A powerful command-line utility for displaying, formatting, and calculating date and time values within AI agent workflows.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install date-tool
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 date-tool 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 Date Tool?
Date Tool is a specialized utility designed to bridge the gap between AI agents and precise temporal data. By providing a standardized interface for date and time manipulation, this addition to your library of Openclaw Skills ensures that agents can accurately report timestamps, handle timezone conversions, and perform date arithmetic without complex custom logic.
Whether you are building automation scripts or managing scheduled tasks, Date Tool offers a robust set of features for parsing timestamps and displaying current date information in highly customizable formats. It is an essential building block for developers looking to provide their AI agents with a reliable sense of time and sequence.
Date Tool Use Cases
- Generating ISO-compliant timestamps for log files and data exports.
- Calculating time differences between two events for performance monitoring.
- Converting system time into human-readable formats for user-facing reports.
- Synchronizing data across different timezones in distributed systems.
How Date Tool Works
- The AI agent invokes the Date Tool command-line interface with specific format flags.
- The utility captures the current system clock or parses a provided input string.
- Date arithmetic or timezone conversions are applied based on user arguments.
- The tool outputs a strictly formatted string back to the agent or terminal for further processing.
Date Tool Setup
To integrate this utility into your environment and expand your Openclaw Skills, use the following installation approach:
# Ensure the tool is available in your PATH
# Usage syntax:
date-tool +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
Date Tool Data Schema & Taxonomy
Date Tool processes and outputs data based on standard strftime formatting. The following table highlights common metadata taxonomy used:
| Format Key | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
%Y-%m-%d |
ISO Date | 2026-05-09 |
%H:%M:%S |
24-hour time | 18:35:06 |
%s |
Unix Timestamp | 1773081306 |
%Z |
Timezone Name | UTC |
Date Tool Advanced Features
- Support for complex date arithmetic (e.g., calculating dates 30 days in the future).
- Multi-timezone conversion support for global agent coordination.
- Custom parsing logic for non-standard timestamp strings.
- High-precision output for performance-sensitive logging.
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