What is OpenClaw?

What OpenClaw can do

• Skills from SKILL.md folders

  OpenClaw follows the AgentSkills format: each skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file. Save one in ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ and call it with /skill and its name. Read third-party skills first, because the docs call them untrusted code.

  Example: /skill meeting-recap Turn these notes into decisions and actions.

• Automations on a schedule

  Automations are OpenClaw's built-in scheduler. Create a recurring job with openclaw automations create and a cron time, and send the result to a chat channel. Schedules fire only while the Gateway is running.

  Example: Every weekday at 7am, summarize overnight updates and post them to Slack.

• Browser, web search and Google apps

  OpenClaw can control its own separate browser profile and search the web to read public pages. The bundled gog skill connects Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs and Drive search through your own Google Cloud OAuth client.

  Example: Search the web for this company's latest news and list the sources with dates.

Recipes built with OpenClaw (7)

A recipe is a step-by-step setup you build in OpenClaw yourself. Each one shows what you provide, what you get, and a setup prompt to copy. Examples are illustrative, not recorded results.

• Cash Flow Planner

  Finance & Accounting

  Build a 13-week cash flow forecast from your bank balance, invoices and bills

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• Customer Answer Drafter

  Customer Support

  Answer customer questions from your FAQ, prices and policies

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• Win-Back Drafter

  Sales & CRM

  Win back customers who have gone quiet

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• Applicant Keeper

  HR & People

  Track job applicants in a sheet from Gmail

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• Pipeline Keeper

  Sales & CRM

  Keep your lead pipeline in a sheet from Gmail

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• Outreach Planner

  Sales & CRM

  Plan your LinkedIn outreach in a Google Sheet

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• Time Off Keeper

  HR & People

  Keep a PTO tracker in Google Sheets from time off emails

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Skills you can add to OpenClaw (70)

A skill is a folder of instructions that OpenClaw can use for a specific task. Add it once, then ask for the task in your own words.

• Sales call follow-up

  Turn call notes into a recap email that promises only what was agreed, proposed CRM changes and a task list with owners and dates.

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• Account reconciliation

  Compare accounting records with a clear audit trail, separate uncertain matches, and explain remaining differences.

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• Research synthesis

  Combine supplied sources into a clear answer that preserves evidence, disagreement, and uncertainty.

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• Document field extraction

  Extract requested fields into a source-linked table without guessing missing or unreadable values.

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• Prospect fit research

  Check a named company against your customer criteria and return a sourced fit brief.

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• Business process documentation

  Turn team notes into a repeatable process with clear owners, decisions, exceptions, and completion checks.

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• AI job search

  Find current job openings, drop duplicates and expired posts, and shortlist them against your must-haves and real experience.

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• Applicant tracker from email

  Log job applications from Gmail or Outlook in a Google Sheet or CSV, and see which applicants are waiting for your reply.

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• Article-to-Visuals

  Map an approved article to a cover, three illustrations and an optional six-card carousel, exported as editable SVG, PNG and PDF files.

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• Audio edit plan

  Create a cut and keep plan from a transcript while protecting the speaker’s meaning.

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• Budget versus actual review

  Compare budget and actual figures on the same basis and explain only supported differences.

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• Bug diagnosis

  Trace a failure to its first broken invariant, test competing causes and verify a minimal authorized fix.

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Questions about OpenClaw

Is OpenClaw free?

Yes. OpenClaw is open source under the MIT license and has no paid tier or hosted service. You pay for the AI model it uses, through an API key or an existing Claude Code or Codex login.

Can OpenClaw use JuicyAgents skills?

Yes. OpenClaw follows the AgentSkills format, and our skills have the name and description it needs. Save the SKILL.md in ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/<skill-name>/, start a new session and call it with /skill and the skill's name.

Can OpenClaw read my Gmail?

Through the bundled gog skill. It needs the gog command-line tool and your own Google Cloud OAuth client, then you add your account with the services you allow, such as Gmail and Calendar. The same skill can send email, so keep recipes draft-only.

Does OpenClaw ask before it acts?

Not by default. Commands run without approval unless you set tools.exec.mode to ask or allowlist, and agents with message access can send messages. Change these settings before you connect real accounts.

Can OpenClaw run tasks on a schedule?

Yes, with automations. Run openclaw automations create with a cron time, such as "0 7 * * *" for 7am every day, and choose where the result goes. Schedules fire only while the Gateway is running.

Sources

The pages behind OpenClaw’s facts and setup steps, with the day we last checked each one.

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