A conversational framework designed to extract, refine, and structure fragmented ideas into professional writing outlines.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install thought-mining
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 thought-mining 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 Thought Mining?
Thought Mining is a sophisticated psychological and structural assistant for writers. Rather than just generating an outline from a prompt, it acts as a writing consultant that guides you through a multi-stage dialogue to unearth the core of your ideas. By using Openclaw Skills like this one, users can overcome the initial friction of writing by converting mental clutter into actionable content structures.
This skill is specifically designed for creators who feel stuck with a head full of ideas but struggle to put them on paper. It emphasizes the extraction of specific examples, emotional undertones, and logical consistency, ensuring that the final output is not just a generic summary but a reflection of the author's authentic voice.
Thought Mining Use Cases
- When you have numerous ideas but feel paralyzed when starting to write
- To organize scattered thoughts and determine their relative priority or logical connection
- When you are unsure which angle to take for a specific topic
- To verify the factual accuracy and logical soundness of your arguments mid-process
- When you have a half-finished draft and need to regain structural clarity
How Thought Mining Works
- Idea Extraction: The AI uses open-ended questioning to gather raw, unfiltered thoughts and specific details without judgment.
- Topic Crystallization: It identifies the soul of the piece by forcing a single-sentence core proposition and selecting the best angles.
- Argument Validation: Utilizing web search tools, the skill verifies data points and checks for logical fallacies or counter-arguments.
- Drafting Assistance: The AI provides continuous feedback during the writing process, focusing on rhythm, transitions, and highlight sentences.
- Final Audit: A comprehensive checklist review ensures the theme is clear, the logic is tight, and the opening is engaging before publication.
Thought Mining Setup
To use this within your environment, ensure you have the Openclaw Skills framework initialized. You can trigger the mining process using the following command structures:
# Trigger via CLI or Chat interface
openclaw run thought-mining
Simply enter keywords like thought-mining or help me organize my thoughts to begin the guided session.
Thought Mining Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes its output into structured reports across different stages to ensure no thought is lost:
| Stage | Output Type | Key Metadata |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery | Raw Fragment Log | Emotional markers, uncertainty tags |
| Selection | Core Proposition | Selected angle, target audience intent |
| Validation | Fact-Check Report | Source URLs, confidence index (High/Med/Low) |
| Assistance | Highlight Library | Candidate 'golden sentences', flow analysis |
| Review | Final Checklist | Logical chain status, title effectiveness |
Thought Mining Advanced Features
- Type-Specific Tuning: Customizes the workflow for opinion pieces, technical guides, stories, or scientific popularization.
- Personality Adaptation: Adjusts the questioning style based on whether the user is talkative, perfectionist, or prone to procrastination.
- Competitive Analysis: Automatically identifies if an angle has been overused in existing web content during the validation phase.
- Logical Bridge Building: Suggests specific transitional phrases to fix 'jumpy' logic between paragraphs.
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