Skills

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openclaw skills

Inspect local skills and install/update skills from ClawHub.

Related:

• Skills system: Skills
• Skills config: Skills config
• ClawHub installs: ClawHub

Commands

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openclaw skills search "calendar"
openclaw skills search --limit 20 --json
openclaw skills install <slug>
openclaw skills install <slug> --version <version>
openclaw skills install <slug> --force
openclaw skills install <slug> --agent <id>
openclaw skills update <slug>
openclaw skills update --all
openclaw skills update --all --agent <id>
openclaw skills list
openclaw skills list --eligible
openclaw skills list --json
openclaw skills list --verbose
openclaw skills list --agent <id>
openclaw skills info <name>
openclaw skills info <name> --json
openclaw skills info <name> --agent <id>
openclaw skills check
openclaw skills check --json
openclaw skills check --agent <id>

// use ClawHub directly and install into the active workspace directory. // still inspect the local skills visible to the current workspace and config. Workspace-backed commands resolve the target workspace from , then the current working directory when it is inside a configured agent workspace, then the default agent.

This CLI

command downloads skill folders from ClawHub. Gateway-backed skill dependency installs triggered from onboarding or Skills settings use the separate request path instead.

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  search [query...]
  accepts an optional query; omit it to browse the default ClawHub search feed.
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  search --limit <n>
  caps returned results.
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  install --force
  overwrites an existing workspace skill folder for the same slug.
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  --agent <id>
  targets one configured agent workspace and overrides current working directory inference.
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  update --all
  only updates tracked ClawHub installs in the active workspace.
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  list
  is the default action when no subcommand is provided.
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  list
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  info
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  check
  write their rendered output to stdout. With
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  --json
  , that means the machine-readable payload stays on stdout for pipes and scripts.

Related

• CLI reference
• Skills