Top 50 Essential OpenClaw Skills

This page lists 50 of the most popular and useful OpenClaw skills from the ClawHub marketplace-curated for productivity, development, business automation, content creation, and home automation. Use it as a starting point: search ClawHub by name or keyword, install with openclaw skills install, then configure and restart. Package names on ClawHub may differ slightly; use openclaw skills search [keyword] to find the exact skill.

📖 Before you install: Have OpenClaw installed and at least one messaging channel (e.g. Telegram or Discord). Follow Installing Skills for the full workflow. Always review Skills Security Audit and Security Best Practices-third-party skills can introduce risks (e.g. credential leaks); pin versions and run openclaw security audit when available.

How to Use This List

Skills are grouped by category. For each skill:

Search - Run openclaw skills search [keyword] (e.g. openclaw skills search email) or browse the ClawHub Marketplace to get the exact package name.
Install - openclaw skills install [skill-name] (optionally pin a version with @version).
Configure - Add any required API keys or options in your config file (use environment variables for secrets).
Restart - openclaw restart and verify with openclaw skills list.

For step-by-step details and troubleshooting, see Installing Skills and Skills Issues.

1. Productivity & Personal (Skills 1–12)

Essential skills for daily productivity, email, calendar, notes, and personal automation. Tied to use cases like Personal Productivity and Morning Briefing.

#	Skill type / name	What it does
1	Email	Send and read email; integrate with Gmail, Outlook, or IMAP for inbox management and automation.
2	Calendar	Read and create calendar events; resolve conflicts and schedule meetings across Google Calendar, Outlook, etc.
3	Filesystem	Read, write, and manage files and folders on your machine for document handling and automation.
4	Notes / Memos	Create and search notes; useful for a second brain or knowledge base.
5	Todo / Tasks	Manage task lists and reminders; sync with popular todo apps or local storage.
6	Morning briefing	Aggregate weather, calendar, news, or RSS into a daily summary (often combines other skills).
7	Weather	Fetch weather data for your location for briefings and planning.
8	Travel	Look up flights, hotels, or itineraries; assist with travel planning.
9	Expenses	Track and categorize expenses; useful for personal or small-business finance.
10	Habit tracker	Log and remind habits; support daily routines and goals.
11	Memory / Persistence	Persist context across sessions; enhance long-term recall for the agent (complements built-in memory).
12	Web search	Search the web for real-time information to answer questions and research.

2. Development & DevOps (Skills 13–24)

Skills for code, repos, containers, and infrastructure. See Development Workflows, Code Review, and Server Monitoring.

#	Skill type / name	What it does
13	Browser control	Control a headless or automated browser to fill forms, scrape pages, or run UI flows.
14	Shell / Command	Execute shell commands on the host (use with care and sandboxing; see Security Best Practices).
15	GitHub	Interact with GitHub: PRs, issues, reviews, and notifications for code review and CI awareness.
16	Docker	Manage Docker containers and images; start, stop, and inspect containers.
17	Code execution	Run code snippets in a sandboxed environment for testing or small scripts.
18	Documentation generator	Generate or update docs from code or specs.
19	Server monitor	Check server health, disk, CPU, and services; send alerts.
20	Logs	Read and analyze log files; help with debugging and triage.
21	CI/CD	Trigger or inspect CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions) and report status.
22	Bug triage	Parse bug reports, assign priority, or update issue trackers.
23	Dependency updates	Check for dependency updates and security advisories.
24	API client	Generic HTTP/API client for calling external APIs from the agent.

3. Business & Operations (Skills 25–34)

For customer support, sales, HR, and operations. See Business Automation, Customer Support, and Sales Pipeline.

#	Skill type / name	What it does
25	Customer support triage	Route and triage support tickets; suggest replies or escalate.
26	Lead qualification	Score and qualify leads from forms or CRM data.
27	Sales / CRM	Update CRM records, pipeline stages, and follow-ups.
28	Invoice	Create or track invoices and payments.
29	HR onboarding	Automate onboarding checklists and reminders for new hires.
30	Meeting notes	Summarize meetings from transcripts or notes.
31	Contract analysis	Extract key terms and summarize contracts.
32	Standup / Reports	Collect and format standup updates or status reports.
33	Metrics / Dashboards	Fetch and summarize KPIs from analytics or dashboards.
34	Investor updates	Draft or format investor update emails and reports.

4. Content Creation & Marketing (Skills 35–42)

For content, social, and SEO. See Content Creation, YouTube Analytics, and Social Media.

#	Skill type / name	What it does
35	YouTube analytics	Pull YouTube stats and performance data for creators.
36	Social media	Schedule or post to social platforms; monitor mentions.
37	Reddit	Search and monitor Reddit; research discussions and trends.
38	Twitter / X	Read and post to Twitter/X; track trends and replies.
39	Blog / Research	Research topics and outline or draft blog posts.
40	SEO	Track keywords, rankings, and SEO metrics.
41	Image / Thumbnail	Generate or edit images and thumbnails (e.g. via image APIs).
42	Competitor analysis	Gather and summarize competitor or market data.

5. Home & IoT (Skills 43–47)

Smart home and device automation. See Home Automation.

#	Skill type / name	What it does
43	Smart home	Control lights, thermostats, and compatible smart devices.
44	Camera	Trigger or query camera feeds and motion alerts.
45	Energy monitor	Read energy usage data and suggest optimizations.
46	IoT hub	Integrate with IoT platforms and device APIs.
47	Alerts / Notifications	Send push or device notifications for events and reminders.

6. Communication & Integrations (Skills 48–50)

Extra integrations for communication and productivity tools.

#	Skill type / name	What it does
48	Gmail / Google Workspace	Deep Gmail and Google Drive/Sheets/Docs integration beyond basic email.
49	Slack	Post messages, read channels, and manage Slack workflows (in addition to Slack as a channel).
50	Notion / Wiki	Read and update Notion pages or other wiki-style knowledge bases.

Security Reminder

ClawHub is community-run. Security research (e.g. Snyk) has found that a portion of skills can leak credentials or have other issues. Before and after installing:

Prefer skills with visible source code (e.g. on GitHub) and clear permissions.
Pin versions (e.g. openclaw skills install skill-name@1.2.0) and avoid blind update --all.
Use environment variables for API keys; run openclaw security audit when your version supports it.

See Skills Security Audit, OpenClaw Skills Security, and Security Best Practices.

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Next Steps

After picking skills from this list:

Install and configure your first skills, then openclaw restart and test from your channel.
Explore Use Cases for real-world workflows that combine multiple skills.
Run a Skills Security Audit and follow the Security Checklist.
Consider Creating Custom Skills or Monetization (e.g. ClawHub revenue share).