chore: consolidate openclaw max and copilot setups into monorepo

.gitignore

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+# macOS metadata
+.DS_Store
+**/.DS_Store
+
+# Local runtime scratch/state accidentally created in this root
+/~

openclaw-setup-copilot/AGENTS.md

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+# AGENTS.md - Work Machine Setup Template
+
+This folder is now a setup template for another computer.
+
+Important:
+- Do not run install or config mutation commands on this current machine.
+- Use these docs as the source of truth when setting up your work computer.
+
+## Mode Toggle (Read First)
+
+Current mode in this copy:
+- `LOCAL-SAFETY MODE` is active (no install/mutation on this machine).
+
+When you copy this folder to the target work machine:
+1. Remove or rewrite the `LOCAL-SAFETY MODE` block below.
+2. Uncomment the `TARGET-INSTALL MODE` block.
+3. Follow `docs/operations/WORK_SETUP_CHECKLIST.md`.
+
+### LOCAL-SAFETY MODE (ACTIVE NOW)
+
+- Do not run install commands here.
+- Do not run `scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh` here.
+- Do not run provider/model mutation commands here.
+- Use this copy only for editing docs/scripts before transfer.
+
+<!--
+### TARGET-INSTALL MODE 
+
+- This folder is now running on the intended target work machine.
+- You are allowed to run install and mutation commands in this workspace.
+
+Required setup order:
+1. `bash ./setup/setup_openclaw_copilot.sh`
+2. `copilot auth login`
+3. `bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh`
+4. `openclaw hooks enable boot-md`
+5. `openclaw hooks enable command-logger`
+6. `openclaw hooks enable session-memory`
+7. `openclaw gateway restart`
+8. `openclaw status --deep`
+
+Required verification:
+- `openclaw models status` shows `github-copilot/*` routing.
+- LaunchAgents loaded:
+  - `ai.openclaw.model-budget-guard`
+  - `ai.openclaw.copilot-policy-guard`
+  - `ai.openclaw.copilot-auth-watchdog`
+  - `ai.openclaw.copilot-model-schedule-guard`
+- Schedule behavior:
+  - `08:00-18:00` local -> `paid` profile
+  - `18:00-08:00` local -> `free` profile
+-->
+
+## Goal
+
+Create a reliable OpenClaw setup that uses GitHub Copilot CLI Enterprise as the main provider, with a Senior iOS Engineer persona focused on architecture and refactoring.
+
+## Setup Flow (target computer only)
+
+1. Run `setup/setup_openclaw_copilot.sh` for Copilot-first baseline.
+2. Authenticate Copilot CLI with enterprise account.
+3. Refresh OpenClaw model catalog.
+4. Lock OpenClaw model routing to Copilot models.
+5. Install guardrails with `scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh`.
+6. Enable recommended hooks (`boot-md`, `command-logger`, `session-memory`).
+7. Start gateway and verify Telegram/channel health.
+
+## Copilot CLI Install and Auth
+
+```bash
+# preferred for latest models
+brew install copilot-cli@prerelease
+# or
+npm install -g @github/copilot-cli
+
+copilot auth login
+copilot auth status
+```
+
+## OpenClaw Copilot Model Routing
+
+### If your OpenClaw supports `config patch`
+
+Use your allowlist patch workflow.
+
+### If your OpenClaw does NOT support `config patch`
+
+Use direct commands:
+
+```bash
+openclaw models set github-copilot/claude-sonnet-4.6
+openclaw models fallbacks clear
+openclaw models fallbacks add github-copilot/<free-or-low-cost-fallback-1>
+openclaw models fallbacks add github-copilot/<free-or-low-cost-fallback-2>
+
+openclaw config set --json providers.github-copilot.enabled true
+openclaw config set --json providers.openai.enabled false
+openclaw config set --json providers.anthropic.enabled false
+openclaw config set --json providers.openrouter.enabled false
+```
+
+## Session Startup Routine
+
+1. Read `docs/context/SOUL.md`
+2. Read `docs/context/USER.md`
+3. Read `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` (today and yesterday)
+4. In direct owner chat, also read `docs/context/MEMORY.md`
+5. Run health check:
+
+```bash
+openclaw status --deep
+openclaw models status
+```
+
+Model guard should be active on target machine:
+
+```bash
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.model-budget-guard
+```
+
+## Persona Requirement
+
+Always operate as a Senior iOS Engineer:
+- Swift/SwiftUI architecture first
+- Strong refactoring discipline
+- Clear boundaries and testability
+- Concise, practical guidance
+
+## Safety
+
+- Never print full tokens.
+- Never post externally without explicit instruction.
+- Prefer non-destructive actions.

openclaw-setup-copilot/PRD.md

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+# PRD: OpenClaw Copilot Workstation Setup
+
+## Purpose
+Provide a repeatable, low-risk setup for a Copilot-only OpenClaw workstation with cost controls and schedule-based model routing.
+
+## Goals
+- Enforce `github-copilot/*` as the only provider/model family.
+- Use paid profile during work hours (`08:00-18:00` local).
+- Use free/low-cost profile off-hours (`18:00-08:00` local).
+- Auto-heal routing/policy drift via launchd guardrails.
+- Keep installation easy for AI-assisted and human-assisted setup.
+
+## Scope
+- Config-driven profile routing (`config/model-profiles.config.json`).
+- Schedule guard (`scripts/model_schedule_guard.sh` + launchd).
+- Budget guard, policy guard, auth watchdog.
+- Staged launchd runtime under:
+  - `~/Library/Application Support/openclaw-copilot-guard`
+
+## Non-Goals
+- Supporting non-Copilot providers in normal operation.
+- Cross-platform install workflows (target is macOS).
+- Billing automation outside model/provider selection.
+
+## Required Outcomes
+- `scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh` installs all 4 guards:
+  - `ai.openclaw.model-budget-guard`
+  - `ai.openclaw.copilot-policy-guard`
+  - `ai.openclaw.copilot-auth-watchdog`
+  - `ai.openclaw.copilot-model-schedule-guard`
+- Off-hours traffic defaults to free/low-cost profile.
+- Work-hours defaults return to paid profile.
+- Docs clearly describe setup, verification, troubleshooting.
+
+## Success Criteria
+- Fresh machine setup succeeds using:
+  - `setup/setup_openclaw_copilot.sh`
+  - `copilot auth login`
+  - `bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh`
+- `openclaw models status` reflects expected profile by local time window.
+- Launchd checks/logs show healthy runs and no repeated hard failures.

openclaw-setup-copilot/README.md

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+# OpenClaw Work Setup Template
+
+Template workspace for setting up OpenClaw on a work computer with GitHub Copilot CLI Enterprise as the primary model provider, plus an iOS-focused assistant persona.
+
+## Purpose
+
+Use this folder as a repeatable setup baseline on another machine.
+
+- Primary provider: GitHub Copilot Enterprise
+- Persona: Senior iOS Engineer (architecture + refactoring focused)
+
+## Important
+
+This repository is intended as a guide/template.
+Do not run mutation commands on an already-stable machine unless intended.
+
+## Workspace Layout
+
+Keep only operator docs at root:
+- `AGENTS.md`
+- `README.md`
+- `PRD.md`
+
+Everything else is organized by purpose:
+- `setup/`: one-time bootstrap installers
+- `scripts/`: guardrails, switching, and launchd installers
+- `config/`: editable policy/profile/schedule/auth JSON
+- `docs/context/`: runtime persona + user/context files
+- `docs/operations/`: handoff/checklist/troubleshooting docs
+- `memory/`: session memory files
+
+## Workspace Files
+
+- `AGENTS.md`: operating rules and setup sequence
+- `docs/context/BOOT.md`: startup checks
+- `docs/context/SOUL.md`: persona behavior
+- `docs/context/USER.md`: user context
+- `docs/context/TOOLS.md`: command reference
+- `docs/operations/troubleshooting.md`: failure recovery runbook
+- `setup/setup_openclaw_copilot.sh`: primary Copilot Enterprise setup
+- `config/copilot-policy-guard.config.json`: Copilot routing/provider policy guard config
+- `config/copilot-auth-watchdog.config.json`: Copilot auth watchdog config
+- `config/model-profiles.config.json`: paid/free profile routing definitions
+- `config/model-schedule.config.json`: work-hours/off-hours schedule config
+- `scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh`: installs all launchd guardrails
+
+## Target Machine Prerequisites
+
+- macOS with Homebrew
+- Node.js + npm
+- OpenClaw installed
+- GitHub Enterprise account with Copilot CLI entitlement
+
+## Telegram Note (If Used)
+
+- You do **not** need a new Telegram user account or phone number.
+- One personal Telegram account is enough.
+- Create a bot with `@BotFather`; bots are separate from user accounts.
+- You chat with the bot from your existing Telegram account.
+
+## Setup (Target Computer)
+
+AI handoff:
+- Use `docs/operations/AI_SETUP_HANDOFF.md` when delegating setup to another AI assistant.
+- It includes a strict prompt, command order, and verification checks.
+
+Quick path (copy/paste):
+
+```bash
+bash ./setup/setup_openclaw_copilot.sh
+copilot auth login
+bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh
+openclaw hooks enable boot-md
+openclaw hooks enable command-logger
+openclaw hooks enable session-memory
+openclaw gateway restart
+openclaw status --deep
+```
+
+Order and dependency (important):
+
+1. `setup/setup_openclaw_copilot.sh` installs tooling only (`openclaw`, `copilot`, Node).
+2. `copilot auth login` must succeed before Copilot models can be used.
+3. Only after login should you run model routing and guardrails.
+
+Why:
+- OpenClaw installation does not require Copilot login.
+- `github-copilot/*` model selection and policy checks do require Copilot auth.
+
+
+1. Primary Copilot setup:
+
+```bash
+bash ./setup/setup_openclaw_copilot.sh
+```
+
+2. Authenticate Copilot CLI:
+
+```bash
+copilot auth login
+copilot auth status
+```
+
+3. Refresh/list OpenClaw models:
+
+```bash
+openclaw models refresh
+openclaw models list
+openclaw models status
+```
+
+If login is missing/expired, Copilot model discovery and usage will fail.
+
+### How To Choose Copilot Models (and Why It Matters)
+
+Choosing the right primary and fallback models is important because it controls:
+
+- Response speed in chat/Telegram
+- Quality of coding/refactoring output
+- Enterprise quota burn and cost exposure
+- Reliability when one model is rate-limited or unavailable
+
+Fallback policy for this template:
+- Fallbacks must be free-tier or lowest-cost models only.
+- Do not use premium fallbacks (for example Opus-class) as defaults.
+- In strict Copilot-only mode, "free" means no extra external provider billing and lowest-burn models in your enterprise seat.
+
+Recommended strategy:
+
+1. Set a fast, general coding model as `primary` for daily work.
+2. Add 1-2 low-cost fallbacks only.
+3. Keep names exactly as shown in `openclaw models list` to avoid unknown-model failures.
+
+Selection guide:
+
+- Fast default: choose the quickest Sonnet/Codex variant your seat exposes
+- Prefer fast/cheap variants over premium models for fallback
+- Avoid premium fallbacks as defaults to prevent silent quota drain
+
+4. Set Copilot model routing:
+
+```bash
+openclaw models set github-copilot/claude-sonnet-4.6
+openclaw models fallbacks clear
+openclaw models fallbacks add github-copilot/<free-or-low-cost-fallback-1>
+openclaw models fallbacks add github-copilot/<free-or-low-cost-fallback-2>
+```
+
+After setting this, always verify:
+
+```bash
+openclaw models status
+```
+
+You should see a Copilot model as default plus your fallback chain.
+
+5. Optional strict provider lock (if policy requires strict allowlist):
+
+```bash
+openclaw config set --json providers.github-copilot.enabled true
+openclaw config set --json providers.openai.enabled false
+openclaw config set --json providers.anthropic.enabled false
+openclaw config set --json providers.openrouter.enabled false
+```
+
+6. Restart and verify:
+
+```bash
+openclaw gateway restart
+openclaw status --deep
+openclaw models status
+```
+
+7. Configure + install Copilot guardrails (recommended):
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh
+```
+
+Guard config files:
+- `config/model-budget-guard.config.json`
+- `config/copilot-policy-guard.config.json`
+- `config/copilot-auth-watchdog.config.json`
+- `config/model-profiles.config.json`
+- `config/model-schedule.config.json`
+
+Runtime staging note (important):
+- Installer stages active guard scripts/config into:
+  - `~/Library/Application Support/openclaw-copilot-guard`
+- Launchd runs guards from that staged folder, not directly from repository path.
+- After editing guard scripts/config in this repo, re-run:
+  - `bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh`
+  to sync staged runtime files.
+
+What it does:
+- Model budget guard: warns on high-cost model usage and auto-reverts to low-cost model
+- Copilot policy guard: enforces Copilot-only provider/model policy and fixes drift
+- Copilot auth watchdog: alerts when Copilot auth expires or becomes unhealthy
+- Model schedule guard: uses paid profile during work hours and free profile off-hours
+
+Why this is important:
+- Prevents someone from staying on high-tier models all day
+- Reduces accidental enterprise quota burn
+- Keeps day-to-day latency faster with a low-cost default
+
+Default schedule behavior:
+- Work hours (`08:00` to `18:00` local time): `paid` profile
+- Off-hours (`18:00` to `08:00` local time): `free` profile
+
+Manual profile switch:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh paid
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh status
+```
+
+If you need a quick switch without sending a live `/model` message:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free --no-live
+```
+
+8. Enable recommended hooks:
+
+```bash
+openclaw hooks enable boot-md
+openclaw hooks enable command-logger
+openclaw hooks enable session-memory
+```
+
+9. Verify hooks:
+
+```bash
+openclaw hooks list
+openclaw hooks list --eligible
+```
+
+## Daily Checks
+
+```bash
+openclaw status --deep
+openclaw models status
+copilot auth status
+```
+
+If responses feel slow or weak, re-check model routing first before debugging gateway/network.
+
+Model guard health:
+
+```bash
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.model-budget-guard
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-policy-guard
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-auth-watchdog
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-model-schedule-guard
+tail -n 30 /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.err.log
+tail -n 30 /tmp/openclaw-copilot-policy-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-policy-guard.err.log
+tail -n 30 /tmp/openclaw-copilot-auth-watchdog.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-auth-watchdog.err.log
+tail -n 30 /tmp/openclaw-copilot-model-schedule-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-model-schedule-guard.err.log
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+Start with `docs/operations/troubleshooting.md`.
+
+## Security Notes
+
+- Never print full API keys/tokens in logs or chat.
+- Rotate any secret that may have been exposed.

openclaw-setup-copilot/config/copilot-auth-watchdog.config.json

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+{
+  "enabled": false,
+  "sessionKey": "agent:main:main",
+  "minAlertIntervalMinutes": 30,
+  "stateFile": "~/.openclaw/copilot-auth-watchdog-state.json",
+  "checkOpenClawModelStatus": true
+}

openclaw-setup-copilot/config/copilot-policy-guard.config.json

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+{
+  "enabled": false,
+  "autoFix": true,
+  "sessionKey": "agent:main:main",
+  "minAlertIntervalMinutes": 20,
+  "stateFile": "~/.openclaw/copilot-policy-guard-state.json",
+  "requiredPrimaryPrefix": "github-copilot/",
+  "requiredFallbackPrefix": "github-copilot/",
+  "desiredPrimaryModel": "",
+  "enforceFallbackAllowlist": true,
+  "allowedFallbacks": [],
+  "providerPolicy": {
+    "github-copilot": true,
+    "openai": false,
+    "anthropic": false,
+    "openrouter": false
+  }
+}

openclaw-setup-copilot/config/model-budget-guard.config.json

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+{
+  "enabled": false,
+  "sessionKey": "agent:main:main",
+  "lowModel": "",
+  "highModels": [],
+  "warnAfterMinutes": 2,
+  "revertAfterMinutes": 45,
+  "minWarnIntervalMinutes": 20,
+  "stateFile": "~/.openclaw/model-budget-guard-state.json"
+}

openclaw-setup-copilot/config/model-profiles.config.json

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+{
+  "profiles": {
+    "paid": {
+      "description": "Work-hours higher-quality Copilot model",
+      "primary": "",
+      "fallbacks": [],
+      "providerPolicy": {
+        "github-copilot": true,
+        "openai": false,
+        "anthropic": false,
+        "openrouter": false
+      }
+    },
+    "free": {
+      "description": "Off-hours low-cost/free Copilot model stack",
+      "primary": "",
+      "fallbacks": [],
+      "providerPolicy": {
+        "github-copilot": true,
+        "openai": false,
+        "anthropic": false,
+        "openrouter": false
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

openclaw-setup-copilot/config/model-schedule.config.json

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+{
+  "enabled": true,
+  "dayProfile": "paid",
+  "nightProfile": "free",
+  "dayStartHour": 8,
+  "nightStartHour": 18,
+  "sessionKey": "agent:main:main",
+  "switchScript": "./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh",
+  "stateFile": "~/.openclaw/model-schedule-state.json"
+}

openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/context/BOOT.md

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+# docs/context/BOOT.md - Target Computer Startup
+
+This boot file is for the work machine, not this machine.
+
+## 1) Verify services
+
+```bash
+openclaw status --deep
+```
+
+## 2) Verify Copilot auth
+
+```bash
+copilot auth status
+```
+
+If not authenticated:
+
+```bash
+copilot auth login
+```
+
+## 3) Verify model routing
+
+```bash
+openclaw models list
+openclaw models status
+```
+
+Expected state:
+- Active/default model is a `github-copilot/*` model.
+- Fallbacks are `github-copilot/*` models only.
+
+## 4) Gateway and channels
+
+```bash
+openclaw gateway restart
+openclaw status --deep
+```
+
+Confirm channel health shows `OK`.
+
+## 5) Model budget guardrail
+
+```bash
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.model-budget-guard
+```
+
+If missing, install on target machine:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh
+```
+
+## 6) Copilot policy/auth guardrails
+
+```bash
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-policy-guard
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-auth-watchdog
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-model-schedule-guard
+```
+
+Schedule expectation:
+- `08:00-18:00` local: `paid` profile
+- `18:00-08:00` local: `free` profile
+
+## 7) Hook status
+
+```bash
+openclaw hooks list
+openclaw hooks list --eligible
+```

openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/context/HEARTBEAT.md

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+# docs/context/HEARTBEAT.md
+
+Run these checks only on the target work machine:
+
+- `openclaw status --deep`
+- `openclaw models status`
+- `copilot auth status`
+
+If all healthy and no action needed, reply:
+`HEARTBEAT_OK`

openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/context/IDENTITY.md

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+# docs/context/IDENTITY.md - Runtime Identity
+
+- Name: ClawCraft iOS
+- Role: Senior iOS Engineer assistant
+- Vibe: concise, pragmatic, architecture-first
+- Focus: Swift, SwiftUI, refactoring, testing, clean architecture
+- Signature: [ios-arch]
+
+Primary mission is engineering execution quality, not generic assistant chatter.

openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/context/MEMORY.md

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+# docs/context/MEMORY.md - Long-Term Context
+
+## User Context
+
+- Owner: Matt Bruce
+- Prefers practical command-level guidance
+- Wants local-first efficiency and provider flexibility
+
+## Technical Direction
+
+- Primary target: OpenClaw + GitHub Copilot CLI Enterprise on work machine
+- Keep response quality tuned for iOS architecture and refactoring work
+
+## Known Lessons
+
+- Tool-capability mismatches can break Telegram/chat flows.
+- Session resets (`/new`) reduce latency and token burn.
+- Stable gateway launch settings and log paths matter on macOS.
+
+## Scope Guardrail
+
+This repository is now a setup guide template. Avoid changing runtime config on this current machine unless explicitly requested.

openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/context/SOUL.md

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+# docs/context/SOUL.md - Operating Profile
+
+You are a Senior iOS Engineer assistant.
+
+## Standards
+
+- Be concrete and technically correct.
+- Refactor toward clarity, maintainability, and testability.
+- Prefer modern Swift and SwiftUI patterns.
+- Keep explanations short unless deeper detail is requested.
+
+## Decision Style
+
+- Recommend practical paths.
+- State tradeoffs clearly.
+- Verify assumptions with evidence before advising.
+
+## Boundaries
+
+- Do not expose secrets.
+- Ask before external actions.
+- Avoid destructive operations without explicit approval.

openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/context/TOOLS.md

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+# docs/context/TOOLS.md - Command Reference (Target Work Machine)
+
+## GitHub Copilot CLI (Enterprise)
+
+Primary setup script:
+
+```bash
+bash ./setup/setup_openclaw_copilot.sh
+```
+
+Install:
+
+```bash
+brew install copilot-cli@prerelease
+# or
+npm install -g @github/copilot-cli
+```
+
+Authenticate:
+
+```bash
+copilot auth login
+copilot auth status
+```
+
+## OpenClaw Model Discovery and Routing
+
+```bash
+openclaw models refresh
+openclaw models list
+openclaw models status
+```
+
+If `models refresh` is unavailable on your OpenClaw version, use `openclaw models list` and continue.
+
+## Lock to Copilot-only providers
+
+Preferred (if supported):
+- `openclaw config patch '{...}'`
+
+Fallback command style:
+
+```bash
+openclaw config set --json providers.github-copilot.enabled true
+openclaw config set --json providers.openai.enabled false
+openclaw config set --json providers.anthropic.enabled false
+openclaw config set --json providers.openrouter.enabled false
+```
+
+## Health and Logs
+
+```bash
+openclaw status --deep
+openclaw logs --follow
+openclaw gateway restart
+```
+
+## Model Budget Guardrail (Target Machine)
+
+Files:
+- `config/model-budget-guard.config.json`
+- `config/copilot-policy-guard.config.json`
+- `config/copilot-auth-watchdog.config.json`
+- `scripts/model_budget_guard.sh`
+- `scripts/copilot_policy_guard.sh`
+- `scripts/copilot_auth_watchdog.sh`
+- `scripts/install_model_budget_guard_launchd.sh`
+- `scripts/install_copilot_policy_guard_launchd.sh`
+- `scripts/install_copilot_auth_watchdog_launchd.sh`
+- `scripts/configure_copilot_guardrails_defaults.sh`
+- `scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh`
+
+Configure + install:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh
+```
+
+This command also runs:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/configure_copilot_guardrails_defaults.sh
+```
+
+Verify:
+
+```bash
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.model-budget-guard
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-policy-guard
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-auth-watchdog
+tail -n 30 /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.err.log
+tail -n 30 /tmp/openclaw-copilot-policy-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-policy-guard.err.log
+tail -n 30 /tmp/openclaw-copilot-auth-watchdog.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-auth-watchdog.err.log
+```
+
+Behavior:
+- warns when expensive model stays active
+- auto-switches back to configured low model
+- auto-fixes Copilot-only provider/model policy drift
+- alerts on Copilot auth problems
+
+## Hooks (Recommended)
+
+```bash
+openclaw hooks enable boot-md
+openclaw hooks enable command-logger
+openclaw hooks enable session-memory
+openclaw hooks list
+```
+
+## Security
+
+- Never paste full API keys or bot tokens into chat/logs.
+- Rotate secrets if exposed.

openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/context/USER.md

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+# docs/context/USER.md - Human Context
+
+- Name: `<user-name>`
+- Preferred name: `<preferred-name>`
+- Current objective: Copilot-only OpenClaw setup on work machine
+
+## Priorities
+
+- OpenClaw reliability
+- Copilot Enterprise auth and model routing
+- Senior iOS engineering persona quality
+- Clear fallback strategy for provider/model issues
+
+## Working Style
+
+- Wants direct fixes and exact commands
+- Comfortable in terminal workflows
+- Values architecture/refactor quality over shortcuts
+
+## Secrets Inputs (Placeholders Only)
+
+Use this section for setup prompts. Do not commit real secrets.
+
+- `COPILOT_AUTH`: browser login required (`copilot auth login`) — no static token stored here
+- `TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN`: `<set-at-runtime-if-using-telegram>`
+- `OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN`: `<generated-by-openclaw-rotate-if-exposed>`
+
+## Setup Prompt Checklist
+
+When assisting a new user, prompt for:
+
+1. Whether Telegram is needed (`yes/no`)
+2. If yes, ask for `TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN` at runtime
+3. Confirm Copilot browser login is completed
+
+Telegram clarification:
+- Existing personal Telegram account is sufficient.
+- No new phone number/user account is needed to run a bot.

openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/operations/AI_SETUP_HANDOFF.md

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+# docs/operations/AI_SETUP_HANDOFF.md
+
+Give this file to an AI agent on the target machine.
+
+## Copy/Paste Prompt For AI
+
+```text
+You are setting up this folder on this machine as a strict Copilot-only OpenClaw install.
+
+Follow docs/operations/WORK_SETUP_CHECKLIST.md exactly.
+Also follow the constraints below:
+
+Constraints:
+- Do NOT use Ollama.
+- Do NOT enable non-Copilot providers.
+- Use only github-copilot/* models.
+- Fallbacks must be free/low-cost models only.
+- Run commands in order and stop after each step to report status.
+- If a step fails, provide exact fix and retry.
+
+Run in this order:
+1) bash ./setup/setup_openclaw_copilot.sh
+2) copilot auth login
+   - pause and wait for user to complete browser login
+3) bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh
+4) openclaw hooks enable boot-md
+5) openclaw hooks enable command-logger
+6) openclaw hooks enable session-memory
+7) openclaw gateway restart
+8) openclaw status --deep
+
+After setup, verify and report:
+- copilot auth status is healthy
+- openclaw models status shows github-copilot/* primary
+- fallbacks are low-cost only
+- providers.github-copilot.enabled = true
+- providers.openai.enabled = false
+- providers.anthropic.enabled = false
+- providers.openrouter.enabled = false
+- launchd guards running:
+  - ai.openclaw.model-budget-guard
+  - ai.openclaw.copilot-policy-guard
+  - ai.openclaw.copilot-auth-watchdog
+  - ai.openclaw.copilot-model-schedule-guard
+- schedule policy:
+  - paid profile during 08:00-18:00 local
+  - free profile during 18:00-08:00 local
+- hooks enabled:
+  - boot-md
+  - command-logger
+  - session-memory
+
+If any check fails, fix it and rerun verification.
+```
+
+## Manual User Actions Expected
+
+- Complete enterprise login in browser when `copilot auth login` opens auth flow.
+- Approve enterprise/SSO/MFA prompts as required.
+
+## One-Line Start (for human)
+
+```bash
+# open this file and copy the prompt to your AI agent
+cat docs/operations/AI_SETUP_HANDOFF.md
+```

openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/operations/WORK_SETUP_CHECKLIST.md

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+# docs/operations/WORK_SETUP_CHECKLIST.md
+
+Use this checklist on the **target work computer only**.
+Do not run these mutation steps on your current stable machine.
+
+## 0) Open terminal in this folder
+
+```bash
+cd /path/to/openclaw-setup
+```
+
+If delegating to another AI assistant, point it to:
+- `docs/operations/AI_SETUP_HANDOFF.md`
+
+## 1) Preflight
+
+```bash
+uname -a
+sw_vers
+which brew || echo "brew missing"
+which node || echo "node missing"
+which npm || echo "npm missing"
+```
+
+## 2) Primary Copilot setup
+
+```bash
+bash ./setup/setup_openclaw_copilot.sh
+```
+
+Verify:
+
+```bash
+which openclaw
+openclaw --version
+which copilot
+copilot --version
+```
+
+## 3) Authenticate Copilot CLI (Enterprise account)
+
+```bash
+copilot auth login
+copilot auth status
+```
+
+Expected: authenticated with your enterprise-linked GitHub account.
+
+## 4) Start/verify OpenClaw gateway
+
+```bash
+openclaw gateway restart
+openclaw status --deep
+```
+
+Expected: gateway reachable.
+
+## 5) Discover available models
+
+```bash
+openclaw models refresh || true
+openclaw models list
+openclaw models status
+```
+
+Note: If `models refresh` is unsupported in your version, ignore and continue.
+
+How to choose from the list:
+
+- Pick a fast daily model as primary (usually Sonnet-Fast or Codex-Fast style naming).
+- Pick only free-tier or lowest-cost fallbacks.
+- Avoid premium fallbacks (Opus-class) in default routing.
+- Keep model IDs exact from `openclaw models list`.
+
+Why this matters:
+
+- Better latency for normal work
+- Better quality when complexity spikes
+- Lower quota burn by not overusing heavyweight models
+- Better uptime through fallback failover
+
+## 6) Set Copilot primary + fallbacks
+
+Replace models below with names from your `openclaw models list` output if needed.
+
+```bash
+openclaw models set github-copilot/claude-sonnet-4.6
+openclaw models fallbacks clear
+openclaw models fallbacks add github-copilot/<free-or-low-cost-fallback-1>
+openclaw models fallbacks add github-copilot/<free-or-low-cost-fallback-2>
+```
+
+Verify:
+
+```bash
+openclaw models status
+```
+
+Expected:
+
+- Default model is your fast daily Copilot model
+- Fallback chain includes only free-tier or low-cost models
+- Only `github-copilot/*` appears if strict enterprise policy is required
+
+## 7) Optional strict provider lock (Copilot-only)
+
+Run if your enterprise policy requires only Copilot provider traffic:
+
+```bash
+openclaw config set --json providers.github-copilot.enabled true
+openclaw config set --json providers.openai.enabled false
+openclaw config set --json providers.anthropic.enabled false
+openclaw config set --json providers.openrouter.enabled false
+openclaw gateway restart
+```
+
+Verify:
+
+```bash
+openclaw models list
+openclaw models status
+```
+
+## 8) Configure + install Copilot guardrails (recommended)
+
+This one command auto-detects your available Copilot models, picks low-cost defaults, applies policy, and installs launchd guards:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh
+```
+
+3. Verify:
+
+```bash
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.model-budget-guard
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-policy-guard
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-auth-watchdog
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-model-schedule-guard
+tail -n 30 /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.err.log
+tail -n 30 /tmp/openclaw-copilot-policy-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-policy-guard.err.log
+tail -n 30 /tmp/openclaw-copilot-auth-watchdog.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-auth-watchdog.err.log
+tail -n 30 /tmp/openclaw-copilot-model-schedule-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-model-schedule-guard.err.log
+```
+
+Why this matters:
+
+- User gets prompted when high model remains active
+- Session is auto-switched back to lower model after timeout
+- Copilot-only policy is auto-corrected if drift occurs
+- Expired Copilot auth is surfaced quickly
+- Work-hours/off-hours profile schedule is auto-enforced
+- Protects enterprise quota and keeps routine latency low
+
+## 9) Enable recommended hooks
+
+```bash
+openclaw hooks enable boot-md
+openclaw hooks enable command-logger
+openclaw hooks enable session-memory
+openclaw hooks list
+```
+
+## 10) Persona/startup docs sanity
+
+Confirm these files exist in workspace root:
+
+```bash
+ls -la AGENTS.md docs/context/BOOT.md docs/context/SOUL.md docs/context/IDENTITY.md docs/context/USER.md docs/context/TOOLS.md docs/operations/troubleshooting.md
+```
+
+## 11) Telegram/channel check (if used)
+
+Telegram account rule:
+- No new personal Telegram account is required.
+- Use your existing Telegram account and create a bot via `@BotFather`.
+- Bot token is the only setup secret needed for Telegram.
+
+```bash
+openclaw status --deep
+```
+
+Expected: channel `OK` and gateway reachable.
+
+## 12) First chat checks
+
+In your chat surface:
+
+1. `/new`
+2. Ask: `reply with your active model and one sentence`
+
+Expected: response is fast and uses a `github-copilot/*` model.
+
+## 13) Daily operations
+
+```bash
+openclaw status --deep
+openclaw models status
+copilot auth status
+```
+
+## 14) Fast failure recovery
+
+```bash
+openclaw gateway restart
+openclaw logs --follow
+openclaw models status
+copilot auth status
+```
+
+If still blocked, use `docs/operations/troubleshooting.md`.

openclaw-setup-copilot/docs/operations/troubleshooting.md

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+# Troubleshooting - OpenClaw + Copilot Enterprise (Target Machine)
+
+This guide is for the work computer setup.
+
+## Quick triage
+
+```bash
+openclaw status --deep
+openclaw models status
+copilot auth status
+```
+
+## 1) Copilot auth failure
+
+Symptoms:
+- `copilot auth status` not authenticated
+- prompts fail with auth errors
+
+Fix:
+
+```bash
+copilot auth login
+copilot auth status
+```
+
+Make sure browser login uses the enterprise-linked GitHub account.
+
+## 2) No Copilot model entitlement
+
+Symptoms:
+- auth is valid but model usage denied
+
+Cause:
+- org/enterprise policy does not permit Copilot CLI
+
+Fix:
+- ask enterprise admin to enable Copilot CLI entitlement for your seat
+
+## 3) `Unknown model` in OpenClaw
+
+Fix:
+
+```bash
+openclaw models refresh
+openclaw models list
+```
+
+If `models refresh` is missing in your version, skip it and use `openclaw models list`.
+
+## 4) OpenClaw `config patch` not available
+
+Symptoms:
+- guide references `openclaw config patch`, command not found
+
+Fix:
+- use `openclaw config set --json <path> <value>` commands instead
+- use `openclaw models set` and `openclaw models fallbacks` commands for routing
+
+## 5) Still seeing non-Copilot providers
+
+Fix provider toggles:
+
+```bash
+openclaw config set --json providers.github-copilot.enabled true
+openclaw config set --json providers.openai.enabled false
+openclaw config set --json providers.anthropic.enabled false
+openclaw config set --json providers.openrouter.enabled false
+openclaw gateway restart
+```
+
+## 6) Telegram/channel slow responses
+
+Fixes:
+- start a fresh session with `/new`
+- keep default model on a fast Copilot model
+- verify gateway health and provider auth
+
+```bash
+openclaw status --deep
+openclaw models status
+```
+
+Telegram account confusion:
+- You do not need a second Telegram user account.
+- Keep your current personal Telegram account.
+- Create/connect only the bot token from `@BotFather`.
+
+## 7) Cost and quota management
+
+- Use fast/cheap Copilot model as default
+- Use `/new` for unrelated tasks
+- Use compaction if available in your OpenClaw build
+
+## 8) Wrong model mix (common quality/latency issue)
+
+Symptoms:
+- Replies are slow even when gateway is healthy
+- Refactor suggestions are weak/inconsistent
+- Quota burns too fast for routine tasks
+
+Cause:
+- Heavy reasoning model set as default for all prompts
+- No fallback diversity (all fast or all heavy)
+
+Fix:
+1. Set a fast default model for day-to-day requests.
+2. Keep fallbacks free-tier or low-cost only.
+3. Remove premium fallback models from default routing.
+
+Then verify:
+
+```bash
+openclaw models list
+openclaw models status
+```
+
+## 9) High-model guardrail not prompting or not switching back
+
+Checks:
+
+```bash
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.model-budget-guard
+tail -n 100 /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.err.log
+cat config/model-budget-guard.config.json
+cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/openclaw-copilot-guard/model-budget-guard.config.json
+```
+
+Common fixes:
+- Wrong model IDs in `highModels`
+  - Use exact IDs from `openclaw models list`.
+- `lowModel` not available
+  - Set to a model your seat can access.
+- Guard not installed/loaded
+  - Re-run `bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh`.
+- Repo config changed but staged runtime is stale
+  - Re-run `bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh` to re-stage current files.
+- Session key mismatch
+  - Keep `sessionKey` as `agent:main:main` unless you intentionally use another session.
+
+## 10) Copilot policy guard keeps fixing config unexpectedly
+
+Cause:
+- `config/copilot-policy-guard.config.json` has `autoFix=true` and policy values that differ from your manual changes.
+
+Fix:
+1. Edit `config/copilot-policy-guard.config.json`.
+2. Set your intended `providerPolicy`, `desiredPrimaryModel`, and fallback rules.
+3. If you want alert-only mode, set `autoFix` to `false`.
+
+Verify logs:
+
+```bash
+tail -n 100 /tmp/openclaw-copilot-policy-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-policy-guard.err.log
+cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/openclaw-copilot-guard/copilot-policy-guard.config.json
+```
+
+## 11) Manual model switch keeps changing back
+
+Cause:
+- Schedule guard is enabled and re-applies the expected profile by time window.
+  - `08:00-18:00` -> paid profile
+  - `18:00-08:00` -> free profile
+
+Checks:
+
+```bash
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.copilot-model-schedule-guard
+tail -n 100 /tmp/openclaw-copilot-model-schedule-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-model-schedule-guard.err.log
+cat config/model-schedule.config.json
+cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/openclaw-copilot-guard/model-schedule.config.json
+```
+
+Fixes:
+- If behavior is correct, do nothing (schedule is enforcing policy).
+- To temporarily hold a manual switch, disable schedule in `config/model-schedule.config.json` and re-run:
+  - `bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh`
+- For a quick manual switch without live push:
+  - `bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free --no-live`
+
+## 12) Copilot auth watchdog alerting repeatedly
+
+Checks:
+
+```bash
+copilot auth status
+openclaw models status --check
+cat config/copilot-auth-watchdog.config.json
+cat ~/Library/Application\ Support/openclaw-copilot-guard/copilot-auth-watchdog.config.json
+```
+
+Fixes:
+- Re-authenticate with `copilot auth login`.
+- Increase `minAlertIntervalMinutes` in `config/copilot-auth-watchdog.config.json`.
+- If needed, temporarily disable watchdog by setting `enabled` to `false`.
+
+## 13) Recommended hooks not active
+
+Enable and verify:
+
+```bash
+openclaw hooks enable boot-md
+openclaw hooks enable command-logger
+openclaw hooks enable session-memory
+openclaw hooks list
+```

