OpenClaw Skills Marketplace: Complete Guide to ClawHub

ClawHub is the community marketplace for OpenClaw skills-plug-in extensions that give your AI agent new capabilities. With 3,000+ community-built skills you can add browser control, email, calendar, custom APIs, shell access, and hundreds of integrations. This guide covers how to browse, install, audit for security, and get top skills recommendations, plus how to create and publish your own skills.

📖 New to OpenClaw? Install OpenClaw first with our Quick Start Guide, then set up at least one messaging channel (e.g. Telegram or Discord). For the full install/update workflow, see Installing Skills. For security when using third-party skills, read Skills Security Audit and Security Best Practices.

1. What Is ClawHub?

OpenClaw is an autonomous AI agent platform that runs on your own infrastructure and connects to messaging apps you already use. Unlike a simple chatbot, it can do things-run tools, call APIs, manage files-thanks to skills (extensions). ClawHub is the official community marketplace where developers publish and users discover these skills.

  • 3,000+ skills - Productivity, development, business automation, home automation, and niche integrations
  • Community-driven - Anyone can publish; many skills are open-source and hosted on GitHub
  • Single-command install - Use openclaw skills install [name] from the CLI after you find a skill
  • Ecosystem growth - Enterprises and projects (e.g. AISA Skills) have launched on OpenClaw's plugin marketplace, streamlining AI agent deployment

For the big picture of how skills fit into OpenClaw, see What is OpenClaw? and Skills & Extensions.

2. How to Browse the Marketplace

You can discover skills in two main ways:

From the command line

Search the ClawHub registry by keyword:

openclaw skills search [keyword]

# Examples:
openclaw skills search email
openclaw skills search browser
openclaw skills search calendar

Results show package names, descriptions, and sometimes versions. Use the exact package name when you install.

On the web

The official ClawHub site (and community resources like OpenClaw Wiki) list skills by category, ratings, and permissions. When browsing:

  • Categories - e.g. productivity, development, business, automation, integrations
  • Ratings and usage - Popular and well-maintained skills often have more installs and feedback
  • Permissions - Check what the skill can access (files, network, shell, etc.) so you understand the security footprint

Once you've chosen a skill, follow the Installing Skills guide for search → install → configure → restart → verify.

3. Installing Skills from ClawHub

Installation is done via the OpenClaw CLI. In short:

  1. Search: openclaw skills search [keyword]
  2. Install: openclaw skills install [skill-name] (optionally pin a version with @version)
  3. Configure the skill in your config file (API keys, options) - use environment variables for secrets
  4. Restart: openclaw restart so the gateway loads the new skill
  5. Verify: openclaw skills list and test from your channel

For the full step-by-step, security tips (pin versions, audit after install), and troubleshooting, see Installing Skills.

4. Security Tips for the Marketplace

ClawHub is community-run; most skills are legitimate, but security research and press have highlighted risks you should be aware of:

  • Credential leaks - Security analyses (e.g. Snyk) have found that a portion of ClawHub skills (on the order of ~7.1% in one study) can leak credentials through logging, error messages, or external calls. Always use environment variables for API keys and secrets, and run openclaw security audit after installing skills when your version supports it.
  • Malware and fake tools - There have been reports of malicious or fake skills (e.g. fake crypto tools) on the marketplace. Prefer skills with visible source code (e.g. GitHub), clear permissions, and community feedback. See Skills Security Audit and OpenClaw Skills Security for how to audit and harden.
  • Pin versions - Install a specific version (e.g. openclaw skills install skill-name@1.2.0) and avoid blind update --all until you've checked release notes.

For a full checklist and best practices, see Skills Security Audit, OpenClaw Skills Security, and Security Best Practices.

5. Top Skills Recommendations

If you're not sure where to start, we maintain a curated list of the most popular and useful skills:

  • Top 50 Essential Skills - Productivity, development, business automation, and integrations. A great first stop after installing OpenClaw.

Common categories you'll see on ClawHub and in our Top 50 include:

  • Productivity - Email, calendar, notes, task management
  • Development - GitHub, code review, Docker, CI/CD, logging
  • Business - CRM, support, sales, invoicing
  • Automation - Web browsing, APIs, webhooks, shell

For real-world usage ideas, see Use Cases.

6. Creating and Publishing Your Own Skills

You can build custom skills in TypeScript or YAML, test them locally, and publish to ClawHub. The marketplace supports a revenue share for creators (e.g. around 80% to the skill author), so publishing can be both a way to extend your own agent and to monetize your work. For:

  • Anatomy of a skill - Tools, configuration, metadata
  • Development setup - Local testing and validation
  • Publishing to ClawHub - Submission and revenue share

see our Creating Custom Skills guide. For business ideas around selling workflows and agents, see Monetization.

7. Common Issues & Solutions

Issue Cause Solution
Can't find the right skill Keyword or naming Try different search terms; browse by category on the ClawHub site or Top 50
Skill install fails Name, version, or network Use exact package name from search; check Troubleshooting and Skills Issues
Skill not loading after install Config or restart Add required config; run openclaw restart; check openclaw logs
Worried about permissions Trust and security Read skill permissions; prefer skills with source code; run Skills Security Audit and openclaw security audit

More help? See the full Troubleshooting Guide and Skills Issues.

8. Related Resources

Skills

Config & Security

Help & Community

9. Next Steps

After exploring the marketplace: