Bartrd is a credit-based bartering platform that enables university students to exchange professional and academic skills without using cash.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install bartrd
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 bartrd 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 Bartrd Skill Trading Agent?
Bartrd empowers students to leverage their expertise through a collaborative credit system. Instead of financial transactions, users exchange skills like coding, tutoring, or design for credits that can be used to acquire other services. The platform facilitates a circular economy within university ecosystems where knowledge is the primary currency.
By integrating with Openclaw Skills, this agent acts as an automated intermediary, allowing users to find matches, manage their credit balance, and even access specialized AI services. It prioritizes user consent and financial transparency, ensuring that every credit-based transaction is vetted before execution.
Bartrd Skill Trading Agent Use Cases
- Finding a peer to help with web development in exchange for writing services.
- Posting an offer to provide graphic design help for upcoming student projects.
- Checking your current credit balance to see if you can afford an AI-assisted study brief.
- Brokering a match between two students with complementary academic needs.
- Estimating the credit cost for automated note-taking or code generation services.
How Bartrd Skill Trading Agent Works
- The agent authenticates with the Bartrd API using a secure environment key.
- Users query for specific skills (e.g., "Find me someone who knows Python") or categories.
- The agent retrieves matching trades and presents them to the user with ratings and details.
- When a user wants to post or accept a trade, the agent prepares the payload but pauses for explicit confirmation.
- For AI-powered tasks, the agent first calls the estimation endpoint to provide a transparent cost in credits.
- Upon final approval, the agent executes the request and updates the user's credit balance in real-time.
Bartrd Skill Trading Agent Setup
To enable the Bartrd agent within Openclaw Skills, you must configure your environment with your unique API key.
# Export your Bartrd API key
export BARTRD_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
# The agent will now use this key for the x-api-key header
Bartrd Skill Trading Agent Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Bartrd skill handles several data objects to manage the marketplace ecosystem:
| Object | Fields | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trade | id, skill, category, detail, type | Represents an offer or a need in the marketplace. |
| Credit Info | balance, pending | Tracks current spendable and escrowed credits. |
| AI Estimate | estimated_credits, service_type | Predictive cost for AI-driven tasks (copy, notes, code, brief). |
| User Profile | info, ratings | Reputation data for potential trade partners. |
Bartrd Skill Trading Agent Advanced Features
- Multi-category filtering for precise trade matching across design, dev, and tutoring.
- Pre-execution cost estimation for all credit-charged AI services.
- Transactional safety hooks that prevent auto-acceptance of trades or credit spend.
- Real-time credit balance monitoring and pending transaction tracking.
- Automated suggestion engine that broadens categories when initial searches return zero results.
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