---
title: "Compose typed OpenClaw workflows with approval gates and resumable steps using Lobster"
description: "Use Lobster when an OpenClaw operator wants one deterministic typed workflow step, with approval gates and resumable execution, instead of re-planning the same multi-step tool sequence in chat."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/openclaw/lobster"
author: "OpenClaw"
publisher_type: "company"
category:
  - "Templates & Workflows"
framework:
  - "OpenClaw"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "openclaw/lobster"
  github_stars: 1128
---

# Compose typed OpenClaw workflows with approval gates and resumable steps using Lobster

Use Lobster when an OpenClaw operator wants one deterministic typed workflow step, with approval gates and resumable execution, instead of re-planning the same multi-step tool sequence in chat.

## Prerequisites

OpenClaw, Lobster, any local commands or data sources the workflow will call, and workflow definitions with optional approval gates.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Install Lobster with the method documented by OpenClaw, define the workflow file or command pipeline you want OpenClaw to call, add approval gates where human confirmation is required, then invoke the workflow through Lobster as a single typed automation step.
```

## Documentation

- https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/lobster

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/compose-typed-openclaw-workflows-with-approval-gates-and-resumable-steps-using-lobster/)