Rename bot references from ocw to OpenWorker

Correlation token now emits [ow:id]; legacy [ocw:id] replies still parse.
Invite hints and docstrings say @OpenWorker.

coworker/connectors/gateway.py

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Gateway:
         )
         self._handler = handler
         # Tried before the handler: if an inbound message is an Inbox reply (carries an
-        # [ocw:<id>] token), it resolves the item and is consumed — not routed as a new turn.
+        # [ow:<id>] token), it resolves the item and is consumed — not routed as a new turn.
         self._reply_resolver = reply_resolver
         # A button click on an interactive prompt (resolves an Inbox item by id).
         self._interaction_handler = interaction_handler

coworker/connectors/relay_client.py

@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class SlackRelayAdapter(BasePlatformAdapter):
             return
         channel = mapped.source.chat_id  # bare channel id before qualification
         # Resolve friendly names with THIS workspace's bot token (cached per team),
-        # mirroring the Socket-Mode adapter — so cards read "@ocw"/"Rohit"/"#ocw-test"
+        # mirroring the Socket-Mode adapter — so cards read "@OpenWorker"/"Rohit"/"#ocw-test"
         # not raw U…/C… ids. Best-effort: ids fall through on failure.
         if not mapped.source.user_name:
             mapped.source.user_name = await self._display_name(

coworker/connectors/senders.py

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def _send_slack(
         return SendResult(True, message_id=data.get("ts"))
     err = data.get("error") or "slack send failed"
     if err == "not_in_channel":
-        err = "not_in_channel — invite @ocw to the channel in Slack, then retry"
+        err = "not_in_channel — invite @OpenWorker to the channel in Slack, then retry"
     return SendResult(False, error=err)
 
 

coworker/connectors/slack_directory.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Slack API notes: `users.list` is Tier-2 (~20 req/min) and Slack's own guidance
 is to cache it — one paginated sweep per workspace per TTL, filtered locally.
 Private channels only appear where the bot is a MEMBER (API constraint — the
 GUI words it honestly); public channels carry `is_member` so the picker can
-hint "invite @ocw in Slack" instead of silently failing to listen.
+hint "invite @OpenWorker in Slack" instead of silently failing to listen.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def list_channels(
     refresh: bool = False,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Channels the token can see: all public ones, private only where the bot
-    is a member. `is_member` lets the GUI hint "invite @ocw" for the rest."""
+    is a member. `is_member` lets the GUI hint "invite @OpenWorker" for the rest."""
     token = _bot_token(secrets, team_id)
     if not token:
         return {"ok": False, "error": "workspace not connected"}

coworker/connectors/tools.py

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def _resolve_slack_channel(
     chat_id = str(c["id"]) if team == "default" else f"{team}/{c['id']}"
     if not c.get("is_member"):
         return None, (
-            f"found #{query}, but the bot isn't a member — invite @ocw to #{query} "
+            f"found #{query}, but the bot isn't a member — invite @OpenWorker to #{query} "
             "in Slack, then retry"
         )
     return chat_id, None

coworker/inbox_routing.py

@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Callable, Optional
 
 DEFAULT_INBOX = "default"
-_ID_TOKEN = re.compile(
+# Embeds the item id in a delivered message. Emitted as [ow:…] since the bot's rebrand
-    r"\[ocw:([0-9a-f]{6,})\]"
+# to OpenWorker (2026-07-22); the legacy [ocw:…] spelling stays parseable so replies to
-)  # embeds the item id in a delivered message
+# messages sent before the rename still resolve.
+_ID_TOKEN = re.compile(r"\[o(?:c)?w:([0-9a-f]{6,})\]")
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ def deliver(item, binding: InboxBinding, sender: Optional[Sender]) -> bool:
     channel message was sent."""
     if not binding.channel or sender is None:
         return False
-    text = f"{item.title}\n{item.body}\n[ocw:{item.id}]".strip()
+    text = f"{item.title}\n{item.body}\n[ow:{item.id}]".strip()
     sender(binding.channel, binding.target, text)
     return True
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ def resolve_from_reply(
 ) -> Optional[bool]:
     """Correlate an inbound channel reply to its item (by the embedded id) and resolve it.
 
-    Looks for the ``[ocw:<id>]`` token and an allow/deny intent; falls back to treating the whole
+    Looks for the ``[ow:<id>]`` token (or legacy ``[ocw:…]``) and an allow/deny intent; falls back to treating the whole
     message as a free-text answer. ``resolve(item_id, resolution)`` is the InboxStore.resolve.
     Returns the resolve() result, or None if no item id was found."""
     m = _ID_TOKEN.search(reply or "")

coworker/interactions.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 When an Inbox item is mirrored to a channel, discrete choices (approve/deny, an ask_user option)
 render as **buttons**. The item id rides in each button's value, so a click resolves the exact
-item — no `[ocw:id]`-in-reply fragility, no thread tracking. Free-text answers aren't offered over
+item — no `[ow:id]`-in-reply fragility, no thread tracking. Free-text answers aren't offered over
 messaging (the user opens the app for those).
 
