Best OpenClaw Skills in 2026: 10 Must-Install Skills From ClawHub
A curated list of 10 tested OpenClaw skills worth installing from ClawHub's 13,000+ registry — covering search, AI conversations, presentations, automation, and more.
ClawHub crossed 13,000 skills in February 2026. That sounds impressive until you learn that a Snyk security audit flagged 13.4% of them for critical issues — malware, prompt injection, exposed API keys. A separate Koi Security scan of 2,857 skills found 341 actively stealing user data.
So the question isn't "what skills exist?" It's "which ones are safe and actually useful?"
We installed and tested over 40 skills from ClawHub over the past two weeks. Most didn't survive day one — broken installs, silent permission grabs, or features that simply didn't work as described. Here are the 10 that held up — each one solves a specific problem, has a maintained codebase, and won't leak your credentials. Install any of them with:
npx clawhub@latest install <skill-name>
1. Web Browsing — The Baseline
Install: npx clawhub@latest install web-browsing
Without web access, your OpenClaw agent is a chatbot running on stale training data. The official web browsing skill gives it the ability to navigate pages, extract content, and follow links — the foundation that most other workflows depend on.
It's the most-installed skill on ClawHub (180,000+ installs) for good reason. Research tasks, documentation lookups, fact-checking — they all start here.
One limitation: it fetches pages but doesn't search. For that, you need a dedicated search skill.
Good for: Research, documentation, fact-checking, content extraction.
2. Felo Search — Real-Time AI Search With Source Citations
Install: npx clawhub@latest install felo-search
Several search skills compete on ClawHub — Tavily, Exa, web-search-plus. Felo Search takes a different approach: instead of returning a list of links for your agent to parse, it returns AI-synthesized answers with source citations attached.
Ask "what changed in React 19.1?" and you get a direct answer with references, not 10 blue links to sift through. In our testing, this cut the back-and-forth between search and action from 3-4 agent turns down to one.
What stands out:
- Returns structured answers, not raw link dumps
- Cites sources for every claim — your agent can verify before acting
- Handles Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and English queries natively
- Free during the current open access period
The multi-language support is a genuine differentiator. Most search skills only work well in English. If you work across languages, this saves you from maintaining separate search tools per locale.
Setup: Requires a FELO_API_KEY — grab one free at felo.ai (Settings → API Keys).
Good for: Developer docs, news monitoring, competitive research, multi-language queries.
3. Telegram Integration — Your Agent on Mobile
Install: npx clawhub@latest install telegram
The second most-installed skill on ClawHub (145,000+ installs). Connect your OpenClaw to Telegram with a BotFather token, and you can message your agent from your phone.
The practical value is simple: you're away from your desk, need to check something, and your agent handles it through Telegram. Setup takes about 5 minutes. Latency is surprisingly low for most queries.
Good for: Mobile access, quick queries on the go, team notifications.
4. Felo SuperAgent — Streaming Conversations With Built-In Tools
Install: npx clawhub@latest install felo-superAgent
This skill doesn't appear in other "best skills" lists because it launched recently — and there's nothing quite like it on ClawHub.
Most OpenClaw skills do one thing: search the web, send a message, query a database. Felo SuperAgent is a multi-tool creative workstation packed into a single skill. It connects to Felo's SuperAgent API and gives your agent:
- Real-time SSE streaming — responses appear as they generate, token by token
- LiveDoc canvas — every conversation ties to a persistent workspace at felo.ai/livedoc. Generated images, documents, and slides are saved there automatically
- 6 built-in tools — image generation, deep research reports, document creation, PPT generation, HTML pages, and X/Twitter search
- 3 specialized modes — tweet writing (
twitter-writer), logo design (logo-and-branding), and e-commerce product images (ecommerce-product-image) - Multi-turn context — conversations carry state across messages, so you can iterate
The LiveDoc integration is what makes this different from "just another chat skill." When your agent generates a research report or a slide deck mid-conversation, it doesn't disappear into the terminal — it's saved to a persistent canvas you can open in a browser, edit, and share.
A few things to know upfront: SuperAgent requires the felo-livedoc skill as a dependency (for LiveDoc management), and you need the same FELO_API_KEY used by other Felo skills. Image and design generation tasks benefit from a longer timeout setting (90 seconds vs the default 60).
# Install both SuperAgent and its dependency
npx clawhub@latest install felo-superAgent
npx clawhub@latest install felo-livedoc
Good for: Creative workflows, content generation, research sessions, multi-step projects where you want your agent to produce actual assets — not just text.
5. n8n Workflow — Connect Everything
Install: npx clawhub@latest install n8n-workflow
If you already use n8n for business automation, this skill makes your OpenClaw agent the natural language interface for your existing workflows. Trigger automations, pass data between steps, orchestrate multi-tool processes — all through conversation.
The value scales with how much you've already built in n8n. For someone with 50 workflows, this skill is transformative. For someone starting from scratch, the setup overhead might not justify itself immediately.
Good for: Business process automation, multi-step workflows, connecting APIs without code.
6. Felo Slides — AI Presentation Generation
Install: npx clawhub@latest install felo-slides
Here's a gap in the OpenClaw ecosystem that surprised us during testing: across 30+ skill recommendation articles and community discussions, not a single one mentions a presentation skill. PPT generation is a complete blind spot on ClawHub.
Felo Slides fills it. Describe what you want, and it generates a professional PPTX through Felo's PPT API. The skill handles the async process — submits the task, polls for completion, returns the download link and a LiveDoc URL for browser-based editing.
