Higher Education Agents

Drop-in OpenClaw / NemoClaw agent configuration for the ibl.ai Higher Education solution segment — one Campus Assistant orchestrator plus 16 specialist subagents, packaged so a NemoClaw host can import the whole roster with zero conversion.

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This directory is a complete, drop-in NemoClaw/OpenClaw configuration for the Higher Education solution segment. Copy its contents directly into /sandbox/.openclaw/ on a NemoClaw sandbox to get a fully operational multi-agent campus AI system with zero additional conversion.

What's Included

One parent agent that routes all incoming requests, plus 16 specialist subagents covering every major function in a higher education institution.

Agent Roster

Agent ID	Name	Role
higher-education-assistant	Campus Assistant	Parent — segment entry point; greets users, interprets intent, delegates to subagents via sessions_spawn, synthesizes results
enrollment-agent	Enrollment Advisor	Recruitment campaigns and admissions inquiries
application-reader-agent	Application Reader	Application scoring and transcript evaluation
financial-aid-agent	Financial Aid Advisor	FAFSA, aid eligibility, scholarship matching
academic-advisor-agent	Academic Advisor	Degree planning and course registration
tutoring-agent	Study Buddy	24/7 learning support and exam prep grounded in course materials
retention-agent	Student Success Coach	Identifies at-risk students and runs timely interventions
student-services-agent	Student Life Guide	Housing, campus life, wellness support
career-services-agent	Career Coach	Resume building, interview prep, job and internship matching
faculty-agent	Faculty Assistant	Syllabus creation, lecture prep, assignments, grading
research-agent	Research Navigator	Literature searches, grant applications, IRB guidance
alumni-agent	Alumni Engagement Advisor	Alumni engagement, fundraising, events
it-help-desk-agent	IT Help Desk	Staff and student tech support
prospective-student-agent	Admissions Guide	24/7 inquiries, program matching, campus visit scheduling
yield-agent	Yield Advisor	Personalized outreach to admitted candidates to boost commitment rates
continuing-education-agent	Continuing Education Advisor	Certificate programs and professional development for working professionals
administrative-agent	Administrative Services Guide	Policy questions, HR onboarding, compliance guidance

Directory Layout

higher-education/
├── README.md                          ← this file
├── openclaw.json                      ← gateway configuration (all 17 agents)
├── .config-hash                       ← sha256 of openclaw.json
├── .env.example                       ← OpenClaw daemon env file template (copy to ~/.openclaw/.env)
├── workspace/
│   └── .gitkeep                       ← shared writable workspace (empty at install)
├── skills/
│   ├── banner/SKILL.md                ← Ellucian Banner SIS
│   ├── blackbaud-raisers-edge/SKILL.md ← Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
│   ├── canvas/SKILL.md                ← Instructure Canvas LMS
│   ├── civitas-learning/SKILL.md      ← Civitas Learning analytics
│   ├── eab-navigate/SKILL.md          ← EAB Navigate student success
│   ├── handshake/SKILL.md             ← Handshake career platform
│   ├── salesforce-education-cloud/SKILL.md ← Salesforce Education Cloud / NPSP
│   ├── servicenow/SKILL.md            ← ServiceNow ITSM
│   ├── slate/SKILL.md                 ← Technolutions Slate CRM
│   └── workday/SKILL.md               ← Workday HCM and Workday Student
└── agents/
    ├── higher-education-assistant/
    │   └── agent/
    │       ├── auth-profiles.json
    │       ├── IDENTITY.md
    │       ├── SOUL.md
    │       ├── TOOLS.md
    │       ├── AGENTS.md              ← routing table (parent only)
    │       ├── USER.md                ← optional: user/environment-specific context
    │       ├── BOOTSTRAP.md           ← optional: one-time first-run setup actions
    │       ├── HEARTBEAT.md           ← optional: periodic monitoring task checklist
    │       └── MEMORY.md              ← optional: seed long-term curated facts
    ├── enrollment-agent/agent/        ← same file set minus AGENTS.md; optional files as warranted
    ├── application-reader-agent/agent/
    ├── financial-aid-agent/agent/
    ├── academic-advisor-agent/agent/
    ├── tutoring-agent/agent/
    ├── retention-agent/agent/
    ├── student-services-agent/agent/
    ├── career-services-agent/agent/
    ├── faculty-agent/agent/
    ├── research-agent/agent/
    ├── alumni-agent/agent/
    ├── it-help-desk-agent/agent/
    ├── prospective-student-agent/agent/
    ├── yield-agent/agent/
    ├── continuing-education-agent/agent/
    └── administrative-agent/agent/

Tool Skills

The skills/ directory contains one subdirectory per third-party platform, each with a SKILL.md file. Each skill describes the platform, its data model, the specific API operations available to agents, and declares the required env vars in its frontmatter metadata field. Agents reference skills through their TOOLS.md file.

