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+# WebSocket example: OpenClaw Gateway simulation
+
+Simulates a subset of the [OpenClaw Gateway WebSocket protocol](https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/protocol) — enough for an operator client (e.g. the lucinate TUI) to connect, browse a single agent and session, and hold a simple chat:
+
+1. On connection, the server immediately sends a `connect.challenge` event and starts a periodic `tick` keepalive every 15 seconds. The `ts`/`timestamp` fields are numbers (epoch millis), matching the protocol's `int64` typing.
+2. A `connect` request frame is answered with a `hello-ok` response (protocol 4), echoing the request's `id`. The hello snapshot advertises a `main` agent and its `main` session.
+3. An `agents.list` request returns a single agent, `main` (also the default).
+4. A `sessions.list` request returns one `main` session.
+5. A `cron.list` request returns no jobs.
+6. A `sessions.create` request returns the `main` session key (there is a single session, so create/resume always lands on `main`).
+7. A `chat.history` request returns a short seed conversation, so the chat screen has something to render. Return `{"messages":[]}` for an empty history.
+8. A `models.list` request returns a few models. The `main` session's current model (from `sessions.list`) is one of them, so the model picker highlights it.
+9. A `sessions.patch` request (used to set the session model, thinking level, etc.) is acknowledged with an `ok` `res` frame — it is a void RPC, so no payload is needed.
+10. A `chat.send` request is acknowledged with a `res` frame (`runId`/`status`), followed by streamed `agent` (tool start/result) and `chat` (`delta` then `final`) events with realistic delays. The `runId` is the request id and the `sessionKey` is echoed from the request, so the client routes the events to the active run.
+
+The resources use a wildcard path (`path: /*`), so the mock accepts a WebSocket connection on any path — mirroring the real OpenClaw gateway, which multiplexes on a single port and routes the upgrade by the `Upgrade: websocket` header rather than a specific URL path. Connect on whatever path your client uses (e.g. `/ws`).
+
+## Run
+
+```bash
+imposter ./websocket/openclaw
+```
+
+## Try it
+
+Using [websocat](https://github.com/vi/websocat):
+
+```bash
+websocat ws://localhost:8080/ws
+```
+
+You'll receive the challenge event immediately. Then paste a handshake:
+
+```json
+{"type":"req","id":"req-1","method":"connect","params":{"minProtocol":3,"maxProtocol":4,"client":{"id":"cli","version":"0.1.0","platform":"go","mode":"cli"}}}
+```
+
+to receive `hello-ok`. List the agent, session and cron jobs:
+
+```json
+{"type":"req","id":"req-2","method":"agents.list","params":{}}
+{"type":"req","id":"req-3","method":"sessions.list","params":{"agentId":"main"}}
+{"type":"req","id":"req-4","method":"cron.list","params":{"enabled":"all"}}
+```
+
+open the session and load its history:
+
+```json
+{"type":"req","id":"req-5","method":"sessions.create","params":{"agentId":"main","key":"main"}}
+{"type":"req","id":"req-6","method":"chat.history","params":{"sessionKey":"main","limit":50}}
+```
+
+list models and switch the session's model:
+
+```json
+{"type":"req","id":"req-7","method":"models.list","params":{}}
+{"type":"req","id":"req-8","method":"sessions.patch","params":{"key":"main","model":"claude-sonnet-5"}}
+```
+
+and send a chat message:
+
+```json
+{"type":"req","id":"req-9","method":"chat.send","params":{"sessionKey":"main","message":"hello","idempotencyKey":"idem-1"}}
+```
+
+to receive an acknowledgement followed by streamed tool and chat events. Leave the connection open to observe the periodic `tick` events.
