https://www.chenk.top/en/tags/agent-loop/Recent content in Agent-Loop on Chen Kai BlogHugoenFri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://www.chenk.top/en/openclaw-quickstart/03-architecture/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://www.chenk.top/en/openclaw-quickstart/03-architecture/<p>You can use OpenClaw for months without reading this. But the first time you need to write a skill, debug a misrouted message, or figure out why the agent forgot something, you&rsquo;ll want to know what each component does.</p> <p><figure class="article-figure"> <img src="https://blog-pic-ck.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/posts/en/openclaw-quickstart/03-architecture/illustration_1.png" alt="OpenClaw QuickStart (3): The Six Layers That Make the Agent Loop Work — Chapter overview" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="content-image"> </figure> </p> <hr> <h2 id="the-six-layers" class="heading-anchor">The six layers<a href="#the-six-layers" class="heading-link" aria-label="Permalink to this section" title="Copy link to this section">#</a> </h2><p><figure class="article-figure"> <img src="https://blog-pic-ck.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com/posts/en/openclaw-quickstart/03-architecture/fig1_six_layers.png" alt="The six layers of an OpenClaw agent: Channels, Gateway, Router&#43;Sessions&#43;Pi Agent, Tools&#43;Skills, Memory&#43;ContextEngine, LLM provider" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="content-image"> </figure> </p>