
Route plain-language requests for Pi, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, or ACP harness work into either OpenClaw ACP runtime sessions or direct acpx-driven sessions ("telephone game" flow). For coding-agent thread requests, read this skill first, then use only `sessions_spawn` for thread creation.
Manage Apple Reminders via remindctl CLI (list, add, edit, complete, delete). Supports lists, date filters, and JSON/plain output.
Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds for updates using the blogwatcher CLI.
Use the ClawHub CLI to search, install, update, and publish agent skills from clawhub.com. Use when you need to fetch new skills on the fly, sync installed skills to latest or a specific version, or publish new/updated skill folders with the npm-installed clawhub CLI.
Delegate coding tasks to Codex, Claude Code, or Pi agents via background process. Use when: (1) building/creating new features or apps, (2) reviewing PRs (spawn in temp dir), (3) refactoring large codebases, (4) iterative coding that needs file exploration. NOT for: simple one-liner fixes (just edit), reading code (use read tool), thread-bound ACP harness requests in chat (for example spawn/run Codex or Claude Code in a Discord thread; use sessions_spawn with runtime:"acp"), or any work in ~/clawd workspace (never spawn agents here). Claude Code: use --print --permission-mode bypassPermissions (no PTY). Codex/Pi/OpenCode: pty:true required.
Discord ops via the message tool (channel=discord).
Feishu document read/write operations. Activate when user mentions Feishu docs, cloud docs, or docx links.
Control Eight Sleep pods (status, temperature, alarms, schedules).
Feishu knowledge base navigation. Activate when user mentions knowledge base, wiki, or wiki links.
Gemini CLI for one-shot Q&A, summaries, and generation.
Use the mcporter CLI to list, configure, auth, and call MCP servers/tools directly (HTTP or stdio), including ad-hoc servers, config edits, and CLI/type generation.
GitHub operations via `gh` CLI: issues, PRs, CI runs, code review, API queries. Use when: (1) checking PR status or CI, (2) creating/commenting on issues, (3) listing/filtering PRs or issues, (4) viewing run logs. NOT for: complex web UI interactions requiring manual browser flows (use browser tooling when available), bulk operations across many repos (script with gh api), or when gh auth is not configured.
Google Workspace CLI for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Contacts, Sheets, and Docs.
Query Google Places API (New) via the goplaces CLI for text search, place details, resolve, and reviews. Use for human-friendly place lookup or JSON output for scripts.
CLI to manage emails via IMAP/SMTP. Use `himalaya` to list, read, write, reply, forward, search, and organize emails from the terminal. Supports multiple accounts and message composition with MML (MIME Meta Language).
iMessage/SMS CLI for listing chats, history, and sending messages via Messages.app.
# Lobster Lobster executes multi-step workflows with approval checkpoints. Use it when: - User wants a repeatable automation (triage, monitor, sync) - Actions need human approval before executing (send, post, delete) - Multiple tool calls should run as one deterministic operation ## When to use Lobster | User intent | Use Lobster? | | ------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------
Edit PDFs with natural-language instructions using the nano-pdf CLI.
Diagnose OpenClaw node connection and pairing failures for Android, iOS, and macOS companion apps. Use when QR/setup code/manual connect fails, local Wi-Fi works but VPS/tailnet does not, or errors mention pairing required, unauthorized, bootstrap token invalid or expired, gateway.bind, gateway.remote.url, Tailscale, or plugins.entries.device-pair.config.publicUrl.
Batch-generate images via OpenAI Images API. Random prompt sampler + `index.html` gallery.
Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key).
End-to-end Parallels smoke, upgrade, and rerun workflow for OpenClaw across macOS, Windows, and Linux guests. Use when Codex needs to run, rerun, debug, or interpret VM-based install, onboarding, gateway smoke tests, latest-release-to-main upgrade checks, fresh snapshot retests, or optional Discord roundtrip verification under Parallels.
Maintainer workflow for OpenClaw releases, prereleases, changelog release notes, and publish validation. Use when Codex needs to prepare or verify stable or beta release steps, align version naming, assemble release notes, check release auth requirements, or validate publish-time commands and artifacts.
Best practices for using the oracle CLI (prompt + file bundling, engines, sessions, and file attachment patterns).
Run the macOS Parallels smoke harness with Discord end-to-end roundtrip verification, including guest send, host verification, host reply, and guest readback.
ElevenLabs text-to-speech with mac-style say UX.
Summarize or extract text/transcripts from URLs, podcasts, and local files (great fallback for “transcribe this YouTube/video”).
Tavily web search, content extraction, and research tools.
Remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.
Manage Trello boards, lists, and cards via the Trello REST API.
Start voice calls via the OpenClaw voice-call plugin.
Get current weather and forecasts via wttr.in or Open-Meteo. Use when: user asks about weather, temperature, or forecasts for any location. NOT for: historical weather data, severe weather alerts, or detailed meteorological analysis. No API key needed.
Use when you need to send or manage iMessages via BlueBubbles (recommended iMessage integration). Calls go through the generic message tool with channel="bluebubbles".
