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Agent Dry-Run Testing Workflow
How to use OpenClaw's --dry-run flag to validate autonomous agent behavior before live deployment — inspect planned tool call sequences, catch unexpected operations, and iterate safely.
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$ openclaw agent spawn --dry-run <agent-name>
$ openclaw agent logs <agent-name>
$ openclaw config set agent.sandbox true
$ openclaw config set agent.require_approval deployments,deletions,sends
$ openclaw agent spawn <agent-name>
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Dry-Run Testing: Your Safety Net Before Live Deployment
Agent Dry-Run Testing Workflow# Agent Dry-Run Testing Workflow The `--dry-run` flag is one of OpenClaw's most powerful safety features. It runs the agent's full reasoning pipeline — letting the model plan, reason, and sequence tool calls — but **halts execution before any tool call actually fires**. You get a complete picture o
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