diff --git a/websocket/openclaw/agent-tool-result.json b/websocket/openclaw/agent-tool-result.json
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+{
+  "type": "event",
+  "event": "agent",
+  "payload": {
+    "runId": "${stores.request.reqId}",
+    "seq": 2,
+    "stream": "tool",
+    "ts": ${datetime.now.millis},
+    "data": {
+      "phase": "result",
+      "name": "read_file",
+      "toolCallId": "tc-1",
+      "isError": false,
+      "result": { "bytes": 1024 }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/websocket/openclaw/agent-tool-start.json b/websocket/openclaw/agent-tool-start.json
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+{
+  "type": "event",
+  "event": "agent",
+  "payload": {
+    "runId": "${stores.request.reqId}",
+    "seq": 1,
+    "stream": "tool",
+    "ts": ${datetime.now.millis},
+    "data": {
+      "phase": "start",
+      "name": "read_file",
+      "toolCallId": "tc-1",
+      "args": { "path": "README.md" }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/websocket/openclaw/chat-event-delta.json b/websocket/openclaw/chat-event-delta.json
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+{
+  "type": "event",
+  "event": "chat",
+  "payload": {
+    "runId": "${stores.request.reqId}",
+    "sessionKey": "${stores.request.sessionKey}",
+    "seq": 1,
+    "state": "delta",
+    "message": "Here's the first part of the reply, "
+  }
+}
diff --git a/websocket/openclaw/chat-event-final.json b/websocket/openclaw/chat-event-final.json
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+{
+  "type": "event",
+  "event": "chat",
+  "payload": {
+    "runId": "${stores.request.reqId}",
+    "sessionKey": "${stores.request.sessionKey}",
+    "seq": 2,
+    "state": "final",
+    "message": {
+      "role": "assistant",
+      "content": [
+        { "type": "text", "text": "Here's the first part of the reply, and here is the rest." }
+      ]
+    },
+    "stopReason": "end_turn"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/websocket/openclaw/chat-history.json b/websocket/openclaw/chat-history.json
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+{
+  "type": "res",
+  "id": "${stores.request.reqId}",
+  "ok": true,
+  "payload": {
+    "messages": [
+      {
+        "role": "user",
+        "content": "Hello!",
+        "timestamp": ${datetime.now.millis}
+      },
+      {
+        "role": "assistant",
+        "content": [
+          { "type": "text", "text": "Hi! I'm the mock main agent. Ask me anything." }
+        ],
+        "timestamp": ${datetime.now.millis}
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/websocket/openclaw/hello-ok.json b/websocket/openclaw/hello-ok.json
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+{
+  "type": "res",
+  "id": "${stores.request.reqId}",
+  "ok": true,
+  "payload": {
+    "type": "hello-ok",
+    "protocol": 4,
+    "server": {
+      "version": "mock",
+      "connId": "${random.uuid()}"
+    },
+    "features": {
+      "methods": ["connect", "chat.send", "chat.history", "chat.abort"],
+      "events": ["connect.challenge", "tick", "chat", "agent"]
+    },
+    "snapshot": {
+      "presence": [],
+      "health": {},
+      "stateVersion": { "presence": 0, "health": 0 },
+      "uptimeMs": 0,
+      "sessionDefaults": {
+        "defaultAgentId": "main",
+        "mainKey": "main",
+        "mainSessionKey": "main"
+      }
+    },
+    "auth": {
+      "role": "operator",
+      "scopes": ["operator.read", "operator.write", "operator.admin", "operator.approvals"]
+    },
+    "policy": {
+      "maxPayload": 26214400,
+      "maxBufferedBytes": 52428800,
+      "tickIntervalMs": 15000
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/websocket/openclaw/imposter-config.yaml b/websocket/openclaw/imposter-config.yaml
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+# Simulates a subset of the OpenClaw Gateway WebSocket API:
+# - on connect, the server sends a connect.challenge event and starts a periodic tick
+# - a 'connect' request is answered with hello-ok, echoing the request ID
+# - a 'chat.send' request is answered with a res frame (runId/status), followed by
+#   streamed agent (tool) and chat (delta/final) events, echoing the run's session
+# - 'agents.list', 'sessions.list' and 'cron.list' requests are answered with a
+#   single 'main' agent, one 'main' session, and no cron jobs respectively
+# - 'sessions.create' returns the 'main' session key; 'chat.history' returns a
+#   short seed conversation so the chat screen has something to render
+# - 'models.list' returns a few models; 'sessions.patch' acknowledges setting
+#   the session model (or other settings)
+plugin: websocket
+
+resources:
+  # Connection opened: send the challenge and start the keepalive tick.
+  # The challenge 'ts' and tick 'timestamp' are numbers (epoch millis), not
+  # strings - the gateway protocol types them as int64.
+  - path: /*
+    on: open
+    response:
+      content: '{"type":"event","event":"connect.challenge","payload":{"nonce":"${random.uuid()}","ts":${datetime.now.millis}}}'
+      template: true
+    schedule:
+      - every: 15s
+        response:
+          content: '{"type":"event","event":"tick","payload":{"timestamp":${datetime.now.millis}}}'
+          template: true
+
+  # Handshake request: reply with hello-ok, echoing the request ID
+  - path: /*
+    requestBody:
+      allOf:
+        - jsonPath: $.type
+          value: req
+        - jsonPath: $.method
+          value: connect
+    capture:
+      reqId:
+        requestBody:
+          jsonPath: $.id
+    response:
+      file: hello-ok.json
+      template: true
+
+  # chat.send request: acknowledge with runId/status, then stream a tool
+  # agent event and chat delta/final events. runId is the request id; the
+  # session key is echoed from the request so the client routes the events.
