A specialized AI skill for diagnosing 3D printing issues, recommending slicer adjustments, and maintaining a structured failure log.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install print-failure-analyst
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 print-failure-analyst using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Print Failure Analyst?
The Print Failure Analyst is a robust technical tool designed for makers and engineers who need to move beyond guesswork in 3D printing. By integrating with Openclaw Skills, this agent analyzes symptoms like warping, stringing, or layer shifts and cross-references them against a detailed knowledge base of failure modes and slicer-specific solutions.
Beyond simple diagnosis, the skill acts as a long-term laboratory notebook. It allows users to log specific printer configurations, materials, and settings to identify recurring patterns. This data-driven approach helps refine print profiles for PrusaSlicer, Cura, and OrcaSlicer, ensuring higher success rates for complex projects.
Print Failure Analyst Use Cases
- Identifying the root cause of visual artifacts like ringing, ghosting, or elephant foot.
- Getting precise slicer setting recommendations for specific materials like PETG or PLA.
- Maintaining a searchable history of past failures to avoid repeating mistakes.
- Generating comprehensive PDF or Markdown reports of print reliability over time.
- Diagnosing issues from photos by mapping visual symptoms to known failure types.
How Print Failure Analyst Works
- The user describes a problem or provides an image of a failed 3D print.
- The skill executes a diagnostic script to map symptoms against 18 distinct failure categories.
- It retrieves specific troubleshooting steps and slicer values from local reference documentation.
- The agent provides a ranked list of likely causes and actionable fixes tailored to the user's slicer software.
- The failure details, including material and printer type, are logged into a structured JSON database for future pattern analysis.
Print Failure Analyst Setup
To integrate this capability into your workflow, ensure you have Python 3 installed and follow these steps:
# Navigate to your Openclaw Skills directory
cd skills/print-failure-analyst
# The skill uses standard libraries, no heavy dependencies required
# Verify scripts are executable
chmod +x scripts/*.py
Ensure your assets/failure-log.json file is initialized to track your progress.
Print Failure Analyst Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill maintains a structured taxonomy to ensure data integrity across your Openclaw Skills environment:
| File | Format | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
assets/failure-log.json |
JSON | Persistent storage of printer, material, and failure metadata. |
references/failure-types.md |
Markdown | Definitions of 18 failure types with visual symptoms and keywords. |
references/slicer-fixes.md |
Markdown | Technical parameters for Cura, PrusaSlicer, and OrcaSlicer. |
scripts/ |
Python | Logic for diagnosis, logging, and pattern reporting. |
Print Failure Analyst Advanced Features
- Pattern Analysis: Automatically flags recurring material/failure combinations using the history script.
- Structured Reasoning: Supports
--jsonflags for diagnostic outputs to facilitate multi-agent collaborative troubleshooting. - Automated Reporting: Generate time-bounded Markdown reports to audit printer performance over 30, 60, or 90-day windows.
- Custom Material Profiling: Associate specific slicer settings with failure logs to build an optimized material database.
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