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OSIL

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🧠 OSIL — OpenClaw Self-Improvement Layer

THE primary place to see what OSIL is, where we are, what’s next, what’s blocking. All other OSIL artifacts link from here.

Status snapshot

WhatState
Phase 0 (reconnaissance + baseline)✅ DONE 2026-05-03
56 mechanisms catalogued✅ shipped (cat + visual map + industry case studies)
27 KB stubs created✅ shipped
op CLI + 1P automation✅ working (service account auth)
Phase 1 (capture layer rollout)⏳ awaiting B4 + B7 ratification
Phase 2 (Reflexion runner)⏳ recommend atlas pilot per Phase 0 baseline
Phase 3 (DSPy + GEPA on real agent)⏳ depends on Phase 2 + eval set
LiveKit voice infra⏳ creds in 1P; smoke test ready (B10 deferred policy)

What it is (one sentence)

Layer 56 self-improvement mechanisms (GEPA / DSPy / Reflexion / Voyager / autoresearch / HALO / Constitutional AI / Conversation-Outcome Learning / etc) on top of existing 36-agent OpenClaw substrate — additive only, no cutover, vendor-independent, all governance gates preserved.

📋 Master plan

openclaw-self-improvement-layer-2026-05-03 — 1,400+ line master plan with all 14 phases, blockers, risks, optimization pack, skill consolidation, decision gates, plus 3 amendments (§A1, §A1.11, +ongoing)

📚 Research artifacts (permanent reference)

🗺️ Visual maps (Mermaid, iPhone-readable)

📖 Memory + project pointers

📦 KB stubs (27 OSIL-related platforms catalogued)

Core OSIL libraries: dspy · gepa · reflexion · voyager · textgrad · karpathy-autoresearch · self-improving-agent · halo · evoagentx · agentskills Memory eval (Phase 5): honcho · mem0 · letta Eval infrastructure (T10 — Langfuse PRIMARY): langfuse · phoenix-arize · deepeval · promptfoo · trulens · patronus Voice infrastructure (T26 — LiveKit Agents PRIMARY): livekit-agents · vapi · retell · elevenlabs-conversational Schema + multi-agent: instructor · langgraph · autogen · metagpt

🚦 Active blockers (decision queue)

Pending Henry decision (require greenlight to proceed)

  • LiveKit live test ACTIVE 🎙️ — Worker running PID 1158984, Room RM_EUVp2d8V4knH, Henry connected as KsOX. Audio streams live. (Started 2026-05-03 18:49 UTC.)

⏳ Deferred to end of plan (per Henry 2026-05-03)

  • B14e — Twilio Standard Vetting (~$40-95 one-time, raises brand score 37→75+) — defer until after current resubmissions land
  • B14f — CustomerProfile.friendly_name update from “My first Twilio account” → real LLC name — defer until after resubmissions land. (Verified state 2026-05-03 18:49: still default name, not changed since 2025-05-13.)

✅ Done this session

  • B1-B12 + B16 ratified (see archive section)
  • B13 + B13a — full plan + data inventory shipped
  • B14 + B14a + B14b — full plan + API audit + all 3 campaigns RESUBMITTED via API (CUSTOMER_CARE / LOW_VOLUME / MARKETING all now IN_PROGRESS, zero errors, awaiting Twilio review 1-3 weeks)
  • B14c — Twilio creds confirmed in 1P as Twilio | API Credentials
  • B15 — response-time baseline (20.6% meet <60s industry target)
  • LiveKit substrate validated + worker running
  • LiveKit live voice test — script validated; Henry runs python /tmp/osil-recon/livekit_voice_agent.py dev + opens agents-playground.livekit.io in browser. Sandbox playground = $0.

