Skills Manual Install

Manual Skill Installation

If you have a skill that is not published on ClawHub — such as a private internal skill or one shared via Git — you can install it manually by placing it in the correct directory.

Installation Steps

1. Download or clone the skill: Get the skill files from your source (Git repository, email, USB, etc.)
2. Place in the skills directory: Copy the skill folder to ~/.openclaw/skills/ (global) or ./.openclaw/skills/ (project-specific)
3. Verify the structure: Ensure the skill folder contains at minimum a SKILL.md file
4. Restart the agent: Run openclaw restart to load the new skill

Global vs Project Skills

• Global skills (~/.openclaw/skills/): Available to your agent in all workspaces and projects
• Project skills (./.openclaw/skills/): Available only within the specific project directory. These take precedence over global skills with the same name.

Installing from Git

# Clone directly into skills directory
git clone https://github.com/user/my-skill.git ~/.openclaw/skills/my-skill

# Or use the OpenClaw CLI
openclaw skill install-git https://github.com/user/my-skill.git