Dual-Brain Skill
What it does: Provides cognitive diversity by automatically generating perspectives from a secondary LLM (different from your primary model) for every user message.
For Agents
Before responding to any user message, check for a dual-brain perspective:
bash
cat ~/.dual-brain/perspectives/{your-agent-id}-latest.md
If the file exists and contains a recent perspective (check timestamp in comment), consider it alongside your own reasoning. The perspective may highlight:
- •Angles you might miss
- •Alternative approaches
- •Important things to verify
Integration:
- •Perspectives are generated automatically by a background daemon
- •No manual action required on your part
- •Simply read the file before forming your response
- •Synthesize both viewpoints (yours + the secondary LLM's)
Example workflow:
- •User sends message
- •Daemon intercepts, sends to secondary LLM (e.g., Kimi, GPT-4, Llama)
- •Secondary LLM generates 2-3 sentence perspective
- •Written to
~/.dual-brain/perspectives/{agent-id}-latest.md - •You (primary agent) read it before responding
- •You synthesize both perspectives into your answer
For Humans
Setup:
bash
npm install -g openclaw-dual-brain dual-brain setup # Interactive configuration dual-brain start # Start daemon
Providers:
- •
ollama- Local models (zero cost, requires Ollama) - •
moonshot- Kimi/Moonshot API (Chinese LLM, fast) - •
openai- GPT-4o, GPT-4-turbo, etc. - •
groq- Fast inference with Llama models
Commands:
- •
dual-brain setup- Configure provider, model, API key - •
dual-brain start- Run daemon (foreground) - •
dual-brain stop- Stop daemon - •
dual-brain status- Check running status - •
dual-brain logs- View recent activity - •
dual-brain install-daemon- Install as system service
Config location: ~/.dual-brain/config.json
Perspectives location: ~/.dual-brain/perspectives/
Architecture
code
User Message → OpenClaw Session (JSONL)
↓
Dual-Brain Daemon (polling)
↓
Secondary LLM Provider
(ollama/moonshot/openai/groq)
↓
Perspective Generated (2-3 sentences)
↓
~/.dual-brain/perspectives/{agent}-latest.md
↓
Primary Agent reads & synthesizes
↓
Response to User
Benefits
- •Cognitive diversity - Two AI models = broader perspective
- •Bias mitigation - Different training data/approaches
- •Quality assurance - Second opinion catches issues
- •Zero agent overhead - Runs in background, <1s latency
- •Provider flexibility - Choose cost vs. quality tradeoff
Optional: Engram Integration
If Engram (semantic memory) is running on localhost:3400, perspectives are also stored as memories for long-term recall.