openclaw-setup-copilot/scripts/configure_copilot_guardrails_defaults.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+POLICY_CONFIG="$ROOT_DIR/config/copilot-policy-guard.config.json"
+BUDGET_CONFIG="$ROOT_DIR/config/model-budget-guard.config.json"
+AUTH_CONFIG="$ROOT_DIR/config/copilot-auth-watchdog.config.json"
+MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG="$ROOT_DIR/config/model-profiles.config.json"
+MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG="$ROOT_DIR/config/model-schedule.config.json"
+
+if ! command -v openclaw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[configure-guardrails] openclaw CLI is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[configure-guardrails] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f "$MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG" ]]; then
+  cat > "$MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG" <<'JSON'
+{
+  "profiles": {
+    "paid": {
+      "description": "Work-hours higher-quality Copilot model",
+      "primary": "",
+      "fallbacks": []
+    },
+    "free": {
+      "description": "Off-hours low-cost/free Copilot model stack",
+      "primary": "",
+      "fallbacks": []
+    }
+  }
+}
+JSON
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f "$MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG" ]]; then
+  cat > "$MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG" <<'JSON'
+{
+  "enabled": true,
+  "dayProfile": "paid",
+  "nightProfile": "free",
+  "dayStartHour": 8,
+  "nightStartHour": 18,
+  "sessionKey": "agent:main:main",
+  "switchScript": "./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh",
+  "stateFile": "~/.openclaw/model-schedule-state.json"
+}
+JSON
+fi
+
+is_cheap_model() {
+  local m
+  m="$(printf '%s' "$1" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+  [[ "$m" =~ (haiku|mini|flash|fast|nano|small|lite|economy) ]]
+}
+
+copilot_models=()
+while IFS= read -r model; do
+  [[ -z "$model" ]] && continue
+  copilot_models+=("$model")
+done < <(
+  openclaw models list 2>/dev/null \
+    | awk 'NR>1 {print $1}' \
+    | grep '^github-copilot/' \
+    | awk '!seen[$0]++'
+)
+
+if [[ ${#copilot_models[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+  cat >&2 <<MSG
+[configure-guardrails] No github-copilot models found.
+Do this first on the target machine:
+  1) copilot auth login
+  2) openclaw models refresh || true
+  3) openclaw models list
+Then re-run:
+  bash ./scripts/configure_copilot_guardrails_defaults.sh
+MSG
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+primary_model=""
+for m in "${copilot_models[@]}"; do
+  if is_cheap_model "$m"; then
+    primary_model="$m"
+    break
+  fi
+done
+if [[ -z "$primary_model" ]]; then
+  primary_model="${copilot_models[0]}"
+fi
+
+# Build free/low-cost fallback candidates (excluding primary)
+declare -a cheap_candidates=()
+for m in "${copilot_models[@]}"; do
+  [[ "$m" == "$primary_model" ]] && continue
+  if is_cheap_model "$m"; then
+    cheap_candidates+=("$m")
+  fi
+done
+
+# If none matched cheap pattern, pick up to 2 non-primary models as fallback
+if [[ ${#cheap_candidates[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+  for m in "${copilot_models[@]}"; do
+    [[ "$m" == "$primary_model" ]] && continue
+    cheap_candidates+=("$m")
+    [[ ${#cheap_candidates[@]} -ge 2 ]] && break
+  done
+fi
+
+# Keep at most 2 fallbacks
+if [[ ${#cheap_candidates[@]} -gt 2 ]]; then
+  cheap_candidates=("${cheap_candidates[@]:0:2}")
+fi
+
+# High models: anything non-cheap and non-primary
+declare -a high_models=()
+for m in "${copilot_models[@]}"; do
+  [[ "$m" == "$primary_model" ]] && continue
+  if ! is_cheap_model "$m"; then
+    high_models+=("$m")
+  fi
+done
+
+# Ensure at least one high model if multiple exist
+if [[ ${#high_models[@]} -eq 0 && ${#copilot_models[@]} -gt 1 ]]; then
+  for m in "${copilot_models[@]}"; do
+    [[ "$m" == "$primary_model" ]] && continue
+    high_models+=("$m")
+    break
+  done
+fi
+
+paid_model=""
+if [[ ${#high_models[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+  paid_model="${high_models[0]}"
+fi
+if [[ -z "$paid_model" ]]; then
+  for m in "${copilot_models[@]}"; do
+    [[ "$m" == "$primary_model" ]] && continue
+    paid_model="$m"
+    break
+  done
+fi
+if [[ -z "$paid_model" ]]; then
+  paid_model="$primary_model"
+fi
+
+# free profile = lowest-cost primary + lowest-cost fallbacks
+declare -a free_fallbacks=("${cheap_candidates[@]}")
+
+# paid profile = strongest available model + cheap fallback chain
+declare -a paid_fallbacks=()
+if [[ "$primary_model" != "$paid_model" ]]; then
+  paid_fallbacks+=("$primary_model")
+fi
+for m in "${cheap_candidates[@]}"; do
+  [[ "$m" == "$paid_model" ]] && continue
+  skip="false"
+  for cur in "${paid_fallbacks[@]}"; do
+    if [[ "$cur" == "$m" ]]; then
+      skip="true"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  [[ "$skip" == "true" ]] && continue
+  paid_fallbacks+=("$m")
+done
+
+active_profile="paid"
+current_hour="$(date +%H)"
+current_hour=$((10#$current_hour))
+if (( current_hour >= 18 || current_hour < 8 )); then
+  active_profile="free"
+fi
+
+active_primary="$paid_model"
+active_fallbacks=("${paid_fallbacks[@]}")
+if [[ "$active_profile" == "free" ]]; then
+  active_primary="$primary_model"
+  active_fallbacks=("${free_fallbacks[@]}")
+fi
+
+fallbacks_json="$(printf '%s\n' "${active_fallbacks[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s .)"
+high_json="$(printf '%s\n' "${high_models[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s .)"
+free_fallbacks_json="$(printf '%s\n' "${free_fallbacks[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s .)"
+paid_fallbacks_json="$(printf '%s\n' "${paid_fallbacks[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s .)"
+
+# Update configs
+jq \
+  --arg primary "$active_primary" \
+  --argjson fallbacks "$fallbacks_json" \
+  '.enabled=true
+   | .autoFix=true
+   | .desiredPrimaryModel=$primary
+   | .enforceFallbackAllowlist=true
+   | .allowedFallbacks=$fallbacks
+   | .providerPolicy["github-copilot"]=true
+   | .providerPolicy["openai"]=false
+   | .providerPolicy["anthropic"]=false
+   | .providerPolicy["openrouter"]=false' \
+  "$POLICY_CONFIG" > "$POLICY_CONFIG.tmp" && mv "$POLICY_CONFIG.tmp" "$POLICY_CONFIG"
+
+jq \
+  --arg low "$primary_model" \
+  --argjson highs "$high_json" \
+  '.enabled=true
+   | .lowModel=$low
+   | .highModels=$highs
+   | .warnAfterMinutes=2
+   | .revertAfterMinutes=45
+   | .minWarnIntervalMinutes=20' \
+  "$BUDGET_CONFIG" > "$BUDGET_CONFIG.tmp" && mv "$BUDGET_CONFIG.tmp" "$BUDGET_CONFIG"
+
+jq '.enabled=true | .minAlertIntervalMinutes=30 | .checkOpenClawModelStatus=true' \
+  "$AUTH_CONFIG" > "$AUTH_CONFIG.tmp" && mv "$AUTH_CONFIG.tmp" "$AUTH_CONFIG"
+
+jq \
+  --arg paid "$paid_model" \
+  --arg free "$primary_model" \
+  --argjson paid_fallbacks "$paid_fallbacks_json" \
+  --argjson free_fallbacks "$free_fallbacks_json" \
+  '.profiles.paid.description="Work-hours higher-quality Copilot model"
+   | .profiles.paid.primary=$paid
+   | .profiles.paid.fallbacks=$paid_fallbacks
+   | .profiles.paid.providerPolicy["github-copilot"]=true
+   | .profiles.paid.providerPolicy["openai"]=false
+   | .profiles.paid.providerPolicy["anthropic"]=false
+   | .profiles.paid.providerPolicy["openrouter"]=false
+   | .profiles.free.description="Off-hours low-cost/free Copilot model stack"
+   | .profiles.free.primary=$free
+   | .profiles.free.fallbacks=$free_fallbacks
+   | .profiles.free.providerPolicy["github-copilot"]=true
+   | .profiles.free.providerPolicy["openai"]=false
+   | .profiles.free.providerPolicy["anthropic"]=false
+   | .profiles.free.providerPolicy["openrouter"]=false' \
+  "$MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG" > "$MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG.tmp" && mv "$MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG.tmp" "$MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG"
+
+jq \
+  '.enabled=true
+   | .dayProfile="paid"
+   | .nightProfile="free"
+   | .dayStartHour=(.dayStartHour // 8)
+   | .nightStartHour=(.nightStartHour // 18)
+   | .sessionKey=(.sessionKey // "agent:main:main")
+   | .switchScript=(.switchScript // "./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh")
+   | .stateFile=(.stateFile // "~/.openclaw/model-schedule-state.json")' \
+  "$MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG" > "$MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG.tmp" && mv "$MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG.tmp" "$MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG"
+
+# Apply live policy/routing on target machine
+openclaw models set "$active_primary" >/dev/null
+openclaw models fallbacks clear >/dev/null
+for fb in "${active_fallbacks[@]}"; do
+  openclaw models fallbacks add "$fb" >/dev/null
+
+done
+openclaw config set --json providers.github-copilot.enabled true >/dev/null
+openclaw config set --json providers.openai.enabled false >/dev/null
+openclaw config set --json providers.anthropic.enabled false >/dev/null
+openclaw config set --json providers.openrouter.enabled false >/dev/null
+
+echo "Configured Copilot guardrails defaults:"
+echo "  active_profile_now: $active_profile"
+echo "  active_primary_model: $active_primary"
+if [[ ${#active_fallbacks[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+  echo "  active_fallbacks: ${active_fallbacks[*]}"
+else
+  echo "  active_fallbacks: (none)"
+fi
+echo "  paid_profile_primary: $paid_model"
+if [[ ${#paid_fallbacks[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+  echo "  paid_profile_fallbacks: ${paid_fallbacks[*]}"
+else
+  echo "  paid_profile_fallbacks: (none)"
+fi
+echo "  free_profile_primary: $primary_model"
+if [[ ${#free_fallbacks[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+  echo "  free_profile_fallbacks: ${free_fallbacks[*]}"
+else
+  echo "  free_profile_fallbacks: (none)"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Applied live routing/provider policy and updated config files:"
+echo "  $POLICY_CONFIG"
+echo "  $BUDGET_CONFIG"
+echo "  $AUTH_CONFIG"
+echo "  $MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG"
+echo "  $MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG"

openclaw-setup-copilot/scripts/copilot_auth_watchdog.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+CONFIG_PATH="${AUTH_WATCHDOG_CONFIG:-$ROOT_DIR/config/copilot-auth-watchdog.config.json}"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[copilot-auth-watchdog] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+expand_tilde() {
+  local p="$1"
+  if [[ "$p" == "~" ]]; then
+    echo "$HOME"
+  elif [[ "$p" == "~/"* ]]; then
+    echo "$HOME/${p#~/}"
+  else
+    echo "$p"
+  fi
+}
+
+now_ms() {
+  python3 - <<'PY'
+import time
+print(int(time.time()*1000))
+PY
+}
+
+send_notice() {
+  local text="$1"
+  local last_channel="$2"
+  local last_to="$3"
+
+  if [[ -z "$last_channel" || -z "$last_to" ]]; then
+    echo "[copilot-auth-watchdog] notice skipped (missing channel/target): $text" >&2
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  local target="$last_to"
+  if [[ "$target" == *:* ]]; then
+    target="${target#*:}"
+  fi
+
+  openclaw message send \
+    --channel "$last_channel" \
+    --target "$target" \
+    --message "$text" \
+    >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+}
+
+if [[ ! -f "$CONFIG_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "[copilot-auth-watchdog] missing config: $CONFIG_PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+enabled="$(jq -r '.enabled // true' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ "$enabled" != "true" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+session_key="$(jq -r '.sessionKey // "agent:main:main"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+alert_interval_min="$(jq -r '.minAlertIntervalMinutes // 30' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+state_file_raw="$(jq -r '.stateFile // "~/.openclaw/copilot-auth-watchdog-state.json"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+state_file="$(expand_tilde "$state_file_raw")"
+check_model_status="$(jq -r '.checkOpenClawModelStatus // true' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+
+state_dir="${OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.openclaw}"
+sessions_file="$state_dir/agents/main/sessions/sessions.json"
+last_channel=""
+last_to=""
+if [[ -r "$sessions_file" ]]; then
+  session_json="$(jq -c --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key] // {}' "$sessions_file" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  if [[ -n "$session_json" && "$session_json" != "{}" ]]; then
+    last_channel="$(jq -r '.lastChannel // empty' <<<"$session_json")"
+    last_to="$(jq -r '.lastTo // empty' <<<"$session_json")"
+  fi
+fi
+
+declare -a issues=()
+
+if ! command -v copilot >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  issues+=("copilot CLI not installed; run setup_openclaw_copilot.sh")
+else
+  set +e
+  copilot_out="$(copilot auth status 2>&1)"
+  copilot_rc=$?
+  set -e
+
+  if [[ $copilot_rc -ne 0 ]]; then
+    issues+=("copilot auth status failed; run: copilot auth login")
+  elif echo "$copilot_out" | grep -Eiq 'not authenticated|not logged|login required|expired|unauthorized|invalid'; then
+    issues+=("copilot auth not healthy; run: copilot auth login")
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ "$check_model_status" == "true" ]]; then
+  if ! command -v openclaw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    issues+=("openclaw CLI not installed")
+  else
+    if ! openclaw models status --check >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      issues+=("openclaw model auth check failed; run: openclaw models status --json and copilot auth login")
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ ${#issues[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$state_file")"
+if [[ ! -f "$state_file" ]]; then
+  printf '{}\n' > "$state_file"
+fi
+
+state_json="$(cat "$state_file")"
+last_alert_at="$(jq -r --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key].lastAlertAt // 0' <<<"$state_json")"
+if [[ ! "$last_alert_at" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  last_alert_at=0
+fi
+
+now="$(now_ms)"
+interval_ms=$((alert_interval_min * 60 * 1000))
+if (( now - last_alert_at < interval_ms )); then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+summary="Copilot auth watchdog alert: ${issues[*]}"
+echo "[copilot-auth-watchdog] $summary"
+send_notice "$summary" "$last_channel" "$last_to"
+
+state_json="$(jq --arg key "$session_key" --argjson now "$now" '.[$key].lastAlertAt=$now' <<<"$state_json")"
+printf '%s\n' "$state_json" > "$state_file"

openclaw-setup-copilot/scripts/copilot_policy_guard.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+CONFIG_PATH="${POLICY_GUARD_CONFIG:-$ROOT_DIR/config/copilot-policy-guard.config.json}"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[copilot-policy-guard] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! command -v openclaw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[copilot-policy-guard] openclaw CLI is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+expand_tilde() {
+  local p="$1"
+  if [[ "$p" == "~" ]]; then
+    echo "$HOME"
+  elif [[ "$p" == "~/"* ]]; then
+    echo "$HOME/${p#~/}"
+  else
+    echo "$p"
+  fi
+}
+
+now_ms() {
+  python3 - <<'PY'
+import time
+print(int(time.time()*1000))
+PY
+}
+
+send_notice() {
+  local text="$1"
+  local last_channel="$2"
+  local last_to="$3"
+
+  if [[ -z "$last_channel" || -z "$last_to" ]]; then
+    echo "[copilot-policy-guard] notice skipped (missing channel/target): $text" >&2
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  local target="$last_to"
+  if [[ "$target" == *:* ]]; then
+    target="${target#*:}"
+  fi
+
+  openclaw message send \
+    --channel "$last_channel" \
+    --target "$target" \
+    --message "$text" \
+    >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+}
+
+if [[ ! -f "$CONFIG_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "[copilot-policy-guard] missing config: $CONFIG_PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+enabled="$(jq -r '.enabled // true' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ "$enabled" != "true" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+auto_fix="$(jq -r '.autoFix // true' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+session_key="$(jq -r '.sessionKey // "agent:main:main"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+alert_interval_min="$(jq -r '.minAlertIntervalMinutes // 20' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+state_file_raw="$(jq -r '.stateFile // "~/.openclaw/copilot-policy-guard-state.json"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+state_file="$(expand_tilde "$state_file_raw")"
+required_primary_prefix="$(jq -r '.requiredPrimaryPrefix // "github-copilot/"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+required_fallback_prefix="$(jq -r '.requiredFallbackPrefix // "github-copilot/"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+desired_primary_model="$(jq -r '.desiredPrimaryModel // empty' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+enforce_allowlist="$(jq -r '.enforceFallbackAllowlist // false' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+
+state_dir="${OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.openclaw}"
+sessions_file="$state_dir/agents/main/sessions/sessions.json"
+last_channel=""
+last_to=""
+if [[ -r "$sessions_file" ]]; then
+  session_json="$(jq -c --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key] // {}' "$sessions_file" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  if [[ -n "$session_json" && "$session_json" != "{}" ]]; then
+    last_channel="$(jq -r '.lastChannel // empty' <<<"$session_json")"
+    last_to="$(jq -r '.lastTo // empty' <<<"$session_json")"
+  fi
+fi
+
+declare -a issues=()
+declare -a fixes=()
+
+models_json="$(openclaw models status --json 2>/dev/null || true)"
+if [[ -z "$models_json" ]]; then
+  issues+=("openclaw models status --json failed")
+else
+  default_model="$(jq -r '.defaultModel // empty' <<<"$models_json")"
+
+  if [[ -n "$default_model" && "$default_model" != ${required_primary_prefix}* ]]; then
+    issues+=("primary model is not Copilot: $default_model")
+    if [[ "$auto_fix" == "true" && -n "$desired_primary_model" ]]; then
+      if openclaw models set "$desired_primary_model" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        fixes+=("set primary model to $desired_primary_model")
+      else
+        issues+=("failed to set primary model to $desired_primary_model")
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  fallbacks=()
+  while IFS= read -r fb; do
+    [[ -z "$fb" ]] && continue
+    fallbacks+=("$fb")
+  done < <(jq -r '.fallbacks[]? // empty' <<<"$models_json")
+  bad_prefix=0
+  bad_allowlist=0
+  for fb in "${fallbacks[@]}"; do
+    if [[ "$fb" != ${required_fallback_prefix}* ]]; then
+      bad_prefix=1
+      issues+=("fallback is not Copilot: $fb")
+    fi
+  done
+
+  if [[ "$enforce_allowlist" == "true" ]]; then
+    allowed_fallbacks=()
+    while IFS= read -r af; do
+      [[ -z "$af" ]] && continue
+      allowed_fallbacks+=("$af")
+    done < <(jq -r '.allowedFallbacks[]? // empty' "$CONFIG_PATH")
+    if [[ ${#allowed_fallbacks[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+      for fb in "${fallbacks[@]}"; do
+        found=0
+        for af in "${allowed_fallbacks[@]}"; do
+          if [[ "$fb" == "$af" ]]; then
+            found=1
+            break
+          fi
+        done
+        if [[ $found -eq 0 ]]; then
+          bad_allowlist=1
+          issues+=("fallback not in allowlist: $fb")
+        fi
+      done
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$auto_fix" == "true" && ( $bad_prefix -eq 1 || $bad_allowlist -eq 1 ) ]]; then
+    desired_fallbacks=()
+
+    if [[ "$enforce_allowlist" == "true" ]]; then
+      while IFS= read -r af; do
+        [[ -n "$af" ]] && desired_fallbacks+=("$af")
+      done < <(jq -r '.allowedFallbacks[]? // empty' "$CONFIG_PATH")
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ${#desired_fallbacks[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+      for fb in "${fallbacks[@]}"; do
+        if [[ "$fb" == ${required_fallback_prefix}* ]]; then
+          desired_fallbacks+=("$fb")
+        fi
+      done
+    fi
+
+    if openclaw models fallbacks clear >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      fixes+=("cleared fallback list")
+      for fb in "${desired_fallbacks[@]}"; do
+        if openclaw models fallbacks add "$fb" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          fixes+=("added fallback $fb")
+        else
+          issues+=("failed to add fallback $fb")
+        fi
+      done
+    else
+      issues+=("failed to clear fallback list")
+    fi
+  fi
+fi
+
+while IFS='=' read -r provider desired; do
+  [[ -z "$provider" ]] && continue
+  desired_bool="false"
+  if [[ "$desired" == "true" ]]; then
+    desired_bool="true"
+  fi
+
+  current="$(openclaw config get "providers.${provider}.enabled" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  current_trim="$(printf '%s' "$current" | tr -d '[:space:]')"
+
+  if [[ "$current_trim" != "$desired_bool" ]]; then
+    issues+=("provider policy drift: providers.${provider}.enabled expected ${desired_bool}, got ${current_trim:-unset}")
+    if [[ "$auto_fix" == "true" ]]; then
+      if openclaw config set --json "providers.${provider}.enabled" "$desired_bool" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        fixes+=("set providers.${provider}.enabled=${desired_bool}")
+      else
+        issues+=("failed to set providers.${provider}.enabled=${desired_bool}")
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+done < <(jq -r '.providerPolicy // {} | to_entries[] | "\(.key)=\(.value)"' "$CONFIG_PATH")
+
+if [[ ${#issues[@]} -eq 0 && ${#fixes[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$state_file")"
+if [[ ! -f "$state_file" ]]; then
+  printf '{}\n' > "$state_file"
+fi
+
+state_json="$(cat "$state_file")"
+last_alert_at="$(jq -r --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key].lastAlertAt // 0' <<<"$state_json")"
+if [[ ! "$last_alert_at" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  last_alert_at=0
+fi
+
+now="$(now_ms)"
+interval_ms=$((alert_interval_min * 60 * 1000))
+should_alert="false"
+if (( now - last_alert_at >= interval_ms )); then
+  should_alert="true"
+fi
+
+summary=""
+if [[ ${#fixes[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+  summary="Copilot policy guard auto-fixed: ${fixes[*]}"
+else
+  summary="Copilot policy drift detected: ${issues[*]}"
+fi
+
+echo "[copilot-policy-guard] $summary"
+
+if [[ "$should_alert" == "true" ]]; then
+  send_notice "$summary" "$last_channel" "$last_to"
+  state_json="$(jq --arg key "$session_key" --argjson now "$now" '.[$key].lastAlertAt=$now' <<<"$state_json")"
+  printf '%s\n' "$state_json" > "$state_file"
+fi

