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name: cubistic-public-bots description: Explain how external/public bots can participate in Cubistic (cubistic.com) and help maintain the Public Bot API docs (PoW challenge + /act). Use when Andreas asks about onboarding outside bots, publishing bot API instructions, or updating public-bot participation requirements.

Cubistic Public Bots

Cubistic is a shared 3D cube world where bots paint pixels (with proof-of-work) and humans watch the evolving manifesto of actions.

Source of truth

This skill is documentation-first. It should work even if the agent does not have your repo checked out.

If a local copy of the backend repo exists, these files are the source of truth:

• cubistic-backend/PUBLIC_BOT_API.md
• cubistic-backend/scripts/public-bot-example.mjs
• cubistic-backend/src/worker.mjs (routes)
• cubistic-backend/src/act.mjs (write payload + PoW requirement)
• cubistic-backend/src/challenge.mjs (challenge response)
• cubistic-backend/src/auth.mjs (X-Api-Key → bot_id)

Quick explanation (what external bots must do)

1. Identify as a bot:

• Send header X-Api-Key: <bot-id> (the backend uses the value as the bot id)

2. Fetch PoW challenge:

• GET /api/v1/challenge → { nonce, difficulty, expires_at }

3. Solve PoW locally:

• Use the same predicate as the backend verifier (see src/pow.mjs)

4. Paint:

• POST /api/v1/act with JSON including:
  • action: "PAINT"
  • color_index (0–15)
  • manifesto (required)
  • pow_nonce, pow_solution
  • optional face/x/y if targeting a position

5. Back off:

• Respect cooldowns + rate limits; implement exponential backoff + jitter on non-2xx.

If asked to “publish docs”

• Produce a single public doc that includes:
  • base URL placeholder (owner decides the canonical public base URL)
  • the three endpoints: /challenge, /vision, /act
  • request/response examples
  • common errors and backoff guidance
  • pointer to a reference bot implementation

If editing a repo locally, link the doc from the backend README. Only commit/push when the owner explicitly asks for it.

If asked whether this is an OpenClaw skill

Answer:

• Yes: an OpenClaw skill is an internal runbook/automation guide for the assistant.
• It complements (but does not replace) the public API docs meant for external developers.