Clawhub

Install, search, update, and manage skills from ClawHub (the public OpenClaw skill registry). Use when the user wants to install a skill by slug (e.g. "clawhub install summarize"), search for skills, update installed skills, or manage ClawHub skills in any way.

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:

bash

npm i -g clawhub

Do not auto-install without user confirmation.

Commands

Install a skill

bash

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

bash

clawhub search "<query>"

Update skills

bash

# Update a specific skill
clawhub update <slug>

# Update all installed skills
clawhub update --all

Other useful commands

bash

clawhub info <slug>       # Show skill details
clawhub list              # List installed skills
clawhub --help            # Full CLI reference

Workflow

1. Ensure clawhub CLI is installed (check with which clawhub, install if missing)
2. cd to the workspace directory: ~/.openclaw/workspace
3. Run the appropriate clawhub command
4. 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:

text

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