Documentation Summary
This file summarizes the current state of the first-party OpenClaw Operator docs after the Sprint 9 exposure-closure pass on 2026-03-20.
Current State
- Public entry docs now tell one product story:
OpenClaw Operatoris the bounded, observable, auditable operator workspace built on OpenClaw. - Canonical navigation docs point to the active runtime/doc pack, while completed implementation blueprints are clearly demoted as historical evidence.
- Public proof is documented as orchestrator-owned through
/api/command-center/*and/api/milestones/*; the retired proof-surface docs now live in Git history instead of the active docs tree. - Root-first onboarding, Docker paths, and the operator-console boundary are aligned across the root docs and subproject READMEs.
- A repeatable first-party Markdown link check now exists at
npm run docs:linksso broken public-doc links are caught alongside doc drift checks. - A VitePress-based docs site scaffold now exists, generated from canonical repo docs through
npm run docs:site:syncand built throughnpm run docs:site:build. - The numbered sprint ladder is now complete through Sprint 9; the remaining doc work is ongoing maintenance and future coordination scale-out, not active release/exposure drift inside the current operator repo.
Primary Documents
| Category | Start Here |
|---|---|
| Repo overview | ../README.md |
| Runtime truth | ../OPENCLAW_CONTEXT_ANCHOR.md |
| Docs navigation | INDEX.md |
| By-role routing | NAVIGATION.md |
| Audit / stale classification | operations/DOCUMENT_AUDIT.md |
Active Runtime Docs
- OPERATOR_GUIDE.md
- architecture/OPERATOR_CONSOLE_AUDIT_AND_SPEC.md
- guides/configuration.md
- reference/task-types.md
- reference/state-schema.md
- architecture/DOCUMENTATION_SITE_INFORMATION_ARCHITECTURE.md
- operations/SPRINT_TO_COMPLETION.md
Historical Docs Still Kept
These remain in the repo because they preserve earlier phase evidence, but they are not the primary operating surface:
- operations/DOCUMENTATION_COMPLETE.md
- operations/IMPLEMENTATION_COMPLETE.md
- operations/OPERATOR_S_CONSOLE_CUTOVER_BLUEPRINT.md
- operations/orchestrator_documentation.md
- operations/orchestrator-status.md
- operations/orchestrator_workflow_plan.md
- operations/PRD_GOVERNANCE_REMEDIATION.md
Remaining Work
- Keep the compact root-doc policy intact as docs evolve.
- Keep the KB classification and navigation surfaces current.
- Keep the same runtime-truth discipline in place as docs evolve, even though the numbered sprint ladder is now complete.