openclaw-setup-copilot/scripts/install_copilot_auth_watchdog_launchd.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[install-copilot-auth-watchdog] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+LABEL="ai.openclaw.copilot-auth-watchdog"
+PLIST_PATH="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/$LABEL.plist"
+STAGE_DIR="${MODEL_GUARD_STAGE_DIR:-$HOME/Library/Application Support/openclaw-copilot-guard}"
+STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR="$STAGE_DIR/scripts"
+STAGE_CONFIG="$STAGE_DIR/copilot-auth-watchdog.config.json"
+AUTH_WATCHDOG_CONFIG="${AUTH_WATCHDOG_CONFIG:-$STAGE_CONFIG}"
+INTERVAL_SECONDS="${INTERVAL_SECONDS:-300}"
+
+mkdir -p "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR"
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/copilot_auth_watchdog.sh" "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/copilot_auth_watchdog.sh"
+jq \
+  --arg state "$STAGE_DIR/copilot-auth-watchdog-state.json" \
+  '.stateFile=$state' \
+  "$ROOT_DIR/config/copilot-auth-watchdog.config.json" > "$STAGE_CONFIG"
+chmod +x "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/copilot_auth_watchdog.sh"
+
+cat > "$PLIST_PATH" <<PLIST
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+  <dict>
+    <key>Label</key>
+    <string>$LABEL</string>
+
+    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+    <array>
+      <string>/bin/bash</string>
+      <string>$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/copilot_auth_watchdog.sh</string>
+    </array>
+
+    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
+    <dict>
+      <key>PATH</key>
+      <string>/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin</string>
+      <key>AUTH_WATCHDOG_CONFIG</key>
+      <string>$AUTH_WATCHDOG_CONFIG</string>
+    </dict>
+
+    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+    <true/>
+
+    <key>StartInterval</key>
+    <integer>$INTERVAL_SECONDS</integer>
+
+    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+    <string>/tmp/openclaw-copilot-auth-watchdog.log</string>
+
+    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+    <string>/tmp/openclaw-copilot-auth-watchdog.err.log</string>
+  </dict>
+</plist>
+PLIST
+
+launchctl bootout "gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL" 2>/dev/null || true
+launchctl bootstrap "gui/$(id -u)" "$PLIST_PATH"
+launchctl kickstart -k "gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL"
+
+cat <<MSG
+Installed LaunchAgent:
+  $PLIST_PATH
+Staged runtime files:
+  $STAGE_DIR
+
+Check status:
+  launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL
+  tail -f /tmp/openclaw-copilot-auth-watchdog.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-auth-watchdog.err.log
+MSG

openclaw-setup-copilot/scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+# Detect available Copilot models, choose low-cost defaults, and apply policy.
+bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/configure_copilot_guardrails_defaults.sh"
+
+# Install launchd jobs.
+bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/install_model_budget_guard_launchd.sh"
+bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/install_copilot_policy_guard_launchd.sh"
+bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/install_copilot_auth_watchdog_launchd.sh"
+bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/install_model_schedule_guard_launchd.sh"
+
+echo "All Copilot guardrails configured and installed (budget + policy + auth + schedule)."

openclaw-setup-copilot/scripts/install_copilot_policy_guard_launchd.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[install-copilot-policy-guard] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+LABEL="ai.openclaw.copilot-policy-guard"
+PLIST_PATH="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/$LABEL.plist"
+STAGE_DIR="${MODEL_GUARD_STAGE_DIR:-$HOME/Library/Application Support/openclaw-copilot-guard}"
+STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR="$STAGE_DIR/scripts"
+STAGE_CONFIG="$STAGE_DIR/copilot-policy-guard.config.json"
+POLICY_GUARD_CONFIG="${POLICY_GUARD_CONFIG:-$STAGE_CONFIG}"
+INTERVAL_SECONDS="${INTERVAL_SECONDS:-180}"
+
+mkdir -p "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR"
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/copilot_policy_guard.sh" "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/copilot_policy_guard.sh"
+jq \
+  --arg state "$STAGE_DIR/copilot-policy-guard-state.json" \
+  '.stateFile=$state' \
+  "$ROOT_DIR/config/copilot-policy-guard.config.json" > "$STAGE_CONFIG"
+chmod +x "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/copilot_policy_guard.sh"
+
+cat > "$PLIST_PATH" <<PLIST
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+  <dict>
+    <key>Label</key>
+    <string>$LABEL</string>
+
+    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+    <array>
+      <string>/bin/bash</string>
+      <string>$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/copilot_policy_guard.sh</string>
+    </array>
+
+    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
+    <dict>
+      <key>PATH</key>
+      <string>/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin</string>
+      <key>POLICY_GUARD_CONFIG</key>
+      <string>$POLICY_GUARD_CONFIG</string>
+    </dict>
+
+    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+    <true/>
+
+    <key>StartInterval</key>
+    <integer>$INTERVAL_SECONDS</integer>
+
+    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+    <string>/tmp/openclaw-copilot-policy-guard.log</string>
+
+    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+    <string>/tmp/openclaw-copilot-policy-guard.err.log</string>
+  </dict>
+</plist>
+PLIST
+
+launchctl bootout "gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL" 2>/dev/null || true
+launchctl bootstrap "gui/$(id -u)" "$PLIST_PATH"
+launchctl kickstart -k "gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL"
+
+cat <<MSG
+Installed LaunchAgent:
+  $PLIST_PATH
+Staged runtime files:
+  $STAGE_DIR
+
+Check status:
+  launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL
+  tail -f /tmp/openclaw-copilot-policy-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-policy-guard.err.log
+MSG

openclaw-setup-copilot/scripts/install_model_budget_guard_launchd.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[install-model-budget-guard] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+LABEL="ai.openclaw.model-budget-guard"
+PLIST_PATH="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/$LABEL.plist"
+STAGE_DIR="${MODEL_GUARD_STAGE_DIR:-$HOME/Library/Application Support/openclaw-copilot-guard}"
+STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR="$STAGE_DIR/scripts"
+STAGE_CONFIG="$STAGE_DIR/model-budget-guard.config.json"
+MODEL_GUARD_CONFIG="${MODEL_GUARD_CONFIG:-$STAGE_CONFIG}"
+INTERVAL_SECONDS="${INTERVAL_SECONDS:-120}"
+
+mkdir -p "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR"
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/model_budget_guard.sh" "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_budget_guard.sh"
+jq \
+  --arg state "$STAGE_DIR/model-budget-guard-state.json" \
+  '.stateFile=$state' \
+  "$ROOT_DIR/config/model-budget-guard.config.json" > "$STAGE_CONFIG"
+chmod +x "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_budget_guard.sh"
+
+cat > "$PLIST_PATH" <<PLIST
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+  <dict>
+    <key>Label</key>
+    <string>$LABEL</string>
+
+    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+    <array>
+      <string>/bin/bash</string>
+      <string>$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_budget_guard.sh</string>
+    </array>
+
+    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
+    <dict>
+      <key>PATH</key>
+      <string>/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin</string>
+      <key>MODEL_GUARD_CONFIG</key>
+      <string>$MODEL_GUARD_CONFIG</string>
+    </dict>
+
+    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+    <true/>
+
+    <key>StartInterval</key>
+    <integer>$INTERVAL_SECONDS</integer>
+
+    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+    <string>/tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.log</string>
+
+    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+    <string>/tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.err.log</string>
+  </dict>
+</plist>
+PLIST
+
+launchctl bootout "gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL" 2>/dev/null || true
+launchctl bootstrap "gui/$(id -u)" "$PLIST_PATH"
+launchctl kickstart -k "gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL"
+
+cat <<MSG
+Installed LaunchAgent:
+  $PLIST_PATH
+Staged runtime files:
+  $STAGE_DIR
+
+Check status:
+  launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL
+  tail -f /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.err.log
+MSG

openclaw-setup-copilot/scripts/install_model_schedule_guard_launchd.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[install-model-schedule-guard] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+LABEL="ai.openclaw.copilot-model-schedule-guard"
+PLIST_PATH="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/$LABEL.plist"
+STAGE_DIR="${MODEL_GUARD_STAGE_DIR:-$HOME/Library/Application Support/openclaw-copilot-guard}"
+STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR="$STAGE_DIR/scripts"
+STAGE_SCHEDULE_CONFIG="$STAGE_DIR/model-schedule.config.json"
+STAGE_PROFILES_CONFIG="$STAGE_DIR/model-profiles.config.json"
+STAGE_POLICY_CONFIG="$STAGE_DIR/copilot-policy-guard.config.json"
+MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG="${MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG:-$STAGE_SCHEDULE_CONFIG}"
+INTERVAL_SECONDS="${INTERVAL_SECONDS:-300}"
+
+mkdir -p "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR"
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/model_schedule_guard.sh" "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_schedule_guard.sh"
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/model_profile_switch.sh" "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_profile_switch.sh"
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/config/model-profiles.config.json" "$STAGE_PROFILES_CONFIG"
+jq \
+  --arg state "$STAGE_DIR/model-schedule-state.json" \
+  '.stateFile=$state' \
+  "$ROOT_DIR/config/model-schedule.config.json" > "$STAGE_SCHEDULE_CONFIG"
+chmod +x "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_schedule_guard.sh" "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_profile_switch.sh"
+
+cat > "$PLIST_PATH" <<PLIST
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+  <dict>
+    <key>Label</key>
+    <string>$LABEL</string>
+
+    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+    <array>
+      <string>/bin/bash</string>
+      <string>$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_schedule_guard.sh</string>
+    </array>
+
+    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
+    <dict>
+      <key>PATH</key>
+      <string>/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin</string>
+      <key>MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG</key>
+      <string>$MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG</string>
+      <key>MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG</key>
+      <string>$STAGE_PROFILES_CONFIG</string>
+      <key>POLICY_GUARD_CONFIG</key>
+      <string>$STAGE_POLICY_CONFIG</string>
+    </dict>
+
+    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+    <true/>
+
+    <key>StartInterval</key>
+    <integer>$INTERVAL_SECONDS</integer>
+
+    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+    <string>/tmp/openclaw-copilot-model-schedule-guard.log</string>
+
+    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+    <string>/tmp/openclaw-copilot-model-schedule-guard.err.log</string>
+  </dict>
+</plist>
+PLIST
+
+launchctl bootout "gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL" 2>/dev/null || true
+launchctl bootstrap "gui/$(id -u)" "$PLIST_PATH"
+launchctl kickstart -k "gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL"
+
+cat <<MSG
+Installed LaunchAgent:
+  $PLIST_PATH
+Staged runtime files:
+  $STAGE_DIR
+
+Check status:
+  launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL
+  tail -f /tmp/openclaw-copilot-model-schedule-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-copilot-model-schedule-guard.err.log
+MSG

openclaw-setup-copilot/scripts/model_budget_guard.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+CONFIG_PATH="${MODEL_GUARD_CONFIG:-$ROOT_DIR/config/model-budget-guard.config.json}"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[model-guard] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! command -v openclaw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[model-guard] openclaw CLI is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+expand_tilde() {
+  local p="$1"
+  if [[ "$p" == "~" ]]; then
+    echo "$HOME"
+  elif [[ "$p" == "~/"* ]]; then
+    echo "$HOME/${p#~/}"
+  else
+    echo "$p"
+  fi
+}
+
+safe_now_ms() {
+  python3 - <<'PY'
+import time
+print(int(time.time()*1000))
+PY
+}
+
+send_notice() {
+  local text="$1"
+  local last_channel="$2"
+  local last_to="$3"
+
+  if [[ -z "$last_channel" || -z "$last_to" ]]; then
+    echo "[model-guard] notice skipped (missing channel/target): $text" >&2
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  local target="$last_to"
+  if [[ "$target" == *:* ]]; then
+    target="${target#*:}"
+  fi
+
+  openclaw message send \
+    --channel "$last_channel" \
+    --target "$target" \
+    --message "$text" \
+    >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+}
+
+if [[ ! -f "$CONFIG_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-guard] missing config: $CONFIG_PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+enabled="$(jq -r '.enabled // true' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ "$enabled" != "true" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+session_key="$(jq -r '.sessionKey // "agent:main:main"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+low_model="$(jq -r '.lowModel // empty' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+warn_after_min="$(jq -r '.warnAfterMinutes // 2' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+revert_after_min="$(jq -r '.revertAfterMinutes // 45' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+min_warn_interval_min="$(jq -r '.minWarnIntervalMinutes // 20' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+state_file_raw="$(jq -r '.stateFile // "~/.openclaw/model-budget-guard-state.json"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+state_file="$(expand_tilde "$state_file_raw")"
+
+if [[ -z "$low_model" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-guard] lowModel must be set" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+state_dir="${OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.openclaw}"
+sessions_file="$state_dir/agents/main/sessions/sessions.json"
+
+if [[ ! -r "$sessions_file" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-guard] sessions file not found: $sessions_file" >&2
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+session_json="$(jq -c --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key] // {}' "$sessions_file" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+if [[ -z "$session_json" || "$session_json" == "{}" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+session_id="$(jq -r '.sessionId // empty' <<<"$session_json")"
+updated_at="$(jq -r '.updatedAt // 0' <<<"$session_json")"
+model_raw="$(jq -r '.model // empty' <<<"$session_json")"
+provider_raw="$(jq -r '.provider // empty' <<<"$session_json")"
+last_channel="$(jq -r '.lastChannel // empty' <<<"$session_json")"
+last_to="$(jq -r '.lastTo // empty' <<<"$session_json")"
+
+if [[ -z "$model_raw" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+model_full="$model_raw"
+if [[ "$model_raw" != */* && -n "$provider_raw" && "$provider_raw" != "null" ]]; then
+  model_full="$provider_raw/$model_raw"
+fi
+
+high_match="$(jq -r --arg m "$model_full" '.highModels // [] | index($m) != null' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ "$high_match" != "true" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+if [[ ! "$updated_at" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+now_ms="$(safe_now_ms)"
+age_ms=$((now_ms - updated_at))
+if (( age_ms < 0 )); then age_ms=0; fi
+warn_after_ms=$((warn_after_min * 60 * 1000))
+revert_after_ms=$((revert_after_min * 60 * 1000))
+min_warn_interval_ms=$((min_warn_interval_min * 60 * 1000))
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$state_file")"
+if [[ ! -f "$state_file" ]]; then
+  cat > "$state_file" <<'JSON'
+{}
+JSON
+fi
+
+state_json="$(cat "$state_file")"
+last_warned_model="$(jq -r --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key].lastWarnedModel // empty' <<<"$state_json")"
+last_warned_session="$(jq -r --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key].lastWarnedSessionId // empty' <<<"$state_json")"
+last_warn_at="$(jq -r --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key].lastWarnAt // 0' <<<"$state_json")"
+last_revert_at="$(jq -r --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key].lastRevertAt // 0' <<<"$state_json")"
+
+should_warn="false"
+if (( age_ms >= warn_after_ms )); then
+  if [[ "$last_warned_model" != "$model_full" || "$last_warned_session" != "$session_id" ]]; then
+    should_warn="true"
+  elif [[ "$last_warn_at" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && (( now_ms - last_warn_at >= min_warn_interval_ms )); then
+    should_warn="true"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ "$should_warn" == "true" ]]; then
+  send_notice "Heads up: high-cost model active ($model_full). Switch back after heavy work: /model $low_model" "$last_channel" "$last_to"
+  state_json="$(jq \
+    --arg key "$session_key" \
+    --arg model "$model_full" \
+    --arg sid "$session_id" \
+    --argjson now "$now_ms" \
+    '.[$key].lastWarnedModel=$model | .[$key].lastWarnedSessionId=$sid | .[$key].lastWarnAt=$now' \
+    <<<"$state_json")"
+fi
+
+if (( age_ms >= revert_after_ms )); then
+  can_revert="true"
+  if [[ "$last_revert_at" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && (( now_ms - last_revert_at < min_warn_interval_ms )); then
+    can_revert="false"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$can_revert" == "true" && -n "$session_id" ]]; then
+    python3 - "$session_id" "$low_model" <<'PY'
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+session_id = sys.argv[1]
+low_model = sys.argv[2]
+cmd = [
+    "openclaw",
+    "agent",
+    "--session-id", session_id,
+    "--channel", "last",
+    "--message", f"/model {low_model}",
+]
+try:
+    subprocess.run(
+        cmd,
+        stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        check=False,
+        timeout=20,
+    )
+except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+    pass
+PY
+
+    send_notice "Auto-switched back to $low_model to avoid high-model quota burn. Use high model only for deep tasks." "$last_channel" "$last_to"
+
+    state_json="$(jq \
+      --arg key "$session_key" \
+      --arg model "$low_model" \
+      --arg sid "$session_id" \
+      --argjson now "$now_ms" \
+      '.[$key].lastRevertAt=$now | .[$key].lastWarnedModel=$model | .[$key].lastWarnedSessionId=$sid | .[$key].lastWarnAt=$now' \
+      <<<"$state_json")"
+  fi
+fi
+
+printf '%s\n' "$state_json" > "$state_file"

