OpenClaw Autopilot — Overnight Task Runner

The Problem

"I want it to work on a project while I sleep, but it just does one step then quits." — This is the #2 most-requested capability in r/openclaw. Agents process one turn and stop. You want them to keep going autonomously.

What You Get

autopilot/SKILL.md — Three production-tested patterns for autonomous task execution.

Pattern 1: Heartbeat Task Continuation — Simplest setup (2 minutes). Agent checks a task file every heartbeat. If there is an incomplete task, it works it. No cron needed.

Pattern 2: Cron Task Queue — Full schedule control. Fire task processing at specific times — overnight, every 30 minutes, weekends only. Includes ready-to-paste cron JSON configs with timezone support.

Pattern 3: AGENTS.md Autonomous Loop — Agent picks up tasks on every session start and self-schedules continuation. Catches tasks even after restarts. Combine with Pattern 2 for bulletproof coverage.

Also Included

• Task queue format with 4 statuses
• Good vs bad task examples
• Troubleshooting for 5 common failure modes
• Cost estimates per task and monthly (~$1.50-7.50/month for 5 tasks/night)
• Pattern comparison table

Companion Products

• Budget Guardian ($5) — monitor token costs
• Ops Starter Kit ($9) — system health + incident response
• Memory Health Check ($19) — diagnostic script
• NEW: Agent Health Audit ($25) — Professional setup review with personalized report

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