reskill Usage Guide for Openclaw

A declarative, Git-based package manager designed to install, version, and manage AI agent skills across multiple platforms.

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Install & Download

1. ClawHub CLI

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

npx clawhub@latest install rush-reskill-usage

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 rush-reskill-usage 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 reskill Usage Guide?

reskill is a powerful CLI utility that simplifies the management of AI agent skills by treating them like software packages. It utilizes a declarative configuration system with skills.json and skills.lock files, mirroring the workflow of modern package managers like npm or yarn. This ensures that Openclaw Skills remain consistent across different development environments and team members.

By supporting diverse sources—including GitHub, GitLab, and custom registries—reskill provides a robust foundation for building and maintaining sophisticated agentic workflows. It bridges the gap between raw skill files and a structured, versioned ecosystem, making it easier than ever to integrate specialized capabilities into agents like Cursor, Claude Code, or Windsurf.

reskill Usage Guide Use Cases

  • When you need to install or update AI agent skills from remote repositories.
  • Managing project-specific Openclaw Skills using a declarative skills.json file.
  • Publishing custom agent skills to a central registry for team or community use.
  • Distributing skills across multiple AI agents like Cursor, Claude Code, and Windsurf simultaneously.
  • Ensuring version consistency of skills within a collaborative development team.

How reskill Usage Guide Works

  1. Initialize a project by creating a skills.json configuration file to track dependencies.
  2. Identify and install skills from various sources such as GitHub, GitLab, or registry-based packages.
  3. The tool resolves versions and dependencies, generating a skills.lock file for reproducible environments.
  4. Skills are symlinked or copied into the appropriate agent-specific directories (e.g., .cursor/rules/).
  5. Use the CLI to check for updates, diagnose environment issues, or publish new Openclaw Skills to a registry.

reskill Usage Guide Setup

Ensure you have Node.js >= 18.0.0 installed. Install the CLI tool globally to manage your Openclaw Skills:

npm install -g reskill

Initialize your project to create a configuration file:

reskill init

Verify your environment is correctly configured:

reskill doctor

reskill Usage Guide Data Schema & Taxonomy

reskill organizes Openclaw Skills using a clear directory and file structure for transparency and reliability:

File/Folder Description
skills.json Manifest file containing skill references, registries, and default settings.
skills.lock Lockfile ensuring exact versioning across different installations.
.skills/ The default local storage directory for downloaded skill content.
.cursor/rules/ Example agent-specific directory where skills are symlinked for active use.

reskill Usage Guide Advanced Features

  • Multi-agent deployment allows targeting several AI environments with a single command using the --agent flag.
  • Monorepo support for installing specific Openclaw Skills located within subdirectories of a larger repository.
  • Support for private registries and custom Git servers with SSH or token-based authentication.
  • Archive support for installing skills directly from HTTP, AWS S3, or Aliyun OSS URLs.
  • Global installation mode for managing personal Openclaw Skills available across all local projects.

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