A sophisticated AI agent skill for discovering destinations, comparing venues, and generating decision-ready travel shortlists using official Tripadvisor workflows.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install tripadvisor
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 tripadvisor 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 Tripadvisor?
The Tripadvisor skill for Openclaw Skills provides a robust framework for interacting with the world's largest travel guidance platform. By leveraging official API endpoints and policy-safe web navigation, this skill allows users to search for destinations, compare hotels, restaurants, and attractions, and inspect reviews with high technical accuracy.
Designed for the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, it prioritizes structured data and stable navigation patterns over fragile scraping methods. It maintains a local memory of user preferences and session history, ensuring that travel planning is both personalized and persistent while adhering to strict compliance boundaries.
Tripadvisor Use Cases
- Searching for top-rated accommodations and dining options in specific cities.
- Comparing attractions based on official Tripadvisor ratings and recent review patterns.
- Generating ranked shortlists for travel itineraries with explicit quality and price signals.
- Automating the resolution of destination queries into official location IDs for data analysis.
- Verifying travel candidates through direct URL-driven browser navigation to avoid UI friction.
How Tripadvisor Works
- The skill initializes by validating local storage and checking for the required TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY in the environment.
- Users choose between API mode for structured data lookup, UI mode for interactive browsing, or Hybrid mode for discovery and verification.
- The agent resolves destination queries into unique location IDs, caching these mappings locally to optimize future requests.
- Detailed entity data, including reviews and photos, is fetched via official partner endpoints or inspected through stable web URLs.
- The skill processes the gathered information into a ranked shortlist, highlighting trade-offs and price/quality signals.
- All session data, preferences, and shortlists are saved locally in the tripadvisor directory for future reference within the Openclaw Skills framework.
Tripadvisor Setup
To get started with this skill in the Openclaw Skills environment, ensure you have the necessary binaries and your API key configured.
# Create the local storage directory
mkdir -p ~/tripadvisor/
# Set your Tripadvisor API Key
export TRIPADVISOR_API_KEY='your_api_key_here'
# Install the skill via clawhub
clawhub install tripadvisor
Refer to the internal setup.md for a detailed explanation of local storage usage and to confirm file creation.
Tripadvisor Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages data locally to ensure privacy and efficiency. Below is the organization of the local storage directory:
| File/Folder | Description |
|---|---|
memory.md |
Stores persistent user preferences and travel constraints. |
sessions/ |
Contains markdown files for specific search sessions and candidate lists. |
api/location-cache.md |
Maps search queries to official Tripadvisor location_ids. |
api/request-log.md |
Logs API endpoint interactions with sensitive keys redacted. |
shortlists/ |
Stores final ranked options categorized by city and topic. |
Tripadvisor Advanced Features
- Hybrid Workflow Support: Combines machine-friendly API data with human-centric UI verification for maximum accuracy.
- Intelligent Location Caching: Automatically stores and reuses location ID mappings to reduce API latency and cost.
- Multi-Skill Synergy: Integrates seamlessly with other Openclaw Skills like booking or apple-maps for comprehensive trip planning.
- Redacted Logging: Maintains a transparent audit trail of API requests while ensuring security by redacting sensitive credentials.
- Policy-Safe Navigation: Utilizes URL-first logic to bypass fragile DOM selectors and ensure long-term stability against UI changes.
SKILL.md
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