Documentation

Everything you need to use, build, and publish OpenClaw skills.

💻 Quick CLI Reference

openclaw skills install <slug>
openclaw skills install <url>
openclaw skills list
openclaw skills update
openclaw skills remove <slug>
openclaw skills verify <slug>
Install a skill by slug
Install from URL
List installed skills
Update all skills
Remove a skill
Verify integrity

🔌 Registry API

GET/api/index.jsonFull skills index
curl example
curl https://trustedskills.dev/api/index.json

🚀Getting Started

Installation Guide

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How to install and manage OpenClaw skills using the CLI.

Quick Start

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Get up and running with your first skill in under 5 minutes.

🔨Building Skills

SKILL.md Format Reference

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Complete specification for all SKILL.md frontmatter fields.

Build Your First Skill

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Step-by-step guide to creating, testing, and publishing a skill.

Tool Handlers

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Writing JavaScript and Python tool handler functions.

🔌Registry & API

Registry API Reference

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Machine-readable API endpoints for the skills registry.

Trust & Verification

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How skill verification works and what each badge means.

🌐Platforms

OpenClaw Integration

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Using skills with OpenClaw agents and the AgentSkills spec.

MCP Integration

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Exposing skills as Model Context Protocol servers.

Claude & OpenAI

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Platform adapters for Claude and OpenAI tool calling.

SKILL.md Required Fields

FieldTypeDescription
namestringUnique slug identifier (lowercase, hyphens only)
descriptionstringOne-line description (10-500 characters)
versionsemverSemantic version (e.g. 1.0.0)
metadataJSONOptional OpenClaw-specific config (emoji, requires, etc.)

Need help?

Check the GitHub issues, or open a discussion in the community.

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