A tracking and alerting utility that identifies high-growth Openclaw Skills by monitoring download and star counts on ClawHub.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install trending-skill-identifier
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 trending-skill-identifier 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 Surge Notifier?
Skill Surge Notifier is an essential monitoring tool for developers and power users who want to stay at the forefront of the AI agent ecosystem. By observing metrics across ClawHub, it identifies which Openclaw Skills are gaining significant traction, enabling you to discover the most popular and rapidly growing automation tools in real-time.
The utility goes beyond simple tracking by offering a relevance-scoring engine. By setting a personal profile with specific keywords, users can ensure that the surges they are notified about are directly applicable to their specific development needs or technical interests within the world of Openclaw Skills.
Skill Surge Notifier Use Cases
- Identifying high-growth Openclaw Skills for early adoption in development workflows.
- Monitoring market trends and identifying new entries in the top 10 most downloaded skills.
- Automating competitive analysis for developers building their own AI agent tools.
- Scoring trending tools based on personal technical profiles to filter for relevant automation capabilities.
How Skill Surge Notifier Works
- The skill initiates a fetch command to retrieve download and star data for the top 20 Openclaw Skills from ClawHub.
- It compares current metrics against a local state file to calculate growth percentages and delta changes.
- The system evaluates the data against four trigger conditions: growth exceeding 30%, total downloads over 50,000, stars over 200, or a new entry in the top 10.
- If a user profile is configured, the skill applies a 0-10 relevance score to prioritize the findings.
- Results are outputted via stdout for direct terminal reading or for capture by an AI agent to surface alerts in chat.
Skill Surge Notifier Setup
To use this tool for tracking Openclaw Skills, ensure you have Node.js 18 or higher installed. The utility runs directly from its skill bundle without needing a separate installation step.
Initialize the baseline state and check for current trends with:
node cli.js check
To automate the monitoring of Openclaw Skills, you can add a cron job to run every four hours:
0 */4 * * * node {baseDir}/cli.js check >> ~/.skill-surge-notifier/surge.log 2>&1
Skill Surge Notifier Data Schema & Taxonomy
Skill Surge Notifier organizes its data and configuration within a dedicated directory, typically found at ~/.skill-surge-notifier. The schema is managed through JSON files:
| File | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
state.json |
JSON | Stores the baseline download and star counts for all tracked Openclaw Skills. |
config.json |
JSON | Contains user-defined thresholds for growth, downloads, and star counts. |
surge.log |
Text | Optional log file capturing output when running via scheduled tasks. |
The tool uses environment variables like SURGE_DIR and STATE_PATH to allow for flexible data storage locations.
Skill Surge Notifier Advanced Features
- Profile-based relevance scoring: Assign a custom description and keywords to rank surges by how much they align with your interests.
- Customizable thresholds: Modify the exact percentage of growth or download numbers required to trigger a surge notification.
- Scheduled load balancing: Use the
SCHEDULED=trueenvironment variable to add a random delay, preventing API congestion when monitoring Openclaw Skills. - Top Movers analysis: Displays the fastest-growing skills by download delta regardless of whether they meet the high surge thresholds.
- Headless configuration: Update settings and profiles entirely via the CLI for seamless integration into server-side scripts.
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