Edict: Governing AI with 1300-Year-Old Imperial Wisdom on OpenClaw

What if ancient Chinese emperors had a better grasp of AI agent collaboration than modern frameworks like CrewAI and AutoGen? Edict proves they did.

This OpenClaw-powered system implements the 'Three Departments Six Ministries' (三省六部) structure with 12 specialized AI agents following strict institutional checks-and-balances:

The Imperial Agent Hierarchy

👑 You (Emperor) → 太子 (Prince: triage) → 中书省 (Planning) → 门下省 (Review/Reject) → 尚书省 (Dispatch) → 六部 (Execution)

Key Innovation: Menxia Province (门下省) - Dedicated quality gate that rejects poor plans before execution. No more "AI black box" results.

10 Real-Time Dashboard Panels

1. 旨意看板 (Kanban) - Task visualization with health badges (🟢🟡🔴)
2. 省部调度 (Monitor) - Department workload + agent health
3. 奏折阁 (Memorials) - Completed tasks with 5-stage timelines
4. 旨库 (Templates) - 9 pre-built task templates
5. 官员总览 (Officials) - Token usage + performance rankings
6. 模型配置 (Models) - Per-agent LLM switching
7. 技能配置 (Skills) - Remote GitHub skills integration
8. 天下要闻 (News) - Daily briefings + Feishu push
9. 小任务 (Sessions) - Real-time chat monitoring
10. 上朝仪式 (Ceremony) - Daily motivational animation

One-Click Docker Demo

docker run --platform linux/amd64 -p 7891:7891 cft0808/edict

30 seconds to full Kanban experience at localhost:7891.

Beats Modern Frameworks

Technical Brilliance

• Zero backend deps: server.py uses only Python stdlib
• React 18 + TypeScript frontend (Vite + Zustand)
• Remote Skills ecosystem: CLI/API/UI for GitHub skills
• 15s data sync with file locking
• Agent thinking visualization: See tool calls live

Production Ready

git clone https://github.com/cft0808/edict.git
chmod +x install.sh && ./install.sh

Auto-configures 12 agents, permissions matrix, and workspaces. Works with Feishu/Telegram/Signal.

Edict proves: Ancient governance > modern AI hype. Deploy the empire that actually works.