Installing Skills

Add new capabilities to OpenClaw by installing skills.

Installation Methods

Via Chat Command

The simplest way to install skills:

/skill install web-search

OpenClaw will:

1. Download the skill
2. Configure any required settings
3. Enable the skill

Via Configuration

Add skills in your configuration:

# .env
ENABLED_SKILLS=web-search,calendar,code-analysis

Via Admin Dashboard

If using managed hosting:

1. Go to Settings > Skills
2. Browse available skills
3. Click Install

Configuring Skills

Some skills require additional configuration:

API Keys

# Web Search
GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-google-api-key
GOOGLE_CSE_ID=your-custom-search-engine-id
 
# Calendar
GOOGLE_CALENDAR_CREDENTIALS={"type":"service_account",...}
 
# Email
GMAIL_OAUTH_TOKEN=your-oauth-token

Permissions

Control what skills can do:

# Allow skills to make external API calls
SKILL_ALLOW_EXTERNAL_REQUESTS=true
 
# Allow skills to write files
SKILL_ALLOW_FILE_WRITE=false

Managing Skills

List Installed Skills

/skills list

Check Skill Status

/skill status web-search

Update Skills

/skill update web-search

Remove Skills

/skill remove web-search

Troubleshooting

Skill not working

1. Check the skill is installed: /skills list
2. Verify configuration: /skill status [name]
3. Check logs for errors
4. Ensure required API keys are set

Permission denied

Some skills require elevated permissions. Check your plan includes the skill, or upgrade to access it.

API errors

• Verify API keys are correct
• Check rate limits haven’t been exceeded
• Ensure external services are accessible