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OpenClaw + Codex Orchestration Playbook: A Practical Workflow for Solo Builders

March 22, 2026 • 8 min read

A practical playbook for running OpenClaw and Codex as a coordinated execution system with task routing, quality gates, and recovery loops.

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# Role split that works

OpenClaw handles planning, routing, control, and escalation. Codex focuses on scoped execution. Quality gates verify that output is buildable, reviewed, and merge-ready.

# Routing checklist

Before delegating, lock the target outcome, scoped files, out-of-scope boundaries, done criteria, and failure signals that should trigger correction.

# Failure recovery

Classify failure first: context, execution, or validation. Then rerun with tighter scope and explicit correction rather than blindly repeating the same prompt.