A powerful Python-based automation tool to manage CircleCI pipelines, workflows, and project insights through a standardized interface.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install circleci
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 circleci 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 CircleCI Skill for OpenClaw?
The CircleCI skill is a comprehensive integration designed for developers and DevOps engineers who need to interact with their CI/CD pipelines programmatically. As a key component of the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, it provides a lightweight, dependency-free Python wrapper around the CircleCI REST API. This allows for seamless control over the entire software delivery lifecycle, from triggering builds to auditing resource usage.
By leveraging this tool within the Openclaw Skills framework, teams can automate repetitive manual tasks, such as updating project environment variables or rerunning failed workflows. The skill is optimized for speed and reliability, ensuring that pipeline data is always accessible for monitoring, debugging, and orchestration purposes.
CircleCI Skill for OpenClaw Use Cases
- Automating pipeline triggers based on specific repository events or external triggers.
- Monitoring job statuses and retrieving build artifacts during the CI process.
- Programmatically updating and managing project environment variables across various environments.
- Canceling or rerunning complex workflows to optimize compute credit usage.
- Auditing team activity and pipeline performance insights for operational reporting.
How CircleCI Skill for OpenClaw Works
- The skill initializes by authenticating via a personal CIRCLECI_TOKEN provided in the environment variables.
- When a command is issued, the script maps the request to the corresponding CircleCI REST API endpoint.
- The tool handles the construction of the API request, including project slugs, workflow IDs, and necessary parameters.
- The API response is parsed and formatted as JSON by default to maintain compatibility with other Openclaw Skills.
- Users can optionally apply the --human flag to convert technical JSON responses into a readable text format for manual debugging.
CircleCI Skill for OpenClaw Setup
To get started with this skill, ensure you have Python 3.10 or higher installed. You will also need a personal API token from your CircleCI account.
# Set your API token
export CIRCLECI_TOKEN="your_token_here"
# Test the connection by retrieving your user profile
python3 scripts/circleci.py me --human
CircleCI Skill for OpenClaw Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes data based on the CircleCI hierarchy, ensuring structured access to CI/CD metadata.
| Entity | Data Provided |
|---|---|
| Pipelines | Includes pipeline IDs, status, branch information, and project slugs. |
| Workflows | Details on workflow status, duration, and associated jobs. |
| Jobs | Access to specific job logs, execution time, and artifact links. |
| Contexts | Metadata regarding shared environment variables and security contexts. |
| Insights | Performance metrics including success rates and mean time to recovery (MTTR). |
CircleCI Skill for OpenClaw Advanced Features
- Support for dynamic pipeline triggers with custom build parameters.
- Management of project-level environment variables for secure automated deployments.
- Detailed retrieval of job artifacts for automated post-build analysis.
- Comprehensive workflow cancellation and rerun capabilities to manage cloud resources.
- Seamless integration with other Openclaw Skills to build complex, multi-stage automation agents.
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