init-first-agent

To onboard a NanoClaw agent to a direct message channel, you need to run the automated onboarding flow after configuring channel credentials and starting the service. This wires your DM channel to a new agent group and sends a welcome message.

Before wiring a DM channel to a new agent, you need configured channel credentials, active channel adapters, and a running service runtime. The onboarding process validates these prerequisites to ensure successful agent group creation and welcome message delivery.

Yes, you can safely rerun agent onboarding because the process is idempotent. Repeated runs re-use existing agent groups and messaging sessions without creating duplicate state or triggering adverse effects in your DM channel.

NanoClaw resolves channel identity by orchestrating channel selection and identity resolution during the agent provisioning process. This ensures the direct message workflow is correctly wired to the new agent before sending a welcome message.

If the service runtime is not running, agent onboarding will fail validation. The onboarding flow provides guided prompts and checks to ensure the service runtime and channel adapters are active before attempting to create agent groups or messaging links.

Yes, automating a welcome DM is built into the agent onboarding process. Once the DM channel is wired to the new agent's messaging group, the system triggers and delivers the welcome message via the normal delivery path.