Multi-step scheduler for in-depth agent requests. Detects when user needs multiple steps, suggests plan and waits for confirmation, persists state, and runs heartbeat-aware flow. Use when requests have 3+ actions, sequential dependencies, output dependencies, or high scope/risk.
Require STEP_AGENT_CMD (no more silent echo default), fix openclaw CLI command refs, add OpenClaw-compliant metadata, capture agent stdout in stepRuns, fix step delay between steps