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Header - Gateway to self-improving agent
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Tamer Avci
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· v1.0.1
· MIT-0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install self-improving-agent-header
Description
Header — continuous intelligence for agents. Subscribe to curated topics or create your own. Get synthesized briefings with executable action items from RSS,...
Usage Guidance
This skill is a direct API integration for joinheader.com and looks internally consistent. Before installing: (1) Confirm you trust joinheader.com and the skill owner. (2) Prefer creating an API key with the minimum scopes needed rather than the recommended "full" scope if possible. (3) Do not store the API key in shared or public places; treat it as a secret. (4) When the agent proposes destructive actions (deleting topics, revoking keys, unsubscribing), require explicit user confirmation as the SKILL.md recommends. (5) If you plan to import files (OPML) or let the agent read/write files, review what local files the agent will access and keep sensitive data out of those locations.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: self-improving-agent-header
Version: 1.0.1
The skill bundle provides a legitimate interface for the Header intelligence service (joinheader.com), allowing an agent to manage RSS/social feeds and briefings. It uses standard bash commands (curl) and Python one-liners for API interaction. Notably, the SKILL.md includes explicit safety instructions for the AI agent, requiring user confirmation before acting on briefing recommendations or performing destructive operations. No evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, or harmful prompt injection was found.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The skill is a thin integration to joinheader.com and only requires HEADER_API_KEY. All example commands call joinheader.com API endpoints; no unrelated services, binaries, or config paths are requested.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md confines actions to Header API calls (listing topics, generating briefings, subscribing/unsubscribing, importing feeds). It explicitly requires user confirmation before taking destructive actions or implementing briefing recommendations. The instructions do not direct the agent to read arbitrary system files or other credentials.
Install Mechanism
No install spec or code is provided (instruction-only skill), so nothing is downloaded or written to disk by the skill itself — lowest-risk install posture.
Credentials
Only HEADER_API_KEY is required, which is appropriate. However SKILL.md instructs creating an API key with scope: full; that provides broad access. If the Header service supports narrower scopes, prefer a least-privilege key.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not force-installed (always: false) and does not request persistent system privileges or modify other skills. Autonomous invocation is allowed (platform default) but not combined with other red flags.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install self-improving-agent-header - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/self-improving-agent-header - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.1
- Simplified and reorganized documentation for easier onboarding and usage.
- Added a new "What you can say" section with common intents and example commands.
- Updated safety guidance: all actions from briefings now require explicit user approval before taking effect.
- Clarified and streamlined key workflows: listing topics, subscribing, forking, creating topics, and generating briefings.
- Improved instructions for topic and source group management.
- Minor updates to argument hints for more intuitive invocation.
v1.0.0
Header skill initial release — enables continuous, actionable intelligence for agents.
- Subscribe to curated or custom topics and receive synthesized briefings from RSS, YouTube, Reddit, and newsletters.
- Structured briefings include "What to do", insights, patterns, and a reading list, with action items surfaced first.
- Supports both supervised (user approval) and autonomous (self-improving) modes with clear safety guidance.
- Offers complete Bash command examples for subscribing, topic/goal management, fetching briefings, and setting up new topics.
- Requires a HEADER_API_KEY for authenticated use.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Header - Gateway to self-improving agent?
Header — continuous intelligence for agents. Subscribe to curated topics or create your own. Get synthesized briefings with executable action items from RSS,... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 143 downloads so far.
How do I install Header - Gateway to self-improving agent?
Run "/install self-improving-agent-header" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Header - Gateway to self-improving agent free?
Yes, Header - Gateway to self-improving agent is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Header - Gateway to self-improving agent support?
Header - Gateway to self-improving agent is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Header - Gateway to self-improving agent?
It is built and maintained by Tamer Avci (@tameravci); the current version is v1.0.1.
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