A specialized tool designed to help developers create, evaluate, and refine high-performance Openclaw Skills for AI agents.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install openclaw-skill-creator
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 openclaw-skill-creator 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 OpenClaw Skill Creator?
The OpenClaw Skill Creator is an essential utility for developers looking to build robust and reliable AI agent capabilities. Inspired by industry-standard skill development workflows, this tool provides a structured framework for designing SKILL.md files that ensure agents trigger correctly and perform tasks with high precision. It focuses on the most critical aspect of skill design: the description field, which serves as the primary triggering mechanism within the ecosystem.
By using this tool, developers can maintain a lean and efficient library of Openclaw Skills. It guides the user through capturing intent, managing edge cases, and conducting rigorous evaluations to ensure that skills are triggered neither too frequently nor too rarely. Whether you are building custom workflows in your workspace or refining built-in capabilities, this creator ensures your agent architecture remains professional and scalable.
OpenClaw Skill Creator Use Cases
- Designing a new skill from scratch with optimized trigger phrases.
- Improving the description of existing Openclaw Skills to increase triggering accuracy.
- Evaluating whether a skill description will correctly trigger based on specific user prompts.
- Performing quality audits on a library of skills to ensure architectural consistency and performance.
How OpenClaw Skill Creator Works
- Capture Intent: Identify the specific actions the agent should perform and the exact phrases a user might use to trigger the skill.
- Edge Case Interview: Define input formats, external dependencies, and specifically what the skill should NOT do to prevent false positives.
- Skill Construction: Write the SKILL.md file using a pushy, context-aware description and keeping the instructional body under 300 lines.
- Trigger Evaluation: Run test prompts against the description to ensure a high success rate (target > 80%) using the evaluation script.
- Iteration: Refine the skill based on real-world usage by adding more trigger phrases or moving detailed data to reference files.
OpenClaw Skill Creator Setup
To get started with Openclaw Skills creation, set up a directory in your workspace:
# Create the skill directory structure
mkdir -p skills/my-custom-skill/scripts
# Create the mandatory SKILL.md file
touch skills/my-custom-skill/SKILL.md
Ensure your SKILL.md frontmatter follows the strict format:
---
name: my-custom-skill
description: [Your pushy trigger description here]
---
OpenClaw Skill Creator Data Schema & Taxonomy
| Component | Requirement | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
Mandatory | Lowercase kebab-case string (max 64 chars) in frontmatter. |
description |
Mandatory | The triggering logic containing 'Use when' and 'NOT for' clauses. |
SKILL.md |
Mandatory | The core file containing both frontmatter and agent instructions. |
scripts/ |
Optional | Directory for executable helpers, referenced via {baseDir}. |
references/ |
Optional | Directory for deep-dive documentation linked from the main skill file. |
OpenClaw Skill Creator Advanced Features
- Manual trigger evaluation scripts to validate description accuracy before deployment.
- Portability support using the {baseDir} variable for script execution paths.
- Workspace precedence that allows custom Openclaw Skills to override default built-in skills.
- Context-aware triggering logic designed to reduce agent under-triggering through aggressive description phrasing.
SKILL.md
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