Root: The Clockwork Expansion

A bot first follows the action’s targeting rules; if multiple clearings still qualify it chooses the clearing with the highest priority marker (1 is highest). If no prompted clearing is legal it cycles through tied clearings then to the next priority until it finds a legal target (Clearing Target Priority / Target Legality). (page 2)

Yes — bots craft items without activating crafting buildings, but whenever a bot crafts an item it scores only 1 VP (and bots cannot craft cards with persistent effects). (page 2)

After you choose the map place the clearing priority markers according to the map chart, and between setup Step 1 and Step 2 choose each bot’s difficulty (easy–nightmare) and any trait cards, placing those cards near the bot’s faction board. (page 3)

The Eyrie adds revealed order cards to its Decree and resolves each Decree column left-to-right (recruit, then move, then battle for that column); in Daylight it must also try to build a roost in a ruled clearing, and if it is ever prompted to place a roost but cannot it immediately falls into Turmoil (Humiliate, Purge, Rest). (pages 6–7)

In Birdsong the Alliance revolts if the order card is not a bird and the ordered base is not already on the map, removing enemy pieces from the ordered sympathetic clearing and placing the base; revolts can fail for three reasons (the order card is a bird, the base is already on the map, or no sympathetic clearing matches that base) and failures trigger Public Pity instead. (pages 8–9)

The Vagabot treats all items identically, exhausting undamaged items to take actions; when it takes hits it damages exhausted items first (then unexhausted), and when it has 6/9/12 undamaged items items fill the Battle Track to raise its max rolled hits (and give an extra hit at 12). Repairs and refresh happen in Evening (repair unexhausted damaged items before exhausted ones and refresh depends on whether any items are damaged). (pages 10–12)