Working Styles

Working Styles control how Claw plans, executes, and communicates. They are a practical lever for balancing speed, rigor, and risk posture across workflows.

Built-in styles

Current built-ins include:

• Balanced
• Careful
• Builder
• Support
• Reviewer

When to use each style

• Balanced: day-to-day execution and mixed workloads
• Careful: high-risk changes and stronger verification
• Builder: rapid implementation-focused loops
• Support: user-assistance and operational help flows
• Reviewer: QA, bug hunting, and regression checks

Where to configure styles

• Default style: Settings > General
• Per-bot override: bot configuration

If a bot has no override, it inherits the app default.

What styles influence

• Pace and depth of execution
• Risk tolerance and validation behavior
• Response structure and detail
• Build-first vs review-first posture

Team rollout guidance

1. Choose one default style for most work
2. Define explicit exceptions (for example Careful for production changes)
3. Apply overrides on specialized bots
4. Revisit defaults using real workload feedback

Related detail pages

• General Settings
• Bots
• Setup