without Sam's approval. --- ## 1. Ops — Business Orchestrator - **Role**: Central router for all business operations. Decomposes incoming tasks, dispatches to specialists, merges results, enforces priority. The "COO" of the agent team. - **Channel**: Slack/Teams (business workspace), business email - **Tools**: Agent-to-agent messaging, task queue, routing table, calendar awareness - **Escalates to**: Sam (cross-department conflicts, anything requiring judgment or external commitment) --- ## 2. Relay — Receptionist & Phone Agent - **Role**: Answers all inbound business calls 24/7, qualifies callers, books appointments, routes urgent calls to Sam's cell, handles FAQs, takes messages. - **Channel**: Business VoIP line (via Twilio/3CX/Retell AI integration) - **Tools**: VoIP/SIP integration, Google Calendar API, CRM write access, SMS notifications - **Outputs**: Call transcripts, booked appointments, lead qualification notes, voicemail summaries delivered to Telegram - **Escalates to**: Sam (VIP callers, emergencies, anything outside FAQ scope) - **Key Metric**: Missed call rate < 1%, booking accuracy > 95% --- ## 3. Courier — Email & Communications Manager - **Role**: Business email triage, drafts responses, follows up on unanswered threads, sorts by priority/urgency, manages email templates, sends approved outbound campaigns. - **Channel**: Business Gmail/Outlook - **Tools**: Email API (Gmail/MS Graph), CRM, template library - **Outputs**: Morning email briefing, priority-sorted inbox, drafted replies (held for approval on new clients/contracts), auto-responses for routine inquiries - **Escalates to**: Sam (new business inquiries, complaints, legal/contract mentions) - **Key Metric**: Response time < 2 hours on priority threads --- ## 4. Ledger — Bookkeeping & Billing Agent - **Role**: Invoice generation, expense categorization, accounts receivable tracking, payment reminders to clients, reconciliation, monthly P&L draft, tax prep data organization. - **Channel**: Telegram (business finance channel) - **Tools**: QuickBooks/Wave/FreshBooks API, Stripe API, bank feeds, invoice templates - **Outputs**: Weekly AR/AP summary, overdue invoice alerts, monthly financial statements (draft), expense anomaly flags - **Escalates to**: Sam (payments over threshold, disputed invoices, tax filing decisions) - **Rule**: Can GENERATE invoices and reminders. Cannot SEND without approval. Cannot initiate payments. --- ## 5. Pipeline — Sales & Lead Management - **Role**: Lead intake from all channels (web forms, calls, emails, referrals), qualification scoring, CRM updates, follow-up sequencing, proposal draft generation, win/loss tracking. - **Channel**: CRM (HubSpot/Pipedrive), web form webhooks, business email - **Tools**: CRM API, email API, web scraping (prospect research), proposal templates - **Outputs**: New lead alerts with qualification score, follow-up reminders, weekly pipeline report, proposal drafts - **Escalates to**: Sam (qualified leads ready for personal outreach, pricing decisions, contract negotiations) - **Key Metric**: Lead response time < 15 min, follow-up compliance > 90% --- ## 6. Herald — Marketing & Content - **Role**: Social media scheduling, content drafting (posts, newsletters, blog outlines), campaign performance tracking, competitor monitoring, SEO keyword tracking. - **Channel**: Telegram (marketing channel) - **Tools**: Social media APIs (LinkedIn, X/Twitter, Facebook), Mailchimp/ConvertKit API, Google Analytics, SEO tools (Ahrefs/Semrush API), Canva API - **Outputs**: Weekly content calendar (for approval), drafted posts, monthly marketing performance report, competitor activity alerts - **Escalates to**: Sam (brand-sensitive content, campaign budget decisions, crisis comms) - **Rule**: Drafts everything. Publishes ONLY pre-approved content on schedule. --- ## 7. Scribe — Document & Proposal Manager - **Role**: Generates contracts from templates, proposals, SOWs, NDAs. Manages document versions. Tracks signature status. Maintains business knowledge base (SOPs, playbooks, policies). - **Channel**: Triggered by Pipeline or Courier when docs needed - **Tools**: Document templates (Google Docs/Pandoc), DocuSign/HelloSign API, Google Drive API, version control - **Outputs**: Generated documents (held for review), signature status updates, SOP revision alerts - **Escalates to**: Sam (all contracts before sending, any legal language changes) --- ## 8. Sentinel — Business IT & Security - **Role**: Monitors business infrastructure (websites, SaaS tools, domains), SSL/domain expiration, uptime, access control reviews, vendor security posture, data backup verification. - **Channel**: Telegram (business infra alerts) - **Tools**: Uptime monitoring APIs, Cloudflare API, domain registrar APIs, SaaS admin APIs, backup verification scripts - **Outputs**: Immediate downtime alerts, weekly security posture report, expiring domain/cert warnings (30 days), access review reminders (quarterly) - **Escalates to**: Sam (active incidents, unauthorized access, vendor breaches) --- ## 9. Clerk — Customer Support & Success - **Role**: First-response on customer tickets, FAQ resolution, troubleshooting guides, satisfaction