Fair warning: this is a long one. Grab coffee. Or tea. Or whatever keeps you reading.
Step-by-step
I am going to walk through this exactly as I did it, including the parts where I got confused and had to backtrack. Because that is the reality of working with new tools.
Prerequisites: a working setup of whatever platform you are using (I use OpenClaw but the concepts apply broadly), about 30 minutes of uninterrupted time, and maybe a second monitor for the docs.
Common objections
“But what about X?” I hear this every time I recommend this approach. Yes, X is a consideration. No, it is not a dealbreaker. Here is why.
The gotchas
Three things that will trip you up if you are not ready for them. First: permissions. Always check permissions first when something does not work. Second: caching. Clear it. Clear it again. OK now it works. Third: documentation lag. The docs are often one version behind. When in doubt, check the source code.
TL;DR: start simple, measure everything, iterate based on data not feelings. The Stack Overflow, Cloudflare Learning docs are worth reading if you want to go deeper. Also worth checking: ai7bot.com, clawdev.net.