Chapter 16: ClawHub — The Package Registry for Skills

ClawHub is OpenClaw's community-driven skill registry. Think of it like npm for OpenClaw skills: developers publish reusable skill packages, and you install them with a single command. This chapter covers how to browse, install, configure, and publish skills through ClawHub.

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What Is ClawHub?

ClawHub is a hosted registry at hub.openclaw.dev where the OpenClaw community shares:

• Skills — tools that give agents new capabilities (Jira integration, Notion sync, custom APIs)
• Agent profiles — pre-configured system prompts and agent settings for specific roles
• Workspace templates — complete configuration blueprints for common setups

ClawHub packages are verified by the OpenClaw team and reviewed by the community before listing.

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Browsing ClawHub

Via CLI

# List all available skills
openclaw hub list

# Search for skills
openclaw hub search jira
openclaw hub search "code review"

# View skill details
openclaw hub info @openclaw/jira

Example output:

@openclaw/jira v2.1.0
Author: OpenClaw Team
Downloads: 12,840
Rating: 4.8/5

Tools: create-issue, update-issue, search-issues, get-project,
       add-comment, transition-issue

Requires: JIRA_BASE_URL, JIRA_EMAIL, JIRA_API_TOKEN

Via Web

Visit hub.openclaw.dev to browse skills by category, read documentation, and see community reviews.

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Installing Skills

# Install a skill
openclaw hub install @openclaw/jira

# Install a specific version
openclaw hub install @openclaw/jira@2.0.0

# Install from a GitHub repo
openclaw hub install github:username/my-openclaw-skill

After installation, the skill appears in your ~/.openclaw/skills/ directory and is available to reference in your config.

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Configuring an Installed Skill

After installing, add the skill to your openclaw.json:

{
  "skills": {
    "jira": {
      "enabled": true,
      "baseUrl": "${JIRA_BASE_URL}",
      "email": "${JIRA_EMAIL}",
      "apiToken": "${JIRA_API_TOKEN}",
      "defaultProject": "PROJ"
    }
  },
  "workspaces": [
    {
      "id": "dev-team",
      "agent": "balanced",
      "skills": ["bash", "files", "jira", "web-search"]
    }
  ]
}

Set the required environment variables:

export JIRA_BASE_URL=https://yourcompany.atlassian.net
export JIRA_EMAIL=you@yourcompany.com
export JIRA_API_TOKEN=your-api-token

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Popular ClawHub Skills

Package	Description	Installs
@openclaw/jira	Create, search, and update Jira issues	12,840
@openclaw/notion	Read and write Notion pages and databases	9,200
@openclaw/github-advanced	Full GitHub API including Actions and releases	8,100
@openclaw/linear	Linear issue tracking integration	6,400
@openclaw/slack-lookup	Look up Slack messages and channel history	5,900
@openclaw/aws	Query AWS resources (EC2, S3, CloudWatch)	4,700
@openclaw/stripe	Check payments, subscriptions, and invoices	3,800
@openclaw/pdf-reader	Extract and analyze PDF documents	3,200
@openclaw/calendar	Read and create Google Calendar events	2,900
@openclaw/translate	Translate text between 100+ languages	2,400

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Managing Installed Skills

# List installed skills
openclaw hub list --installed

# Update a skill
openclaw hub update @openclaw/jira

# Update all skills
openclaw hub update --all

# Remove a skill
openclaw hub remove @openclaw/jira

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Publishing Your Own Skill

Anyone can publish to ClawHub. A skill is a Node.js package that exports MCP tool definitions.

Skill Structure

my-skill/
├── package.json
├── index.js          # Main entry point
├── tools/
│   ├── tool-one.js
│   └── tool-two.js
├── schema.json       # Tool definitions
└── README.md

package.json

{
  "name": "@yourusername/my-skill",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "My custom OpenClaw skill",
  "main": "index.js",
  "keywords": ["openclaw-skill"],
  "openclaw": {
    "skillVersion": "1",
    "configSchema": {
      "apiKey": { "type": "string", "required": true, "envVar": "MY_SKILL_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

The "openclaw-skill" keyword is what makes your package discoverable on ClawHub.

Publishing

# Login to ClawHub
openclaw hub login

# Publish your skill
openclaw hub publish

# Publish a new version
npm version patch && openclaw hub publish

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Private Registries

Teams can run a private ClawHub registry for internal skills:

{
  "hub": {
    "registry": "https://hub.internal.yourcompany.com",
    "token": "${PRIVATE_HUB_TOKEN}"
  }
}

Install from your private registry:

openclaw hub install @internal/my-private-skill --registry https://hub.internal.yourcompany.com

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Business Plugins

Panaversity and enterprise partners publish domain-specific business plugins — pre-packaged, production-ready skill bundles for regulated industries. These are available on ClawHub under the @panaversity namespace.

Islamic Finance Plugin

openclaw hub install @panaversity/islamic-finance

• 12 product skills (Murabaha, Ijara, Sukuk, Takaful, etc.)
• 13 jurisdiction overlays (Malaysia, UAE, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and more)
• 4 domain commands for fatwa lookup and AAOIFI/IFRS compliance
• Supports both AAOIFI and local regulatory standards

Banking Compliance Plugin

openclaw hub install @panaversity/banking

• 16 product skills for regulatory reporting
• 7 jurisdiction overlays
• Basel III/IV capital adequacy calculations
• AML/KYC/sanctions screening workflows
• IFRS 9 expected credit loss modeling

Legal Operations Plugin

openclaw hub install @panaversity/legal-ops

• Contract review and redlining
• NDA triage (flag high-risk clauses automatically)
• IP protection monitoring
• DSAR (Data Subject Access Request) management
• Regulatory change monitoring

IDFA Financial Architect Plugin

openclaw hub install @panaversity/idfa

Intent-Driven Financial Architecture (IDFA): a structured methodology for building AI-operable, human-readable, audit-proof financial models. Includes four guardrails, three model layers, and two agent skills.

Configuring Business Plugins

{
  "skills": {
    "islamic-finance": {
      "enabled": true,
      "jurisdiction": "PK",
      "standards": ["AAOIFI", "SBP"],
      "language": "en"
    }
  },
  "workspaces": [
    {
      "id": "finance-team",
      "agent": "expert",
      "skills": ["islamic-finance", "web-search", "files"]
    }
  ]
}

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Verifying Skill Safety

Before installing any skill:

1. Check the author — prefer @openclaw official packages or well-known community authors
2. Review the source code on GitHub
3. Check what environment variables it requires — be cautious of skills asking for broad cloud credentials
4. Read community reviews on the ClawHub website

# View the source before installing
openclaw hub view @openclaw/jira --source

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Next: Chapter 17 — Voice Mode — How to enable voice input and output so users can speak to your agent and hear it respond.