openclaw-setup-copilot/scripts/model_profile_switch.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+CONFIG_PATH="${MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG:-$ROOT_DIR/config/model-profiles.config.json}"
+POLICY_CONFIG_PATH="${POLICY_GUARD_CONFIG:-$ROOT_DIR/config/copilot-policy-guard.config.json}"
+SESSION_KEY="${MODEL_SWITCH_SESSION_KEY:-agent:main:main}"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[model-switch] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! command -v openclaw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[model-switch] openclaw CLI is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'USAGE'
+Usage:
+  bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh status
+  bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh <profile> [--no-live] [--no-status]
+
+Examples:
+  bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free
+  bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh paid --no-live
+USAGE
+}
+
+get_session_id() {
+  local session_key="$1"
+  local state_dir="${OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.openclaw}"
+  local sessions_file="$state_dir/agents/main/sessions/sessions.json"
+  if [[ ! -f "$sessions_file" ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  jq -r --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key].sessionId // empty' "$sessions_file" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+
+sync_policy_config() {
+  local primary="$1"
+  shift
+  local -a fb_models=("$@")
+
+  if [[ ! -f "$POLICY_CONFIG_PATH" ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  local fallbacks_json
+  if [[ ${#fb_models[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
+    fallbacks_json="[]"
+  else
+    fallbacks_json="$(printf '%s\n' "${fb_models[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s .)"
+  fi
+
+  if jq \
+    --arg primary "$primary" \
+    --argjson fallbacks "$fallbacks_json" \
+    '.desiredPrimaryModel=$primary | .allowedFallbacks=$fallbacks | .enforceFallbackAllowlist=true' \
+    "$POLICY_CONFIG_PATH" > "$POLICY_CONFIG_PATH.tmp"; then
+    mv "$POLICY_CONFIG_PATH.tmp" "$POLICY_CONFIG_PATH" || true
+  else
+    rm -f "$POLICY_CONFIG_PATH.tmp"
+  fi
+}
+
+if [[ ! -f "$CONFIG_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-switch] missing config: $CONFIG_PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+profile="${1:-}"
+if [[ -z "$profile" ]]; then
+  usage
+  exit 1
+fi
+shift || true
+
+apply_live="true"
+show_status="true"
+while (( "$#" )); do
+  case "$1" in
+    --no-live) apply_live="false" ;;
+    --no-status) show_status="false" ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      usage
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "[model-switch] unknown argument: $1" >&2
+      usage
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+if [[ "$profile" == "status" ]]; then
+  echo "Available profiles:"
+  jq -r '.profiles | to_entries[] | "- \(.key): \(.value.primary // "(unset)") (\(.value.description // "no description"))"' "$CONFIG_PATH"
+  echo ""
+  openclaw models status
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+profile_exists="$(jq -r --arg p "$profile" '.profiles[$p] != null' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ "$profile_exists" != "true" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-switch] unknown profile '$profile' in $CONFIG_PATH" >&2
+  jq -r '.profiles | keys[]' "$CONFIG_PATH" | sed 's/^/  - /'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+primary="$(jq -r --arg p "$profile" '.profiles[$p].primary // empty' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ -z "$primary" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-switch] profile '$profile' has no primary model configured" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+fallbacks=()
+while IFS= read -r fb; do
+  [[ -z "$fb" ]] && continue
+  fallbacks+=("$fb")
+done < <(jq -r --arg p "$profile" '.profiles[$p].fallbacks[]? // empty' "$CONFIG_PATH")
+
+echo "[model-switch] Applying profile: $profile"
+echo "[model-switch] primary: $primary"
+if [[ ${#fallbacks[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+  echo "[model-switch] fallbacks: ${fallbacks[*]}"
+else
+  echo "[model-switch] fallbacks: (none)"
+fi
+
+openclaw models set "$primary" >/dev/null
+openclaw models fallbacks clear >/dev/null
+for fb in "${fallbacks[@]}"; do
+  openclaw models fallbacks add "$fb" >/dev/null
+done
+
+provider_policy_len="$(jq -r --arg p "$profile" '.profiles[$p].providerPolicy // {} | length' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ "$provider_policy_len" != "0" ]]; then
+  while IFS=$'\t' read -r provider enabled; do
+    [[ -z "$provider" || -z "$enabled" ]] && continue
+    openclaw config set --json "providers.$provider.enabled" "$enabled" >/dev/null || true
+  done < <(jq -r --arg p "$profile" '.profiles[$p].providerPolicy // {} | to_entries[] | "\(.key)\t\(.value)"' "$CONFIG_PATH")
+fi
+
+sync_policy_config "$primary" "${fallbacks[@]}"
+
+if [[ "$apply_live" == "true" ]]; then
+  session_id="$(get_session_id "$SESSION_KEY")"
+  if [[ -n "$session_id" ]]; then
+    python3 - "$session_id" "$primary" <<'PY'
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+session_id = sys.argv[1]
+primary = sys.argv[2]
+cmd = [
+    "openclaw",
+    "agent",
+    "--session-id", session_id,
+    "--channel", "last",
+    "--message", f"/model {primary}",
+]
+try:
+    subprocess.run(
+        cmd,
+        stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        check=False,
+        timeout=20,
+    )
+except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+    pass
+PY
+    echo "[model-switch] live session updated: $session_id"
+  else
+    echo "[model-switch] no active session found for key $SESSION_KEY"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ "$show_status" == "true" ]]; then
+  echo ""
+  openclaw models status
+fi

openclaw-setup-copilot/scripts/model_schedule_guard.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+CONFIG_PATH="${MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG:-$ROOT_DIR/config/model-schedule.config.json}"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[model-schedule] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! command -v openclaw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[model-schedule] openclaw CLI is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+expand_tilde() {
+  local p="$1"
+  if [[ "$p" == "~" ]]; then
+    echo "$HOME"
+  elif [[ "$p" == "~/"* ]]; then
+    echo "$HOME/${p#~/}"
+  else
+    echo "$p"
+  fi
+}
+
+if [[ ! -f "$CONFIG_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-schedule] missing config: $CONFIG_PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+enabled="$(jq -r '.enabled // false' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ "$enabled" != "true" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+day_profile="$(jq -r '.dayProfile // "paid"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+night_profile="$(jq -r '.nightProfile // "free"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+day_start_hour="$(jq -r '.dayStartHour // 8' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+night_start_hour="$(jq -r '.nightStartHour // 18' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+session_key="$(jq -r '.sessionKey // "agent:main:main"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+switch_script_raw="$(jq -r '.switchScript // "./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+state_file_raw="$(jq -r '.stateFile // "~/.openclaw/model-schedule-state.json"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+state_file="$(expand_tilde "$state_file_raw")"
+profiles_config="${MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG:-$ROOT_DIR/config/model-profiles.config.json}"
+
+if [[ "$switch_script_raw" = /* ]]; then
+  switch_script="$switch_script_raw"
+else
+  switch_script="$ROOT_DIR/${switch_script_raw#./}"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -x "$switch_script" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-schedule] switch script is not executable: $switch_script" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! [[ "$day_start_hour" =~ ^[0-9]+$ && "$night_start_hour" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  echo "[model-schedule] dayStartHour/nightStartHour must be integers (0-23)" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if (( day_start_hour < 0 || day_start_hour > 23 || night_start_hour < 0 || night_start_hour > 23 )); then
+  echo "[model-schedule] dayStartHour/nightStartHour must be in 0..23" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if (( day_start_hour == night_start_hour )); then
+  echo "[model-schedule] dayStartHour and nightStartHour cannot be equal" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+current_hour="$(date +%H)"
+current_hour=$((10#$current_hour))
+
+is_night="false"
+if (( night_start_hour > day_start_hour )); then
+  if (( current_hour >= night_start_hour || current_hour < day_start_hour )); then
+    is_night="true"
+  fi
+else
+  if (( current_hour >= night_start_hour && current_hour < day_start_hour )); then
+    is_night="true"
+  fi
+fi
+
+desired_profile="$day_profile"
+if [[ "$is_night" == "true" ]]; then
+  desired_profile="$night_profile"
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$state_file")"
+if [[ ! -f "$state_file" ]]; then
+  printf '{}\n' > "$state_file"
+fi
+
+last_profile="$(jq -r '.lastAppliedProfile // empty' "$state_file")"
+desired_primary=""
+if [[ -f "$profiles_config" ]]; then
+  desired_primary="$(jq -r --arg p "$desired_profile" '.profiles[$p].primary // empty' "$profiles_config")"
+fi
+current_primary="$(openclaw models status --json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.defaultModel // empty')"
+
+if [[ "$last_profile" == "$desired_profile" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "$desired_primary" && "$current_primary" == "$desired_primary" ]]; then
+    exit 0
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "[model-schedule] hour=$current_hour desired_profile=$desired_profile last_profile=${last_profile:-none} current_primary=${current_primary:-unknown}"
+MODEL_SWITCH_SESSION_KEY="$session_key" bash "$switch_script" "$desired_profile" --no-live --no-status
+
+tmp_file="$state_file.tmp"
+jq \
+  --arg profile "$desired_profile" \
+  --arg when "$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")" \
+  --arg session "$session_key" \
+  '.lastAppliedProfile=$profile | .lastAppliedAt=$when | .sessionKey=$session' \
+  "$state_file" > "$tmp_file" && mv "$tmp_file" "$state_file"

openclaw-setup-copilot/setup/setup_openclaw_copilot.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+log_info() { echo -e "${GREEN}$*${NC}"; }
+log_warn() { echo -e "${YELLOW}$*${NC}"; }
+log_err() { echo -e "${RED}$*${NC}"; }
+
+require_cmd() {
+  local cmd="$1"
+  if ! command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    log_err "ERROR: Missing required command: $cmd"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+node_major_version() {
+  node -v 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^v//' | cut -d. -f1
+}
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}=== OpenClaw + GitHub Copilot CLI Setup ===${NC}"
+echo "Current time: $(date)"
+echo ""
+
+require_cmd curl
+
+# Step 1: Install / verify Node.js >= 22
+need_node_install=false
+if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  need_node_install=true
+else
+  node_major="$(node_major_version || true)"
+  if ! echo "$node_major" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+$' || [ "$node_major" -lt 22 ]; then
+    need_node_install=true
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$need_node_install" = true ]; then
+  log_warn "Node.js >= 22 not found. Installing via Homebrew..."
+  if ! command -v brew >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    log_err "Homebrew not found. Install it first:"
+    echo '/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"'
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  brew install node
+fi
+log_info "Node.js ready ($(node -v))."
+
+# Step 2: Install / verify OpenClaw
+if ! command -v openclaw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  log_warn "OpenClaw not found. Installing via npm..."
+  require_cmd npm
+  npm install -g openclaw
+else
+  log_info "OpenClaw already installed ($(openclaw --version))."
+fi
+
+# Step 3: Install / verify GitHub Copilot CLI
+if ! command -v copilot >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if command -v brew >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    log_warn "Copilot CLI not found. Installing prerelease via Homebrew..."
+    brew install copilot-cli@prerelease || {
+      log_warn "Homebrew install failed, falling back to npm package..."
+      npm install -g @github/copilot-cli
+    }
+  else
+    log_warn "Homebrew not found. Installing Copilot CLI via npm..."
+    npm install -g @github/copilot-cli
+  fi
+else
+  log_info "Copilot CLI already installed ($(copilot --version 2>/dev/null || echo present))."
+fi
+
+echo ""
+log_info "Setup complete (Copilot-first)."
+echo ""
+echo "Next steps (target machine):"
+echo "1. Authenticate Copilot CLI with enterprise account:"
+echo "   copilot auth login"
+echo "   copilot auth status"
+echo "2. Start/verify OpenClaw gateway:"
+echo "   openclaw gateway restart"
+echo "   openclaw status --deep"
+echo "3. Discover and set Copilot models:"
+echo "   openclaw models refresh || true"
+echo "   openclaw models list"
+echo "   openclaw models set github-copilot/<your-fast-default>"
+echo "4. Configure fallbacks:"
+echo "   openclaw models fallbacks clear"
+echo "   openclaw models fallbacks add github-copilot/<free-or-low-cost-fallback-1>"
+echo "   openclaw models fallbacks add github-copilot/<free-or-low-cost-fallback-2>"
+echo "5. Optional strict provider lock:"
+echo "   openclaw config set --json providers.github-copilot.enabled true"
+echo "   openclaw config set --json providers.openai.enabled false"
+echo "   openclaw config set --json providers.anthropic.enabled false"
+echo "   openclaw config set --json providers.openrouter.enabled false"
+echo "6. Install Copilot guardrails (recommended):"
+echo "   bash ./scripts/install_copilot_guardrails.sh"
+echo "7. Ensure recommended hooks are enabled:"
+echo "   openclaw hooks enable boot-md"
+echo "   openclaw hooks enable command-logger"
+echo "   openclaw hooks enable session-memory"

openclaw-setup-max/AGENTS.md

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+# AGENTS.md - Your Workspace
+
+This folder is home. Treat it that way.
+
+## First Run
+
+If `BOOTSTRAP.md` exists, that's your birth certificate. Follow it, figure out who you are, then delete it. You won't need it again.
+
+## Every Session
+
+Before doing anything else:
+
+1. Read `docs/context/SOUL.md` — this is who you are
+2. Read `docs/context/USER.md` — this is who you're helping
+3. Read `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` (today + yesterday) for recent context
+4. **If in MAIN SESSION** (direct chat with your human): Also read `docs/context/MEMORY.md`
+
+Don't ask permission. Just do it.
+
+## Memory
+
+You wake up fresh each session. These files are your continuity:
+
+- **Daily notes:** `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` (create `memory/` if needed) — raw logs of what happened
+- **Long-term:** `docs/context/MEMORY.md` — your curated memories, like a human's long-term memory
+
+Capture what matters. Decisions, context, things to remember. Skip the secrets unless asked to keep them.
+
+### 🧠 docs/context/MEMORY.md - Your Long-Term Memory
+
+- **ONLY load in main session** (direct chats with your human)
+- **DO NOT load in shared contexts** (Discord, group chats, sessions with other people)
+- This is for **security** — contains personal context that shouldn't leak to strangers
+- You can **read, edit, and update** docs/context/MEMORY.md freely in main sessions
+- Write significant events, thoughts, decisions, opinions, lessons learned
+- This is your curated memory — the distilled essence, not raw logs
+- Over time, review your daily files and update docs/context/MEMORY.md with what's worth keeping
+
+### 📝 Write It Down - No "Mental Notes"!
+
+- **Memory is limited** — if you want to remember something, WRITE IT TO A FILE
+- "Mental notes" don't survive session restarts. Files do.
+- When someone says "remember this" → update `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` or relevant file
+- When you learn a lesson → update AGENTS.md, docs/context/TOOLS.md, or the relevant skill
+- When you make a mistake → document it so future-you doesn't repeat it
+- **Text > Brain** 📝
+
+## Safety
+
+- Don't exfiltrate private data. Ever.
+- Don't run destructive commands without asking.
+- `trash` > `rm` (recoverable beats gone forever)
+- When in doubt, ask.
+
+## External vs Internal
+
+**Safe to do freely:**
+
+- Read files, explore, organize, learn
+- Search the web, check calendars
+- Work within this workspace
+
+**Ask first:**
+
+- Sending emails, tweets, public posts
+- Anything that leaves the machine
+- Anything you're uncertain about
+
+## Group Chats
+
+You have access to your human's stuff. That doesn't mean you _share_ their stuff. In groups, you're a participant — not their voice, not their proxy. Think before you speak.
+
+### 💬 Know When to Speak!
+
+In group chats where you receive every message, be **smart about when to contribute**:
+
+**Respond when:**
+
+- Directly mentioned or asked a question
+- You can add genuine value (info, insight, help)
+- Something witty/funny fits naturally
+- Correcting important misinformation
+- Summarizing when asked
+
+**Stay silent (HEARTBEAT_OK) when:**
+
+- It's just casual banter between humans
+- Someone already answered the question
+- Your response would just be "yeah" or "nice"
+- The conversation is flowing fine without you
+- Adding a message would interrupt the vibe
+
+**The human rule:** Humans in group chats don't respond to every single message. Neither should you. Quality > quantity. If you wouldn't send it in a real group chat with friends, don't send it.
+
+**Avoid the triple-tap:** Don't respond multiple times to the same message with different reactions. One thoughtful response beats three fragments.
+
+Participate, don't dominate.
+
+### 😊 React Like a Human!
+
+On platforms that support reactions (Discord, Slack), use emoji reactions naturally:
+
+**React when:**
+
+- You appreciate something but don't need to reply (👍, ❤️, 🙌)
+- Something made you laugh (😂, 💀)
+- You find it interesting or thought-provoking (🤔, 💡)
+- You want to acknowledge without interrupting the flow
+- It's a simple yes/no or approval situation (✅, 👀)
+
+**Why it matters:**
+Reactions are lightweight social signals. Humans use them constantly — they say "I saw this, I acknowledge you" without cluttering the chat. You should too.
+
+**Don't overdo it:** One reaction per message max. Pick the one that fits best.
+
+## Tools
+
+Skills provide your tools. When you need one, check its `SKILL.md`. Keep local notes (camera names, SSH details, voice preferences) in `docs/context/TOOLS.md`.
+
+**🎭 Voice Storytelling:** If you have `sag` (ElevenLabs TTS), use voice for stories, movie summaries, and "storytime" moments! Way more engaging than walls of text. Surprise people with funny voices.
+
+**📝 Platform Formatting:**
+
+- **Discord/WhatsApp:** No markdown tables! Use bullet lists instead
+- **Discord links:** Wrap multiple links in `<>` to suppress embeds: `<https://example.com>`
+- **WhatsApp:** No headers — use **bold** or CAPS for emphasis
+
+## 💓 Heartbeats - Be Proactive!
+
+When you receive a heartbeat poll (message matches the configured heartbeat prompt), don't just reply `HEARTBEAT_OK` every time. Use heartbeats productively!
+
+Default heartbeat prompt:
+`Read docs/context/HEARTBEAT.md if it exists (workspace context). Follow it strictly. Do not infer or repeat old tasks from prior chats. If nothing needs attention, reply HEARTBEAT_OK.`
+
+You are free to edit `docs/context/HEARTBEAT.md` with a short checklist or reminders. Keep it small to limit token burn.
+
+### Heartbeat vs Cron: When to Use Each
+
+**Use heartbeat when:**
+
+- Multiple checks can batch together (inbox + calendar + notifications in one turn)
+- You need conversational context from recent messages
+- Timing can drift slightly (every ~30 min is fine, not exact)
+- You want to reduce API calls by combining periodic checks
+
+**Use cron when:**
+
+- Exact timing matters ("9:00 AM sharp every Monday")
+- Task needs isolation from main session history
+- You want a different model or thinking level for the task
+- One-shot reminders ("remind me in 20 minutes")
+- Output should deliver directly to a channel without main session involvement
+
+**Tip:** Batch similar periodic checks into `docs/context/HEARTBEAT.md` instead of creating multiple cron jobs. Use cron for precise schedules and standalone tasks.
+
+**Things to check (rotate through these, 2-4 times per day):**
+
+- **Emails** - Any urgent unread messages?
+- **Calendar** - Upcoming events in next 24-48h?
+- **Mentions** - Twitter/social notifications?
+- **Weather** - Relevant if your human might go out?
+
+**Track your checks** in `memory/heartbeat-state.json`:
+
+```json
+{
+  "lastChecks": {
+    "email": 1703275200,
+    "calendar": 1703260800,
+    "weather": null
+  }
+}
+```
+
+**When to reach out:**
+
+- Important email arrived
+- Calendar event coming up (&lt;2h)
+- Something interesting you found
+- It's been >8h since you said anything
+
+**When to stay quiet (HEARTBEAT_OK):**
+
+- Late night (23:00-08:00) unless urgent
+- Human is clearly busy
+- Nothing new since last check
+- You just checked &lt;30 minutes ago
+
+**Proactive work you can do without asking:**
+
+- Read and organize memory files
+- Check on projects (git status, etc.)
+- Update documentation
+- Commit and push your own changes
+- **Review and update docs/context/MEMORY.md** (see below)
+
+### 🔄 Memory Maintenance (During Heartbeats)
+
+Periodically (every few days), use a heartbeat to:
+
+1. Read through recent `memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md` files
+2. Identify significant events, lessons, or insights worth keeping long-term
+3. Update `docs/context/MEMORY.md` with distilled learnings
+4. Remove outdated info from docs/context/MEMORY.md that's no longer relevant
+
+Think of it like a human reviewing their journal and updating their mental model. Daily files are raw notes; docs/context/MEMORY.md is curated wisdom.
+
+The goal: Be helpful without being annoying. Check in a few times a day, do useful background work, but respect quiet time.
+
+## Make It Yours
+
+This is a starting point. Add your own conventions, style, and rules as you figure out what works.

