Openclaw Artifact Result Center Spec

# OpenClaw Artifact & Result Center Interaction Spec

Status: Proposed  
Date: 2026-03-10  
Audience: Product, design, engineering  
Related: [openclaw-v2-program-upgrade-spec.md](openclaw-v2-program-upgrade-spec.md), [openclaw-v2-technical-architecture-spec.md](openclaw-v2-technical-architecture-spec.md), [openclaw-current-interface-audit.md](openclaw-current-interface-audit.md), [../../web/openclaw-website-development-system-workflow-spec.md](../../web/openclaw-website-development-system-workflow-spec.md)

## 1. Purpose

This document defines the Artifact / Result Center as a first-class V2 product surface.

The goal is to move OpenClaw away from a product that feels centered on conversations and runtime internals, toward a product that clearly shows completed work, reusable outputs, and next actions.

Core product rule:

> Users should not need to reopen a long chat just to find what OpenClaw actually produced.

## 2. Problem Statement

Today, much of OpenClaw’s value is buried inside:

- session history
- tool output blocks
- task logs
- long assistant responses

That creates four problems:

1. results are hard to find later
2. value is hard to perceive quickly
3. outputs are hard to reuse, share, or continue from
4. the product feels like a chat tool instead of an outcome platform

## 3. Product Role Of The Result Center

The Result Center should become the answer to:

- What has the system completed?
- What are the best outputs so far?
- What can I export, share, publish, or continue?
- Which system, branch, or snapshot produced this result?

It should be a unified home for durable outputs across local and web surfaces.

## 4. Key Terms

### 4.1 Artifact

A durable output object produced by a task, workflow, automation, or review pass.

### 4.2 Result page

A rendered product surface for a specific artifact.

### 4.3 Result Center

The browsing, filtering, searching, and continuation surface for all artifacts.

### 4.4 Continuation action

An action that starts the next logical step from an artifact.

Examples:

- export
- publish
- revise
- schedule audit
- create implementation tasks
- clone into a new branch

## 5. Product Principles

### 5.1 Artifact-first visibility

The product should highlight what was produced, not only what was said.

### 5.2 Continuation over dead-end output

Every major artifact should suggest meaningful next steps.

### 5.3 Traceable provenance

Every artifact should show which system, task, branch, and snapshot produced it.

### 5.4 Shareable but controlled

Artifacts should be easy to share or export, while respecting sync and workspace permissions.

### 5.5 Searchable at scale

A user with dozens or hundreds of outputs must be able to find the right one quickly.

## 6. Supported Artifact Types

Initial V2 artifact types should include:

- website delivery package
- project delivery package
- content pack
- research memo
- contract draft
- code delivery summary
- automation report
- QA review report
- publish checklist
- SEO audit summary

## 7. Core User Stories

### 7.1 Solo user

As a user, I want to see everything OpenClaw has completed for me so I can continue work without reopening old sessions.

### 7.2 Team user

As a teammate, I want to open a result page and understand the output without reading the entire conversation history.

### 7.3 Operator user

As an operator, I want to know which outputs are ready for export, publish, review, or automation.

### 7.4 Returning user

As a returning user, I want to find the best artifact from last week and resume from there.

## 8. Information Architecture

The Result Center should exist as a first-class top-level surface.

### 8.1 Global areas

- All Results
- By System
- By Template
- By Artifact Type
- Needs Review
- Ready To Publish
- Recent
- Saved / Pinned

### 8.2 Detail surfaces

- artifact detail page
- compare view
- export/share modal
- continue-from-result launcher

## 9. Result Center List View

The list/grid surface should support two modes.

### 9.1 List mode

Best for dense operational browsing.

Columns:

- title
- artifact type
- system
- template
- task / run source
- updated time
- status
- next action

### 9.2 Card mode

Best for creative and strategy workflows.

Card contents:

- title
- summary
- artifact type badge
- system badge
- updated time
- preview snippet
- primary action

## 10. Required Filters

Users must be able to filter by:

- system
- template type
- artifact type
- execution target: local / cloud / hybrid
- branch
- snapshot range
- status
- updated date
- created by automation or manual task
- local-only vs synced

## 11. Search Requirements

Search must support:

- title
- summary
- system name
- template name
- tags
- artifact metadata
- optionally full-text content later

## 12. Result Page Layout

Each result page should have a consistent structure.

