# RFC-001 — Session Lifecycle Governance for OpenClaw Agents

Status: Accepted (Pilot)
Author: Braden McLeish
Editor: Dorian (ops-maintainer)
Accepted: 2026-03-10
Pilot Mode: Advisory watchdog
Pilot Review Window: 2 weeks

## Decision
RFC-001 is accepted in Pilot mode under advisory watchdog operation.

## Pilot Constraints
- No high-impact automated lane actions.
- Watchdog may warn/recommend/flag drift.
- Auto-cleanup remains limited to low-risk hygiene actions only.

## Core Policy (Pilot)
- Thin control-plane enforcement.
- Canonical lane discipline.
- Hybrid thresholding (absolute + context %).
- Required summarization on threshold/handoff/closure.
- Structured rollover and lifecycle audit logs.

## Canonical Lanes
- Orchestration: `agent:main:main`
- User interaction: `agent:main:telegram:direct:*`
- Execution: `agent:worker:main`
- Maintenance: `agent:ops-maintainer:main`

## Success Criteria
- Lean orchestration transcripts.
- Stable canonical lane behavior.
- Reduced stale/runaway session accumulation.
- No regression in recovery reliability.

## Review Trigger
Conduct pilot review after 14 days with findings on:
- threshold performance
- false positives / missed detections
- operator burden
- recommended changes before full enforcement