Clawhub Ecosystem

ClawHub Ecosystem

Changelog

• 2026-03-20: Created from live ClawHub catalog research, awesome-openclaw-skills, and community blog sources

Quick Install Commands

# Install globally (available to all agents)
clawhub install steipete/github           # GitHub PR/issues/CI management
clawhub install TheSethRose/agent-browser # Browser automation + screenshots
clawhub install framix-team/openclaw-tavily # AI-optimized research search
clawhub install openclaw/gog              # Full Google Workspace CLI
clawhub install capability-evolver        # AI self-evolution engine
clawhub install self-improving-agent      # Autonomous learning (132 stars)
clawhub install ivangdavila/skill-finder  # Meta: find + install skills from chat

# Install to a specific workspace
clawhub install <slug> --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-forge/skills/
clawhub install <slug> --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-clawexpert/skills/

1. ClawHub Overview

ClawHub is the public skill registry for OpenClaw — the equivalent of npm for AI agent skills.

• URL: https://clawhub.ai (also clawhub.com)
• Owner: Peter Steinberger (original OpenClaw/Clawdbot creator)
• Stack: TanStack Start (React + Vite/Nitro), Convex (DB + file storage + HTTP), OpenAI embeddings (text-embedding-3-small), Vercel deployment
• Open source: https://github.com/openclaw/clawhub (MIT license)
• Scale (Feb 2026): 13,729 total published skills; ~5,366 curated after filtering spam/malware
• Companion: onlycrabs.ai — same system for SOUL.md files (agent identities)

How Skills Work

A skill is a versioned directory containing:

skill-name/
├── SKILL.md          ← required (YAML frontmatter + instructions)
├── scripts/          ← executable code (Python/Bash)
├── references/       ← documentation loaded on demand
└── assets/           ← templates, icons, boilerplate

SKILL.md frontmatter (only name and description are required):

---
name: my-skill
description: What it does and when to trigger it. This is the primary activation mechanism.
metadata:
  openclaw:
    requires:
      env: [MY_API_KEY]
      bins: [curl]
---

Loading model (progressive disclosure):

1. description (frontmatter only) — always in context, ~100 words
2. Full SKILL.md body — loaded when skill triggers
3. references/ files — loaded on demand by the agent

Install precedence: Workspace > Local (~/.openclaw/skills/) > Bundled (node_modules/openclaw/skills/)

CLI Reference

# Install
npm i -g clawhub                          # Install CLI
clawhub login                             # Auth with GitHub
clawhub install <slug>                    # Install to ./skills/ (current dir)
clawhub install <slug> --path <dir>       # Install to specific workspace
clawhub install <slug> --version 1.2.3   # Pin version
clawhub install <slug> --force            # Force reinstall

# Discover
clawhub search "web scraping"             # Vector search (natural language works)
clawhub explore                           # Browse trending
clawhub inspect <slug>                    # Preview before installing
clawhub list                              # List installed skills

# Manage
clawhub update <slug>                     # Update one skill
clawhub update --all                      # Update all installed skills
clawhub uninstall <slug>                  # Remove local install
clawhub sync                              # Sync with registry (tracks install telemetry)

# Publish
clawhub publish <path>                    # Publish a skill folder
clawhub skill rename <old> <new>          # Rename (keeps redirect)
clawhub skill merge <source> <target>     # Merge duplicates

# Disable telemetry
export CLAWHUB_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1

After installing or updating skills, restart OpenClaw to pick up the changes.

2. Skills We Already Have

Globally Installed (node_modules/openclaw/skills/) — Available to ALL agents

Total globally installed: 54 bundled skills

~/.openclaw/skills/ — Custom Nick Skills (Available Globally)

33 custom skills including: api-test-suite-builder, nick-admin-experience, nick-ai-feature-designer, nick-analytics-setup, nick-api-test-builder, nick-app-critic, nick-brand-system, nick-bug-triage, nick-ci-cd, nick-codebase-onboarding, nick-conversion-copy, nick-dependency-guard, nick-design-director, nick-fullstack, nick-git-ops, nick-launch-operator, nick-market-researcher, nick-offer-engine, nick-onboarding-optimizer, nick-pricing-strategist, nick-product-strategist, nick-project-orchestrator, nick-refactor-planner, nick-retention-engine, nick-sales-assets, nick-schema-designer, nick-secrets-guard, nick-supabase-reference, nick-tech-debt, nick-visual-design-review, playwright-skill-safe, self-improving-agent, skill-security-auditor-v2, vercel-qa

Per-Workspace Skills

3. Community Skills Catalog

Skills discovered from ClawHub (clawhub.ai), awesome-openclaw-skills, and community blogs. Registry total: 13,729 skills (Feb 2026). Curated safe list: 5,366 skills.

Top Skills by Download Count (ClawHub, Feb 2026)

Developer/Build Skills

Research & Search Skills

Productivity & Workspace Skills

Design & Frontend Skills

DevOps & Infrastructure Skills

Agent-to-Agent & Orchestration Skills

Storage & Data Skills

Skill Meta-Skills

4. Recommended Installs

Priority installs not already present in any workspace, ranked by impact.

Tier 1 — Install Immediately

1. steipete/github → Forge + Maks

clawhub install steipete/github --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-forge/skills/
clawhub install steipete/github --path /data/.openclaw/workspace/skills/

Why: Full GitHub workflows via gh CLI. Essential for Forge's code review/PR/CI monitoring. We have gh-issues globally but this is the full-featured version. 10K+ downloads, developer essential.

