Create high-quality AI agent capabilities using a modular, token-efficient structure designed for professional workflows.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install skill-builder
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 skill-builder 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 Skill Builder / Creator?
The Skill Builder is a specialized framework designed to help developers architect and refine Openclaw Skills. It focuses on a modular design philosophy that prioritizes token efficiency and progressive disclosure. By keeping core instruction files lean and offloading heavy documentation to auxiliary files, it ensures that AI agents remain responsive and context-aware.
This framework provides the essential guardrails and patterns needed to build robust Openclaw Skills. It includes specific rules for metadata formatting, action-oriented descriptions, and directory structures that allow agents to load information only when it is strictly necessary, preventing context window bloat.
Skill Builder / Creator Use Cases
- Building new Openclaw Skills from scratch with a standardized directory layout.
- Optimizing existing agent instructions to reduce token costs and improve response speed.
- Standardizing metadata across a library of Openclaw Skills for better discoverability.
- Implementing progressive disclosure patterns for complex technical documentation.
How Skill Builder / Creator Works
- Start by defining the skill metadata including the name, version, and a concise action-oriented description.
- Create a lean SKILL.md file that acts as the primary entry point, limited to 30-50 lines of core logic.
- Identify high-density information or setup steps and move them into auxiliary files like setup.md or patterns.md.
- Organize the file structure to follow the Level 1-3 progressive disclosure levels, ensuring the agent only accesses deep data on-demand.
- Audit the skill against the built-in trap checklist to eliminate vague instructions and redundant content.
Skill Builder / Creator Setup
On first use, you should review the integration guidelines provided in the setup file. Use the following commands to manage your environment:
# Sync your local skill library
clawhub sync
# Install essential development utilities for Openclaw Skills
clawhub install skill-manager
clawhub install skill-test
Skill Builder / Creator Data Schema & Taxonomy
The framework organizes Openclaw Skills using a tiered file structure to maximize efficiency:
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| SKILL.md | The primary manifest containing metadata and activation triggers. |
| [topic].md | On-demand detailed files for specific sub-topics or workflows. |
| references/ | A directory reserved for heavy documentation or large datasets. |
| memory-template.md | A standardized template used for tracking project-specific data. |
| setup.md | Specific installation and configuration steps for the skill. |
Skill Builder / Creator Advanced Features
- Multi-level progressive disclosure to protect the agent context window.
- Action-verb validation for high-impact skill descriptions.
- Modular architecture supporting separate reference and pattern files.
- Built-in trap detection for identifying and fixing common skill development errors.
- Integration support for local testing and automated skill management.
SKILL.md
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