openclaw/docs/cli/skills.md

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CLI reference for `openclaw skills` (search/install/update/list/info/check)	You want to see which skills are available and ready to run You want to search, install, or update skills from ClawHub You want to debug missing binaries/env/config for skills	Skills

openclaw skills

Inspect local skills and install/update skills from ClawHub.

Related:

• Skills system: Skills
• Skills config: Skills config
• ClawHub installs: ClawHub

Commands

openclaw skills search "calendar"
openclaw skills search --limit 20 --json
openclaw skills install <slug>
openclaw skills install <slug> --version <version>
openclaw skills install <slug> --force
openclaw skills install <slug> --agent <id>
openclaw skills update <slug>
openclaw skills update --all
openclaw skills update --all --agent <id>
openclaw skills list
openclaw skills list --eligible
openclaw skills list --json
openclaw skills list --verbose
openclaw skills list --agent <id>
openclaw skills info <name>
openclaw skills info <name> --json
openclaw skills info <name> --agent <id>
openclaw skills check
openclaw skills check --agent <id>
openclaw skills check --json

search/install/update use ClawHub directly and install into the active workspace skills/ directory. list/info/check still inspect the local skills visible to the current workspace and config. Workspace-backed commands resolve the target workspace from --agent <id>, then the current working directory when it is inside a configured agent workspace, then the default agent.

This CLI install command downloads skill folders from ClawHub. Gateway-backed skill dependency installs triggered from onboarding or Skills settings use the separate skills.install request path instead.

Notes:

• search [query...] accepts an optional query; omit it to browse the default ClawHub search feed.
• search --limit <n> caps returned results.
• install --force overwrites an existing workspace skill folder for the same slug.
• --agent <id> targets one configured agent workspace and overrides current working directory inference.
• update --all only updates tracked ClawHub installs in the active workspace.
• check --agent <id> checks the selected agent's workspace and reports which ready skills are actually visible to that agent's prompt or command surface.
• list is the default action when no subcommand is provided.
• list, info, and check write their rendered output to stdout. With --json, that means the machine-readable payload stays on stdout for pipes and scripts.

Related

• CLI reference
• Skills