ClawHub Skill Manager
Install and manage skills from ClawHub, the public skill registry for OpenClaw.
Prerequisites
The
clawhub
CLI must be available on PATH. Verify with
which clawhub
. If missing, ask the user to install it manually:
npm i -g clawhub
Do not auto-install without user confirmation.
Commands
Install a skill
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace && clawhub install <slug>
<slug>
is the skill identifier from ClawHub (e.g. summarize
, weather
, coding-agent
)- Skills are installed into
./skills/
under the workspace
- A new OpenClaw session is needed to pick up the skill
Search for skills
clawhub search "<query>"
Update skills
# Update a specific skill
clawhub update <slug>
Update all installed skills
clawhub update --all
Other useful commands
clawhub info <slug> # Show skill details
clawhub list # List installed skills
clawhub --help # Full CLI reference
Workflow
- Ensure
clawhub
CLI is installed (check with which clawhub
, install if missing)
cd
to the workspace directory: ~/.openclaw/workspace
- Run the appropriate
clawhub
command
- Inform the user to start a new session (or restart gateway) for the skill to take effect
Installing via WhatsApp
Users can install skills by messaging the OpenClaw agent on WhatsApp:
clawhub install <slug>
Example:
clawhub install summarize
The agent will handle CLI installation and confirm when the skill is ready.
Notes
- All ClawHub skills are public and open
- Treat third-party skills as untrusted — review before enabling
- Workspace skills (
<workspace>/skills/
) take highest precedence over managed and bundled skills
