FearBot is a comprehensive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy skill that provides structured support for anxiety, depression, and trauma using evidence-based clinical models.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install fearbot
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 fearbot 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 FearBot?
FearBot is a professional-grade mental health tool designed to turn your AI agent into a structured therapy companion. Unlike traditional isolated therapy apps, this addition to your Openclaw Skills library leverages the unique context of your daily life—including work stressors, sleep patterns, and personal relationships—to provide more relevant support. It utilizes Aaron Beck's cognitive model to help users navigate mild-to-moderate psychological challenges through a transparent and clinical framework.
By integrating directly into your workspace, FearBot bridges the information bottleneck of weekly therapy. It offers a safe environment to process distressing moments as they happen, ensuring that your mental health data remains entirely local and private. It is built on the philosophy that evidence-based support should be accessible and context-aware.
FearBot Use Cases
- Managing daily anxiety and stress through structured CBT check-ins.
- Logging and analyzing distressing thoughts in real-time using digital thought records.
- Tracking long-term mental health progress with validated clinical assessments like PHQ-9 and GAD-7.
- Utilizing an AI agent that understands your specific life context to provide more nuanced emotional support.
- Implementing grounding techniques and behavioral activation during periods of high distress.
How FearBot Works
- The user initiates the skill by using phrases like therapy mode or start therapy to begin the intake process.
- FearBot conducts an initial intake session featuring baseline GAD-7 and PHQ-9 assessments to establish a clinical impression.
- The skill performs a differential diagnosis screening to identify specific areas of concern such as social anxiety, OCD, or PTSD.
- During ongoing sessions, the agent bridges from the previous session, reviews homework, and sets a collaborative agenda.
- The agent applies CBT techniques tailored to the user's presentation, such as cognitive restructuring or exposure exercises.
- All session data, mood logs, and assessment scores are saved to the local file system for privacy and persistence.
FearBot Setup
FearBot requires OpenClaw 2026.1.0 or higher and a bash-compatible environment. Ensure you have jq installed for JSON processing.
# Verify your environment has jq installed
jq --version
# Activate FearBot in your Openclaw agent
openclaw install fearbot
FearBot Data Schema & Taxonomy
FearBot prioritizes privacy by storing all data locally. The following schema describes how the Openclaw Skills data is organized:
| File | Content Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
sessions.json |
JSON Object | Stores chronological history of all therapy sessions |
assessments.json |
JSON Array | Tracks clinical scores (GAD-7, PHQ-9, PCL-5) over time |
thought-records.md |
Markdown | A journal for cognitive restructuring and anxiety logging |
mood-log.json |
Time-series | Stores numerical mood check-ins (0-10 scale) |
FearBot Advanced Features
- Context-Aware Support: Integrates with your agent's knowledge of your messages and schedule to provide relevant feedback.
- Three-Tier Crisis Detection: Monitors all interactions for safety triggers with automatic escalation protocols.
- Automated Professional Referrals: Recommends human intervention when assessment scores exceed clinical thresholds.
- Full Clinical Transparency: Provides detailed explanations of scores and diagnoses to empower the user.
- Multi-Assessment Support: Includes GAD-7 (anxiety), PHQ-9 (depression), DASS-21 (stress), and PCL-5 (trauma).
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