Installing Skills

Finding Skills

Your agent comes with a built-in skill discovery system called find-skills. This lets the agent browse available skills, read descriptions, and install the ones it needs — all on its own.

You can also browse and install skills manually through the Console.

Installing via the Console

Open the Console tab on your agent’s detail page. From there you can install skills using ClawHub, OpenClaw’s skill registry:

# Install a skill from ClawHub
npx clawhub install <skill-name>

# List installed skills
openclaw skills

This approach gives you full control and is useful when you want to install a specific version or configure a skill before the agent starts using it.

Letting the Agent Install Its Own Skills

The find-skills capability is enabled by default. When your agent encounters a task it cannot handle with its current skills, it can search for a relevant skill, evaluate whether it fits, and install it — all without your intervention.

You can disable this behavior in your agent’s configuration if you prefer to manage skills manually.

ClawHub Registry

ClawHub is OpenClaw’s public skill registry with 50+ skills available. Popular skills include integrations for GitHub, Notion, Obsidian, Slack, Trello, 1Password, and more.

Verifying Installation

After installing a skill, you can verify it by asking your agent directly: “What skills do you have installed?” It will list everything available in its environment.

You can also check from the Console:

openclaw skills

If a skill does not appear after installation, try restarting the agent. Some skills require a restart to register fully.

Related Docs

• Skills Overview — what skills are and how they extend your agent
• Running Commands — install skills via the console command line
• Chat Tab — test your newly installed skills by chatting with your agent