OpenClaw Skills Guide: Extend Your AI Agent with 50+ Plugins

OpenClaw Skills are modular plugins that extend your AI agent's capabilities — like apps for your AI.

What are OpenClaw Skills?

• Tool Skills — Connect to GitHub, Notion, Slack, email
• Automation Skills — Browser actions, file operations, data processing
• Integration Skills — IoT devices, APIs, databases
• Custom Skills — Build anything with the OpenClaw SDK

Top 10 Most Popular Skills

1. Browser Control (12.5K+ installs)

The most-installed skill. Built on Playwright:

• Navigate pages, click buttons, fill forms
• Scrape data from any website
• Take screenshots and generate PDFs
• Handle login flows and multi-step processes

2. File Manager (9.1K+ installs)

• Batch rename, move, organize files with natural language
• Cloud sync (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive)
• File format conversion (PDF, DOCX, CSV)

3. GitHub Agent (8.2K+ installs)

• AI-powered PR code review
• Auto-triage and label issues
• Generate release notes from commits
• Monitor CI/CD pipeline status

4. Email Assistant (7.9K+ installs)

• Draft replies matching your writing style
• Auto-categorize and prioritize inbox
• Extract data from emails (invoices, tracking)

5. Notion Sync (6.1K+ installs)

• Create tasks and notes from conversations
• Query Notion databases with natural language
• Auto-update project boards

6. Home Assistant (5.8K+ installs)

• Control 2000+ smart home devices
• Create voice-activated routines via chat
• Monitor energy usage and set alerts

7. Calendar Sync (5.2K+ installs)

• "Schedule a meeting with John next Tuesday at 2pm"
• Auto-resolve scheduling conflicts

8. Spotify Control (4.3K+ installs)

• Play, pause, skip, queue songs via chat
• Create playlists based on mood

9. Code Review (3.7K+ installs)

• Security vulnerability detection (OWASP Top 10)
• Performance optimization suggestions

10. Database Connector (3.2K+ installs)

• Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
• "Show me all users who signed up last week"

How to Install Skills

1. Open dashboard → Skills → Marketplace
2. Search or browse by category
3. Click "Install"
4. Configure any required API keys
5. Done — immediately available

Building Custom Skills

import { defineSkill } from '@openclaw/sdk'

return defineSkill({
  name: 'weather-alert',
  description: 'Send weather alerts',
  triggers: ['weather', 'forecast', 'rain alert'],
  async execute(context) {
    const loc = context.params.location
    const res = await fetch('https://api.weather.com/v1/' + loc)
    const data = await res.json()
    if (data.alerts.length > 0) {
      return 'Weather alert: ' + data.alerts[0].description
    }
    return 'Current: ' + data.temp + ' C, ' + data.condition
  }
})

Skill Development Workflow

1. openclaw skill init my-skill — Scaffold
2. Edit index.ts — Implement logic
3. openclaw skill test — Test locally
4. openclaw skill publish — Share with community

Skill Categories

Category	Count	Examples
Automation	15+	Browser Control, File Manager, Scheduler
Productivity	12+	Email, Calendar, Notion, Todoist
Developer	10+	GitHub, Code Review, CI/CD, Database
Media	8+	Spotify, YouTube, Image Processing
Smart Home	6+	Home Assistant, Tuya, Xiaomi

More Resources

• Skills Marketplace — Browse all skills
• SDK Documentation
• OpenClaw Tutorial
• OpenClaw Examples — 15 automations

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