Hello World Skill for Openclaw

A foundational starter skill demonstrating basic command execution and multilingual support for AI coding agents.

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v1.0.0
Apr 5, 2026
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Install & Download

1. ClawHub CLI

The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.

npx clawhub@latest install xiaobaozi-hello-skill

2. Manual Installation

Copy the skill folder to one of these locations

Global
~/.openclaw/skills/
Workspace
<project>/skills/

Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled

3. Prompt Installation

Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.

Help me install xiaobaozi-hello-skill 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 Hello World Skill?

The Hello World Skill serves as a primary template and proof-of-concept for developers building within the Openclaw Skills framework. It illustrates the fundamental mechanics of how skills receive parameters, process logic, and return formatted strings, making it an essential starting point for anyone learning to extend their AI agent's capabilities.

This skill is designed to test the deployment pipeline and ensure that the integration between the AI agent and the skill registry is functioning correctly. By providing simple, predictable outputs, it helps developers verify their environment setup before moving on to more complex logic.

Hello World Skill Use Cases

  • Verifying successful installation and configuration of the Openclaw Skills environment.
  • Testing multilingual support and localized response handling for AI interactions.
  • Using as a boilerplate template to create custom greeting or notification skills.

How Hello World Skill Works

  1. The user or AI agent triggers the command with optional arguments like name or language code.
  2. The skill processes input parameters, defaulting to World and en if none are provided.
  3. The internal logic selects the appropriate greeting string from a pre-defined multilingual dictionary.
  4. The formatted message is returned as a response to the terminal or agent interface.

Hello World Skill Setup

To get started with this skill within your Openclaw Skills environment, follow these steps:

# Test basic functionality
hello-world

# Test with custom name
hello-world --name "Developer"

# Test with language settings
hello-world --lang zh

Hello World Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy

The skill utilizes a simple parameter-based schema for inputs and returns a plain text response.

Parameter Type Default Description
--name String "World" The name to include in the greeting.
--lang String "en" Language code selection (en, zh, es, fr).

Metadata Specifications:

  • Author: Little Steamed Bun
  • Version: 1.0.0
  • License: MIT

Hello World Skill Advanced Features

  • Multi-language support including English, Chinese, Spanish, and French.
  • Dynamic string interpolation for personalized user interactions.
  • Extensible JavaScript implementation for rapid prototyping within Openclaw Skills.
  • CLI-ready argument parsing for immediate developer feedback.

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