ClawHub: The Public Skill and Plugin Registry for OpenClaw

Introduction

ClawHub is the official public skill and plugin registry for OpenClaw. It serves as a central hub for publishing, versioning, and searching text-based agent skills, along with supporting files. Designed for efficiency, ClawHub offers fast browsing, a CLI-friendly API, moderation hooks, and advanced vector search capabilities. Beyond skills, it also provides a native OpenClaw package catalog for code plugins, bundle plugins, and experimental whole-agent Claw packages, fostering a robust and discoverable ecosystem.

Installation (Local Development)

To set up ClawHub for local development, you will need Bun and Worktrunk (wt).

bun install
cp .env.local.example .env.local
# edit .env.local — see CONTRIBUTING.md for local Convex values

# terminal A: local Convex backend
bunx convex dev

# terminal B: web app (port 3000)
bun run dev

# detached/Codex worktree preview
bun run setup:worktree
bun run dev:worktree
wt --yes url

# seed local QA fixtures and the public corpus
bun run seed:dev

For detailed setup instructions, including environment variables, GitHub OAuth, JWT keys, and database seeding, refer to the official CONTRIBUTING.md guide.

Examples

ClawHub empowers users with a wide range of functionalities for managing skills and plugins:

• Browse and Publish: Explore skills, render their SKILL.md files, and publish new skill versions with changelogs and tags.
• Skill Management: Rename owned skills without breaking old links, merge duplicate owned skills, and manage local installs by pinning, unpinning, uninstalling, or updating.
• Advanced Search: Utilize embedding-based (vector index) search for more relevant results compared to brittle keyword searches.
• Community Features: Star and comment on skills, with admin/mod curation and approval processes.
• Package Catalog: Browse OpenClaw packages with family, trust, and capability metadata, and publish native code plugins and bundle plugins.

Common CLI flows include:

• Authentication: clawhub login, clawhub whoami, clawhub login --device
• Discovery: clawhub search ..., clawhub explore, clawhub package explore, clawhub package inspect <name>
• Local Management: clawhub install @openclaw/demo, clawhub pin <skill>, clawhub unpin <skill>, clawhub uninstall <skill>, clawhub list, clawhub update --all
• Publishing: clawhub skill publish <path>, clawhub package publish <source>
• Skill Canonicalization: clawhub skill rename <skill> <new-name>, clawhub skill merge <source> <target>

For more details, consult the Quickstart Guide and CLI Documentation.

Why Use ClawHub?

ClawHub offers several compelling reasons for OpenClaw users and developers:

• Centralized Discovery: Provides a single, organized registry for both agent skills and code plugins, simplifying discovery and integration.
• Enhanced Search: Leverages vector search with OpenAI embeddings, offering more intelligent and contextually relevant results than traditional keyword searches.
• Robust Management: Supports comprehensive skill lifecycle management, including versioning, renaming, merging, and local pinning, ensuring stability and flexibility.
• Community and Moderation: Incorporates features like starring, commenting, and moderation hooks to foster a curated and trustworthy ecosystem.
• Developer-Friendly: Designed with a CLI-friendly API and clear documentation, making it easy for developers to publish and manage their contributions.
• Extensible Package System: Beyond skills, it supports various OpenClaw package types, including native code plugins and experimental whole-agent packages, expanding the platform's utility.

Links

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/openclaw/clawhub
• Official Website: https://clawhub.ai
• Discord: https://discord.gg/clawd
• Documentation: https://github.com/openclaw/clawhub/blob/main/docs/clawhub.md
• Vision: https://github.com/openclaw/clawhub/blob/main/VISION.md
• Contributing Guide: https://github.com/openclaw/clawhub/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md