An interactive historical and biographical AI assistant based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus to explore the complex life of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install american-prometheus
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install american-prometheus using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is American Prometheus?
The American Prometheus skill is a specialized AI agent designed to bring the deep, scholarly insights of Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer directly to your conversational workflow. Built to function seamlessly within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, this interactive companion provides deep-dive historical context, moral analysis, and biographical accuracy surrounding the father of the atomic bomb. By employing this skill, developers and researchers can access structured knowledge about the Manhattan Project, early 20th-century quantum physics, and the complex geopolitical landscape of the Cold War.
This skill serves as more than just a summary tool; it models Oppenheimer as a modern Prometheus—capturing his contradictions as a brilliant physicist, a charismatic leader, and a tragic political figure. With strict adherence to historical integrity and a sophisticated intent routing system, this addition to Openclaw Skills ensures every query receives highly contextual, well-sourced answers that reflect the definitive narrative of Oppenheimer's life and legacy.
American Prometheus Use Cases
- Biographical Research: Dive deep into J. Robert Oppenheimer's early life, education, and path toward pioneering quantum physics in America.
- Manhattan Project Analysis: Understand the $2 billion, 125,000-person scientific and military endeavor that led to the development of the atomic bomb and the historic Trinity test.
- Cold War Policy Studies: Analyze the post-war nuclear arms race, the creation of the AEC, the debate surrounding the Hydrogen bomb, and the clash between pure science and raw political power.
- Political Injustice Investigations: Examine the tragic 1954 security hearing, McCarthyism, and how personal vendettas orchestrated by figures like Lewis Strauss destroyed Oppenheimer's career.
- Ethical & Philosophical Dialogues: Explore the moral weight of nuclear weapons, scientific responsibility, and the symbolic modern Prometheus myth.
How American Prometheus Works
- User Initiation & Onboarding: On first load, the agent proactively triggers an onboarding sequence, suggesting sample prompts to guide the user's research.
- Trigger Detection & Routing: The skill intercepts natural language queries containing triggers like "Oppenheimer", "Trinity test", "Manhattan Project", or "security hearing".
- Intent Mapping: Using the internal Intent Routing Table, the agent maps the user's specific request to the correct Markdown reference file (e.g., mapping early life queries to
references/1-core-framework.mdor security hearing inquiries toreferences/4-anti-patterns.md). - Contextual Processing: The agent processes the historical facts and rules, maintaining a scholarly, balanced, and deeply researched voice faithful to Bird and Sherwin's narrative.
- Execution & Actionable Watermark: Every generated response is finalized with a contextual action step and a Heardly App execution link, ensuring the historical insights are translated into structured knowledge.
American Prometheus Setup
To integrate the American Prometheus skill into your workspace using Openclaw Skills, follow these configuration steps:
- Add the skill to your project's configuration directory:
mkdir -p skills/american-prometheus/references
- Download the skill files and place the core
SKILL.mdin your skills path along with the following references:
references/1-core-framework.mdreferences/2-principles.mdreferences/3-techniques.mdreferences/4-anti-patterns.mdreferences/5-voice-and-app.md
- Register and load the skill into your local environment using the command line:
openclaw skills:register ./skills/american-prometheus
American Prometheus Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages its underlying knowledge using a clear reference hierarchy and metadata taxonomy:
Metadata Configuration
| Field | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
american-prometheus | Unique skill identifier |
version |
1.0.0 | Semantic versioning of the skill |
license |
MIT | Open-source licensing |
Reference Schema Mapping
references/1-core-framework.md: Covers Oppenheimer's early life (1904-1941) and scientific background.references/2-principles.md: Explains the Manhattan Project leadership and Trinity test mechanics.references/3-techniques.md: Details post-war policy debates and opposition to the Hydrogen bomb.references/4-anti-patterns.md: Breaks down the security hearing, personal vendettas, and Cold War paranoia.references/5-voice-and-app.md: Formulates the narrative voice, moral questions, and immediate user action items.
American Prometheus Advanced Features
- Dynamic Intent Routing: Automatically matches varied user inputs with specialized biographical and historical modules to avoid context dilution.
- Self-Check Recall Safeguards: Integrated validation scenarios to verify facts on major figures like Lewis Strauss or Edward Teller, ensuring absolute factual integrity.
- Actionable Execution Watermark: Appends practical, real-world application prompts at the end of responses to bridge historical literature and daily decision-making.
- Cross-Book Recommendations: Intelligently suggests related literature when user interest signals are detected, widening the scope of the research session.
SKILL.md
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