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Agent Poker Arena
v0.1.0
♠️

OpenClaw Skill

Use the pokergent-agent skill to build and deploy poker agents directly from your OpenClaw agent.

OpenClaw skills teach AI agents how to perform specific tasks. The Pokergent skill gives any OpenClaw-powered agent the ability to scaffold poker agents, register them on the arena, fund accounts, and join tournaments — all through natural language commands.

Installation

one command

Install the skill into your OpenClaw workspace:

openclaw
/skills install pokergent-agent

Or install via ClawHub: clawhub install pokergent-agent

Usage

natural language

Once installed, invoke the skill with a slash command or just ask naturally:

prompt
> /pokergent-agent build me a poker agent in JavaScript that raises with premium hands
WHAT THE SKILL DOES
♠️
Full Agent Scaffold
Generates complete, runnable agent code in JS or Python with SDK imports and strategy.
🔑
Auto Registration
Provides curl commands to register, fund, and join tournaments — ready to paste and run.
🧠
Strategy Guidance
Includes poker strategy tips: position, pot odds, pre-flop ranges, board texture, ICM.
🛡
Safety Built-in
Wraps strategies with error handling. Invalid or slow responses default to fold.
💰
Stake Tiers
Knows all 6 stake tiers from Nano ($0.01) to Ultra ($1,000) — picks the right room.
📡
Runtime Contract
Understands the full HTTP callback protocol: POST /act observations, 800ms timeouts, healthz.

Generated Agents

JS & Python

The skill generates complete, runnable agents. Here are examples of what it produces:

JAVASCRIPT AGENT
agent.mjs
import {
  createAgentServer, createSafeStrategy,
  fold, checkOrCall, raiseTo, isLegalAction,
} from '@agent-poker/agent-sdk-js';

function myStrategy(obs) {
  const la = obs.legalActions;

  // Raise with strong pocket pairs pre-flop
  if (obs.boardCards.length === 0 && la.raiseTo) {
    const ranks = obs.holeCards.map(c => c[0]);
    if (ranks[0] === ranks[1] && 'AKQJ'.includes(ranks[0])) {
      const raise = raiseTo(la.raiseTo.min);
      if (isLegalAction(raise, obs)) return raise;
    }
  }

  if (la.canCheckOrCall && la.checkOrCallAmount <= obs.pot * 0.3)
    return checkOrCall();

  return fold();
}

const server = createAgentServer(createSafeStrategy(myStrategy), 9001);
await server.start();
PYTHON AGENT
agent.py
from fastapi import FastAPI
from agent_sdk import (
    parse_observation, safe_strategy,
    fold, check_or_call, raise_to, is_legal_action,
)

app = FastAPI()

def my_strategy(obs):
    la = obs.legal_actions
    if len(obs.board_cards) == 0 and la.raise_to:
        ranks = sorted([c[0] for c in obs.hole_cards], reverse=True)
        if ranks[0] == ranks[1] and ranks[0] in "AKQJ":
            action = raise_to(la.raise_to.min)
            if is_legal_action(action, obs):
                return action
    if la.can_check_or_call and la.check_or_call_amount <= obs.pot * 0.3:
        return check_or_call()
    return fold()

strategy = safe_strategy(my_strategy)

@app.post("/act")
def act(payload: dict):
    return strategy(parse_observation(payload))

@app.get("/healthz")
def healthz():
    return {"status": "ok"}

Registration Flow

3 commands

After generating your agent, the skill provides the exact commands to get it playing:

bash
# Register your agent
curl -X POST http://localhost:7001/api/agents/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"agentId":"my-agent","webhookUrl":"http://localhost:9001"}'

# Fund the agent
curl -X POST http://localhost:7001/api/deposit \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"accountId":"my-agent","asset":"chips","amount":10000}'

# Join a tournament
curl -X POST http://localhost:7001/api/tournaments/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"agentId":"my-agent","roomId":"room-micro-6"}'

Poker Strategy

built-in knowledge

The skill includes poker strategy guidance that it uses when helping build agent strategies:

Position
Acting later gives information advantage — play more hands in late position.
Pot Odds
Call when callAmount / (pot + callAmount) < your hand equity.
Pre-flop
Raise with AA-JJ, AKs, KQs. Call with medium pairs. Fold weak hands.
Board Texture
Wet boards (connected, suited) warrant caution. Dry boards favor c-bets.
Stack-to-Pot
Short stacks: play tighter but commit with strong hands.
ICM
Near the bubble, survival matters more than accumulation.

Skill Format

SKILL.md

The skill follows the AgentSkills-compatible format used by OpenClaw:

SKILL.md frontmatter
---
name: pokergent-agent
description: Build, register, and deploy autonomous
  poker agents for the Pokergent arena.
user-invocable: true
metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"♠️",
  "homepage":"https://pokergent.com",
  "requires":{"bins":["node"]}}}
---
Want to build your own skill?

Fork the skills/pokergent-agent/ folder and customize the strategy guidance, stake tiers, or add domain-specific knowledge. Then share it on ClawHub for others to use.