A smart podcast management skill for tracking subscriptions, generating AI-powered briefings, and optimizing your listening queue.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install podcasts
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 podcasts 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 Podcasts?
The Podcasts skill is a professional-grade tool designed to transform how users consume audio content by turning an agent into a personal podcast producer. By leveraging Openclaw Skills, this tool automates the process of tracking new episodes, managing subscriptions, and synthesizing key insights from complex discussions. It bridges the gap between passive listening and active knowledge acquisition, ensuring you never miss a critical guest appearance or a valuable takeaway.
This skill is particularly useful for professionals and researchers who need to stay updated on industry trends via podcasts but have limited time to listen to full-length episodes. Utilizing the capabilities of Openclaw Skills, the agent acts as a filter, prioritizing content based on your availability and interests while maintaining a structured knowledge base of everything you have learned from your subscriptions.
Podcasts Use Cases
- Tracking specific show subscriptions and getting alerts for new episodes.
- Generating concise summaries for long-form episodes to save time without missing content.
- Monitoring specific guest appearances across multiple different podcast platforms automatically.
- Managing a personalized listening queue based on specific time constraints and availability.
- Extracting and storing insights into a dedicated knowledge base for later reference.
How Podcasts Works
- The user mentions a podcast show or guest they follow to initialize the tracking process.
- The agent updates the central subscriptions or guest watchlist files in the local filesystem.
- Upon request, the agent fetches and synthesizes the latest episode data into structured briefings and summaries.
- The system analyzes the current queue and user time availability to recommend specific episodes to listen to or skip.
- As episodes are consumed or summarized, the agent updates progress and extracts high-level insights into a permanent knowledge archive.
Podcasts Setup
To integrate the Podcasts capability into your environment, ensure your workspace is configured to support Openclaw Skills. Create the required directory structure manually or let the agent initialize it using the following commands:
mkdir -p ~/podcasts/briefings
touch ~/podcasts/subscriptions.md ~/podcasts/queue.md ~/podcasts/knowledge.md ~/podcasts/guests.md
Once the directories are ready, simply tell the agent which shows you follow to begin the automated tracking process using Openclaw Skills.
Podcasts Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Podcasts skill organizes data within the ~/podcasts/ directory using a clear markdown-based taxonomy for easy human and agent readability:
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
subscriptions.md |
Master list of all followed podcast shows and RSS feeds. |
queue.md |
List of episodes pending listening or processing with priority status. |
briefings/ |
Directory containing individual Markdown summary files for specific episodes. |
knowledge.md |
Central repository for extracted insights, facts, and learner mode data. |
guests.md |
Watchlist for tracking specific VIP guests across all monitored shows. |
Podcasts Advanced Features
- Intelligent guest tracking to find appearances of specific individuals across the entire podcast ecosystem via Openclaw Skills.
- Time-aware prioritization that suggests the best content based on how many minutes the user has available.
- Native support for YouTube video podcasts and clips to ensure cross-platform coverage.
- Automated catch-up planning that identifies low-value episodes to skip when the queue becomes overwhelming.
- Advanced learning mode that populates a dedicated knowledge graph from audio content for long-term research.
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