All skills draw credentials from ~/.openclaw/.env on the daemon host. .env.example is the committed sample template — it contains non-functional placeholder values and documents every variable name and format expected by the skills.

Skill	Description
banner	Ellucian Banner SIS — lets an agent query student academic records, registration, financial aid awards, and employee HR data via Banner REST APIs.
blackbaud-raisers-edge	Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT — lets an agent query alumni constituent records, giving history, pledge tracking, and wealth screening scores for advancement workflows.
canvas	Instructure Canvas LMS — lets an agent read and write course content, assignments, grades, and engagement analytics.
civitas-learning	Civitas Learning analytics platform — lets an agent retrieve student risk scores, graduation probability, course success predictions, and intervention outcome tracking.
eab-navigate	EAB Navigate student success platform — lets an agent manage early alerts, advising appointments, four-year plans, and at-risk cohort outreach.
handshake	Handshake career platform — lets an agent search jobs and internships, retrieve employer profiles, and surface career fair registrations for students.
salesforce-education-cloud	Salesforce Education Cloud and NPSP — lets an agent query and update enrollment CRM records, alumni giving history, campaign membership, and engagement scores.
servicenow	ServiceNow ITSM — lets an agent create, update, and resolve IT incidents, search the knowledge base, and check campus service status.
slate	Technolutions Slate CRM — lets an agent read and write prospect, applicant, and admitted-student records and trigger enrollment communication workflows.
workday	Workday HCM and Workday Student — lets an agent retrieve employee records, student financial aid awards, and initiate HR self-service workflows.

NemoClaw Import Instructions

1. Copy this directory's contents into /sandbox/.openclaw/ on the NemoClaw sandbox:

   git clone https://github.com/iblai/higher-education-agents.git

cp -r higher-education-agents/. /sandbox/.openclaw/

2. **Set ownership** so the sandbox user can read all agent workspace files:

```bash
chown -R sandbox:sandbox /sandbox/.openclaw/agents/

3. Replace sample credentials in every auth-profiles.json. Each file contains a clearly marked placeholder key. Replace with your actual Anthropic API key (and any other provider keys you add):

   find /sandbox/.openclaw/agents -name auth-profiles.json
   # Edit each file and replace the placeholder apiKey value

4. Set up third-party platform credentials by copying the sample template to ~/.openclaw/.env and filling in real API keys for each integration your deployment uses:

   cp /sandbox/.openclaw/.env.example ~/.openclaw/.env
   # Edit ~/.openclaw/.env and replace every SAMPLE-replace-me-* value

   Leave any variables for platforms you are not using set to their placeholder values — skills only attempt connections when an agent explicitly invokes them.

5. Recompute the config hash after any edits to openclaw.json:

   cd /sandbox/.openclaw
   shasum -a 256 openclaw.json > .config-hash

6. Reload the OpenClaw gateway to pick up the new configuration:

   openclaw reload
   # or restart the gateway service per your deployment method

Entry Point

The default agent — higher-education-assistant (Campus Assistant) — is the segment entry point. All incoming conversations route through it. It uses sessions_spawn to delegate to specialist subagents and synthesizes their responses before returning to the user. The routing logic is defined in agents/higher-education-assistant/agent/AGENTS.md.

Notes

• Model selection and instance configuration for all agents live in openclaw.json. To change the model or session settings for a specific agent, update its object in openclaw.json and recompute .config-hash.
• The workspace/ directory at /sandbox/.openclaw/workspace/ is shared across all agents in a conversation thread. The parent agent uses it for multi-step, multi-agent coordination context.
• auth-profiles.json credentials are host-only and never exposed to model inference.

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License

Released under the MIT License.