Skills are plugin packages that teach OpenClaw how to perform specific tasks — file management, web browsing, email handling, database queries, and more. They're defined in SKILL.md files and installed via the ClawHub registry.
ClawHub has over 13,000 published skills as of early 2026. Popular categories include web search, Gmail/Google Workspace, coding tools, file management, and browser automation.
No. Security audits have found that 12-20% of ClawHub skills contain malicious code. Always review the source code, check the security analysis tab, look at star count and install numbers, and never run obfuscated commands.
Install the ClawHub CLI with npm i -g clawhub, then run clawhub install skill-name. Skills are saved to your workspace directory. Restart OpenClaw after installing new skills.
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