A smart personal knowledge management skill that captures, organizes, and links your ideas into a portable Markdown-based workspace.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install pkm
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 pkm 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 Personal Knowledge Base?
The Personal Knowledge Base skill is designed to transform the way you capture and retain information by converting raw input—links, quotes, snippets, or rambling thoughts—into a structured, searchable knowledge graph. Built on the philosophy of capture first, organize second, it eliminates the friction of immediate categorization by utilizing an inbox pattern. This Openclaw Skills integration ensures that no insight is lost, providing a roadmap for your digital garden to grow from a simple flat folder into a sophisticated network of atomic notes.
By leveraging plain Markdown files, this skill ensures your data remains portable and future-proof. Whether you are conducting deep research or just saving a fleeting thought, the system progressively adapts to your needs. It suggests tags, builds internal links, and recommends structural changes like Maps of Content only when your library reaches a size that requires navigation assistance.
Personal Knowledge Base Use Cases
- Capturing web links with automatic metadata fetching and summarization.
- Converting long-form brainstorming sessions into distinct, atomic Markdown notes.
- Organizing research questions and marking them for systematic future investigation.
- Building a durable, portable personal knowledge graph using wiki-style links.
- Maintaining a friction-free digital inbox for quick captures during busy workflows.
How Personal Knowledge Base Works
- The user provides raw content such as a URL, a quote, or a random thought via the agent interface.
- The skill immediately saves the input into a central inbox.md file to minimize capture friction.
- For URLs, the system automatically fetches page titles and generates a concise summary for context.
- During periodic inbox processing, the skill converts entries into atomic Markdown files using descriptive kebab-case filenames.
- The system suggests relevant tags and manual links to existing notes to build a connected knowledge graph.
- As the repository grows, the skill offers progressive enhancements such as creating an index.md or implementing a domain-based folder structure.
Personal Knowledge Base Setup
To get started with this Openclaw Skills powered workflow, set up your local workspace environment:
# Create the primary knowledge base directory
mkdir -p ~/kb/
# Initialize the inbox file for quick captures
touch ~/kb/inbox.md
# (Optional) Set up git to track the evolution of your thoughts
cd ~/kb/ && git init
Personal Knowledge Base Data Schema & Taxonomy
| Component | Implementation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| File Format | Markdown (.md) | Universal plain text for maximum longevity and portability. |
| Directory | ~/kb/ |
A centralized workspace, starting as a flat folder structure. |
| Naming | kebab-case.md |
Descriptive, topic-based filenames for easy CLI-based searching. |
| Metadata | YAML/H1/Tags | Includes H1 titles, hashtags for retrieval, and source URLs. |
| Connections | [[wiki-links]] |
Internal links that create a non-linear knowledge web. |
Personal Knowledge Base Advanced Features
- Intelligent link fetching that automatically extracts summaries and source metadata.
- Progressive structural evolution that suggests MOCs (Maps of Content) as your note count scales.
- High-speed full-text search integration using standard CLI tools like grep.
- Version history support through Git integration to see how your thinking evolved over time.
- Compatibility with cloud storage (Dropbox/iCloud) for seamless multi-device access to your knowledge.
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