Skill Analyst

Analyze and evaluate OpenClaw skills before installing or publishing. Compare against existing or ClawHub skills, check feature overlap, perform security rev...

Security Scan

The skill's instructions, requested tools, and actions are coherent with its stated purpose (analyzing/publishing skills); it is instruction-only and requests no secrets or installs, so its footprint is minimal and proportional.

Purpose & Capability

Name and description match the runtime instructions: the SKILL.md explicitly guides using the clawhub CLI and local SKILL.md files to compare, vet, and produce reports. Requiring clawhub is appropriate for ClawHub-related analysis.

Instruction Scope

Instructions read local SKILL.md files (e.g., ~/.openclaw/skills/) and call clawhub commands — this is expected for a skill-comparison tool. The SKILL.md also enforces output formatting (tables, JSON response) which constrains agent behavior but is not harmful. No instructions instruct reading unrelated system files, exporting credentials, or sending data to unexpected endpoints.

Install Mechanism

No install spec and no code files — instruction-only skill, so nothing is written to disk by the skill itself. Lowest-risk install profile.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables, credentials, or config paths. The only external dependency is the clawhub CLI (and optional skill-vetter) which is coherent with the purpose.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and there is no behavior that writes to other skills' configs or requests persistent privileges. Autonomous invocation is allowed by default but is not combined with other red flags.

Assessment

This skill is instruction-only and appears internally consistent: it needs the clawhub CLI to search/inspect ClawHub and will read local SKILL.md files (e.g., ~/.openclaw/skills/) to compare installed skills — that is expected. Before using it, ensure you trust the clawhub binary you have installed (it performs network calls and inspects skill metadata). Be aware that reports include data pulled from local SKILL.md files; avoid running it in contexts with unrevealed sensitive information. If you want extra caution, run the workflow steps manually (clawhub search/inspect, reading local SKILL.md) or sandbox the clawhub CLI before granting it network or system access.

Help you analyze, compare, and vet skills before installing or publishing.

Prerequisites

• clawhub CLI required
• skill-vetter optional (for security review)

Workflow: Install Evaluation

Step 1: Search the Target

Search ClawHub for similar skills:

clawhub search "<skill-name>"
clawhub inspect "<best-match>"

Get: name, author, version, summary, license, last updated.

Step 2: Check Installed Skills

Scan ~/.openclaw/skills/ for SKILL.md files, or use clawhub list.

Step 3: Find Overlap

Compare target against installed skills:

• Search by functionality keywords or use case
• Rate overlap: HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW / NONE
• Note key differences

Step 4: Security Check (optional)

If skill-vetter is installed, run security review. Otherwise mark "security check skipped".

Step 5: Generate Report

## 🔍 Analysis Report: Install <skill-name>

### Overview
| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Name | ... |
| Author | ... |
| Version | ... |
| License | ... |
| Last Updated | ... |

### Overlap with Installed Skills
- skill-a: MEDIUM — Similar use case, different approach
- skill-b: NONE — Unrelated

### Unique Value
- Feature X (no installed skill covers this)

### Risks
- Requires Z API key

### Verdict
✅ Recommended / ⚠️ Consider / ❌ Not recommended

Workflow: Publish Evaluation

Step 1: Read Local Skill

Read SKILL.md from workspace or skills directory. Extract name, description, features, file list.

Step 2: Search Competitors

Use 2-3 different keywords:

clawhub search "<skill-name>"
clawhub search "<keywords from description>"

Step 3: Analyze Competitors

For each relevant result:

clawhub inspect "<competitor>"

Compare: feature coverage, maturity, update frequency, uniqueness.

Step 4: Generate Report

## 🔍 Analysis Report: Publish <skill-name>

### Your Skill
| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Name | ... |
| Files | ... |
| Description | ... |

### ClawHub Competitors
| Skill | Author | Version | Overlap | Updated |
|-------|--------|---------|---------|---------|
| ... | ... | ... | HIGH/MED/LOW | ... |

### Your Advantages
- Key differentiators

### Suggestions
- Consider adding X before publishing

### Verdict
✅ Ready to publish / ⚠️ Optimize first / ❌ Reconsider

Output Rules

• Always use tables for structured comparison
• Keep analysis concise and actionable
• End with a clear verdict
• Follow the report templates above