Overview

Skills are extension capabilities for OpenClaw. By installing different Skills, you can connect your AI assistant to various services and tools to perform more complex tasks.

The OpenClaw community provides **50+ persistent skills**, covering email, calendar, smart home, developer tools, and more. You can also create your own skills or let OpenClaw generate them automatically.

Tip

OpenClaw can automatically write new skills! Just describe the functionality you want, and it creates the corresponding Skill.

Featured Skills

Browser Control

Let OpenClaw browse web, fill forms, extract data. Supports screenshots and automation.

Gmail Manager

Auto process emails: read, reply, archive, search. Can also draft emails for you.

Calendar Manager

Manage schedule, set reminders, smart planning, notify next meeting.

GitHub Integration

Create Issues, view PRs, manage repos. Developer's best friend.

Skill Categories

Productivity

Skill Name	Description	Popularity
`gmail`	Auto process emails: read, reply, archive, search. Can also draft emails for you.	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
`google calendar`	Manage schedule, set reminders, smart planning, notify next meeting.	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
`notion`	skills.items.notion.desc	⭐⭐⭐⭐
`obsidian`	skills.items.obsidian.desc	⭐⭐⭐⭐

Developer Tools

Skill Name	Description	Popularity
`github`	Create Issues, view PRs, manage repos. Developer's best friend.	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
`sentry`	Error monitoring and auto-fix	⭐⭐⭐⭐
`shell`	Execute terminal commands	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
`docker`	Container management	⭐⭐⭐

Smart Home

Skill Name	Description	Popularity
`philips hue`	Smart light control	⭐⭐⭐⭐
`home assistant`	Smart home hub	⭐⭐⭐⭐
`apple homekit`	Apple ecosystem devices	⭐⭐⭐

Information Retrieval

Skill Name	Description	Popularity
`web search`	Web search	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
`wikipedia`	Wikipedia query	⭐⭐⭐⭐
`weather`	Weather query	⭐⭐⭐⭐
`news`	News aggregation	⭐⭐⭐

Media & Entertainment

Skill Name	Description	Popularity
`spotify`	Music playback control	⭐⭐⭐⭐
`youtube`	Video search and playback	⭐⭐⭐
`twitter/x`	Social media integration	⭐⭐⭐

Install Skills

Method 1: CLI

# List available skills
openclaw skills list

# Install skills
openclaw skills install gmail
openclaw skills install github
openclaw skills install browser

# View installed skills
openclaw skills installed

Method 2: Config File

# ~/.openclaw/config.yaml

skills:
  - name: gmail
    enabled: true
    config:
      auto_reply: false

  - name: github
    enabled: true
    config:
      default_repo: "username/repo"

  - name: browser
    enabled: true

Method 3: Chat

Just tell OpenClaw:

"Install Gmail skill for me"
"I want to use you to control smart lights"
"Enable GitHub integration"

Configure Skills

Some skills require extra configuration (e.g., API keys):

# Gmail requires OAuth authorization
openclaw skills configure gmail

# GitHub requires Personal Access Token
openclaw skills configure github --token ghp_xxx...

Create Custom Skills

You can create your own skills to extend OpenClaw:

Skill Structure

~/.openclaw/skills/my-skill/
├── manifest.json    # Skill manifest
├── index.ts         # Main logic
└── README.md        # Documentation

Example manifest.json

{
  "name": "my-skill",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "My custom skill",
  "author": "Your Name",
  "commands": [
    {
      "name": "my-command",
      "description": "Execute an action",
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "input",
          "type": "string",
          "required": true
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Let OpenClaw Generate Skills

The easiest way is to let OpenClaw write it for you:

"Create a skill to check my RSS feeds"
"Write a skill to control my NAS"
"I need a skill that sends Webhook notifications"

OpenClaw will automatically generate the skill code based on your needs!

Skills Library