Fetch GitHub issues, spawn sub-agents to implement fixes and open PRs, then monitor and address PR review comments. Usage: /gh-issues [owner/repo] [--label bug] [--limit 5] [--milestone v1.0] [--assignee @me] [--fork user/repo] [--watch] [--interval 5] [--reviews-only] [--cron] [--dry-run] [--model glm-5] [--notify-channel -1002381931352]
Maintainer workflow for reviewing, triaging, preparing, closing, or landing OpenClaw pull requests and related issues. Use when Codex needs to validate bug-fix claims, search for related issues or PRs, apply or recommend close/reason labels, prepare GitHub comments safely, check review-thread follow-up, or perform maintainer-style PR decision making before merge or closure.
Use the diffs tool to produce real, shareable diffs (viewer URL, file artifact, or both) instead of manual edit summaries.
Create, search, and manage Bear notes via grizzly CLI.
Notion API for creating and managing pages, databases, and blocks.
Create, edit, improve, or audit AgentSkills. Use when creating a new skill from scratch or when asked to improve, review, audit, tidy up, or clean up an existing skill or SKILL.md file. Also use when editing or restructuring a skill directory (moving files to references/ or scripts/, removing stale content, validating against the AgentSkills spec). Triggers on phrases like "create a skill", "author a skill", "tidy up a skill", "improve this skill", "review the skill", "clean up the skill", "audit the skill".
Work with Obsidian vaults (plain Markdown notes) and automate via obsidian-cli.
Send WhatsApp messages to other people or search/sync WhatsApp history via the wacli CLI (not for normal user chats).
Control Sonos speakers (discover/status/play/volume/group).
Set up and use 1Password CLI (op). Use when installing the CLI, enabling desktop app integration, signing in (single or multi-account), or reading/injecting/running secrets via op.
Manage Apple Notes via the `memo` CLI on macOS (create, view, edit, delete, search, move, and export notes). Use when a user asks OpenClaw to add a note, list notes, search notes, or manage note folders.
BluOS CLI (blu) for discovery, playback, grouping, and volume.
Capture frames or clips from RTSP/ONVIF cameras.
# Canvas Skill Display HTML content on connected OpenClaw nodes (Mac app, iOS, Android). ## Overview The canvas tool lets you present web content on any connected node's canvas view. Great for: - Displaying games, visualizations, dashboards - Showing generated HTML content - Interactive demos ## How It Works ### Architecture ``` ┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │ Canvas Host │────▶│ Node Bridge │────▶│ Node App │ │ (HTTP Server) │ │ (TCP
Search GIF providers with CLI/TUI, download results, and extract stills/sheets.
Capture and automate macOS UI with the Peekaboo CLI.
Search and analyze your own session logs (older/parent conversations) using jq.
Use when you need to control Slack from OpenClaw via the slack tool, including reacting to messages or pinning/unpinning items in Slack channels or DMs.
Generate spectrograms and feature-panel visualizations from audio with the songsee CLI.
Terminal Spotify playback/search via spogo (preferred) or spotify_player.
Manage Things 3 via the `things` CLI on macOS (add/update projects+todos via URL scheme; read/search/list from the local Things database). Use when a user asks OpenClaw to add a task to Things, list inbox/today/upcoming, search tasks, or inspect projects/areas/tags.
Use CodexBar CLI local cost usage to summarize per-model usage for Codex or Claude, including the current (most recent) model or a full model breakdown. Trigger when asked for model-level usage/cost data from codexbar, or when you need a scriptable per-model summary from codexbar cost JSON.
Foodora-only CLI for checking past orders and active order status (Deliveroo WIP).
Host security hardening and risk-tolerance configuration for OpenClaw deployments. Use when a user asks for security audits, firewall/SSH/update hardening, risk posture, exposure review, OpenClaw cron scheduling for periodic checks, or version status checks on a machine running OpenClaw (laptop, workstation, Pi, VPS).
OpenProse VM skill pack. Activate on any `prose` command, .prose files, or OpenProse mentions; orchestrates multi-agent workflows.
Extract frames or short clips from videos using ffmpeg.
A CLI tool for making authenticated requests to the X (Twitter) API. Use this skill when you need to post tweets, reply, quote, search, read posts, manage followers, send DMs, upload media, or interact with any X API v2 endpoint.
Maintainer workflow for OpenClaw GitHub Security Advisories (GHSA). Use when Codex needs to inspect, patch, validate, or publish a repo advisory, verify private-fork state, prepare advisory Markdown or JSON payloads safely, handle GHSA API-specific publish constraints, or confirm advisory publish success.
Feishu cloud storage file management. Activate when user mentions cloud space, folders, drive.
Transcribe audio via OpenAI Audio Transcriptions API (Whisper).
Control Philips Hue lights and scenes via the OpenHue CLI.
Investigate `pnpm test` memory growth, Vitest worker OOMs, and suspicious RSS increases in OpenClaw using the `scripts/test-parallel.mjs` heap snapshot tooling. Use when Codex needs to reproduce test-lane memory growth, collect repeated `.heapsnapshot` files, compare snapshots from the same worker PID, distinguish transformed-module retention from real data leaks, and fix or reduce the impact by patching cleanup logic or isolating hotspot tests.
Local text-to-speech via sherpa-onnx (offline, no cloud)
Feishu permission management for documents and files. Activate when user mentions sharing, permissions, collaborators.