Ratified this session (DONE)

  • B1 ✅ Phase 0 done · B2 ✅ atlas first · B3 ✅ hybrid eval · B4 ✅ signoff first 4 weeks → auto-merge · B5 ✅ keep Hermes P2 · B6 ✅ op CLI working · B7 ✅ Honcho/Mem0/Letta free tier · B8 ✅ tool_purpose to Substrate backlog · B9 ✅ Langfuse self-host · B10 ✅ voice deferred until CTIE · B11 ✅ 14 KB stubs shipped · B12 ✅ acq → SMS → CTIE → dispo → voice
  • B13 ✅ GO — full rollout plan at osil-il-ai-replication-2026-05-03
  • B13a ✅ DONE — data inventory at b13a-il-replication-data-inventory-2026-05-03: 11,713 acquisition deals + 3,474 InvestorBase buyers + pre-existing data_ba_buyer_matches table. Greenlit for Phase 1 cold-start scorer build.
  • B14 ✅ GO — full rollout plan at osil-twilio-10dlc-resubmission-2026-05-03
  • B14a ✅ DONE — Twilio API audit at b14a-twilio-campaign-audit-2026-05-03: brand APPROVED ✅; 3 campaigns FAILED (CUSTOMER_CARE / LOW_VOLUME / MARKETING); common cause likely embedded URLs + generic descriptions + missing 6-element disclosure formula. Plan revised — brand work skipped; resubmit CUSTOMER_CARE first.
  • B15 ✅ DONE — response-time baseline at b15-response-time-baseline-2026-05-03: 593 inbound→outbound pairs in 14d; only 20.6% meet industry <60s target; p50 = 870s (14.5 min); p95 = 38,765s (10.7 hrs). NO code changes needed — pure SQL on existing salesmsg_inbox.received_at. Wrap as Postgres VIEW via migration file (CHOKEPOINT-3).
  • B16 ✅ Comprehensive catalog + visual map + industry case studies SHIPPED
  • LiveKit substrate ✅ smoke-tested · plugins installed · agent script validated · Anthropic-via-Portkey verified

Ratified this session (DONE)

  • B1 ✅ Phase 0 done · B2 ✅ atlas first · B3 ✅ hybrid eval · B4 ✅ signoff first 4 weeks → auto-merge · B5 ✅ keep Hermes as P2 · B6 ✅ op CLI working · B7 ✅ Honcho/Mem0/Letta free tier · B8 ✅ tool_purpose to Substrate backlog · B9 ✅ Langfuse self-host · B10 ✅ voice deferred until CTIE · B11 ✅ 14 KB stubs shipped · B12 ✅ acq → SMS → CTIE → dispo → voice
  • B13 ✅ GO with recommendation — full rollout plan shipped at osil-il-ai-replication-2026-05-03 (replicate IL AI using own data + InvestorBase + HubSpot history; 5-phase build; T3.2+T8+T11+T13 cross-tier)
  • B14 ✅ GO with recommendation — full rollout plan shipped at osil-twilio-10dlc-resubmission-2026-05-03 (field-by-field template + 6-element disclosure formula + DLT/Bandwidth fallbacks; T17 + extends messaging-compliance-gate)
  • B16 ✅ Comprehensive catalog + visual map + industry case studies SHIPPED
  • LiveKit substrate ✅ smoke test PASSED · plugins installed · voice agent script validated · Anthropic via Portkey verified as LLM brain

⏭️ Concrete next actions (when greenlit)

  1. TODAY (no creds needed): LiveKit smoke test in throwaway venv (LiveKit creds in 1P confirmed; install SDK + connect to LiveKit Cloud; verify Anthropic via Portkey works as the LLM brain). See livekit-agents KB stub.
  2. THIS WEEK: B14 Twilio A2P re-submission using field-by-field template from research file
  3. THIS WEEK: B15 wire response-time instrumentation (2 hours, unblocks all conversation-outcome learning)
  4. WEEKS 1-2: Phase 1 capture layer (peterskoett skill drop-in already verified Phase 0; deploy + audit 5 sessions for credential leaks)
  5. WEEKS 3-4: Phase 2 Reflexion runner on atlas (pilot agent confirmed by Phase 0 data)
  6. WEEKS 5-9: Phase 3 DSPy + GEPA on atlas (eval set from last 90 days tool_calls)
  7. WEEKS 10-15: Phase 4 Karpathy autoresearch + Voyager skill induction
  8. WEEKS 16-19: Phase 5 memory eval (Honcho/Mem0/Letta)
  9. CONTINUOUS: Phase 0 baseline already captured 15,272 tool_calls in 14 days — ongoing instrumentation via Langfuse self-host