 Provider-agnostic: a `Button` is `(label, value)`; each adapter renders it natively (Slack Block

coworker/mentions.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Mention-thread → session map for the Slack mention router (UX-DECISIONS §31).
 
-When @ocw is tagged in a channel with no subscribed session, the router spawns a
+When @OpenWorker is tagged in a channel with no subscribed session, the router spawns a
 coworker session that OWNS that thread and replies into it. This store is the
 dedupe map: one durable record per thread, keyed by the thread target string
 (``"slack:C0123:1700….000100"``; relay: ``"slack:T…/C…:ts"``) — byte-identical to

coworker/subscriptions.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ busy→steer / idle→background-turn path as self-wake — no live socket requi
 gateway's `format_target` / `parse_target`.
 
 NOTE: this is *not* Inbox routing. Routing mirrors an agent's approvals/questions OUT to a
-DM/channel (request↔reply, `[ocw:id]`-correlated); a subscription brings a channel's messages IN
+DM/channel (request↔reply, `[ow:id]`-correlated); a subscription brings a channel's messages IN
 (broadcast). Keep them on different channels — pointing your Inbox at a channel you also subscribe
 to conflates the two directions.
 """

surfaces/gui/src/api.ts

@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ export interface SlackMember {
 }
 
 // One channel from the workspace roster. Private channels appear only where the
-// bot is a member (Slack API constraint); is_member=false → "invite @ocw" hint.
+// bot is a member (Slack API constraint); is_member=false → "invite @OpenWorker" hint.
 export interface SlackChannelEntry {
   id: string;
   name: string;

surfaces/gui/src/components/AutomationQuickstart.tsx

@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ export function AutomationQuickstart({
                     />
                   </div>
                   <p className="text-[11px] text-warnInk mt-1">
-                    The bot must be a member of the channel — invite @ocw in Slack if it isn't.
+                    The bot must be a member of the channel — invite @OpenWorker in Slack if it isn't.
                   </p>
                 </>
               )}

tests/test_inbox_routing.py

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def test_deliver_to_channel_embeds_item_id(tmp_path):
 
     assert deliver(item, routing.binding_for("ops"), sender) is True
     assert sent["channel"] == "slack" and sent["target"] == "#ops"
-    assert f"[ocw:{item.id}]" in sent["text"]
+    assert f"[ow:{item.id}]" in sent["text"]  # rebrand: emits [ow:…] since 2026-07-22
 
 
 def test_in_app_only_binding_delivers_nothing(tmp_path):
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ def test_in_app_only_binding_delivers_nothing(tmp_path):
 def test_inbound_reply_resolves_correct_item(tmp_path):
     store = InboxStore(tmp_path / "inbox.json")
     item = store.add_approval("s1", "Deploy?", inbox="ops")
-    # An inbound "approve [ocw:<id>]" resolves exactly that item.
+    # Current token spelling…
-    ok = resolve_from_reply(f"approve [ocw:{item.id}]", store.resolve)
+    ok = resolve_from_reply(f"approve [ow:{item.id}]", store.resolve)
     assert ok is True
     assert store.get(item.id).resolution == "allow"
 
@@ -73,10 +73,18 @@ def test_inbound_reply_resolves_correct_item(tmp_path):
 def test_inbound_freetext_answer_to_question(tmp_path):
     store = InboxStore(tmp_path / "inbox.json")
     q = store.add_question("s1", "Which region?")
-    res = resolve_from_reply(f"us-east-1 [ocw:{q.id}]", store.resolve)
+    res = resolve_from_reply(f"us-east-1 [ow:{q.id}]", store.resolve)
     assert res is True and store.get(q.id).resolution == "us-east-1"
 
 
 def test_reply_without_token_is_ignored(tmp_path):
     store = InboxStore(tmp_path / "inbox.json")
     assert resolve_from_reply("random chatter", store.resolve) is None
+
+
+def test_inbound_legacy_ocw_token_still_resolves(tmp_path):
+    """Replies to messages sent BEFORE the @OpenWorker rename carry [ocw:…] — must keep working."""
+    store = InboxStore(tmp_path / "inbox.json")
+    item = store.add_approval("s1", "Deploy?", inbox="ops")
+    assert resolve_from_reply(f"deny [ocw:{item.id}]", store.resolve) is True
+    assert store.get(item.id).resolution == "deny"

tests/test_send_target_resolution.py

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def test_unknown_ambiguous_and_not_member_names_error_actionably(tmp_path, monke
         },
     )
     secrets.delete("slack:team:T2")
-    assert "invite @ocw" in tool("slack:#private-ops", "Hi")["error"]
+    assert "invite @OpenWorker" in tool("slack:#private-ops", "Hi")["error"]
 
 
 def test_send_file_resolves_names_too(tmp_path, monkeypatch):