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+name: add-emacs
+description: Add Emacs as a channel. Opens an interactive chat buffer and org-mode integration so you can talk to NanoClaw from within Emacs (Doom, Spacemacs, or vanilla). Uses a local HTTP bridge — no bot token or external service needed.
+---
+
+# Add Emacs Channel
+
+This skill adds Emacs support to NanoClaw, then walks through interactive setup.
+Works with Doom Emacs, Spacemacs, and vanilla Emacs 27.1+.
+
+## What you can do with this
+
+- **Ask while coding** — open the chat buffer (`C-c n c` / `SPC N c`), ask about a function or error without leaving Emacs
+- **Code review** — select a region and send it with `nanoclaw-org-send`; the response appears as a child heading inline in your org file
+- **Meeting notes** — send an org agenda entry; get a summary or action item list back as a child node
+- **Draft writing** — send org prose; receive revisions or continuations in place
+- **Research capture** — ask a question directly in your org notes; the answer lands exactly where you need it
+- **Schedule tasks** — ask Andy to set a reminder or create a scheduled NanoClaw task (e.g. "remind me tomorrow to review the PR")
+
+## Phase 1: Pre-flight
+
+### Check if already applied
+
+Check if `src/channels/emacs.ts` exists:
+
+```bash
+test -f src/channels/emacs.ts && echo "already applied" || echo "not applied"
+```
+
+If it exists, skip to Phase 3 (Setup). The code changes are already in place.
+
+## Phase 2: Apply Code Changes
+
+### Ensure the upstream remote
+
+```bash
+git remote -v
+```
+
+If an `upstream` remote pointing to `https://github.com/qwibitai/nanoclaw.git` is missing,
+add it:
+
+```bash
+git remote add upstream https://github.com/qwibitai/nanoclaw.git
+```
+
+### Merge the skill branch
+
+```bash
+git fetch upstream skill/emacs
+git merge upstream/skill/emacs
+```
+
+If there are merge conflicts on `package-lock.json`, resolve them by accepting the incoming
+version and continuing:
+
+```bash
+git checkout --theirs package-lock.json
+git add package-lock.json
+git merge --continue
+```
+
+For any other conflict, read the conflicted file and reconcile both sides manually.
+
+This adds:
+- `src/channels/emacs.ts` — `EmacsBridgeChannel` HTTP server (port 8766)
+- `src/channels/emacs.test.ts` — unit tests
+- `emacs/nanoclaw.el` — Emacs Lisp package (`nanoclaw-chat`, `nanoclaw-org-send`)
+- `import './emacs.js'` appended to `src/channels/index.ts`
+
+If the merge reports conflicts, resolve them by reading the conflicted files and understanding the intent of both sides.
+
+### Validate code changes
+
+```bash
+npm run build
+npx vitest run src/channels/emacs.test.ts
+```
+
+Build must be clean and tests must pass before proceeding.
+
+## Phase 3: Setup
+
+### Configure environment (optional)
+
+The channel works out of the box with defaults. Add to `.env` only if you need non-defaults:
+
+```bash
+EMACS_CHANNEL_PORT=8766     # default — change if 8766 is already in use
+EMACS_AUTH_TOKEN=<random>   # optional — locks the endpoint to Emacs only
+```
+
+If you change or add values, sync to the container environment:
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p data/env && cp .env data/env/env
+```
+
+### Configure Emacs
+
+The `nanoclaw.el` package requires only Emacs 27.1+ built-in libraries (`url`, `json`, `org`) — no package manager setup needed.
+
+AskUserQuestion: Which Emacs distribution are you using?
+- **Doom Emacs** - config.el with map! keybindings
+- **Spacemacs** - dotspacemacs/user-config in ~/.spacemacs
+- **Vanilla Emacs / other** - init.el with global-set-key
+
+**Doom Emacs** — add to `~/.config/doom/config.el` (or `~/.doom.d/config.el`):
+
+```elisp
+;; NanoClaw — personal AI assistant channel
+(load (expand-file-name "~/src/nanoclaw/emacs/nanoclaw.el"))
+
+(map! :leader
+      :prefix ("N" . "NanoClaw")
+      :desc "Chat buffer"  "c" #'nanoclaw-chat
+      :desc "Send org"     "o" #'nanoclaw-org-send)
+```
+
+Then reload: `M-x doom/reload`
+
+**Spacemacs** — add to `dotspacemacs/user-config` in `~/.spacemacs`:
+
+```elisp
+;; NanoClaw — personal AI assistant channel
+(load-file "~/src/nanoclaw/emacs/nanoclaw.el")
+
+(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "aNc" #'nanoclaw-chat)
+(spacemacs/set-leader-keys "aNo" #'nanoclaw-org-send)
+```
+
+Then reload: `M-x dotspacemacs/sync-configuration-layers` or restart Emacs.
