What is ClawHub?

OpenClaw on its own is powerful, but it becomes truly exceptional when you add skills. Skills are modular capability packages that extend your AI agent with new powers, from web search and file management to complex workflow automation.

ClawHub is where you find those skills. It is the official public registry and marketplace for OpenClaw skills, functioning as an app store for your AI agent. Think of it like npm for JavaScript packages or the App Store for your phone, but specifically designed for AI agent capabilities.

What makes ClawHub special?

Unlike traditional plugin systems, ClawHub treats skills as first-class citizens with full versioning, rollback capability, and community-driven quality signals:

• Versioned skills: Every skill on ClawHub is versioned like npm packages. You can pin to specific versions, roll back if updates break functionality, and trust that your setup remains stable.
• Vector-based search: Finding the right skill is easy thanks to semantic search powered by vector embeddings. Describe what you need in natural language, and ClawHub finds relevant skills.
• Quality signals: Community feedback, usage statistics, and moderator review help identify reliable skills. Look for 'highlighted' skills for curated, trusted options.
• One-command installation: Installing any skill takes seconds with `npx clawhub@latest install skill-name`. The skill downloads, verifies, and registers automatically.

What can you do with ClawHub skills?

The breadth of available skills is remarkable. Here are the main categories:

Productivity and Knowledge Management

Connect your agent to your existing tools and workflows:

• Email integration for sending and reading messages
• Calendar management for scheduling and events
• Document handling for reading, writing, and organizing files
• Note-taking and knowledge base integration

Development and DevOps

Turn your agent into a powerful development assistant:

• Code generation and review capabilities
• GitHub and GitLab integration
• CI/CD pipeline management
• Server deployment and monitoring
• Database query and management tools

Communication and Messaging

Extend how your agent communicates:

• Telegram bot capabilities
• Discord integration
• Slack workflow automation
• WhatsApp Business messaging
• Email newsletter automation

Data and Intelligence

Give your agent access to external information:

• Web search and content scraping
• Stock market and financial data
• News aggregation and monitoring
• Research and academic paper access

Workflow and Automation

Orchestrate complex multi-step processes:

• Scheduled task automation
• Workflow platform connectors (like n8n)
• Conditional logic and branching
• Multi-agent coordination

How to install skills from ClawHub

Getting started with ClawHub skills is straightforward. Here is the process:

Prerequisites

Make sure you have Node.js installed and your OpenClaw instance is running. You will need the ClawHub CLI:

npm install -g clawhub

Finding skills

There are three ways to discover skills:

1. Web browsing: Visit clawhub.ai to browse the full catalog with filters and search
2. CLI search: Use `clawhub search "your need"` to find skills directly from your terminal
3. Community recommendations: Ask in the OpenClaw Discord for tried-and-true recommendations

Installing a skill

Once you have found a skill you want, installation is one command:

npx clawhub@latest install web-search

The CLI will download the skill, verify its integrity, and register it with your OpenClaw gateway. After a gateway restart, your agent can use the new capability.

Managing installed skills

Keep your skills updated and clean:

# Update all skills
npx clawhub@latest update

# Update a specific skill
npx clawhub@latest update web-search

# List installed skills
npx clawhub@latest list

# Remove a skill
npx clawhub@latest uninstall web-search

Publishing your own skills

Have a skill idea that does not exist yet? You can publish it to ClawHub for the community to use:

Requirements

• A GitHub account at least 7 days old
• A skill package with a properly formatted SKILL.md file
• Node.js and the clawhub CLI installed

Creating a skill

Your skill needs a SKILL.md file with YAML frontmatter containing metadata:

---
name: my-custom-skill
version: 1.0.0
description: What your skill does
author: Your Name
tags:
  - productivity
  - automation
requires:
  env: []
  bins: []
---

# Your skill description and documentation

Publishing

Once your skill is ready:

cd my-skill-directory
clawhub publish

Your skill will be reviewed and made available on ClawHub. You can update it later using semantic versioning tags.

Security considerations

ClawHub is an open marketplace, which means anyone can publish skills. This brings security considerations you should be aware of:

• Review before installing: Always read the SKILL.md file and any source code before adding a skill to your agent
• Check permissions: Look at what environment variables and binaries the skill requires
• Prefer highlighted skills: Community-moderated skills with the 'highlighted' badge have been reviewed
• Use scanners: Tools like clawscan can analyze skill packages for suspicious patterns
• Run in isolation: Consider running OpenClaw in Docker to limit what a malicious skill can access

Security audits have found that a percentage of marketplace skills contain malicious patterns. Do not install skills blindly, especially those requesting broad permissions or env variables containing secrets.

Real-world examples

Users have built impressive things with ClawHub skills:

• Research assistants: Combine web search, content scraping, and document writing skills to create autonomous research agents
• DevOps automation: Use GitHub, deployment, and monitoring skills to automate entire CI/CD pipelines
• Personal CRM: Connect email, calendar, and note-taking skills to manage relationships proactively
• Content engines: Chain news aggregation, writing, and social media posting skills for automated content creation

Getting started

Ready to explore ClawHub? Here is your next step:

1. Visit clawhub.ai and browse the featured skills
2. Install one or two skills relevant to your needs
3. Experiment with chaining skills together
4. Check out the security guide before installing many skills

The power of OpenClaw comes alive when you add the right skills to your agent. Start small, explore, and build your perfect AI assistant.