2. TheSethRose/agent-browser → Forge + ClawExpert

clawhub install TheSethRose/agent-browser --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-forge/skills/
clawhub install TheSethRose/agent-browser --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-clawexpert/skills/

Why: Browser automation beyond what playwright-skill-safe covers — navigates, fills forms, extracts data, screenshots. 11,836 downloads, 43 stars. Augments Playwright for non-test browser tasks.

3. linux-service-triage → ClawExpert

clawhub install linux-service-triage --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-clawexpert/skills/

Why: Direct match for ClawExpert's role — diagnoses Linux service issues using logs, systemd, PM2, file permissions. Fills a gap in current ClawExpert skills: we have health-checks and log-analysis but nothing that bridges into systemd diagnostics.

Tier 2 — High Value, Non-Urgent

4. framix-team/openclaw-tavily → Scout

clawhub install framix-team/openclaw-tavily --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-scout/skills/

Why: AI-optimized search (tavily_search, tavily_extract, tavily_crawl, tavily_research) built for agents. Cleaner results than raw web search. Scout's current research depends on Brave search — Tavily gives structured alternative. Requires TAVILY_API_KEY.

5. arminnaimi/agent-team-orchestration → MaksPM

clawhub install arminnaimi/agent-team-orchestration --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-pm/skills/

Why: Multi-agent orchestration with defined roles, task lifecycles, handoffs, review workflows. Directly supports MaksPM's job. Community-built for exactly this use case.

6. capability-evolver → Globally

clawhub install capability-evolver

Why: #1 most downloaded skill on ClawHub (35K+). Enables agents to analyze interaction patterns and auto-optimize. Long-running agent power tool. Audit carefully before install (read SKILL.md first).

7. nextjs-expert → Forge

clawhub install nextjs-expert --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-forge/skills/

Why: Next.js 14/15 App Router expert guidance — exactly our stack. Forge already has react-nextjs but this is the community-maintained specialist skill with 179 downloads.

8. ivangdavila/skill-finder → ClawExpert

clawhub install ivangdavila/skill-finder --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-clawexpert/skills/

Why: ClawExpert's meta-role includes managing the skill ecosystem. Skill-finder provides dual-source search (ClawHub + Skills.sh), preference memory, and structured evaluation before recommending installs to Nick.

5. Skill Gaps

Areas where no strong community skill exists — potential publishing opportunities for Nick's team.

Missing Skills We Could Build + Publish

Coverage Gaps in Existing Agents

6. How to Install Skills

Prerequisites

# Install ClawHub CLI globally
npm i -g clawhub

# Verify
clawhub --version

# Authenticate (GitHub account required, min 1 week old)
clawhub login

# Check logged in
clawhub whoami

Search Before Installing

# Vector search — natural language works
clawhub search "browser automation"
clawhub search "supabase database"
clawhub search "react performance"

# Inspect before installing (read SKILL.md, check security flags)
clawhub inspect TheSethRose/agent-browser

# Browse trending
clawhub explore

Install Patterns

# Install to current directory (./skills/)
clawhub install <slug>

# Install to a specific agent workspace
clawhub install <slug> --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-forge/skills/
clawhub install <slug> --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-clawexpert/skills/
clawhub install <slug> --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-pm/skills/
clawhub install <slug> --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-scout/skills/
clawhub install <slug> --path /data/.openclaw/workspace-launch/skills/

# Install globally (available to all agents via ~/.openclaw/skills/)
clawhub install <slug> --path ~/.openclaw/skills/

# Install specific version
clawhub install <slug> --version 2.1.0

# Force reinstall
clawhub install <slug> --force

Update Skills

# Update one skill
clawhub update TheSethRose/agent-browser

# Update everything
clawhub update --all

# Check for updates without applying
clawhub list

Remove Skills

clawhub uninstall <slug>

Security: Inspect Before You Install

# Read the SKILL.md and check what env vars/bins it requires
clawhub inspect <slug>

# Check VirusTotal report on clawhub.ai/<author>/<skill> before installing
# Use skill-security-auditor-v2 (already installed) to audit SKILL.md contents

Security facts (Feb 2026):

• Snyk audit flagged 13.4% of ClawHub skills for critical issues
• Koi Security found 341 of 2,857 skills actively exfiltrating data
• ClawHavoc cleanup removed 2,419 suspicious skills
• Always: clawhub inspect <slug> before install + read SKILL.md manually for unfamiliar authors

Publish a Skill to ClawHub

# Initialize a new skill
scripts/init_skill.py my-skill-name --path ./skills/

# Edit SKILL.md and add resources
# Test locally

# Package (validates + creates .skill zip)
scripts/package_skill.py ./skills/my-skill-name

# Publish
clawhub publish ./skills/my-skill-name

Requirements to publish: GitHub account ≥ 1 week old. Skills use soft-delete (owner/mod can restore). Hard delete is admin-only.

Registry Health Stats (Feb 2026)

Rule: Always inspect before install. Use clawhub inspect + VirusTotal link on clawhub.ai skill page.

Related Resources

• ClawHub: https://clawhub.ai
• ClawHub GitHub: https://github.com/openclaw/clawhub
• awesome-openclaw-skills: https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-openclaw-skills
• ClawHub Skills catalog: https://clawskills.sh (5,490+ categorized)
• OpenClaw skills docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/skills
• Skills.sh ecosystem: https://skills.sh (alternate registry, use npx skills find)
• onlycrabs.ai: SOUL.md registry (agent identities)