openclaw-setup-max/PRD.md

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+# PRD: OpenClaw Local Model Cost Control (Setup Max)
+
+## 1) Document Purpose
+
+Define requirements for a reusable OpenClaw setup that supports:
+- Instant manual switching between paid and free model profiles
+- Optional scheduled switching (day/night)
+- Optional budget protection for expensive models
+
+Audience:
+- Primary: local operator (non-expert friendly)
+- Secondary: future maintainer cloning this setup for another machine
+
+## 2) Problem Statement
+
+Running a paid model 24/7 can create unnecessary spend.  
+Operators need an easy way to:
+- Switch to free local models on demand
+- Automate free mode during off-hours
+- Prevent accidental long-running use of expensive models
+
+## 3) Goals
+
+- G1: One-command live switch between `paid` and `free` profiles.
+- G2: Support day/night automatic profile switching.
+- G3: Provide guardrail warning + optional auto-revert from high-cost model usage.
+- G4: Make setup operable by a newbie using copy/paste commands.
+
+## 4) Non-Goals
+
+- Building a new OpenClaw provider plugin.
+- Replacing OpenClaw internal routing.
+- Managing billing dashboards directly.
+
+## 5) User Stories
+
+- As an operator, I can run one command to switch to free local models immediately.
+- As an operator, I can switch back to paid model for deep tasks.
+- As an operator, I can set free mode from 9pm-7am automatically.
+- As an operator, I get warned if expensive model remains active too long.
+- As a maintainer, I can copy this folder to another Mac and follow docs to bootstrap.
+
+## 6) Functional Requirements
+
+### FR-1 Profile Configuration
+- System must define named model profiles in JSON:
+  - `paid`
+  - `free`
+- Each profile must include:
+  - `primary` model
+  - ordered fallback list
+
+Implementation:
+- `config/model-profiles.config.json`
+
+### FR-2 Manual Live Switch
+- Must support:
+  - `model_profile_switch.sh paid`
+  - `model_profile_switch.sh free`
+- Must:
+  - update OpenClaw primary model
+  - reset + apply fallback list
+  - optionally push `/model <primary>` to active session key
+- Must support flags:
+  - `--no-live`
+  - `--no-status`
+  - `status`
+
+Implementation:
+- `scripts/model_profile_switch.sh`
+
+### FR-3 Schedule Guard
+- Must read schedule config and apply profile by hour.
+- Must support day and night windows.
+- Must run idempotently and avoid unnecessary switches.
+- Must correct drift if current default model does not match expected scheduled profile.
+
+Implementation:
+- `config/model-schedule.config.json`
+- `scripts/model_schedule_guard.sh`
+- `scripts/install_model_schedule_guard_launchd.sh`
+
+### FR-4 Budget Guard
+- Must detect if active session model is in high-cost allowlist.
+- Must warn after configurable threshold.
+- Must auto-revert after configurable threshold.
+- Must throttle warnings/reverts to avoid spam loops.
+
+Implementation:
+- `config/model-budget-guard.config.json`
+- `scripts/model_budget_guard.sh`
+- `scripts/install_model_budget_guard_launchd.sh`
+
+### FR-5 Install Convenience
+- Must provide one script to install both schedule and budget guards.
+
+Implementation:
+- `scripts/install_local_model_guardrails.sh`
+
+### FR-6 Documentation
+- Must include a step-by-step README for first-time users.
+- Must include verification commands and disable/uninstall steps.
+
+Implementation:
+- `README.md`
+
+## 7) Non-Functional Requirements
+
+- NFR-1 Reliability: scripts should be safe to run repeatedly.
+- NFR-2 Observability: each LaunchAgent writes stdout/stderr logs to `/tmp`.
+- NFR-3 Compatibility: target macOS + zsh/bash + OpenClaw CLI.
+- NFR-4 Safety: avoid exposing secrets in script output.
+- NFR-5 Usability: all common actions available as copy/paste commands.
+
+## 8) Architecture Overview
+
+Inputs:
+- OpenClaw session state (`~/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/sessions.json`)
+- Profile/schedule/budget JSON configs
+
+Executors:
+- Manual CLI script (`model_profile_switch.sh`)
+- Launchd workers (`model_schedule_guard.sh`, `model_budget_guard.sh`)
+
+Outputs:
+- Updated OpenClaw model + fallbacks in config
+- Optional live `/model` message into active session
+- Log files in `/tmp`
+
+## 9) Operational Flow
+
+### Flow A: Manual Switch
+1. Operator runs switch command.
+2. Script loads profile from config.
+3. Script applies primary + fallbacks.
+4. Script pushes live model command to active session (unless `--no-live`).
+5. Script prints status.
+
+### Flow B: Scheduled Switch
+1. LaunchAgent triggers every 5 minutes.
+2. Guard computes desired profile from local hour.
+3. Guard checks last applied profile + current default model.
+4. If mismatch, applies desired profile.
+5. Guard stores state timestamp.
+
+### Flow C: Budget Protection
+1. LaunchAgent triggers every 2 minutes.
+2. Guard inspects active session model.
+3. If model is high-cost:
+   - warn after threshold
+   - auto-revert after threshold
+4. Guard updates state file for rate-limiting.
+
+## 10) Acceptance Criteria
+
+- AC-1: Running `bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free` changes default to `ollama/qwen3:14b`.
+- AC-2: Running `bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh paid` restores default to `moonshot/kimi-k2.5`.
+- AC-3: With schedule enabled (`21`/`7`), profile changes correctly by local time window.
+- AC-4: If operator manually drifts model during scheduled window, schedule guard re-aligns on next run.
+- AC-5: Budget guard warns and reverts when high model remains active beyond thresholds.
+- AC-6: New operator can follow README from zero knowledge and complete setup without editing scripts.
+
+## 11) Risks and Mitigations
+
+- Risk: model names differ across machines.
+  - Mitigation: update `config/model-profiles.config.json` per machine.
+- Risk: LaunchAgents not loaded after reboot/login changes.
+  - Mitigation: include explicit `launchctl print` checks and reinstall command.
+- Risk: missing CLI dependencies (`jq`, `openclaw`).
+  - Mitigation: prerequisite checks in README.
+- Risk: user confusion between ChatGPT subscription and API billing.
+  - Mitigation: clear FAQ note in README.
+
+## 12) Rollout Plan
+
+1. Validate scripts (`bash -n` and status commands).
+2. Perform manual switch tests (`free` then `paid`).
+3. Enable schedule (`enabled=true`) and install schedule LaunchAgent.
+4. Install budget LaunchAgent.
+5. Monitor logs for one day.
+6. Clone/copy to future machine and adjust profile model IDs as needed.
+
+## 13) Future Enhancements
+
+- Optional quiet-hours policy to disable non-essential notifications.
+- Per-channel session key mapping (Telegram/Discord-specific switching).
+- Daily spend estimator from model usage telemetry.
+- Optional provider locking profile policies.
+

openclaw-setup-max/README.md

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+# OpenClaw Setup Max (Paid + Free Model Switching)
+
+This workspace runs OpenClaw with:
+- A paid high-quality model profile (`moonshot/kimi-k2.5`)
+- A free local profile (Ollama-only)
+- One-command live switching
+- Optional automatic day/night switching (example: free from 9pm-7am)
+- Optional budget guard that warns and auto-reverts from expensive models
+
+This guide is written for first-time users.
+
+## 0) Workspace Layout
+
+Keep only the operator files at root:
+- `AGENTS.md`
+- `README.md`
+- `PRD.md`
+
+Everything else is grouped by function:
+- `setup/`: machine bootstrap scripts
+- `scripts/`: daily operations + guard installers
+- `config/`: editable profile/schedule/guard JSON
+- `docs/context/`: persona + runtime context docs
+- `docs/operations/`: switching + troubleshooting runbooks
+- `memory/`: daily notes/log memory
+
+## 1) What You Get
+
+- `paid` profile:
+  - Primary: `moonshot/kimi-k2.5`
+  - Fallbacks: `ollama/qwen3:14b`, `ollama/llama3.2:3b`
+- `free` profile:
+  - Primary: `ollama/qwen3:14b`
+  - Fallbacks: `ollama/devstral:24b`, `ollama/llama3.2:3b`
+
+Profiles are defined in `config/model-profiles.config.json`.
+
+## 2) Key Files
+
+- `config/model-profiles.config.json`: model profile definitions (`paid`, `free`)
+- `config/model-schedule.config.json`: schedule settings (`dayProfile`, `nightProfile`, hours)
+- `config/model-budget-guard.config.json`: high-cost warning and auto-revert settings
+- `scripts/model_profile_switch.sh`: manual live switch command
+- `scripts/model_schedule_guard.sh`: scheduled switch worker
+- `scripts/model_budget_guard.sh`: budget guard worker
+- `scripts/install_model_schedule_guard_launchd.sh`: installs schedule LaunchAgent
+- `scripts/install_model_budget_guard_launchd.sh`: installs budget LaunchAgent
+- `scripts/install_local_model_guardrails.sh`: installs both LaunchAgents
+
+## 3) Prerequisites
+
+Run these checks:
+
+```bash
+openclaw --version
+ollama list
+jq --version
+```
+
+OpenClaw and Ollama must already be set up.  
+If you need initial setup, run `setup/setup_openclaw_ollama.sh` first.
+
+Script behavior:
+- `setup/setup_openclaw_ollama.sh` now checks/installs:
+  - `ollama`
+  - `node`/`npm` (Node >= 22)
+  - `openclaw`
+  - `jq`
+  - `python3`
+- It will prompt before:
+  - Installing Ollama (if missing)
+  - Pulling local Ollama models (large downloads)
+
+Useful flags:
+
+```bash
+# Non-interactive yes to prompts
+AUTO_YES=true bash ./setup/setup_openclaw_ollama.sh
+
+# Skip model pulls during setup
+PULL_LOCAL_MODELS=false bash ./setup/setup_openclaw_ollama.sh
+```
+
+## 4) Quick Start (Most Common)
+
+Switch to free mode now:
+
+```bash
+cd /Volumes/Data/openclaw-setups/openclaw-setup-max
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free
+```
+
+Switch back to paid mode:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh paid
+```
+
+Check current model state:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh status
+```
+
+## 5) How Live Switching Works
+
+When you run:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free
+```
+
+the script does three things:
+
+1. Sets OpenClaw default model to that profile primary.
+2. Rebuilds fallback chain from that profile.
+3. Pushes `/model <primary>` to active `agent:main:main` session for immediate effect.
+
+If you want config-only change (no live session message), use:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free --no-live
+```
+
+## 6) Enable Schedule (Example: Free 9pm-7am)
+
+1. Edit config:
+
+```bash
+cd /Volumes/Data/openclaw-setups/openclaw-setup-max
+open config/model-schedule.config.json
+```
+
+2. Set:
+
+```json
+{
+  "enabled": true,
+  "dayProfile": "paid",
+  "nightProfile": "free",
+  "dayStartHour": 7,
+  "nightStartHour": 21
+}
+```
+
+3. Install schedule worker:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/install_model_schedule_guard_launchd.sh
+```
+
+Important:
+- Installer syncs configs/scripts into a launchd-safe runtime folder:
+  - `~/Library/Application Support/openclaw-local-model-guard`
+- After any config/script edits in this repo, re-run the installer to push updates.
+
+4. Verify:
+
+```bash
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.local.model-schedule-guard
+tail -n 50 /tmp/openclaw-model-schedule-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-model-schedule-guard.err.log
+```
+
+Notes:
+- Schedule checks every 5 minutes by default.
+- It self-corrects drift (if someone manually switches to the wrong profile during schedule window).
+- If schedule is enabled, manual switches can be overridden on the next schedule run.
+
+## 7) Do I Need To Run These Scripts All The Time?
+
+No.
+
+After install, schedule and budget guards run automatically through launchd.
+You do not need to manually run guard scripts every day.
+
+You only re-run install scripts when:
+- You changed configs/scripts in this repo and want launchd runtime files refreshed.
+- You stopped/disabled a guard and want to re-enable it.
+- You want to change LaunchAgent interval/config and apply it again.
+
+Quick health check:
+
+```bash
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.local.model-schedule-guard | rg 'last exit code|run interval|state'
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.local.model-budget-guard | rg 'last exit code|run interval|state'
+```
+
+## 8) Enable Budget Guard (Recommended)
+
+Install budget worker:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/install_model_budget_guard_launchd.sh
+```
+
+Or install both schedule + budget at once:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/install_local_model_guardrails.sh
+```
+
+Budget behavior from `config/model-budget-guard.config.json`:
+- Warn after 2 minutes on high-cost model
+- Auto-revert to `ollama/qwen3:14b` after 45 minutes
+- Prevent repeated spam with minimum warning interval
+
+## 9) View Current LaunchAgents
+
+```bash
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.local.model-schedule-guard
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.local.model-budget-guard
+```
+
+Logs:
+
+```bash
+tail -f /tmp/openclaw-model-schedule-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-model-schedule-guard.err.log
+tail -f /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.err.log
+```
+
+## 10) Manual Switching Tips
+
+Preferred command (includes live session model push):
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free
+```
+
+If you want fastest return and no live session push:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free --no-live
+```
+
+If command appears to take longer than expected, it is usually waiting on the live push step.
+`Ctrl+C` is safe after config overwrite lines if needed, then verify with:
+
+```bash
+openclaw models status
+```
+
+## 11) Disable Automation
+
+Stop/unload schedule + budget workers:
+
+```bash
+launchctl bootout gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.local.model-schedule-guard 2>/dev/null || true
+launchctl bootout gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.local.model-budget-guard 2>/dev/null || true
+```
+
+Optional: set schedule config back to disabled:
+
+```json
+{
+  "enabled": false
+}
+```
+
+## 12) Newbie Checklist
+
+1. Confirm OpenClaw/Ollama/jq installed.
+2. Run `bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh status`.
+3. Switch to free: `bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free`.
+4. Confirm with `openclaw models status`.
+5. If desired, enable schedule in `config/model-schedule.config.json`.
+6. Install LaunchAgents.
+7. Watch logs once to confirm jobs run cleanly.
+
+## 13) FAQ
+
+### Do I need to run schedule scripts every day?
+No. Once installed, launchd runs them automatically.
+
+### Why did my manual switch go back to paid/free?
+Schedule is enforcing the configured time window and can override manual switches.
+
+### Does ChatGPT Pro include API usage for OpenClaw?
+No. ChatGPT subscription billing and API billing are separate.
+
+### Can I switch instantly?
+Yes. `bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free` (or `paid`) applies immediately.
+
+### Can I keep paid model only during work hours?
+Yes. Set day profile to `paid`, night profile to `free`, and install schedule worker.

openclaw-setup-max/config/model-budget-guard.config.json

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+{
+  "enabled": true,
+  "sessionKey": "agent:main:main",
+  "lowModel": "ollama/qwen3:14b",
+  "highModels": [
+    "moonshot/kimi-k2.5",
+    "xai/grok-4-fast"
+  ],
+  "warnAfterMinutes": 2,
+  "revertAfterMinutes": 45,
+  "minWarnIntervalMinutes": 20,
+  "stateFile": "~/.openclaw/model-budget-guard-state.json"
+}

openclaw-setup-max/config/model-profiles.config.json

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+{
+  "profiles": {
+    "paid": {
+      "description": "High-quality paid model for deep work",
+      "primary": "moonshot/kimi-k2.5",
+      "fallbacks": [
+        "ollama/qwen3:14b",
+        "ollama/llama3.2:3b"
+      ]
+    },
+    "free": {
+      "description": "All-local no-cost model stack",
+      "primary": "ollama/qwen3:14b",
+      "fallbacks": [
+        "ollama/devstral:24b",
+        "ollama/llama3.2:3b"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}

openclaw-setup-max/config/model-schedule.config.json

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+{
+  "enabled": true,
+  "dayProfile": "paid",
+  "nightProfile": "free",
+  "dayStartHour": 7,
+  "nightStartHour": 22,
+  "sessionKey": "agent:main:main",
+  "switchScript": "./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh",
+  "stateFile": "~/.openclaw/model-schedule-state.json"
+}

openclaw-setup-max/docs/context/BOOT.md

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+# OpenClaw Workspace Boot Instructions
+
+## Mission
+Run a reliable local-first OpenClaw setup with Ollama for Telegram bot usage.
+
+## Startup Checklist
+1. Confirm Ollama API is reachable at `http://127.0.0.1:11434`.
+2. Confirm local model availability with `ollama list`.
+3. Prefer tool-capable local models in this order:
+   - `ollama/devstral:24b`
+   - `ollama/qwen3:14b`
+   - `ollama/gpt-oss:20b`
+4. Never auto-select `ollama/deepseek-coder-v2:16b` for Telegram routing (tool support issues).
+5. If a model fails due to tool capability, switch to the next model in priority order.
+
+## Telegram Behavior
+- Keep replies practical and concise.
+- If a command fails, return:
+  - the exact failing command,
+  - the actionable fix,
+  - the next command to run.
+- For setup errors, prioritize unblocking local runtime first before suggesting paid cloud providers.
+
+## Safety and Secrets
+- Never print full tokens, API keys, or secrets in chat output.
+- If credentials are required, ask the user to set them via environment variables or onboarding prompts.
+
+## Diagnostic Commands
+Use these first when troubleshooting:
+
+```bash
+openclaw --version
+openclaw models list
+openclaw hooks list --eligible
+openclaw logs --follow
+ollama list
+curl -s http://127.0.0.1:11434/api/tags
+```

openclaw-setup-max/docs/context/HEARTBEAT.md

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+# docs/context/HEARTBEAT.md
+
+# Keep this file empty (or with only comments) to skip heartbeat API calls.
+
+# Add tasks below when you want the agent to check something periodically.

openclaw-setup-max/docs/context/IDENTITY.md

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+# docs/context/IDENTITY.md - Who Am I?
+
+_Fill this in during your first conversation. Make it yours._
+
+- **Name:**
+  _(pick something you like)_
+- **Creature:**
+  _(AI? robot? familiar? ghost in the machine? something weirder?)_
+- **Vibe:**
+  _(how do you come across? sharp? warm? chaotic? calm?)_
+- **Emoji:**
+  _(your signature — pick one that feels right)_
+- **Avatar:**
+  _(workspace-relative path, http(s) URL, or data URI)_
+
+---
+
+This isn't just metadata. It's the start of figuring out who you are.
+
+Notes:
+
+- Save this file at the workspace root as `docs/context/IDENTITY.md`.
+- For avatars, use a workspace-relative path like `avatars/openclaw.png`.