+  - path: /*
+    requestBody:
+      allOf:
+        - jsonPath: $.type
+          value: req
+        - jsonPath: $.method
+          value: chat.send
+    capture:
+      reqId:
+        requestBody:
+          jsonPath: $.id
+      sessionKey:
+        requestBody:
+          jsonPath: $.params.sessionKey
+    responses:
+      - content: '{"type":"res","id":"${stores.request.reqId}","ok":true,"payload":{"runId":"${stores.request.reqId}","status":"started"}}'
+        template: true
+      - file: agent-tool-start.json
+        delay:
+          exact: 300
+        template: true
+      - file: agent-tool-result.json
+        delay:
+          exact: 300
+        template: true
+      - file: chat-event-delta.json
+        delay:
+          min: 200
+          max: 600
+        template: true
+      - file: chat-event-final.json
+        delay:
+          exact: 400
+        template: true
+
+  # agents.list: a single agent, 'main', which is also the default
+  - path: /*
+    requestBody:
+      allOf:
+        - jsonPath: $.type
+          value: req
+        - jsonPath: $.method
+          value: agents.list
+    capture:
+      reqId:
+        requestBody:
+          jsonPath: $.id
+    response:
+      content: '{"type":"res","id":"${stores.request.reqId}","ok":true,"payload":{"defaultId":"main","mainKey":"main","scope":"global","agents":[{"id":"main","name":"main"}]}}'
+      template: true
+
+  # sessions.list: one 'main' session for the main agent
+  - path: /*
+    requestBody:
+      allOf:
+        - jsonPath: $.type
+          value: req
+        - jsonPath: $.method
+          value: sessions.list
+    capture:
+      reqId:
+        requestBody:
+          jsonPath: $.id
+    response:
+      content: '{"type":"res","id":"${stores.request.reqId}","ok":true,"payload":{"sessions":[{"key":"main","derivedTitle":"Main conversation","lastMessagePreview":"","updatedAt":${datetime.now.millis},"model":"claude-opus-4-8"}]}}'
+      template: true
+
+  # cron.list: no scheduled jobs
+  - path: /*
+    requestBody:
+      allOf:
+        - jsonPath: $.type
+          value: req
+        - jsonPath: $.method
+          value: cron.list
+    capture:
+      reqId:
+        requestBody:
+          jsonPath: $.id
+    response:
+      content: '{"type":"res","id":"${stores.request.reqId}","ok":true,"payload":{"jobs":[],"total":0,"offset":0,"limit":50,"hasMore":false}}'
+      template: true
+
+  # sessions.create: create or resume a session. There is a single session,
+  # so the created key is always 'main' - the client opens the chat on it.
+  - path: /*
+    requestBody:
+      allOf:
+        - jsonPath: $.type
+          value: req
+        - jsonPath: $.method
+          value: sessions.create
+    capture:
+      reqId:
+        requestBody:
+          jsonPath: $.id
+    response:
+      content: '{"type":"res","id":"${stores.request.reqId}","ok":true,"payload":{"key":"main"}}'
+      template: true
+
+  # chat.history: prior messages for the session, so the chat screen renders
+  # a short seed conversation. Return {"messages":[]} for an empty history.
+  - path: /*
+    requestBody:
+      allOf:
+        - jsonPath: $.type
+          value: req
+        - jsonPath: $.method
+          value: chat.history
+    capture:
+      reqId:
+        requestBody:
+          jsonPath: $.id
+    response:
+      file: chat-history.json
+      template: true
+
+  # models.list: the models the session can switch between. The 'main' session's
+  # current model (see sessions.list) is one of these, so the picker highlights it.
+  - path: /*
+    requestBody:
+      allOf:
+        - jsonPath: $.type
+          value: req
+        - jsonPath: $.method
+          value: models.list
+    capture:
+      reqId:
+        requestBody:
+          jsonPath: $.id
+    response:
+      file: models.json
+      template: true
+
+  # sessions.patch: set the model (or other settings) for a session. This is a
+  # void RPC - the client only needs an ok:true acknowledgement.
+  - path: /*
+    requestBody:
+      allOf:
+        - jsonPath: $.type
+          value: req
+        - jsonPath: $.method
+          value: sessions.patch
+    capture:
+      reqId:
+        requestBody:
+          jsonPath: $.id
+    response:
+      content: '{"type":"res","id":"${stores.request.reqId}","ok":true}'
+      template: true
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+{
+  "type": "res",
+  "id": "${stores.request.reqId}",
+  "ok": true,
+  "payload": {
+    "models": [
+      { "id": "claude-opus-4-8", "name": "Claude Opus 4.8", "provider": "anthropic", "contextWindow": 1000000, "reasoning": true },
+      { "id": "claude-sonnet-5", "name": "Claude Sonnet 5", "provider": "anthropic", "contextWindow": 1000000, "reasoning": true },
+      { "id": "claude-haiku-4-5", "name": "Claude Haiku 4.5", "provider": "anthropic", "contextWindow": 200000, "reasoning": false }
+    ]
+  }
+}