Does Cornerstones replace OpenClaw?
No. Cornerstones supplies market context; OpenClaw-like runtimes own strategy and execution.
Agent-native market data
Market data for OpenClaw workflows
Use Cornerstones for market context, evidence, access boundaries, and docs. Keep trading decisions, risk controls, order routing, and private runtime state inside the OpenClaw deployment.
Question
How should OpenClaw-style agent workflows separate market context from execution authority?
When this problem happens
- Agentic trading systems need market context before strategy review or runtime diagnosis.
- Execution credentials and account-specific risk controls must not leak into public docs or SEO pages.
- Multi-agent handoffs need a common product vocabulary for market surfaces and plan gates.
Recommended architecture
Make Cornerstones the read-only context plane and keep OpenClaw execution boundaries explicit and private.
Implementation steps
- Fetch only read-only context through Cornerstones during research or review tasks.
- Keep live order routing, sizing, and account controls in the private trading runtime.
- Use plan names to decide whether charts, options, macro, orderflow, or liquidity context is available.
- Log the context source and freshness in handoff notes before any strategy decision proceeds.
Example workflow
cornerstones-client verify
# use returned context in analysis; keep execution in OpenClaw runtimeComparison table
| Option | Best for | Tradeoff |
|---|---|---|
| Cornerstones context | Read-only agent research and review | Does not execute trades |
| Private trading runtime | Risk, sizing, account state, and order placement | Not suitable for public agent onboarding |
| Manual analyst paste | Emergency one-off notes | Weak freshness and audit trail |
FAQ
Why mention OpenClaw publicly?
The page addresses a workflow pattern: multi-agent trading systems that need safe read-only data.
What should stay private?
Account credentials, runtime topology, execution adapters, risk thresholds, and live operational logs.
Which plan fits richer context?
Pro and Max unlock deeper context such as charts, options, macro, orderflow, and liquidity surfaces.