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Selig 4c966a3ad2 Initial commit: OpenClaw Skill Collection

6 custom skills (assign-task, dispatch-webhook, daily-briefing,
task-capture, qmd-brain, tts-voice) with technical documentation.
Compatible with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex CLI, and OpenCode.

2026-03-13 10:58:30 +08:00

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Skills Documentation

Overview

OpenClaw employs AgentSkills-compatible skill folders to teach the agent how to use tools with a three-tier loading system prioritizing workspace skills over managed skills and bundled options.

Loading Hierarchy

Skills are sourced from three locations in precedence order:

Workspace-specific directories (<workspace>/skills)
Machine-level managed folders (~/.openclaw/skills)
Application bundled skills (lowest priority)

Additional directories can be configured via skills.load.extraDirs in the OpenClaw configuration file.

Multi-Agent Considerations

In systems with multiple agents, each workspace maintains its own per-agent skills collection, while shared skills live in ~/.openclaw/skills (managed/local) and are visible to all agents on the same machine.

Skill Format Requirements

Skills must include a SKILL.md file with YAML frontmatter containing:

name: skill identifier
description: functionality summary
Optional metadata as single-line JSON for gating/configuration

Security Practices

The documentation emphasizes treating third-party skills as untrusted code. Read them before enabling and recommends sandboxed execution for risky operations. Secrets injected via environment variables affect the host process only during that agent turn.

Discovery & Installation

ClawHub (clawhub.com) serves as the public skills registry, enabling installation, updates, and synchronization through command-line interface tools.

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