openclaw-setup-max/docs/context/SOUL.md

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+# docs/context/SOUL.md - Who You Are
+
+_You're not a chatbot. You're becoming someone._
+
+## Core Truths
+
+**Be genuinely helpful, not performatively helpful.** Skip the "Great question!" and "I'd be happy to help!" — just help. Actions speak louder than filler words.
+
+**Have opinions.** You're allowed to disagree, prefer things, find stuff amusing or boring. An assistant with no personality is just a search engine with extra steps.
+
+**Be resourceful before asking.** Try to figure it out. Read the file. Check the context. Search for it. _Then_ ask if you're stuck. The goal is to come back with answers, not questions.
+
+**Earn trust through competence.** Your human gave you access to their stuff. Don't make them regret it. Be careful with external actions (emails, tweets, anything public). Be bold with internal ones (reading, organizing, learning).
+
+**Remember you're a guest.** You have access to someone's life — their messages, files, calendar, maybe even their home. That's intimacy. Treat it with respect.
+
+## Boundaries
+
+- Private things stay private. Period.
+- When in doubt, ask before acting externally.
+- Never send half-baked replies to messaging surfaces.
+- You're not the user's voice — be careful in group chats.
+
+## Vibe
+
+Be the assistant you'd actually want to talk to. Concise when needed, thorough when it matters. Not a corporate drone. Not a sycophant. Just... good.
+
+## Continuity
+
+Each session, you wake up fresh. These files _are_ your memory. Read them. Update them. They're how you persist.
+
+If you change this file, tell the user — it's your soul, and they should know.
+
+---
+
+_This file is yours to evolve. As you learn who you are, update it._

openclaw-setup-max/docs/context/TOOLS.md

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+# docs/context/TOOLS.md - Local Notes
+
+Skills define _how_ tools work. This file is for _your_ specifics — the stuff that's unique to your setup.
+
+## What Goes Here
+
+Things like:
+
+- Camera names and locations
+- SSH hosts and aliases
+- Preferred voices for TTS
+- Speaker/room names
+- Device nicknames
+- Anything environment-specific
+
+## Examples
+
+```markdown
+### Cameras
+
+- living-room → Main area, 180° wide angle
+- front-door → Entrance, motion-triggered
+
+### SSH
+
+- home-server → 192.168.1.100, user: admin
+
+### TTS
+
+- Preferred voice: "Nova" (warm, slightly British)
+- Default speaker: Kitchen HomePod
+```
+
+## Why Separate?
+
+Skills are shared. Your setup is yours. Keeping them apart means you can update skills without losing your notes, and share skills without leaking your infrastructure.
+
+---
+
+Add whatever helps you do your job. This is your cheat sheet.

openclaw-setup-max/docs/context/USER.md

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+# docs/context/USER.md - About Your Human
+
+_Learn about the person you're helping. Update this as you go._
+
+- **Name:**
+- **What to call them:**
+- **Pronouns:** _(optional)_
+- **Timezone:**
+- **Notes:**
+
+## Context
+
+_(What do they care about? What projects are they working on? What annoys them? What makes them laugh? Build this over time.)_
+
+---
+
+The more you know, the better you can help. But remember — you're learning about a person, not building a dossier. Respect the difference.

openclaw-setup-max/docs/operations/MODEL_SWITCHING.md

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+# Model Switching (Paid vs Free)
+
+This setup adds two model profiles:
+
+- `paid` -> `moonshot/kimi-k2.5` with local Ollama fallbacks
+- `free` -> local Ollama-only stack
+
+## On-demand switch (immediate)
+
+```bash
+cd /Volumes/Data/openclaw-setups/openclaw-setup-max
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free
+```
+
+Switch back:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh paid
+```
+
+Notes:
+- This updates OpenClaw default + fallbacks.
+- It also pushes `/model ...` to the active `agent:main:main` session by default.
+
+## Show status and available profiles
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh status
+```
+
+## Schedule auto-switching (example: free from 9pm-7am)
+
+1. Edit config:
+
+```bash
+cd /Volumes/Data/openclaw-setups/openclaw-setup-max
+open config/model-schedule.config.json
+```
+
+Ensure:
+
+```json
+{
+  "enabled": true,
+  "dayProfile": "paid",
+  "nightProfile": "free",
+  "dayStartHour": 7,
+  "nightStartHour": 21
+}
+```
+
+2. Install schedule launchd job:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/install_model_schedule_guard_launchd.sh
+```
+
+Note:
+- Installer stages runtime files in `~/Library/Application Support/openclaw-local-model-guard`.
+- If you edit configs/scripts in this repo, rerun installer scripts to sync stage files.
+
+3. Verify:
+
+```bash
+launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.local.model-schedule-guard
+tail -n 50 /tmp/openclaw-model-schedule-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-model-schedule-guard.err.log
+```
+
+If schedule is enabled, it will override manual model switches on the next run.
+
+## Budget guard (optional but recommended)
+
+This warns when high-cost models are left on and can auto-revert.
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/install_model_budget_guard_launchd.sh
+```
+
+Or install both schedule + budget:
+
+```bash
+bash ./scripts/install_local_model_guardrails.sh
+```
+
+## Disable / remove launchd jobs
+
+```bash
+launchctl bootout gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.local.model-schedule-guard 2>/dev/null || true
+launchctl bootout gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.local.model-budget-guard 2>/dev/null || true
+```

openclaw-setup-max/docs/operations/troubleshooting.md

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+# OpenClaw + Ollama Troubleshooting (macOS)
+
+This file captures the exact issues we hit on this machine and the fixes that worked.
+
+## Quick Health Check
+
+```bash
+openclaw status --deep
+openclaw gateway health --json
+ollama list
+```
+
+## 1) `Operation not permitted` on `/Volumes/Data/openclaw-setups/openclaw-setup-max`
+
+### Symptoms
+- `ls: /Volumes/Data/openclaw-setups/openclaw-setup-max: Operation not permitted`
+- `bash setup/setup_openclaw_ollama.sh: Operation not permitted`
+
+### Cause
+- macOS TCC privacy restrictions for Terminal on external/removable volumes.
+
+### Fix
+1. In macOS Settings, grant terminal app access:
+   - Privacy & Security -> Files and Folders -> Terminal -> Removable Volumes ON
+   - Privacy & Security -> Full Disk Access -> Terminal ON
+2. Restart Terminal.
+3. Run script with `bash`:
+
+```bash
+bash /Volumes/Data/openclaw-setups/openclaw-setup-max/setup/setup_openclaw_ollama.sh
+```
+
+## 2) OpenClaw install failed with `env: npm: No such file or directory`
+
+### Cause
+- Broken Homebrew `npm` symlink.
+
+### Fix
+
+```bash
+brew reinstall node
+node -v
+npm -v
+```
+
+## 3) Telegram connected but no bot reply
+
+### Symptoms
+- Telegram channel shows configured, but bot does not respond to prompts.
+- Logs show agent run started but no final answer.
+
+### Checks
+
+```bash
+openclaw channels logs --channel telegram
+openclaw logs --follow
+openclaw pairing list telegram
+```
+
+### Common causes and fixes
+1. Model lacks tool support (example: `deepseek-coder-v2:16b`):
+```bash
+openclaw models set ollama/qwen3:14b
+```
+2. Missing Ollama auth in runtime env:
+```bash
+export OLLAMA_API_KEY="ollama-local"
+openclaw gateway run --force
+```
+3. Pairing not approved:
+```bash
+openclaw pairing list telegram
+openclaw pairing approve telegram <CODE>
+```
+
+## 4) Gateway timeout / closed connection errors
+
+### Symptoms
+- `gateway timeout after 10000ms`
+- `gateway closed (1006 abnormal closure)`
+- Port appears in-use but gateway is not responsive.
+
+### Cause
+- Stale/suspended OpenClaw process holding lock state.
+- LaunchAgent using outdated gateway command.
+
+### Recovery
+
+```bash
+# Remove stale local processes
+pkill -f openclaw-gateway 2>/dev/null || true
+pkill -f 'openclaw gateway' 2>/dev/null || true
+
+# Verify port
+lsof -nP -iTCP:18789 -sTCP:LISTEN
+
+# Start clean in foreground
+export OLLAMA_API_KEY="ollama-local"
+openclaw gateway run --force
+```
+
+## 5) LaunchAgent service not staying up
+
+### Symptoms
+- `openclaw gateway status` shows loaded but not running.
+- Launchd reports exit code `78: EX_CONFIG`.
+
+### Fix that worked
+- Ensure LaunchAgent command includes `gateway run`.
+- Keep logs in `/tmp` (avoids potential external-volume path issues).
+
+File:
+- `~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.openclaw.gateway.plist`
+
+Expected ProgramArguments section:
+```xml
+<array>
+  <string>/opt/homebrew/bin/node</string>
+  <string>/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/openclaw/dist/index.js</string>
+  <string>gateway</string>
+  <string>run</string>
+  <string>--port</string>
+  <string>18789</string>
+</array>
+```
+
+Expected log paths:
+- `/tmp/openclaw-gateway.launchd.log`
+- `/tmp/openclaw-gateway.launchd.err.log`
+
+Reload service:
+```bash
+launchctl bootout gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.gateway 2>/dev/null || true
+launchctl bootstrap gui/$(id -u) ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.openclaw.gateway.plist
+launchctl kickstart -k gui/$(id -u)/ai.openclaw.gateway
+```
+
+Verify:
+```bash
+openclaw status --deep
+openclaw gateway health --json
+```
+
+## 6) docs/context/BOOT.md hook setup
+
+Workspace boot file:
+- `/Volumes/Data/openclaw-setups/openclaw-setup-max/docs/context/BOOT.md`
+
+Hook verify:
+```bash
+openclaw hooks info boot-md
+```
+
+If workspace changes:
+```bash
+openclaw config set agents.defaults.workspace /Volumes/Data/openclaw-setups/openclaw-setup-max
+```
+
+## 7) Recommended local model defaults
+
+Good local defaults for this machine:
+- `ollama/qwen3:14b` (fastest stable)
+- `ollama/devstral:24b` (better coding quality, slower)
+
+Set default:
+```bash
+openclaw models set ollama/qwen3:14b
+```
+
+## 8) Security cleanup after setup
+
+Rotate secrets if they were ever visible in logs/screens:
+1. Telegram bot token (via `@BotFather`)
+2. OpenClaw gateway token
+
+Then restart gateway.

openclaw-setup-max/scripts/install_local_model_guardrails.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/install_model_budget_guard_launchd.sh"
+bash "$SCRIPT_DIR/install_model_schedule_guard_launchd.sh"
+
+cat <<'MSG'
+Installed local model guardrails:
+  - model budget guard (warn + auto-revert from high-cost model)
+  - schedule guard (day/night profile switching)
+
+Before enabling schedule switching, edit:
+  config/model-schedule.config.json
+  "enabled": true
+MSG

openclaw-setup-max/scripts/install_model_budget_guard_launchd.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+LABEL="ai.openclaw.local.model-budget-guard"
+PLIST_PATH="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/$LABEL.plist"
+STAGE_DIR="${MODEL_GUARD_STAGE_DIR:-$HOME/Library/Application Support/openclaw-local-model-guard}"
+STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR="$STAGE_DIR/scripts"
+STAGE_CONFIG="$STAGE_DIR/model-budget-guard.config.json"
+MODEL_GUARD_CONFIG="${MODEL_GUARD_CONFIG:-$STAGE_CONFIG}"
+INTERVAL_SECONDS="${INTERVAL_SECONDS:-120}"
+
+mkdir -p "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR"
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/model_budget_guard.sh" "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_budget_guard.sh"
+jq \
+  --arg state "$STAGE_DIR/model-budget-guard-state.json" \
+  '.stateFile=$state' \
+  "$ROOT_DIR/config/model-budget-guard.config.json" > "$STAGE_DIR/model-budget-guard.config.json"
+chmod +x "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_budget_guard.sh"
+
+cat > "$PLIST_PATH" <<PLIST
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+  <dict>
+    <key>Label</key>
+    <string>$LABEL</string>
+
+    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+    <array>
+      <string>/bin/bash</string>
+      <string>$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_budget_guard.sh</string>
+    </array>
+
+    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
+    <dict>
+      <key>PATH</key>
+      <string>/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin</string>
+      <key>OLLAMA_API_KEY</key>
+      <string>ollama-local</string>
+      <key>MODEL_GUARD_CONFIG</key>
+      <string>$MODEL_GUARD_CONFIG</string>
+    </dict>
+
+    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+    <true/>
+
+    <key>StartInterval</key>
+    <integer>$INTERVAL_SECONDS</integer>
+
+    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+    <string>/tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.log</string>
+
+    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+    <string>/tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.err.log</string>
+  </dict>
+</plist>
+PLIST
+
+launchctl bootout "gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL" 2>/dev/null || true
+launchctl bootstrap "gui/$(id -u)" "$PLIST_PATH"
+launchctl kickstart -k "gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL"
+
+cat <<MSG
+Installed LaunchAgent:
+  $PLIST_PATH
+Staged runtime files:
+  $STAGE_DIR
+
+Check status:
+  launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL
+  tail -f /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-model-budget-guard.err.log
+MSG

openclaw-setup-max/scripts/install_model_schedule_guard_launchd.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+LABEL="ai.openclaw.local.model-schedule-guard"
+PLIST_PATH="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/$LABEL.plist"
+STAGE_DIR="${MODEL_GUARD_STAGE_DIR:-$HOME/Library/Application Support/openclaw-local-model-guard}"
+STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR="$STAGE_DIR/scripts"
+STAGE_CONFIG="$STAGE_DIR/model-schedule.config.json"
+MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG="${MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG:-$STAGE_CONFIG}"
+INTERVAL_SECONDS="${INTERVAL_SECONDS:-300}"
+
+mkdir -p "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR"
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/model_schedule_guard.sh" "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_schedule_guard.sh"
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/scripts/model_profile_switch.sh" "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_profile_switch.sh"
+jq \
+  --arg state "$STAGE_DIR/model-schedule-state.json" \
+  '.stateFile=$state' \
+  "$ROOT_DIR/config/model-schedule.config.json" > "$STAGE_DIR/model-schedule.config.json"
+cp "$ROOT_DIR/config/model-profiles.config.json" "$STAGE_DIR/model-profiles.config.json"
+chmod +x "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_schedule_guard.sh" "$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_profile_switch.sh"
+
+cat > "$PLIST_PATH" <<PLIST
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+  <dict>
+    <key>Label</key>
+    <string>$LABEL</string>
+
+    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
+    <array>
+      <string>/bin/bash</string>
+      <string>$STAGE_SCRIPTS_DIR/model_schedule_guard.sh</string>
+    </array>
+
+    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
+    <dict>
+      <key>PATH</key>
+      <string>/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin</string>
+      <key>OLLAMA_API_KEY</key>
+      <string>ollama-local</string>
+      <key>MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG</key>
+      <string>$MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG</string>
+      <key>MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG</key>
+      <string>$STAGE_DIR/model-profiles.config.json</string>
+    </dict>
+
+    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+    <true/>
+
+    <key>StartInterval</key>
+    <integer>$INTERVAL_SECONDS</integer>
+
+    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+    <string>/tmp/openclaw-model-schedule-guard.log</string>
+
+    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+    <string>/tmp/openclaw-model-schedule-guard.err.log</string>
+  </dict>
+</plist>
+PLIST
+
+launchctl bootout "gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL" 2>/dev/null || true
+launchctl bootstrap "gui/$(id -u)" "$PLIST_PATH"
+launchctl kickstart -k "gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL"
+
+cat <<MSG
+Installed LaunchAgent:
+  $PLIST_PATH
+Staged runtime files:
+  $STAGE_DIR
+
+Check status:
+  launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/$LABEL
+  tail -f /tmp/openclaw-model-schedule-guard.log /tmp/openclaw-model-schedule-guard.err.log
+MSG

openclaw-setup-max/scripts/model_budget_guard.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+CONFIG_PATH="${MODEL_GUARD_CONFIG:-$ROOT_DIR/config/model-budget-guard.config.json}"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[model-guard] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! command -v openclaw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[model-guard] openclaw CLI is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+expand_tilde() {
+  local p="$1"
+  if [[ "$p" == "~" ]]; then
+    echo "$HOME"
+  elif [[ "$p" == "~/"* ]]; then
+    echo "$HOME/${p#~/}"
+  else
+    echo "$p"
+  fi
+}
+
+safe_now_ms() {
+  python3 - <<'PY'
+import time
+print(int(time.time()*1000))
+PY
+}
+
+if [[ ! -f "$CONFIG_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-guard] missing config: $CONFIG_PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+enabled="$(jq -r '.enabled // true' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ "$enabled" != "true" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+session_key="$(jq -r '.sessionKey // "agent:main:main"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+low_model="$(jq -r '.lowModel // empty' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+warn_after_min="$(jq -r '.warnAfterMinutes // 2' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+revert_after_min="$(jq -r '.revertAfterMinutes // 45' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+min_warn_interval_min="$(jq -r '.minWarnIntervalMinutes // 20' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+state_file_raw="$(jq -r '.stateFile // "~/.openclaw/model-budget-guard-state.json"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+state_file="$(expand_tilde "$state_file_raw")"
+
+if [[ -z "$low_model" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-guard] lowModel must be set" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+current_model="$(openclaw models status --json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.defaultModel // empty')"
+if [[ -z "$current_model" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-guard] unable to determine current default model" >&2
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+high_match="$(jq -r --arg m "$current_model" '.highModels // [] | index($m) != null' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ "$high_match" != "true" ]]; then
+  # Reset timer when leaving high-cost models.
+  if [[ -f "$state_file" ]]; then
+    tmp_file="$state_file.tmp"
+    jq --arg key "$session_key" 'del(.[$key].highSinceMs)' "$state_file" > "$tmp_file" && mv "$tmp_file" "$state_file"
+  fi
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+now_ms="$(safe_now_ms)"
+warn_after_ms=$((warn_after_min * 60 * 1000))
+revert_after_ms=$((revert_after_min * 60 * 1000))
+min_warn_interval_ms=$((min_warn_interval_min * 60 * 1000))
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$state_file")"
+if [[ ! -f "$state_file" ]]; then
+  printf '{}\n' > "$state_file"
+fi
+
+state_json="$(cat "$state_file")"
+high_since_ms="$(jq -r --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key].highSinceMs // 0' <<<"$state_json")"
+if ! [[ "$high_since_ms" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || (( high_since_ms <= 0 )); then
+  high_since_ms="$now_ms"
+  state_json="$(jq \
+    --arg key "$session_key" \
+    --argjson now "$now_ms" \
+    '.[$key].highSinceMs=$now' \
+    <<<"$state_json")"
+fi
+age_ms=$((now_ms - high_since_ms))
+if (( age_ms < 0 )); then age_ms=0; fi
+
+last_warn_at="$(jq -r --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key].lastWarnAt // 0' <<<"$state_json")"
+last_revert_at="$(jq -r --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key].lastRevertAt // 0' <<<"$state_json")"
+
+should_warn="false"
+if (( age_ms >= warn_after_ms )); then
+  if [[ ! "$last_warn_at" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || (( last_warn_at == 0 )); then
+    should_warn="true"
+  elif [[ "$last_warn_at" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && (( now_ms - last_warn_at >= min_warn_interval_ms )); then
+    should_warn="true"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ "$should_warn" == "true" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-guard] high-cost model active ($current_model). Consider switching to: $low_model"
+  state_json="$(jq \
+    --arg key "$session_key" \
+    --argjson now "$now_ms" \
+    '.[$key].lastWarnAt=$now' \
+    <<<"$state_json")"
+fi
+
+if (( age_ms >= revert_after_ms )); then
+  can_revert="true"
+  if [[ "$last_revert_at" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && (( now_ms - last_revert_at < min_warn_interval_ms )); then
+    can_revert="false"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$can_revert" == "true" ]]; then
+    openclaw models set "$low_model" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    echo "[model-guard] auto-switched default model to $low_model"
+
+    state_json="$(jq \
+      --arg key "$session_key" \
+      --argjson now "$now_ms" \
+      '.[$key].lastRevertAt=$now | .[$key].lastWarnAt=$now | .[$key].highSinceMs=$now' \
+      <<<"$state_json")"
+  fi
+fi
+
+printf '%s\n' "$state_json" > "$state_file"

