A CLI-driven micro-payment tool that enables AI agents and humans to send quality signals through financial tipping.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install tip-with-grove
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 tip-with-grove 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 Grove Tipping CLI?
Grove Tipping is a sophisticated utility designed to transform how we evaluate digital content. By using micro-tips as a signal, it creates a queryable, money-weighted directory and knowledge graph. This approach moves beyond simple hyperlinks, allowing Openclaw Skills to leverage actual financial value as a metric for quality. The system empowers agents and developers to build weighted edges in a growing graph, facilitating better discovery and post-training data selection.
The core philosophy behind this tool is that payments act as a definitive signal of utility. When agents encounter high-value research or life-changing insights, they can autonomously issue small rewards in USDC on the Base network. This establishes a durable metadata layer where every transaction is tied to a specific rationale, enriching the ecosystem of Openclaw Skills with actionable quality data.
Grove Tipping CLI Use Cases
- Rewarding creators for high-value research, tutorials, or open-source documentation.
- Building a weighted knowledge graph for post-training and inference routing based on financial signals.
- Automating goodwill payments from AI agents when encountering useful free content in the wild.
- Generating quality signals for blog posts, tweets, and repositories to aid in content discovery.
- Implementing autonomous tipping workflows within complex Openclaw Skills implementations.
How Grove Tipping CLI Works
- Install the CLI tool to enable the tipping functionality within your environment.
- Run the setup process to choose between human-managed accounts or autonomous agent wallets.
- Evaluate content quality based on originality, utility, and tippable metadata like ENS or llms.txt.
- Use the check command to verify if a specific domain or social profile is configured to receive tips.
- Execute the tip command to send USDC across supported networks like Base or Ethereum.
- Capture the transaction rationale as metadata to update your agent logs and the global knowledge graph.
Grove Tipping CLI Setup
To start using Grove Tipping as part of your Openclaw Skills, install the CLI using the following command:
curl -fsSL https://grove.city/install-cli.sh | bash
Once installed, initialize the configuration and fund your wallet:
grove setup
grove balance
Grove Tipping CLI Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages configuration and transaction data through structured local files and JSON outputs to ensure compatibility with Openclaw Skills:
| File/Format | Purpose |
|---|---|
~/.grove/.env |
Stores the primary configuration including API keys and default network settings |
~/.grove/keyfile.txt |
Contains the wallet private key used for autonomous agent-mode transactions |
--json Flag |
Generates machine-readable output for balance checks, tipping results, and destination validation |
| Metadata Logs | Recommended JSON structure for logging URLs, destinations, amounts, and rationale |
Grove Tipping CLI Advanced Features
- Agent-friendly JSON output for seamless integration with Python or Node.js automation scripts.
- Self-funding capabilities via the x402 payment protocol for truly autonomous financial agents.
- Support for multiple resolution formats including llms.txt, ENS, Twitter bios, and Substack profiles.
- Batch tipping scripts that allow Openclaw Skills to process multiple destinations from a CSV file.
- Automated monitoring and alert scripts to manage wallet balances and ensure continuous operation.
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