Empty Skill Template for Openclaw

A foundational boilerplate designed as a standardized starting point for developing custom AI agent capabilities.

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v1.0.1
Feb 8, 2026
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Install & Download

1. ClawHub CLI

The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.

npx clawhub@latest install living-agent

2. Manual Installation

Copy the skill folder to one of these locations

Global
~/.openclaw/skills/
Workspace
<project>/skills/

Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled

3. Prompt Installation

Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.

Help me install living-agent 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 Empty Skill Template?

The Empty Skill serves as a standardized boilerplate for developers working within the agentic ecosystem. It provides the necessary structure for Openclaw Skills, allowing creators to define their own logic, data structures, and workflows without starting from scratch.

By adhering to this format, developers ensure compatibility with the broader agent framework while maintaining a clean, minimal codebase for rapid prototyping. This skill acts as the essential scaffolding required to build, test, and deploy new functionalities into an AI-driven environment.

Empty Skill Template Use Cases

  • Bootstrapping new AI agent skills from a clean slate.
  • Testing skill integration and discovery within the Openclaw Skills architecture.
  • Creating documentation templates for internal team development.
  • Minimalist benchmarking for agent skill loading times.

How Empty Skill Template Works

  1. Initialize the skill directory using the standardized SKILL.md template.
  2. Define the specific logic and capabilities within the project directory.
  3. Configure the skill manifest to register the new functionality with the host agent.
  4. Deploy the skill to the local or cloud environment for execution and verification.

Empty Skill Template Setup

Since this is a foundational placeholder for Openclaw Skills, you can initialize it by copying the template structure:

# Create a new directory for your custom skill
mkdir my-new-skill
cd my-new-skill

# Initialize the skill documentation
touch SKILL.md

Empty Skill Template Data Schema & Taxonomy

The data schema for this template is intentionally kept minimal to ensure compatibility across various Openclaw Skills implementations.

Property Type Description
name String The identifier for the custom skill
version String The semantic versioning of the skill
status String Current development state (e.g., draft, active)

Empty Skill Template Advanced Features

  • Modular architecture support for multi-agent task delegation.
  • Minimal resource footprint optimized for high-performance local environments.
  • Fully compatible with the Openclaw Skills registry and discovery protocols.
  • Customizable hooks for pre- and post-execution logic.

SKILL.md


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