The generated slides use HTML-based rendering, which means each element (text, images, shapes) is independently editable — unlike image-based slide generators where each slide is a flat picture.
npx clawhub@latest install felo-slides
# "Create a 10-slide deck about our Q1 results"
# → Returns PPTX download link + LiveDoc editing URL
Good for: Meeting prep, pitch decks, training materials, any situation where you need slides and don't want to open PowerPoint.
7. GitHub Integration — Code Workflow in Natural Language
Install: npx clawhub@latest install github
Manage repos, issues, PRs, and code reviews through your agent. "Create an issue for the login bug" or "show me open PRs on main" maps to GitHub API calls without you touching the browser.
Not flashy, but it removes the constant context-switching between your agent and the GitHub UI. Particularly useful if you manage multiple repositories.
Good for: Issue tracking, PR management, code review workflows.
8. Database Query — Talk to Your Data
Install: npx clawhub@latest install database-query
Connect your agent to PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQLite and query in natural language. "How many users signed up last week?" becomes SQL, gets executed, and comes back formatted.
A necessary warning: this skill runs queries against your actual database. Use a read-only connection string. Restrict to non-production databases unless you fully understand the permission model. The 95,000+ installs suggest plenty of people find it useful — just be careful with credentials.
Good for: Data analysis, quick reporting, ad-hoc queries without writing SQL.
9. Eleven Labs Agent — Voice for Your AI
Install: npx clawhub@latest install elevenlabs-agent
Text-to-speech using Eleven Labs' API. Your agent can read responses aloud, generate audio content, or create voiceovers. Requires a separate Eleven Labs API key.
Niche, but if you're building voice-enabled workflows or need accessibility features, it's the cleanest TTS integration on ClawHub.
Good for: Audio content, accessibility, voice-enabled workflows.
10. Home Assistant — Smart Home Control
Install: npx clawhub@latest install home-assistant
For Home Assistant users: control devices, check sensors, trigger automations through natural language. "Turn off the living room lights" or "what's the bedroom temperature?" — your agent becomes a keyboard-free smart home controller.
Only relevant if you run Home Assistant, but for that audience, it's a natural fit.
Good for: Smart home automation, IoT device management.
How to Install Skills Safely
The security situation on ClawHub is real. Before installing anything:
Check the source code. Every skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file. Read it. Look at what permissions it requests and what shell commands it runs. A "weather skill" that wants Bash(*) access is a red flag.
Verify the publisher. Skills from verified organizations (OpenClaw official, established companies) carry less risk than anonymous uploads. Check the GitHub repo — is it maintained? Does it have issues and PRs?
Watch for these warning signs: - No GitHub repository linked - Requests wildcard shell permissions - Last updated more than 3 months ago - Fewer than 100 installs with no reviews - Skill name mimics a popular skill (typosquatting)
Keep skills updated. The ecosystem moves fast. Security patches matter.
# Core commands
npx clawhub@latest install <skill-name> # Install
npx clawhub@latest list # List installed
npx clawhub@latest update # Update all
npx clawhub@latest remove <skill-name> # Remove
The Felo Skills Ecosystem
Three skills on this list — Felo Search (#2), Felo SuperAgent (#4), and Felo Slides (#6) — come from the same provider. They share a single API key and work as an integrated toolkit.
The full family includes 8 skills:
| Skill | What It Does |
|---|---|
| felo-search | Real-time AI web search with source citations |
| felo-superAgent | Streaming conversations + LiveDoc + 6 built-in tools |
| felo-slides | AI PPT generation from text prompts |
| felo-livedoc | Knowledge base management — CRUD, file upload, semantic search |
| felo-web-fetch | Webpage content extraction (Markdown, HTML, or plain text) |
| felo-x-search | X/Twitter tweet and user search |
| felo-youtube-subtitling | YouTube subtitle extraction with language selection |
| felo-content-to-slides | Convert a URL or YouTube video into a slide deck |
All free, all MIT-licensed, all installable from ClawHub or via npm install -g felo-ai.
The integration between skills is where the value compounds. A search result from felo-search can feed into felo-slides to generate a presentation. Or felo-web-fetch grabs a competitor's page and felo-content-to-slides turns it into a deck. These workflows happen within the same agent session using one API key.
Get started: felo.ai → Settings → API Keys
What Makes a Good OpenClaw Skill?
After testing dozens of skills from ClawHub, the pattern is consistent:
Focused scope. The best skills do one thing well. "AI everything" skills are usually "AI nothing" — bloated, slow, and poorly maintained.
Graceful error handling. Your agent shouldn't crash because a skill returned unexpected data. Good skills fail with clear messages, not silent breakage.
Minimal permissions. No unnecessary shell access, no phoning home, no storing credentials in plaintext. If a skill asks for more than it needs, skip it.
Active maintenance. The OpenClaw ecosystem moves fast. A skill that worked in January might break by March. Check the last commit date before installing.
Real documentation. If the SKILL.md is three lines long, the skill probably isn't production-ready. Look for usage examples, parameter descriptions, and error handling notes.
Getting Started
If you're setting up OpenClaw for the first time, start with web browsing (#1) and a search skill (#2). Those two cover the most common use case: "go find something and tell me about it."
From there, add based on your actual workflow. If you create presentations, add Felo Slides. If you need mobile access, add Telegram. If you run n8n automations, add the workflow skill.
The worst approach is installing 20 skills at once. Each skill adds context overhead, and your agent gets slower and more confused with every addition. Start small, add as needed.
Disclosure: Felo Search, Felo SuperAgent, and Felo Slides are developed by Felo AI. This article was written by the Felo team. We've aimed to provide genuinely useful recommendations alongside our own tools, but please be aware of the potential conflict of interest. All other skills mentioned are independent third-party projects.