A standardized journaling system for AI agents to track project progress, milestones, and task statuses using a structured SQLite database.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install devlog-agent-skill
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 devlog-agent-skill 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 DevLog Skill?
The DevLog Skill is a specialized toolset designed to empower Openclaw Skills with professional-grade logging capabilities. It provides a structured way for agents to record their activities, capture project context, and maintain a historical record of development milestones. By leveraging a local SQLite backend, it ensures that all project data remains portable, searchable, and highly organized.
This skill is essential for developers who need their agents to maintain high levels of accountability and transparency. It bridges the gap between raw agent actions and readable project history, making it easier to audit progress or resume work after a break. When integrated with other Openclaw Skills, it creates a cohesive ecosystem for automated project management.
DevLog Skill Use Cases
- Tracking daily development progress and significant milestones.
- Documenting blockers, bugs, and technical debt for human review.
- Maintaining separate logs for multiple concurrent projects within the same environment.
- Generating project health reports and activity summaries for stakeholders.
How DevLog Skill Works
- The AI agent performs a task or encounters a significant event.
- The agent calls the DevLog Skill to record the entry with specific metadata like project name, status, and tags.
- The skill interfaces with the dev-log-cli to persist the data into a local SQLite database.
- Historical logs can be retrieved, searched, or summarized at any time to provide context for future agent actions.
DevLog Skill Setup
To enable this functionality within your Openclaw Skills environment, you must first install the required CLI tool:
pipx install dev-log-cli
Once installed, the agent can use the internal setup script to verify the environment and begin logging entries immediately.
DevLog Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes log data into a structured format that allows for advanced filtering and reporting. Data is stored with the following taxonomy:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Project | The specific workspace or application name |
| Status | Categorization of the entry (e.g., completed, blocker, in-progress) |
| Tags | Metadata for granular filtering (e.g., auth, bug, refactor) |
| Content | The detailed description of the progress or issue |
| Timestamp | The date and time the log entry was generated |
DevLog Skill Advanced Features
- Full-text search across all historical logs to find specific technical context.
- Automated statistics generation to visualize project velocity and health.
- Project-specific filtering for managing complex, multi-repo workflows.
- Support for detailed entry inspection and correction via view/edit commands.
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