An automated diagnostic tool designed to evaluate the quality and performance of installed skills based on five key technical dimensions.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install skill-quality-checker
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-quality-checker 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 Quality Checker?
Skill Quality Checker is a specialized auditing utility for the Openclaw ecosystem. It provides developers with an automated way to assess the reliability and efficiency of their custom skills. By performing heuristic static analysis, the tool ensures that every skill meets a high standard of professional quality before deployment or sharing.
This tool is essential for maintaining a high-performance library of Openclaw Skills, helping users identify technical debt, missing documentation, or inefficient token usage that could hinder the AI agent's performance. It serves as a bridge between development and production-ready quality assurance.
Skill Quality Checker Use Cases
- Auditing newly developed Openclaw Skills for compliance with implementation standards.
- Generating comprehensive quality reports in Markdown or JSON for team reviews.
- Identifying performance bottlenecks and inefficient token usage in existing agent workflows.
- Batch scanning local skill directories to ensure global maintenance of the skill library.
How Skill Quality Checker Works
- The user executes the check_quality.py script pointing to a specific skill or a global skill directory.
- The script performs a static analysis of the skill files, evaluating them against five core technical metrics.
- A scoring algorithm calculates a total value out of 100 based on defined weights for matching, completeness, and efficiency.
- The tool generates a detailed report, including a star rating and actionable improvement suggestions.
- Developers use the outputted feedback to refine the skill's description, error handling, or logic.
Skill Quality Checker Setup
The Skill Quality Checker relies exclusively on the Python standard library, ensuring zero-dependency installation within your environment.
# Navigate to your skill directory and run the scanner
python3 {SKILL_DIR}/scripts/check_quality.py --scan-dir /root/.openclaw/skills/
# To scan a specific skill instead of the entire directory
python3 {SKILL_DIR}/scripts/check_quality.py --skill /root/.openclaw/skills/target-skill/
Skill Quality Checker Data Schema & Taxonomy
The tool evaluates skills across five specific dimensions, each contributing 20 points toward a total score of 100:
| Dimension | Weight | Key Metrics |
|---|---|---|
| Problem-Solution Fit | 20 | Task alignment and implementation strategy accuracy |
| Completeness | 20 | File integrity, formatting standards, and absence of TODOs |
| Fault Tolerance | 20 | Error handling and fallback mechanism robustness |
| Description Precision | 20 | Trigger word coverage, length optimization, and specificity |
| Token Efficiency | 20 | File size management and progressive disclosure logic |
Rating Tiers:
- 5 Stars: 90+ (Excellent)
- 4 Stars: 75-89 (Good)
- 3 Stars: 60-74 (Acceptable)
- 2 Stars: <60 (Needs Improvement)
Skill Quality Checker Advanced Features
- Multi-format output support for both human-readable Markdown and machine-readable JSON.
- Heuristic static analysis that runs without requiring external API calls or LLM tokens.
- Granular directory scanning allowing for both individual skill audits and full library sweeps.
- Detailed scoring criteria integration via reference documents for deep-dive technical alignment.
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