Night Shift Skill

Purpose: Generate actionable overnight tasks based on the day's projects and objectives.

How It Works

1. Cron Job (Every Night at 9:30 PM CST)

• Triggers the night shift planning process
• Reviews the day's context (projects, objectives, conversations)
• Generates a prioritized list of actions for the 10 PM - 6 AM window

2. Action List Generation

The night shift action list should include:

• Tasks that can be completed autonomously
• Research tasks
• Content creation
• Code/documentation work
• Prep for the next day

3. Human Review (Before 10 PM)

• List is presented to the user for approval
• User can approve, modify, or reject tasks
• Only approved tasks are executed during night shift

Night Shift Execution

Time Window: 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM CST

Task Types Approved for Night Shift:

1. Research — Web searches, documentation review, competitive analysis
2. Content Creation — Writing drafts, marketing copy, documentation
3. Code Tasks — Non-breaking changes, refactoring, documentation
4. Prep Work — Scheduling cron jobs, preparing agendas, organizing files
5. Monitoring — Watching for PR reviews, checking discussion responses

Task Types NOT Approved for Night Shift:

1. Breaking Changes — Any code that could break production
2. External Communications — Sending emails, tweets, DMs
3. Financial Transactions — Any money-moving actions
4. Deletions — Deleting files, branches, or data
5. Security-Sensitive — Key rotations, permission changes

Cron Job Setup

# Night Shift Planning Cron
# Runs every night at 9:30 PM CST
# Generates action list for the user to review before 10 PM

Output Format

Night Shift Action Plan (Generated at 9:30 PM)

🌙 NIGHT SHIFT ACTION PLAN
Date: [DATE]
Time Window: 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM CST

## Projects in Progress
- [Project 1]: [Status]
- [Project 2]: [Status]

## Proposed Actions
### Priority 1 (Can Complete Tonight)
1. [Task] — [Estimated time] — [Why it matters]
2. [Task] — [Estimated time] — [Why it matters]

### Priority 2 (Research/Prep)
1. [Task] — [Estimated time] — [Why it matters]
2. [Task] — [Estimated time] — [Why it matters]

### Priority 3 (Nice to Have)
1. [Task] — [Estimated time] — [Why it matters]

## Actions NOT Approved for Night Shift
- [Task] — [Reason: requires external communication]
- [Task] — [Reason: security-sensitive]

---
Please review and approve. Reply with:
- "Approve all" — Execute all priority 1+2
- "Approve [numbers]" — Execute specific tasks
- "Modify: [instructions]" — Adjust the plan
- "Reject" — No night shift tonight

Setup Instructions

To enable Night Shift:

1. Create the cron job:

# Add to crontab
30 21 * * * /path/to/night-shift-planner.sh

2. Or use OpenClaw's cron system:

openclaw cron add --name "Night Shift Planning" --schedule "30 21 * * *" --message "Generate night shift action plan"

Example Use Cases

Example 1: Marketing Campaign Prep

Day shift: Discuss viral narratives for EverClaw flavors Night shift: Write social media thread templates for each flavor

Example 2: Code Documentation

Day shift: Review Docker PR for EverClaw Night shift: Write comprehensive README updates

Example 3: Research Tasks

Day shift: Discuss EverClaw accelerator concept Night shift: Research existing accelerators, compile comparison table

End of Night Shift: Mission Control Update

At 6:00 AM CST, before ending the night shift:

1. Run the Mission Control dashboard data generator:

   cd ~/.openclaw/workspace && node mission-control/generate-data.mjs
   

2. This updates mission-control/dashboard-data.json and embeds data into index.html

3. The dashboard includes:

   • Completed tasks from memory files
   • Updated goal progress
   • Activity feed with night shift actions

4. The user can review the dashboard at file://~/.openclaw/workspace/mission-control/index.html

This gives the user a rich UI view of overnight progress in addition to the Signal summary.

Notes

• Night shift is optional — the user must approve before execution
• Tasks that require external communication are never automated
• All night shift actions are logged and reported in the morning
• If the user doesn't respond by 10 PM, night shift is cancelled by default
• Mission Control dashboard is updated at end of night shift (6 AM)