Skill Scout is the official discovery and management engine for finding, evaluating, and installing Openclaw Skills from the community registry.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install skill-scout
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-scout 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 Scout?
Skill Scout acts as a specialized assistant designed to navigate the expansive ecosystem of Openclaw Skills. By interfacing directly with ClawHub, it provides developers and AI agents with a powerful toolset to expand their capabilities through a library of over 13,000 community-built skills. It moves beyond simple keyword matching by utilizing semantic search to understand user intent, ensuring you find the most relevant Openclaw Skills for any project.
The primary purpose of this tool is to streamline the lifecycle of skill management, from initial discovery and security inspection to installation and version updates. Whether you are looking to add browser automation, financial tracking, or specialized devops tools, Skill Scout ensures that your environment is always equipped with the right Openclaw Skills for the task at hand.
Skill Scout Use Cases
- Finding the best Openclaw Skills for specific automation tasks like calendar management or web scraping.
- Comparing multiple Openclaw Skills to determine which one best fits your security requirements and dependency constraints.
- Managing a local library of Openclaw Skills across different workspaces or global configurations.
- Quickly updating or syncing a collection of Openclaw Skills to ensure peak performance and security.
How Skill Scout Works
- The user provides a natural language query describing a need or task.
- Skill Scout performs a semantic vector search across ClawHub to identify the most relevant Openclaw Skills.
- The assistant uses the inspect command to retrieve detailed metadata, environment variables, and security reports for the top candidates.
- It presents a curated list of Openclaw Skills with clear descriptions and installation commands.
- Upon user confirmation, it installs the selected Openclaw Skills and updates the local workspace configuration.
Skill Scout Setup
Skill Scout is ready to use within your environment and primarily requires npx for execution. You can start managing Openclaw Skills using these commands:
# Search for new capabilities
clawhub search "automated email reporting"
# Inspect a specific skill's requirements
clawhub inspect <skill-slug>
# Install to your current project
clawhub install <skill-slug>
Skill Scout Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages your local environment using the following structure to organize Openclaw Skills:
| Component | Path/Format | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Workspace Skills | ./skills/ |
Local directory for project-specific Openclaw Skills. |
| Global Skills | ~/.openclaw/skills/ |
System-wide directory for shared Openclaw Skills. |
| Lockfile | .clawhub/lock.json |
Tracks installed versions and metadata for all Openclaw Skills. |
| Skill Definition | SKILL.md |
The core Markdown-based logic and metadata for every skill. |
Skill Scout Advanced Features
- Semantic Vector Search: Go beyond keywords and find Openclaw Skills using natural language phrases and intent.
- Pre-installation Inspection: Review the source code and VirusTotal safety reports of any Openclaw Skills before they touch your system.
- Bulk Management: Use the sync and update --all commands to maintain your entire library of Openclaw Skills effortlessly.
- Priority Routing: Automatically prioritizes workspace-specific Openclaw Skills over global ones to prevent version conflicts.
SKILL.md
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