+
+**Vanilla Emacs** — add to `~/.emacs.d/init.el` (or `~/.emacs`):
+
+```elisp
+;; NanoClaw — personal AI assistant channel
+(load-file "~/src/nanoclaw/emacs/nanoclaw.el")
+
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-c n c") #'nanoclaw-chat)
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-c n o") #'nanoclaw-org-send)
+```
+
+Then reload: `M-x eval-buffer` or restart Emacs.
+
+If `EMACS_AUTH_TOKEN` was set, also add (any distribution):
+
+```elisp
+(setq nanoclaw-auth-token "<your-token>")
+```
+
+If `EMACS_CHANNEL_PORT` was changed from the default, also add:
+
+```elisp
+(setq nanoclaw-port <your-port>)
+```
+
+### Restart NanoClaw
+
+```bash
+npm run build
+launchctl kickstart -k gui/$(id -u)/com.nanoclaw  # macOS
+# Linux: systemctl --user restart nanoclaw
+```
+
+## Phase 4: Verify
+
+### Test the HTTP endpoint
+
+```bash
+curl -s "http://localhost:8766/api/messages?since=0"
+```
+
+Expected: `{"messages":[]}`
+
+If you set `EMACS_AUTH_TOKEN`:
+
+```bash
+curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" "http://localhost:8766/api/messages?since=0"
+```
+
+### Test from Emacs
+
+Tell the user:
+
+> 1. Open the chat buffer with your keybinding (`SPC N c`, `SPC a N c`, or `C-c n c`)
+> 2. Type a message and press `RET`
+> 3. A response from Andy should appear within a few seconds
+>
+> For org-mode: open any `.org` file, position the cursor on a heading, and use `SPC N o` / `SPC a N o` / `C-c n o`
+
+### Check logs if needed
+
+```bash
+tail -f logs/nanoclaw.log
+```
+
+Look for `Emacs channel listening` at startup and `Emacs message received` when a message is sent.
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Port already in use
+
+```
+Error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use :::8766
+```
+
+Either a stale NanoClaw process is running, or 8766 is taken by another app.
+
+Find and kill the stale process:
+
+```bash
+lsof -ti :8766 | xargs kill -9
+```
+
+Or change the port in `.env` (`EMACS_CHANNEL_PORT=8767`) and update `nanoclaw-port` in Emacs config.
+
+### No response from agent
+
+Check:
+1. NanoClaw is running: `launchctl list | grep nanoclaw` (macOS) or `systemctl --user status nanoclaw` (Linux)
+2. Emacs group is registered: `sqlite3 store/messages.db "SELECT * FROM registered_groups WHERE jid = 'emacs:default'"`
+3. Logs show activity: `tail -50 logs/nanoclaw.log`
+
+If the group is not registered, it will be created automatically on the next NanoClaw restart.
+
+### Auth token mismatch (401 Unauthorized)
+
+Verify the token in Emacs matches `.env`:
+
+```elisp
+;; M-x describe-variable RET nanoclaw-auth-token RET
+```
+
+Must exactly match `EMACS_AUTH_TOKEN` in `.env`.
+
+### nanoclaw.el not loading
+
+Check the path is correct:
+
+```bash
+ls ~/src/nanoclaw/emacs/nanoclaw.el
+```
+
+If NanoClaw is cloned elsewhere, update the `load`/`load-file` path in your Emacs config.
+
+## After Setup
+
+If running `npm run dev` while the service is active:
+
+```bash
+# macOS:
+launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.nanoclaw.plist
+npm run dev
+# When done testing:
+launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.nanoclaw.plist
+
+# Linux:
+# systemctl --user stop nanoclaw
+# npm run dev
+# systemctl --user start nanoclaw
+```
+
+## Agent Formatting
+
+The Emacs bridge converts markdown → org-mode automatically. Agents should
+output standard markdown — **not** org-mode syntax. The conversion handles:
+
+| Markdown | Org-mode |
+|----------|----------|
+| `**bold**` | `*bold*` |
+| `*italic*` | `/italic/` |
+| `~~text~~` | `+text+` |
+| `` `code` `` | `~code~` |
+| ` ```lang ` | `#+begin_src lang` |
+
+If an agent outputs org-mode directly, bold/italic/etc. will be double-converted
+and render incorrectly.
+
+## Removal
+
+To remove the Emacs channel:
+
+1. Delete `src/channels/emacs.ts`, `src/channels/emacs.test.ts`, and `emacs/nanoclaw.el`
+2. Remove `import './emacs.js'` from `src/channels/index.ts`
+3. Remove the NanoClaw block from your Emacs config file
+4. Remove Emacs registration from SQLite: `sqlite3 store/messages.db "DELETE FROM registered_groups WHERE jid = 'emacs:default'"`
+5. Remove `EMACS_CHANNEL_PORT` and `EMACS_AUTH_TOKEN` from `.env` if set
+6. Rebuild: `npm run build && launchctl kickstart -k gui/$(id -u)/com.nanoclaw` (macOS) or `npm run build && systemctl --user restart nanoclaw` (Linux)
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