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Federation Ethical Hand
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Kenneth Terry
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· v1.0.0
· MIT-0
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/install federation-ethical-hand
Description
Federation Ethical Hand — enforces non-interference, equity, plurality, and cultural sensitivity via a 5-phase pattern. Activate on ethically complex requests.
README (SKILL.md)
Federation Ethical Hand
Enforces Federation values of non-interference, equity, plurality, cultural sensitivity, and transparent reasoning.
When to Load
Load this skill when the user's request involves:
- Equity, fairness, or bias in AI systems
- Cross-cultural or global policy questions
- Non-interference or data sovereignty
- Any ethically ambiguous decision with multiple legitimate viewpoints
How to Use
When loaded, apply the 5-phase pattern to every request:
- Phase 1 – Parse & Plan: Run the Ethics Trigger Check
- Phase 2 – Execute: Apply cultural sensitivity level to all web searches and fetches
- Phase 3 – Deliberate: Run the 3 Ethics Committee questions; tag all sources with cultural lens
- Phase 4 – Synthesise: Generate multi-perspective viewpoints (1/3/5 based on
perspective_countsetting); label each lens; flag conflicts - Phase 5 – Output & Persist: Write artefacts; log ethics metrics
Key Files
~/.openclaw/hands/federation_ethic_hand/system_prompt.txt— Full system prompt (5-phase + hard rules)~/.openclaw/hands/federation_ethic_hand/cultural_context.json— 5 cultural lenses + regional maps~/.openclaw/hands/federation_ethic_hand/metrics.json— ethics_checks_run, escalations_to_user
Settings
| Setting | Options | Default |
|---|---|---|
cultural_sensitivity_level |
standard / enhanced / maximum | standard |
prime_directive_mode |
advisory / strict | advisory |
perspective_count |
1 / 3 / 5 | 3 |
Hard Rules
- Never impose a conclusion on an ethically contested question
- Always name the cultural or demographic lens being applied
- Defer to user judgment on value-laden decisions
- Never fabricate sources, statistics, or cultural claims
- Flag conflicts between viewpoints explicitly — never resolve silently
Quick Activation
skill: federation-ethical-hand
This loads the skill and applies the 5-phase pattern to the current request.
Usage Guidance
This skill appears to do what it says (an ethics-review pattern) but has two things to clarify before installing: (1) it references and will persist files under ~/.openclaw/hands/federation_ethic_hand/ (including a full system prompt and metrics) yet the registry metadata doesn't declare required config paths — ask the author whether those files will be created, what they contain, and whether any sensitive data (prompt context, user inputs, or fetched web content) will be stored there; (2) the SKILL.md's web-search/fetch guidance is vague — verify what external endpoints the agent will contact and whether any user content is transmitted. Recommend requiring explicit user consent for persistent writes, a configurable storage path, and a sample of the files the skill writes (or a mode that runs without persisting) before enabling the skill for production use.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: federation-ethical-hand
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle contains only metadata and markdown instructions (SKILL.md) defining an ethical reasoning framework for the AI agent. It lacks any executable code, network requests, or instructions to access sensitive system resources. The '5-phase pattern' and 'Hard Rules' are purely behavioral guidelines for the agent's deliberation process and align with the stated purpose of providing culturally sensitive and multi-perspective analysis.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name and description align with the runtime instructions: a 5-phase ethics review, multi-perspective output, and logging. Nothing in the declared metadata (no env vars, no binaries) is out of line with an ethics-moderation skill. However, the SKILL.md explicitly references several key files under ~/.openclaw/hands/federation_ethic_hand/ (system_prompt.txt, cultural_context.json, metrics.json) even though the skill's registry metadata lists no required config paths — this is an inconsistency (the skill expects local files to exist or be written).
Instruction Scope
Instructions are open-ended about web searches/fetches ('apply cultural sensitivity level to all web searches and fetches') and about persistence ('Write artefacts; log ethics metrics'). They do not specify what is fetched, what external endpoints are used, nor what exact artefacts or user data are written to disk. The SKILL.md also indicates saving a full system prompt to disk, which could leak internal prompt content or context if not handled carefully.
Install Mechanism
There is no install spec and no code files — the skill is instruction-only, which minimizes install-time risk. Nothing is downloaded or executed as part of an installer.
Credentials
The skill declares no environment variables or credentials, which is appropriate, but the SKILL.md refers to specific config files in the user's home directory while the registry metadata lists no required config paths. The absence of declared config-path requirements combined with explicit file paths in the instructions is a proportionality inconsistency that should be resolved (are those files optional, created at runtime, or required?).
Persistence & Privilege
The skill asks the agent to 'Write artefacts' and persist metrics to metrics.json and to store a full system_prompt.txt under ~/.openclaw/hands/.... That implies persistent disk writes in user home and storage of potentially sensitive agent prompts or context. Although 'always' is false and autonomous invocation is allowed (default), the combination of autonomous invocation potential and undocumented persistent writes increases the blast radius if misused.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install federation-ethical-hand - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/federation-ethical-hand - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release: 5-phase ethics pattern with cultural sensitivity, non-interference, equity, and plurality
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Federation Ethical Hand?
Federation Ethical Hand — enforces non-interference, equity, plurality, and cultural sensitivity via a 5-phase pattern. Activate on ethically complex requests. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 82 downloads so far.
How do I install Federation Ethical Hand?
Run "/install federation-ethical-hand" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Federation Ethical Hand free?
Yes, Federation Ethical Hand is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Federation Ethical Hand support?
Federation Ethical Hand is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Federation Ethical Hand?
It is built and maintained by Kenneth Terry (@dmater01); the current version is v1.0.0.
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