### 12.1 Header

Show:

- artifact title
- artifact type
- system name
- template name
- created time
- last updated time
- execution target
- sync visibility status

### 12.2 Summary panel

Show:

- what this artifact is
- why it was generated
- key outcomes
- readiness / quality state

### 12.3 Main content area

Render the primary deliverable sections.

Examples:

- sitemap and page copy for websites
- PRD and task breakdown for project delivery
- clauses and risk notes for contracts
- summary and evidence for research memos

### 12.4 Provenance panel

Show:

- source task run
- source system
- branch
- snapshot checkpoint
- related sessions
- related artifacts

### 12.5 Actions panel

Show actions such as:

- continue editing
- export markdown
- export html
- share with workspace
- create follow-up task
- turn into automation
- compare with another result
- branch from this state

## 13. Continuation Actions

This is one of the most important parts of the system.

Artifacts should never feel like dead documents.

### 13.1 Continuation categories

#### Refine

- revise this result
- request alternate version
- apply tone or structure changes

#### Operationalize

- publish
- send by email
- push to docs/CMS
- create tasks from this result

#### Evolve

- branch system from this point
- compare against a prior artifact
- rerun with updated context

#### Protect

- pin artifact
- save as milestone
- create snapshot before edits

## 14. Artifact Status Model

Suggested artifact statuses:

- draft
- ready_for_review
- approved
- ready_to_publish
- published
- archived

This status model should be separate from task-run execution status.

## 15. Relationship To Sessions

The Result Center does not replace sessions.

Instead:

- sessions remain the execution and conversation record
- artifacts become the durable productized outputs

A user should be able to move from artifact → source task → source session, but not be forced to begin from session history.

## 16. Relationship To Systems And Vault

Each artifact should clearly link to:

- `SystemProfile`
- branch
- snapshot / checkpoint context
- related automation runs

This linkage is critical because artifacts are one of the main user-facing entry points back into Vault and system evolution.

## 17. Web UX Requirements

On web, the Result Center should be a primary nav item.

Recommended routes:

- `/app/artifacts`
- `/app/artifacts/[artifactId]`
- `/app/artifacts/[artifactId]/compare`

Recommended web behaviors:

- filter panel on the left
- result list/grid in main area
- preview drawer or detail page
- sticky primary action area

## 18. Local UX Requirements

In the local interface, the Result Center can initially start simpler.

Recommended local-first capabilities:

- artifact list command or panel
- result summary preview
- jump from chat to current artifact
- export current artifact
- open provenance summary

A more visual local results browser can evolve later.

## 19. Metadata Requirements

Each artifact should minimally include:

- id
- title
- artifact type
- system id
- task run id
- execution target
- branch id
- snapshot id or nearest checkpoint id
- summary
- status
- export availability
- sync mode
- created at
- updated at
- tags

## 20. Ranking / Sorting Rules

Default sorting should favor usefulness.

Suggested default order:

1. pinned
2. ready_to_publish / ready_for_review
3. recently updated
4. recently created

Alternative sort modes:

- newest
- oldest
- title
- artifact type
- system

## 21. Empty States

Empty states must educate the user.

Examples:

- `No results yet. Start with a template to generate your first deliverable.`
- `No website results in this system yet. Launch a strategy or copy task.`
- `No publish-ready artifacts yet. Complete review or QA steps first.`

## 22. Design Cues

The Result Center should feel:

- high signal
- reviewable
- calm
- document-centric
- workflow-ready

Avoid:

- raw log viewer aesthetics
- terminal dump styling
- overuse of infrastructure jargon

## 23. Metrics

Key metrics for the Result Center:

- artifact revisit rate
- continuation action rate
- export rate
- publish conversion rate
- compare usage rate
- artifact-to-automation conversion rate

## 24. Delivery Plan

### Phase 1

- artifact index
- artifact detail page
- export actions
- links from tasks/systems to artifacts

### Phase 2

- filters and search
- compare mode
- statuses and review states
- continue-from-result launcher

### Phase 3

- automation conversion
- publish actions
- team comments / approvals later

## 25. Acceptance Criteria

This spec is complete enough when the team can implement:

- a top-level Result Center
- artifact list and detail experiences
- continuation actions
- provenance links to system / task / snapshot
- export/share flows
- initial web and local behaviors