Where to Find OpenClaw Skills and Community Projects

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Explore the best sources for discovering OpenClaw skills, plugins, and community-driven projects.

Where to Find OpenClaw Skills and Community Projects

The OpenClaw ecosystem thrives on community-built skills, integrations, and tools. This guide shows you where to discover, evaluate, and install them.

ClawHub: The Official Skill Registry

ClawHub is the primary marketplace for OpenClaw skills and extensions:

# Search ClawHub from the command line
openclaw skills search "web scraping"

# Output:
# NAME                  VERSION   RATING   DOWNLOADS   AUTHOR
# web-scraper           2.1.0     ⭐ 4.8   12,340      @crawley
# smart-extractor       1.3.2     ⭐ 4.5   8,920       @dataflow
# page-monitor          1.0.1     ⭐ 4.2   3,450       @watchbot
# rss-aggregator        2.0.0     ⭐ 4.6   6,780       @feedmaster

# Browse by category
openclaw skills browse --category productivity
openclaw skills browse --category development
openclaw skills browse --category communication
openclaw skills browse --category data

ClawHub categories:

Installing Skills from ClawHub

# Install a skill
openclaw skills install web-scraper

# Install a specific version
openclaw skills install web-scraper@2.0.0

# Install with all optional dependencies
openclaw skills install web-scraper --with-extras

# View skill details before installing
openclaw skills info web-scraper

# Output:
# Name:          web-scraper
# Version:       2.1.0
# Author:        @crawley
# License:       MIT
# Size:          1.2 MB
# Dependencies:  chromium-headless (optional)
# Permissions:   network_access, file_write
# Description:   Extract structured data from any webpage

GitHub: Open Source Projects

Many community projects live on GitHub. Key repositories to follow:

# Official repositories
github.com/openclaw/openclaw          # Core engine
github.com/openclaw/clawhub           # Skill registry
github.com/openclaw/skill-template    # Starter template
github.com/openclaw/awesome-openclaw  # Curated list

# Community highlights
github.com/topics/openclaw-skill      # All tagged skills
github.com/topics/openclaw-plugin     # Plugin ecosystem

The awesome-openclaw repository maintains a curated list of the best community projects, organized by category:

• 🛠️ Skills and plugins
• 📚 Tutorials and guides
• 🎨 Themes and UI customizations
• 🔧 Development tools
• 📊 Dashboards and monitoring
• 🤖 Agent configurations

Community Forums and Channels

Building and Publishing Your Own Skills

# Create a new skill from the template
openclaw skills create my-awesome-skill

# Project structure:
# my-awesome-skill/
# ├── skill.yaml          # Metadata and configuration
# ├── src/
# │   └── main.rs         # Skill logic (Rust) or main.py (Python)
# ├── tests/
# │   └── test_main.rs
# ├── README.md
# └── LICENSE

# Test locally
cd my-awesome-skill
openclaw skills test .

# Publish to ClawHub
openclaw skills publish .

The skill.yaml manifest defines your skill:

name: my-awesome-skill
version: 1.0.0
description: A brief description of what this skill does
author: your-username
license: MIT
min_openclaw_version: 2.4.0
permissions:
  - network_access
  - file_read
triggers:
  - pattern: "do something awesome with {input}"
    action: process_input

Evaluating Skills

Before installing community skills, check:

• Rating and downloads — Higher numbers indicate reliability
• Last updated — Avoid skills not updated in 6+ months
• Permissions requested — Be wary of skills requesting excessive permissions
• Source code — Review the code on GitHub if available
• Author reputation — Check their other skills and contributions

# Security scan a skill before installing
openclaw skills audit web-scraper

# Output:
# ✅ No known vulnerabilities
# ✅ Permissions match declared scope
# ⚠️ Uses network_access (expected for this skill type)
# ✅ Code signed by verified author

Staying Updated

# Check for skill updates
openclaw skills outdated

# Update all skills
openclaw skills update --all

# Subscribe to new skill notifications
openclaw notifications subscribe --topic new-skills --category productivity