Awesome Openclaw Skills

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name: awesome-openclaw-skills
description: Curated collection of 5400+ community-built OpenClaw skills organized by category, with installation, discovery, and contribution guidance.
triggers:
  - install an openclaw skill
  - find openclaw skills for
  - browse clawhub skills
  - add a skill to openclaw
  - discover openclaw integrations
  - how to install a clawdbot skill
  - search awesome openclaw list
  - contribute a skill to openclaw registry
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# Awesome OpenClaw Skills

> Skill by [ara.so](https://ara.so) — Daily 2026 Skills collection.

A curated, filtered list of 5,400+ community-built [OpenClaw](https://github.com/VoltAgent/voltagent) skills sourced from ClawHub (the official OpenClaw Skills Registry). Skills extend the OpenClaw AI assistant with integrations, automations, and specialized capabilities.

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## What Is OpenClaw?

OpenClaw is a locally-running AI assistant. **Skills** are modular extensions that let it:

- Interact with external services (GitHub, Slack, Gmail, etc.)
- Automate workflows
- Perform specialized tasks (code generation, research, document processing, etc.)

Skills are distributed through **ClawHub** (`clawhub.ai`) and managed via the `clawhub` CLI.

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## Installing a Skill

### Via ClawHub CLI (recommended)

```bash
# Install a skill by its slug
clawhub install <skill-slug>

# Examples
clawhub install steipete-slack
clawhub install sohamganatra-bitbucket-automation
clawhub install xukp20-arxiv-search-collector

Manual Installation

Copy the skill folder to one of these paths:

Priority order: Workspace > Local/Global > Bundled

# Example: manually install a skill globally
cp -r ./my-skill ~/.openclaw/skills/my-skill

# Or workspace-scoped
cp -r ./my-skill ./skills/my-skill

Via Chat (Zero-Config)

Paste a skill's GitHub repository URL directly into the OpenClaw chat and ask the assistant to use it. OpenClaw will handle setup automatically.

"Use this skill: https://github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills/steipete/slack"

Discovering Skills

Browse This Awesome List

Skills are organized into categories in the repository:

categories/
  git-and-github.md
  coding-agents-and-ides.md
  browser-and-automation.md
  web-and-frontend-development.md
  devops-and-cloud.md
  ...

Each category file lists skills with a short description and a ClawHub link:

https://clawskills.sh/skills/<author>-<skill-name>

Key Categories & Counts

Skill Structure

A typical OpenClaw skill is a folder with:

my-skill/
  SKILL.md          # Skill manifest and instructions for the agent
  tools/            # Tool definitions (functions the agent can call)
    my_tool.py      # or .js, .ts, .sh depending on skill
  config.yaml       # Optional configuration schema
  README.md         # Human-readable documentation

Minimal SKILL.md Example

---
name: my-skill
description: Does something useful with an external API.
triggers:
  - use my service
  - connect to my service
  - fetch data from my service
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# My Skill

Connects OpenClaw to MyService API.

## Configuration

Set `MY_SERVICE_API_KEY` in your environment.

## Tools

- `fetch_data` — Retrieves records from MyService.
- `post_update` — Sends an update to MyService.

Python Tool Example

# tools/fetch_data.py
import os
import requests

API_KEY = os.environ["MY_SERVICE_API_KEY"]
BASE_URL = "https://api.myservice.example.com/v1"

def fetch_data(query: str, limit: int = 10) -> dict:
    """Fetch records from MyService matching the query."""
    response = requests.get(
        f"{BASE_URL}/search",
        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"},
        params={"q": query, "limit": limit},
        timeout=10,
    )
    response.raise_for_status()
    return response.json()

TypeScript Tool Example

// tools/fetchData.ts
import axios from "axios";

const API_KEY = process.env.MY_SERVICE_API_KEY!;
const BASE_URL = "https://api.myservice.example.com/v1";

export async function fetchData(query: string, limit = 10) {
  const { data } = await axios.get(`${BASE_URL}/search`, {
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${API_KEY}` },
    params: { q: query, limit },
  });
  return data;
}

Configuration

Skills that require credentials use environment variables. Set them in your shell or a .env file at your project root:

# .env (never commit this file)
GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_...
SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-...
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
MY_SERVICE_API_KEY=...

OpenClaw loads .env automatically when starting in a workspace directory.

Contributing a Skill

1. Publish to the official registry first:

   https://github.com/openclaw/skills
   

   Skills must be in the official openclaw/skills repo — personal repos or gists are not accepted.

2. Open a PR to this awesome list with:

   • ClawHub link: https://clawhub.ai/<author>/<skill-name>
   • GitHub link: https://github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills/<author>/<skill-name>

3. Follow CONTRIBUTING.md for formatting rules.

Security

Skills are curated, not audited. Before installing:

• Review the source code on GitHub
• Check the VirusTotal report on the skill's ClawHub page (OpenClaw has a VirusTotal partnership)
• Use recommended scanners:
  • Snyk Skill Security Scanner
  • Agent Trust Hub

Risks to watch for:

• Prompt injection in skill manifests
• Tool poisoning
• Hidden malware payloads
• Unsafe data handling

Report suspicious skills by opening an issue.

What Was Filtered Out

This list curates 5,366 of the 13,729 skills on ClawHub:

Common Patterns

Using a skill to automate a GitHub workflow

clawhub install trypto1019-arc-skill-gitops

Then in OpenClaw chat:

"Deploy the latest version of my skill and roll back if tests fail."

Chaining skills (multi-agent orchestration)

clawhub install arminnaimi-agent-team-orchestration

"Orchestrate a team: one agent searches arXiv, another summarizes, another posts to Slack."

Installing a browser automation skill

clawhub install <browser-skill-slug>

"Scrape the pricing table from example.com and save it as JSON."

Resources

Troubleshooting

Skill not found after install:

# Verify the skill exists in the correct path
ls ~/.openclaw/skills/
ls ./skills/

# Reinstall
clawhub install <skill-slug> --force

Environment variable not picked up:

# Confirm the variable is exported
export MY_SERVICE_API_KEY="..."

# Or ensure .env is in the project root
cat .env | grep MY_SERVICE_API_KEY

Skill conflict (workspace vs global): Workspace-scoped skills take priority. Remove the global version if you want workspace-only:

rm -rf ~/.openclaw/skills/<skill-name>

Flagged by VirusTotal: Do not install. Open an issue at:

https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-clawdbot-skills/issues