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Munger Observer
by
Jonathan Rhyne
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· v1.0.0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install munger-observer
Description
Daily wisdom review applying Charlie Munger's mental models to your work and thinking. Use when asked to review decisions, analyze thinking patterns, detect biases, apply mental models, do a "Munger review", or run the Munger Observer. Triggers on scheduled daily reviews or manual requests like "run munger observer", "review my thinking", "check for blind spots", or "apply mental models".
Usage Guidance
The skill appears internally consistent, but it will read your local memory file and session logs to do reviews. Before enabling automated runs, confirm where those files live and what they contain (they may include sensitive text, PII, or secrets). Prefer manual invocation initially, inspect a sample report, and if you enable scheduling, restrict the skill's file-access scope or retention. If you want stronger guarantees, ask the author to declare the exact config paths the skill will read (or modify the SKILL.md to limit log sources) so you can audit access.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: munger-observer
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle defines a 'Munger Observer' agent skill. The `SKILL.md` file provides instructions for the AI agent to read its own memory file (`memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md`) and session logs to analyze its daily activity using Charlie Munger's mental models. There are no instructions for data exfiltration, malicious execution, persistence, or prompt injection with harmful intent. The file access is limited to the agent's internal context, which is necessary for its stated purpose.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description match the runtime instructions: the skill's goal is to review recent activity and detect cognitive biases, and the SKILL.md directs the agent to gather recent decisions/tasks and apply mental models. Access to memory and session logs is coherent with that purpose.
Instruction Scope
Instructions tell the agent to read today's memory file (memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md) and to scan 'session logs' for today's activity. That behavior is expected for a review task, but the skill does not declare those config paths in its metadata and 'session logs' is unspecified — the agent could access different log locations depending on implementation. This is a privacy scope note rather than a clear mismatch in intent.
Install Mechanism
There is no install spec or code — the skill is instruction-only, so nothing is downloaded or written to disk. This minimizes supply-chain risk.
Credentials
Skill declares no environment variables, credentials, or config paths. The runtime instructions reference local files (memory and logs) but do not request cloud keys or unrelated secrets. The requested access is proportionate for the stated purpose.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill is user-invocable; it does not request persistent/system-wide privileges. Scheduling is optional and uses a suggested trigger message (MUNGER_OBSERVER_RUN), which is a benign convenience but should be configured deliberately.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install munger-observer - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/munger-observer - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release: Daily wisdom review with Charlie Munger's mental models
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Munger Observer?
Daily wisdom review applying Charlie Munger's mental models to your work and thinking. Use when asked to review decisions, analyze thinking patterns, detect biases, apply mental models, do a "Munger review", or run the Munger Observer. Triggers on scheduled daily reviews or manual requests like "run munger observer", "review my thinking", "check for blind spots", or "apply mental models". It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 2860 downloads so far.
How do I install Munger Observer?
Run "/install munger-observer" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Munger Observer free?
Yes, Munger Observer is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Munger Observer support?
Munger Observer is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Munger Observer?
It is built and maintained by Jonathan Rhyne (@jdrhyne); the current version is v1.0.0.
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