🎯 The 5 highest-ROI moves Henry can authorize NOW

  1. B13 + IL replication build — InvestorLift AI replication using in-house data. Per industry benchmark: 75x message efficiency + $3-5K assignment fee boost per deal. We can build this without paying IL because we have HubSpot deal history + InvestorBase buyer pool. Architecture in il-ai-replication-research-2026-05-03.
  2. B14 + Twilio 10DLC resubmit — closes TCPA risk (1500/violation, $1.5M class-action exposure). Field-by-field template in twilio-10dlc-resubmission-research-2026-05-03.
  3. LiveKit smoke test — creds ready, can verify voice infra works against your existing Anthropic+Portkey today. No production deployment, just confirms substrate.
  4. Langfuse self-host (T10) — single eval-infra decision unlocks observability for all 36 agents. Docker Compose, 1 hour install.
  5. B15 response-time instrumentation — unblocks every conversation-outcome metric the industry leaders use. 2 hours of code.

📊 Industry benchmarks RERI should hit

(via industry-case-studies-2026-05-03)

MetricIndustry leaderStatus
Inbound response time<60 secunmeasured (B15)
Lead → deal conversion11-12% (vs 5-8% baseline)unmeasured
Cost per qualified lead211)unmeasured
Disposition msgs to find buyer180 vs 14,000 (75x)depends on B13
Title doc processing60-80% fasterunmeasured
TCPA compliance1,500/msg riskpartial (messaging-compliance-gate exists)

📐 Final stack: 56 mechanisms across 7 waves

See comprehensive-systems-catalog-2026-05-03 §4 for full timeline. Summary:

  • Wave 1 (weeks 1-4): Capture + Cost-routing + Eval-infra + Privacy (Presidio prereq)
  • Wave 2 (weeks 5-9): DSPy + GEPA + RAG opt + Schema correction + LLM test gen + Conversation-outcome
  • Wave 3 (weeks 10-14): TextGrad + Karpathy autoresearch + Voyager + Constitutional AI + LLMLingua + Drift detection
  • Wave 4 (weeks 15-19): Memory eval + Memory eviction + Multi-agent debate + MoA + Tool selection + Context inheritance
  • Wave 5 (weeks 20-26): HALO + Self-consistency + Test-time compute + PRM + Skill composition + Voice infra ship
  • Wave 6 (weeks 26+): Voice patterns + Curriculum + Long-horizon credit + Cold-start + Continual learning + Synthetic distill
  • Wave 7 (track-only): HyperAgents / AlphaEvolve / SWE-RL / DGM / SAGE / PolySkill / WebRL / EvoAgentX firehose

🔗 Related plans (cross-system synergies)

📍 Where to look for what

If you needOpen this
Status / next actionthis file (OSIL.md)
Master planopenclaw-self-improvement-layer-2026-05-03
Pick a self-improvement systemcomprehensive-systems-catalog-2026-05-03
RE-industry benchmarks + competitor systemsindustry-case-studies-2026-05-03
B13 IL AI replication architectureil-ai-replication-research-2026-05-03
B14 Twilio 10DLC resubmissiontwilio-10dlc-resubmission-research-2026-05-03
Phase 0 baseline / pilot decisionbaseline-2026-05-03
Visual stack overviewvm-osil-systems-catalog
Per-system how-toKB stubs in workspace/knowledge-base/

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