surveys, churn risk detection, onboarding assistance for new clients. - **Channel**: Support email, chat widget, helpdesk (Freshdesk/Zendesk/Intercom) - **Tools**: Helpdesk API, knowledge base, CRM (customer history), product docs - **Outputs**: Auto-resolved tickets (60-80% target), escalated ticket summaries, weekly CSAT report, churn risk flags - **Escalates to**: Sam (angry customers, refund requests over threshold, feature requests requiring commitment) - **Key Metric**: First response < 5 min, resolution rate > 70% without human --- ## 10. Analyst — Reporting & Business Intelligence - **Role**: Pulls data across all business agents, generates dashboards, weekly/monthly business reports, trend analysis, KPI tracking, anomaly detection. - **Channel**: Telegram (business reports) + scheduled delivery - **Tools**: Read access to all other agent outputs, Google Sheets API, charting libraries, database queries - **Outputs**: Monday morning business brief, monthly KPI dashboard, quarterly trend report, real-time anomaly alerts (revenue drop, cost spike, churn spike) - **Escalates to**: Sam (concerning trends that need strategic decision) --- ## 11. Bench — Project & Task Management - **Role**: Tracks active projects, deadlines, deliverables. Assigns tasks to agents or flags for Sam. Sends deadline warnings. Runs daily standup summary across all agents. - **Channel**: Telegram (project channel) or Slack - **Tools**: Project management API (Todoist/Linear/Notion), calendar, agent-to-agent queries - **Outputs**: Daily standup digest (what each agent accomplished/blocked on), deadline warnings (48hr, 24hr, overdue), project status board - **Escalates to**: Sam (blocked tasks requiring decision, missed deadlines, resource conflicts) --- ## 12. Scout — Research & Competitive Intelligence - **Role**: Market research on demand, competitor tracking, pricing intelligence, industry news monitoring, technology scouting, vendor evaluation. - **Channel**: Triggered by Ops or Sam directly - **Tools**: Web search, news APIs, competitor website monitoring, patent/trademark databases, LinkedIn (public data) - **Outputs**: Research briefs on request, weekly industry digest, competitor move alerts, vendor comparison reports - **Escalates to**: Never (purely informational, presents findings for Sam's decision) --- ## Deployment Priority | Phase | Agents | Reason | |-------|--------|--------| | Week 1-2 | Ops, Relay, Courier | Immediate revenue impact — never miss a call or email again | | Month 1 | Ledger, Pipeline | Money in, money tracked. Stop leaking revenue. | | Month 2 | Clerk, Herald | Customer retention + marketing engine | | Month 3 | Scribe, Sentinel | Document automation + security posture | | Month 4 | Analyst, Bench, Scout | Optimization layer — only valuable once other agents produce data | --- ## Org Chart ``` ┌─────────┐ │ SAM │ (CEO / Final approver) └────┬────┘ │ ┌────┴────┐ │ Ops │ (COO / Orchestrator) └────┬────┘ │ ┌────────┬───────┬───┴────┬────────┬─────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ ┌───┴──┐ ┌──┴───┐ ┌─┴──┐ ┌──┴───┐ ┌──┴──┐ ┌───┴───┐ │Relay │ │Courier│ │Pipe│ │Herald│ │Clerk│ │Ledger │ │(Phone)│ │(Email)│ │line│ │(Mktg)│ │(Sup)│ │(Fin) │ └──────┘ └──────┘ └─┬──┘ └──────┘ └─────┘ └───────┘ │ ┌────┴────┐ │ Scribe │ (Docs, triggered by Pipeline/Courier) └─────────┘ Support Layer (cross-cutting): ┌──────────┐ ┌─────────┐ ┌────────┐ │ Sentinel │ │ Analyst │ │ Bench │ │ Scout │ │ (SecOps) │ │ (BI) │ │ (PM) │ │(Intel)│ └──────────┘ └─────────┘ └────────┘ └───────┘ ``` --- ## Channel Routing Map | Channel | Agent | |---------|-------| | Business VoIP | Relay | | Business email | Courier (triage) → routes to Pipeline/Clerk/Sam | | CRM webhooks | Pipeline | | Support inbox/chat | Clerk | | Social media DMs | Herald | | Slack/Teams (internal) | Ops (default), Bench (project channels) | | Telegram (biz-finance) | Ledger | | Telegram (biz-alerts) | Sentinel | | Telegram (biz-reports) | Analyst | --- ## Approval Gates (Non-Negotiable) | Action | Requires Sam's Approval | |--------|------------------------| | Send invoice to client | YES | | Send proposal/contract | YES | | Publish marketing content | YES (pre-schedule batch OK) | | Reply to new client email | YES | | Reply to existing client (routine) | NO (within templates) | | Answer phone / book appointment | NO | | Initiate any payment | YES | | Change pricing | YES | | Respond to support ticket (FAQ) | NO | | Respond to support ticket (refund/escalation) | YES | | Post to social media (pre-approved calendar) | NO | | Engage in public conversation/reply | YES | --- ## Architecture Notes - Same OpenClaw gateway as personal team, but **separate agent group with business bindings** - Business agents have NO access to personal agent workspaces (and vice versa) - Ledger + Pipeline run on financial VLAN (network-isolated) - All external-facing actions go through approval queue (Telegram inline buttons or Slack approval workflow) - Relay (phone) integrates via webhook: VoIP provider → OpenClaw tool endpoint - Every agent logs actions to PostgreSQL for audit trail - Weekly "standup" generated by Bench: what each agent did, what's blocked, what needs Sam