openclaw-setup-max/scripts/model_profile_switch.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+CONFIG_PATH="${MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG:-$ROOT_DIR/config/model-profiles.config.json}"
+SESSION_KEY="${MODEL_SWITCH_SESSION_KEY:-agent:main:main}"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[model-switch] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if ! command -v openclaw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[model-switch] openclaw CLI is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'USAGE'
+Usage:
+  bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh status
+  bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh <profile> [--no-live] [--no-status]
+
+Examples:
+  bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh free
+  bash ./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh paid --no-live
+USAGE
+}
+
+get_session_id() {
+  local session_key="$1"
+  local state_dir="${OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR:-$HOME/.openclaw}"
+  local sessions_file="$state_dir/agents/main/sessions/sessions.json"
+  if [[ ! -f "$sessions_file" ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  jq -r --arg key "$session_key" '.[$key].sessionId // empty' "$sessions_file"
+}
+
+if [[ ! -f "$CONFIG_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-switch] missing config: $CONFIG_PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+profile="${1:-}"
+if [[ -z "$profile" ]]; then
+  usage
+  exit 1
+fi
+shift || true
+
+apply_live="true"
+show_status="true"
+while (( "$#" )); do
+  case "$1" in
+    --no-live) apply_live="false" ;;
+    --no-status) show_status="false" ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      usage
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "[model-switch] unknown argument: $1" >&2
+      usage
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+if [[ "$profile" == "status" ]]; then
+  echo "Available profiles:"
+  jq -r '.profiles | to_entries[] | "- \(.key): \(.value.primary) (\(.value.description // "no description"))"' "$CONFIG_PATH"
+  echo ""
+  openclaw models status
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+profile_exists="$(jq -r --arg p "$profile" '.profiles[$p] != null' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ "$profile_exists" != "true" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-switch] unknown profile '$profile' in $CONFIG_PATH" >&2
+  jq -r '.profiles | keys[]' "$CONFIG_PATH" | sed 's/^/  - /'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+primary="$(jq -r --arg p "$profile" '.profiles[$p].primary // empty' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ -z "$primary" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-switch] profile '$profile' has no primary model" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+fallbacks=()
+while IFS= read -r fb; do
+  [[ -z "$fb" ]] && continue
+  fallbacks+=("$fb")
+done < <(jq -r --arg p "$profile" '.profiles[$p].fallbacks[]? // empty' "$CONFIG_PATH")
+
+echo "[model-switch] Applying profile: $profile"
+echo "[model-switch] primary: $primary"
+if [[ ${#fallbacks[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+  echo "[model-switch] fallbacks: ${fallbacks[*]}"
+else
+  echo "[model-switch] fallbacks: (none)"
+fi
+
+openclaw models set "$primary" >/dev/null
+openclaw models fallbacks clear >/dev/null
+for fb in "${fallbacks[@]}"; do
+  [[ -z "$fb" ]] && continue
+  openclaw models fallbacks add "$fb" >/dev/null
+done
+
+provider_policy_len="$(jq -r --arg p "$profile" '.profiles[$p].providerPolicy // {} | length' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ "$provider_policy_len" != "0" ]]; then
+  while IFS=$'\t' read -r provider enabled; do
+    if [[ -z "$provider" || -z "$enabled" ]]; then
+      continue
+    fi
+    openclaw config set --json "providers.$provider.enabled" "$enabled" >/dev/null || true
+  done < <(jq -r --arg p "$profile" '.profiles[$p].providerPolicy // {} | to_entries[] | "\(.key)\t\(.value)"' "$CONFIG_PATH")
+fi
+
+if [[ "$apply_live" == "true" ]]; then
+  session_id="$(get_session_id "$SESSION_KEY")"
+  if [[ -n "$session_id" ]]; then
+    python3 - "$session_id" "$primary" <<'PY'
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+session_id = sys.argv[1]
+primary = sys.argv[2]
+cmd = [
+    "openclaw",
+    "agent",
+    "--session-id", session_id,
+    "--channel", "last",
+    "--message", f"/model {primary}",
+]
+try:
+    subprocess.run(
+        cmd,
+        stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        check=False,
+        timeout=20,
+    )
+except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+    pass
+PY
+    echo "[model-switch] live session updated: $session_id"
+  else
+    echo "[model-switch] no active session found for key $SESSION_KEY"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [[ "$show_status" == "true" ]]; then
+  echo ""
+  openclaw models status
+fi

openclaw-setup-max/scripts/model_schedule_guard.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+CONFIG_PATH="${MODEL_SCHEDULE_CONFIG:-$ROOT_DIR/config/model-schedule.config.json}"
+
+if ! command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[model-schedule] jq is required" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+expand_tilde() {
+  local p="$1"
+  if [[ "$p" == "~" ]]; then
+    echo "$HOME"
+  elif [[ "$p" == "~/"* ]]; then
+    echo "$HOME/${p#~/}"
+  else
+    echo "$p"
+  fi
+}
+
+if [[ ! -f "$CONFIG_PATH" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-schedule] missing config: $CONFIG_PATH" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+enabled="$(jq -r '.enabled // false' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+if [[ "$enabled" != "true" ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+day_profile="$(jq -r '.dayProfile // "paid"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+night_profile="$(jq -r '.nightProfile // "free"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+day_start_hour="$(jq -r '.dayStartHour // 7' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+night_start_hour="$(jq -r '.nightStartHour // 21' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+session_key="$(jq -r '.sessionKey // "agent:main:main"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+switch_script_raw="$(jq -r '.switchScript // "./scripts/model_profile_switch.sh"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+state_file_raw="$(jq -r '.stateFile // "~/.openclaw/model-schedule-state.json"' "$CONFIG_PATH")"
+state_file="$(expand_tilde "$state_file_raw")"
+profiles_config="${MODEL_PROFILES_CONFIG:-$ROOT_DIR/config/model-profiles.config.json}"
+
+if [[ "$switch_script_raw" = /* ]]; then
+  switch_script="$switch_script_raw"
+else
+  switch_script="$ROOT_DIR/${switch_script_raw#./}"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -x "$switch_script" ]]; then
+  echo "[model-schedule] switch script is not executable: $switch_script" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! [[ "$day_start_hour" =~ ^[0-9]+$ && "$night_start_hour" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+  echo "[model-schedule] dayStartHour/nightStartHour must be integers (0-23)" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if (( day_start_hour < 0 || day_start_hour > 23 || night_start_hour < 0 || night_start_hour > 23 )); then
+  echo "[model-schedule] dayStartHour/nightStartHour must be in 0..23" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+if (( day_start_hour == night_start_hour )); then
+  echo "[model-schedule] dayStartHour and nightStartHour cannot be equal" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+current_hour="$(date +%H)"
+current_hour=$((10#$current_hour))
+
+is_night="false"
+if (( night_start_hour > day_start_hour )); then
+  if (( current_hour >= night_start_hour || current_hour < day_start_hour )); then
+    is_night="true"
+  fi
+else
+  if (( current_hour >= night_start_hour && current_hour < day_start_hour )); then
+    is_night="true"
+  fi
+fi
+
+desired_profile="$day_profile"
+if [[ "$is_night" == "true" ]]; then
+  desired_profile="$night_profile"
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "$state_file")"
+if [[ ! -f "$state_file" ]]; then
+  printf '{}\n' > "$state_file"
+fi
+
+last_profile="$(jq -r '.lastAppliedProfile // empty' "$state_file")"
+desired_primary=""
+if [[ -f "$profiles_config" ]]; then
+  desired_primary="$(jq -r --arg p "$desired_profile" '.profiles[$p].primary // empty' "$profiles_config")"
+fi
+current_primary="$(openclaw models status --json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.defaultModel // empty')"
+
+if [[ "$last_profile" == "$desired_profile" ]]; then
+  if [[ -n "$desired_primary" && "$current_primary" == "$desired_primary" ]]; then
+    exit 0
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "[model-schedule] hour=$current_hour desired_profile=$desired_profile last_profile=${last_profile:-none} current_primary=${current_primary:-unknown}"
+MODEL_SWITCH_SESSION_KEY="$session_key" bash "$switch_script" "$desired_profile" --no-live --no-status
+
+tmp_file="$state_file.tmp"
+jq \
+  --arg profile "$desired_profile" \
+  --arg when "$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")" \
+  --arg session "$session_key" \
+  '.lastAppliedProfile=$profile | .lastAppliedAt=$when | .sessionKey=$session' \
+  "$state_file" > "$tmp_file" && mv "$tmp_file" "$state_file"

openclaw-setup-max/setup/setup_openclaw_ollama.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# ===================== CONFIG =====================
+# Override via env if needed:
+#   DATA_VOLUME=/Volumes/YourDrive ./setup/setup_openclaw_ollama.sh
+#   PULL_OPTIONAL_CLOUD_MODEL=true ./setup/setup_openclaw_ollama.sh
+#   AUTO_YES=true ./setup/setup_openclaw_ollama.sh
+#   PULL_LOCAL_MODELS=false ./setup/setup_openclaw_ollama.sh
+DATA_VOLUME="${DATA_VOLUME:-/Volumes/Data}"
+OLLAMA_DATA_TARGET="${OLLAMA_DATA_TARGET:-$DATA_VOLUME/ollama}"
+OPENCLAW_DATA_TARGET="${OPENCLAW_DATA_TARGET:-$DATA_VOLUME/openclaw}"
+AUTO_YES="${AUTO_YES:-false}"
+PULL_LOCAL_MODELS="${PULL_LOCAL_MODELS:-ask}" # ask | true | false
+
+# Keep this list to models that support tool calling in Ollama.
+TOOL_MODELS_TO_PULL=(
+  "qwen3:14b"
+  "devstral:24b"
+  "gpt-oss:20b"
+)
+
+# Optional: cloud model (not local inference). Requires `ollama signin`.
+OPTIONAL_CLOUD_MODEL="${OPTIONAL_CLOUD_MODEL:-minimax-m2.1:cloud}"
+PULL_OPTIONAL_CLOUD_MODEL="${PULL_OPTIONAL_CLOUD_MODEL:-false}"
+
+# Colors
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+TEMP_OLLAMA_PID=""
+TOOL_READY_MODELS=()
+
+log_info() { echo -e "${GREEN}$*${NC}"; }
+log_warn() { echo -e "${YELLOW}$*${NC}"; }
+log_err() { echo -e "${RED}$*${NC}"; }
+
+cleanup() {
+  if [ -n "${TEMP_OLLAMA_PID}" ] && kill -0 "${TEMP_OLLAMA_PID}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    kill "${TEMP_OLLAMA_PID}" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+require_cmd() {
+  local cmd="$1"
+  if ! command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    log_err "ERROR: Missing required command: $cmd"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+ensure_brew() {
+  if command -v brew >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+  log_err "Homebrew not found. Install it first:"
+  echo '/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"'
+  exit 1
+}
+
+prompt_yes_no() {
+  local prompt="$1"
+  local default="${2:-y}"
+  local reply=""
+
+  if [[ "$AUTO_YES" == "true" ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  if [[ ! -t 0 ]]; then
+    # Non-interactive shell: accept default.
+    [[ "$default" == "y" ]]
+    return $?
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$default" == "y" ]]; then
+    read -r -p "$prompt [Y/n] " reply
+    reply="${reply:-Y}"
+  else
+    read -r -p "$prompt [y/N] " reply
+    reply="${reply:-N}"
+  fi
+
+  case "$reply" in
+    y|Y|yes|YES) return 0 ;;
+    *) return 1 ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+install_jq_if_missing() {
+  if command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    log_info "jq already installed ($(jq --version))."
+    return 0
+  fi
+  log_warn "jq not found. Installing via Homebrew..."
+  ensure_brew
+  brew install jq
+}
+
+install_python3_if_missing() {
+  if command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    log_info "python3 already installed ($(python3 --version 2>/dev/null || echo python3))."
+    return 0
+  fi
+  log_warn "python3 not found. Installing via Homebrew..."
+  ensure_brew
+  brew install python
+}
+
+node_major_version() {
+  node -v 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^v//' | cut -d. -f1
+}
+
+link_data_dir() {
+  local source="$1"
+  local target="$2"
+  local label="$3"
+
+  mkdir -p "$target"
+
+  if [ -L "$source" ]; then
+    local current_link
+    current_link="$(readlink "$source")"
+    if [ "$current_link" != "$target" ]; then
+      rm "$source"
+      ln -s "$target" "$source"
+      log_info "${label}: updated symlink ${source} -> ${target}"
+    else
+      log_info "${label}: symlink already correct (${source} -> ${target})"
+    fi
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  if [ -d "$source" ]; then
+    log_warn "${label}: migrating existing ${source} data to ${target}..."
+    if command -v rsync >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      rsync -a "$source"/ "$target"/
+    else
+      cp -a "$source"/. "$target"/
+    fi
+    rm -rf "$source"
+  elif [ -e "$source" ]; then
+    log_err "ERROR: ${source} exists but is not a directory/symlink. Resolve manually."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  ln -s "$target" "$source"
+  log_info "${label}: symlink created ${source} -> ${target}"
+}
+
+ensure_ollama_running() {
+  if curl -fsS "http://127.0.0.1:11434/api/tags" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    log_info "Ollama API already running on 127.0.0.1:11434."
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  log_warn "Ollama API not running. Starting a temporary local ollama server..."
+  ollama serve >/tmp/openclaw-ollama-serve.log 2>&1 &
+  TEMP_OLLAMA_PID="$!"
+
+  local tries=0
+  until curl -fsS "http://127.0.0.1:11434/api/tags" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+    tries=$((tries + 1))
+    if [ "$tries" -ge 30 ]; then
+      log_err "ERROR: Ollama API did not become ready in time."
+      log_err "See /tmp/openclaw-ollama-serve.log for details."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    sleep 1
+  done
+
+  log_info "Temporary Ollama API started."
+}
+
+model_supports_tools() {
+  local model="$1"
+  local payload response
+  payload="$(printf '{"name":"%s"}' "$model")"
+  response="$(curl -fsS "http://127.0.0.1:11434/api/show" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "$payload" || true)"
+  echo "$response" | tr -d '\n' | grep -Eq '"capabilities"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*\[[^]]*"tools"'
+}
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}=== OpenClaw + Ollama Setup Script (Data Drive Storage) ===${NC}"
+echo "Current time: $(date)"
+echo "Target drive: $DATA_VOLUME"
+echo ""
+
+# Step 0: Pre-flight checks
+require_cmd curl
+if [ ! -d "$DATA_VOLUME" ]; then
+  log_err "ERROR: Data drive not found at $DATA_VOLUME"
+  echo "Run 'ls /Volumes' and update DATA_VOLUME= in this script/environment."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Step 1: Create target dirs and link data dirs
+mkdir -p "$OLLAMA_DATA_TARGET" "$OPENCLAW_DATA_TARGET"
+link_data_dir "$HOME/.ollama" "$OLLAMA_DATA_TARGET" "Ollama"
+link_data_dir "$HOME/.openclaw" "$OPENCLAW_DATA_TARGET" "OpenClaw"
+
+# Step 2: Install / verify Ollama
+if ! command -v ollama >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if prompt_yes_no "Ollama not found. Install Ollama now?" "y"; then
+    log_warn "Installing Ollama via official script..."
+    curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
+  else
+    log_err "Ollama is required for local models. Aborting."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+else
+  log_info "Ollama already installed ($(ollama --version))."
+fi
+
+# Step 3: Install / verify Node.js >= 22 for OpenClaw
+need_node_install=false
+if ! command -v node >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  need_node_install=true
+else
+  node_major="$(node_major_version || true)"
+  if ! echo "$node_major" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+$' || [ "$node_major" -lt 22 ]; then
+    need_node_install=true
+  fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$need_node_install" = true ]; then
+  log_warn "Node.js >= 22 not found. Installing via Homebrew..."
+  ensure_brew
+  brew install node
+fi
+log_info "Node.js ready ($(node -v))."
+
+# Step 4: Install / verify jq + python3 (used by guard scripts)
+install_jq_if_missing
+install_python3_if_missing
+
+# Step 5: Install / verify OpenClaw
+if ! command -v openclaw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  log_warn "OpenClaw not found. Installing via npm (non-interactive)..."
+  if ! command -v npm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    log_err "ERROR: npm is required but was not found."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  npm install -g openclaw
+else
+  log_info "OpenClaw already installed."
+fi
+
+# Step 6: Pull tool-capable local models (optional prompt)
+should_pull_models="true"
+case "$PULL_LOCAL_MODELS" in
+  true) should_pull_models="true" ;;
+  false) should_pull_models="false" ;;
+  ask)
+    if prompt_yes_no "Pull local Ollama models now? (large download)" "y"; then
+      should_pull_models="true"
+    else
+      should_pull_models="false"
+    fi
+    ;;
+  *)
+    log_warn "Unknown PULL_LOCAL_MODELS value '$PULL_LOCAL_MODELS'; defaulting to ask."
+    if prompt_yes_no "Pull local Ollama models now? (large download)" "y"; then
+      should_pull_models="true"
+    else
+      should_pull_models="false"
+    fi
+    ;;
+esac
+
+if [[ "$should_pull_models" == "true" ]]; then
+  ensure_ollama_running
+  log_warn "Pulling tool-capable local models (may take a while)..."
+  for model in "${TOOL_MODELS_TO_PULL[@]}"; do
+    if ollama pull "$model"; then
+      if model_supports_tools "$model"; then
+        TOOL_READY_MODELS+=("$model")
+        log_info "Model ready with tools: $model"
+      else
+        log_warn "Model pulled but does not report tools capability: $model"
+      fi
+    else
+      log_warn "Failed to pull model: $model"
+    fi
+  done
+else
+  log_warn "Skipping local model pulls (PULL_LOCAL_MODELS=$PULL_LOCAL_MODELS)."
+fi
+
+# Step 7: Optional cloud model
+if [ "$PULL_OPTIONAL_CLOUD_MODEL" = true ]; then
+  ensure_ollama_running
+  log_warn "Pulling optional cloud model ($OPTIONAL_CLOUD_MODEL)..."
+  log_warn "If prompted, run: ollama signin"
+  ollama pull "$OPTIONAL_CLOUD_MODEL" || log_warn "Failed to pull cloud model: $OPTIONAL_CLOUD_MODEL"
+fi
+
+echo ""
+log_info "Setup complete."
+echo "Detected tool-capable local models:"
+if [ "${#TOOL_READY_MODELS[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "  (none detected)"
+else
+  for model in "${TOOL_READY_MODELS[@]}"; do
+    echo "  - $model"
+  done
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Next steps (Telegram + OpenClaw):"
+echo "1. Export Ollama auth marker (required by OpenClaw provider discovery):"
+echo '   export OLLAMA_API_KEY="ollama-local"'
+echo "2. Run OpenClaw onboarding and configure Telegram (@topdoglabs_bot token):"
+echo "   openclaw wizard    # or: openclaw onboard"
+echo "3. Choose a local model that supports tools (avoid deepseek-coder-v2:16b):"
+if [ "${#TOOL_READY_MODELS[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
+  echo "   openclaw models set ollama/${TOOL_READY_MODELS[0]}"
+else
+  echo "   openclaw models set ollama/qwen3:14b"
+fi
+echo "4. Start gateway:"
+echo "   openclaw gateway"
+echo "   # optional daemon install: openclaw onboard --install-daemon"
+echo "5. Approve Telegram pairing on first DM:"
+echo "   openclaw pairing list telegram"
+echo "   openclaw pairing approve telegram <CODE>"
+echo ""
+echo "Verification:"
+echo "   ls -l ~/.ollama"
+echo "   ls -l ~/.openclaw"
+echo "   ollama list"
+echo "   openclaw models list"
+echo "   openclaw logs --follow"
+echo ""
+log_warn "Important: Keep $DATA_VOLUME mounted whenever using Ollama/OpenClaw."
+echo "MiniMax note: Ollama's minimax models are cloud-tagged (not local inference)."