Skills System

Extend OpenClaw with custom capabilities.

What are Skills?

Skills are modular extensions that add new capabilities to OpenClaw:

• Custom tools and commands
• Specialized workflows
• Integration with external services
• Agent behavior modifications

Installing Skills

From ClawHub

# Search for skills
openclaw skill search weather

# Install a skill
openclaw skill install weather

# List installed skills
openclaw skill list

From Local Files

# Install from directory
openclaw skill install ./my-skill

# Install from git
openclaw skill install https://github.com/user/openclaw-skill

Creating Skills

Skill Structure

my-skill/
├── SKILL.md          # Skill definition
├── tools/            # Tool implementations
│   └── my-tool.ts
├── prompts/          # Custom prompts
│   └── system.md
└── config.json       # Skill configuration

SKILL.md Template

# My Skill

Description of what this skill does.

## Tools

### my_tool
Description of the tool.

**Parameters:**
- `param1` (string): Description
- `param2` (number): Description

**Returns:** Result description

Tool Implementation

// tools/my-tool.ts
export default async function myTool(params: {
  param1: string;
  param2: number;
}) {
  // Implementation
  return { result: "success" };
}

ClawHub Marketplace

Browse and share skills at clawhub.com:

• 🔍 Search by category
• ⭐ Community ratings
• 📦 One-click install
• 🔄 Auto-updates

Built-in Skills

OpenClaw comes with several built-in skills:

Skill	Description
feishu-doc	Feishu document operations
apple-notes	Apple Notes integration
github	GitHub CLI integration
weather	Weather information

Skill Configuration

Configure skills in your workspace:

{
  "skills": {
    "weather": {
      "enabled": true,
      "apiKey": "${WEATHER_API_KEY}"
    }
  }
}

Best Practices

1. Keep skills focused - One purpose per skill
2. Document clearly - Good descriptions help AI use tools
3. Handle errors gracefully - Provide useful error messages
4. Test thoroughly - Verify skill behavior

Publishing Skills

Share your skills with the community on ClawHub!