A unified coordination layer for synchronizing and searching research data across Zotero, Obsidian, and IMA platforms.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install knowledge-orchestrator
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 knowledge-orchestrator 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 Knowledge Orchestrator?
Knowledge Orchestrator is a robust integration layer designed for the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, serving as a central hub for researchers and power users. It provides a unified entry point to manage academic literature, personal notes, and cloud-based knowledge assets by bridging the gap between Zotero, Obsidian, and IMA.
While this skill has been technically integrated into the broader knowledge unified entry, it maintains a dedicated compatibility layer to ensure seamless workflows for legacy configurations. It empowers users to treat their fragmented data sources as a single, searchable, and syncable knowledge graph, significantly reducing the friction of cross-platform information retrieval.
Knowledge Orchestrator Use Cases
- Synchronizing academic literature from Zotero to cloud platforms like IMA.
- Performing global searches across research papers and personal Obsidian vaults simultaneously.
- Linking specific DOI references to descriptive notes for better citation management.
- Automating the migration of local notes to cloud-based knowledge management systems.
How Knowledge Orchestrator Works
- The skill intercepts search or sync commands via the Openclaw Skills interface.
- It authenticates with external APIs (Zotero and IMA) using locally stored, encrypted configuration keys.
- For search queries, it broadcasts the request across all connected platforms and aggregates the results into a unified view.
- During synchronization, it maps metadata between Zotero's literature database and IMA's cloud storage structure.
- It establishes relational links between different entities (e.g., linking a paper to a specific review note) using unique identifiers.
Knowledge Orchestrator Setup
To enable this skill within the Openclaw Skills environment, ensure your API credentials are placed in the correct configuration directories:
# Create configuration directories
mkdir -p ~/.config/zotero
mkdir -p ~/.config/ima
# Add your Zotero API Key
echo "your_zotero_key" > ~/.config/zotero/api_key
# Add your IMA Credentials
echo "your_client_id" > ~/.config/ima/client_id
echo "your_ima_api_key" > ~/.config/ima/api_key
Once configured, you can call the skill using the knowledge prefix.
Knowledge Orchestrator Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes research data through a cross-platform mapping schema:
| Service | Configuration File | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Zotero | ~/.config/zotero/api_key |
Accesses literature libraries and metadata |
| IMA | ~/.config/ima/client_id |
Identifies the cloud client instance |
| IMA | ~/.config/ima/api_key |
Authorizes cloud storage and sync operations |
Data is processed as JSON objects containing ID, Title, Reference, and Link attributes during transit.
Knowledge Orchestrator Advanced Features
- Multi-platform unified search using the
--allflag to query all connected databases. - Automated cloud forwarding to IMA for persistent note availability.
- Cross-reference linking using DOI and RTHS identifiers.
- Backwards compatible command forwarding, allowing legacy search and sync triggers to work with the updated Openclaw Skills core.
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