Skill Installation

Nexu uses a file-based skill system. The runtime loads skills from .openclaw/skills/.

Core idea

• The GitHub catalog is the source for official skills.
• Installed skills live on disk in .openclaw/skills/.
• OpenClaw watches that directory and hot-loads updates.

Install flow

1. Find the skill in the Nexu catalog.
2. Install it through the Nexu UI or CLI flow.
3. Confirm the skill folder appears under .openclaw/skills/<skill-name>/.
4. Wait for the gateway watcher to refresh.
5. Test the skill with a simple prompt.

Directory layout

.openclaw/
  skills/
    feishu-bitable/
      SKILL.md
      references/

What a skill contains

• SKILL.md with frontmatter metadata
• Optional reference documents bundled with the skill
• Required tool or plugin declarations in frontmatter

Operational notes

• Local and desktop runtimes both use .openclaw/skills/ as the default install target.
• OPENCLAW_SKILLS_DIR can override the default location when needed.
• Skills should be written atomically to avoid the watcher loading half-finished content.
• Local-only skills can coexist with skills synced from the public catalog.

After installing

• Refresh the skill catalog in the app if the UI is stale.
• Check gateway logs if the skill does not appear.
• Keep skill metadata in SKILL.md as the single source of truth.