Before you install

Open the source page and read SKILL.md. Look for shell commands, external downloads, required API keys, broad file access, and instructions that send data to third-party services. Confirm that the publisher and source are the ones you intended to use.

Install from ClawHub

For a listed OpenClaw skill, use the exact command shown on its Agent Skills List detail page. Current ClawHub references include both the publisher and slug, which reduces ambiguity between skills with similar names.

clawhub install @publisher/skill-name

Install from Git or a local directory

Some agent tools support adding a public Git repository or copying a skill folder into a workspace-level skills directory. Follow the host tool’s current documentation, keep the original source URL, and pin a revision when reproducibility matters.

Update and remove safely

Review release changes before updating a skill that can run commands or access private data. Keep workspaces under version control where possible, and use the host tool’s uninstall command instead of deleting unrelated directories manually.