How do I set up OpenClaw to autonomously publish social posts?

[algospider]

Hey builders,
I’m trying to get OpenClaw to publish social media posts on its own (scheduled or fully autonomous, with guardrails).
The problem: my Kim 2.5 model straight-up refuses and says it “doesn’t do autonomous posting” and doesn’t want this. So I’m not sure if I’m misunderstanding OpenClaw, the model layer, or how tools are supposed to be wired.

What I want OpenClaw itself to handle:

• generate the post
• format per platform
• publish on a schedule (or when conditions are met) or read automatically posts and comment (within guardrails)

With basic safety:

• approval toggle (manual at first but then moving to autonomous)
• rate limits + audit logs + where the post went
• kill switch if something goes wrong

I am targeting plattforms such as reddit, x/twitter, bluesky or instagram.

Questions:

1. Is OpenClaw actually meant to do this end-to-end, or should it just call a separate “publisher” tool/service?
2. If the refusal is coming from the model, what’s the clean way around it — different model, different tool permissions, or a different workflow?
3. Has anyone here done autonomous posting with OpenClaw in production?

If you’ve got a reference setup or even a high-level pattern, that’d help a lot.

 

[chubes]

It is hard with Kimi in OpenClaw because the model is too dumb to handle the context bloat.

I have had better results with cheaper models by using OpenCode on the server instead of OpenClaw.

You can use the Data Machine WordPress plugin to provide persistent memory and automation capabilities. (Note: it's my plugin, but its open source)

By combining OpenCode + Kimaki (OpenCode Discord integration) + Data Machine, you can replace much of what OpenClaw does, while keeping the agent more focused.

Here are a few links to things I have both created and used to allow server-side automation while saving money on tokens and getting better results.

OpenCode - Coding Agent (local or server-side)
https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode

Kimaki - Discord Integration for OpenCode
https://github.com/remorses/kimaki

Data Machine - Content Automation + Persistent Memory in WordPress
https://github.com/Extra-Chill/data-machine

Wp-opencode - Script that combines it all
https://github.com/Extra-Chill/wp-opencode