How do I install the Manifest skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add claw-works/manifest in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Manifest safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: makes network calls, reads secrets. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Manifest?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Manifest free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Manifest?

claw-works (@claw-works) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Manifest by claw-works — Agent Skill

Name: Manifest
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: claw-works

File contents

Manifest — LLM Router & Observability for OpenClaw

Manifest is an OpenClaw plugin that:

Routes every request to the most cost-effective model via a 23-dimension scoring algorithm (<2ms latency)
Tracks costs and tokens in a real-time dashboard
Sets limits with email alerts and hard spending caps

Source: github.com/mnfst/manifest — MIT licensed. Homepage: manifest.build

Setup (Local — recommended for evaluation)

openclaw plugins install manifest@5.28.5
openclaw config set plugins.entries.manifest.config.mode local
openclaw gateway restart

Dashboard opens at http://127.0.0.1:2099. Data stored locally in ~/.openclaw/manifest/manifest.db.

Setup (Cloud)

openclaw plugins install manifest@5.28.5
openclaw config set plugins.entries.manifest.config.apiKey "mnfst_YOUR_KEY"
openclaw gateway restart

Get the API key at app.manifest.build → create an account → create an agent → copy the key.

Agent Tools

Three tools are available to the agent in-conversation:

Tool	Trigger phrases	What it returns
`manifest_usage`	"how many tokens", "token usage", "consumption"	Total, input, output, cache-read tokens + action count for today/week/month
`manifest_costs`	"how much spent", "costs", "money burned"	Cost breakdown by model in USD for today/week/month
`manifest_health`	"is monitoring working", "connectivity test"	Endpoint reachable, auth valid, agent name, status

Each accepts a period parameter: "today", "week", or "month".

Supported Providers

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, xAI, Mistral AI, Qwen, MiniMax, Kimi, Amazon Nova, Z.ai, OpenRouter, Ollama. 300+ models total.

Uninstall

openclaw plugins uninstall manifest
openclaw gateway restart

This removes the plugin, provider config, and auth profiles.

Documentation

For detailed security & privacy documentation, routing configuration, configuration changes, and troubleshooting, see the full documentation.

---name: manifestdescription: Smart LLM Router for OpenClaw. Save up to 70% by routing every request to the right model. No coding required.---# Manifest — LLM Router & Observability for OpenClawManifest is an OpenClaw plugin that:- **Routes every request** to the most cost-effective model via a 23-dimension scoring algorithm (<2ms latency)- **Tracks costs and tokens** in a real-time dashboard- **Sets limits** with email alerts and hard spending capsSource: [github.com/mnfst/manifest](https://github.com/mnfst/manifest) — MIT licensed. Homepage: [manifest.build](https://manifest.build)## Setup (Local — recommended for evaluation)```bashopenclaw plugins install manifest@5.28.5openclaw config set plugins.entries.manifest.config.mode localopenclaw gateway restart```Dashboard opens at **http://127.0.0.1:2099**. Data stored locally in `~/.openclaw/manifest/manifest.db`.## Setup (Cloud)```bashopenclaw plugins install manifest@5.28.5openclaw config set plugins.entries.manifest.config.apiKey "mnfst_YOUR_KEY"openclaw gateway restart```Get the API key at [app.manifest.build](https://app.manifest.build) → create an account → create an agent → copy the key.## Agent ToolsThree tools are available to the agent in-conversation:| Tool | Trigger phrases | What it returns || ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- || `manifest_usage` | "how many tokens", "token usage", "consumption" | Total, input, output, cache-read tokens + action count for today/week/month || `manifest_costs` | "how much spent", "costs", "money burned" | Cost breakdown by model in USD for today/week/month || `manifest_health` | "is monitoring working", "connectivity test" | Endpoint reachable, auth valid, agent name, status |Each accepts a `period` parameter: `"today"`, `"week"`, or `"month"`.## Supported ProvidersAnthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, xAI, Mistral AI, Qwen, MiniMax, Kimi, Amazon Nova, Z.ai, OpenRouter, Ollama. 300+ models total.## Uninstall```bashopenclaw plugins uninstall manifestopenclaw gateway restart```This removes the plugin, provider config, and auth profiles.## DocumentationFor detailed security & privacy documentation, routing configuration, configuration changes, and troubleshooting, see the [full documentation](https://github.com/mnfst/manifest).

Frequently asked questions

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