ClawSmith is a comprehensive automation engine designed to help developers build, secure, and optimize high-quality Openclaw Skills with a single command.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install clawsmith
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 clawsmith 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 ClawSmith?
ClawSmith is the essential assistant for the modern agent developer, specifically engineered to streamline the lifecycle of Openclaw Skills. It addresses the critical need for security and metadata accuracy by automating the generation of SKILL.md files, ensuring that every binary and environment variable is correctly declared.
Whether you are a novice looking to scaffold your first project or an expert optimizing a suite of tools, ClawSmith provides the guardrails necessary to pass security reviews and achieve high search visibility. By synthesizing technical requirements into valid frontmatter and optimized instructions, it ensures that your Openclaw Skills are both functional and safe for the community.
ClawSmith Use Cases
- Rapidly scaffolding new Openclaw Skills from a single sentence or idea.
- Auditing existing skill files for security vulnerabilities and metadata mismatches.
- Optimizing skill descriptions to improve agent matching and search ranking.
- Bulk creating multiple Openclaw Skills to populate new developer projects.
- Researching the marketplace to identify high-demand gaps for new Openclaw Skills.
How ClawSmith Works
- The user provides a skill description or selects a specialized mode like the Interactive Skill Architect.
- ClawSmith analyzes the functional requirements, identifying necessary binaries and environment variables.
- It generates a standardized SKILL.md file with precise frontmatter and security-cleared instructions.
- An automated validation pass checks the generated content against current security protocols.
- The tool provides the exact CLI commands needed to save and publish the finished Openclaw Skills to the registry.
ClawSmith Setup
To begin building Openclaw Skills with this tool, ensure you have the required CLI environment installed:
# Install the ClawHub CLI and the ClawSmith skill
clawhub install clawsmith
# Verify your local skill directory exists
mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills
ClawSmith Data Schema & Taxonomy
ClawSmith organizes its output according to the standard metadata requirements for Openclaw Skills.
| Field | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| name | String | The unique name used for installation and calling. |
| description | String | A trigger-optimized summary under 160 characters. |
| version | String | Semver versioning (e.g., "1.0.0"). |
| requires.bins | Array | List of system binaries the skill must have access to. |
| requires.env | Array | List of environment variables/API keys required. |
ClawSmith Advanced Features
- Security Guardian Pro: Performs deep analysis of instructions to flag unsafe patterns like blind curl-to-bash.
- ClawHub Intelligence: Scans the ecosystem to recommend the most impactful Openclaw Skills to build next.
- Multi-Language Code Genie: Generates robust helper scripts in Python, Node.js, or Bash with built-in error handling.
- Template Factory: Includes 25 production-tested templates for various categories of Openclaw Skills.
- Auto Marketing Machine: Automatically generates GitHub READMEs and social media content for new releases.
SKILL.md
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