A local knowledge base skill that enables AI agents to ingest, convert, and retrieve information from office documents.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install claw-local-knowledge
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 claw-local-knowledge 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 Local Knowledge Skill?
The Local Knowledge Skill is a powerful extension for AI agents, designed to bridge the gap between static local files and active intelligence. It allows agents to manage a local repository of information by processing diverse file formats and making their content searchable in a standardized format.
By leveraging this skill, developers can empower their agents to act as personal research assistants that understand the context of proprietary or personal documents. It ensures that critical information stored in offline files is always accessible to the agent during task execution within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem.
Local Knowledge Skill Use Cases
- When a user needs to add external documents like research papers or reports to the agent's memory.
- Integrating newly uploaded files into a persistent, searchable local database.
- Enabling the AI agent to query specific document contents to provide more accurate, context-aware answers.
- Managing high volumes of office documents that need to be cross-referenced for complex projects.
How Local Knowledge Skill Works
- The AI agent identifies a request to store or query information from a document.
- For ingestion, the skill checks temporary file paths and converts formats (docx, pdf, xlsx, pptx) into clean Markdown text.
- The skill performs a data cleaning step to remove garbled characters or formatting artifacts.
- An index is updated to catalog the new content for future discovery.
- During retrieval, the agent reads the index to locate the relevant files and extracts the necessary text segments to fulfill the user's prompt.
Local Knowledge Skill Setup
To integrate this skill into your agent, ensure you have the core Openclaw Skills environment configured. Install the dependencies for document conversion:
# Install the local knowledge skill module
openclaw install claw-local-knowledge
# Ensure document conversion utilities are present
sudo apt-get install pandoc poppler-utils
Local Knowledge Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes knowledge using a structured reference system to ensure high retrieval accuracy:
| Component | Path / Reference | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge Addition | references/add_knowledge.md |
Defines the full pipeline: Temp Check → Format Conversion → Cleaning → Indexing |
| Knowledge Retrieval | references/retrieval_knowledge.md |
Defines retrieval logic: Index Lookup → File Positioning → Content Reading → Info Integration |
Local Knowledge Skill Advanced Features
- Multi-format support including docx, pdf, xlsx, and pptx for comprehensive data coverage.
- Automated Markdown conversion to maintain structural integrity of documents for LLM consumption.
- Garbage character cleaning to improve the quality of retrieved context.
- Optimized indexing for fast lookup within large local document repositories.
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