skill-finder-cn: Your Agent's Built-In ClawHub Directory
With 11,600+ downloads and 30 stars, skill-finder-cn is one of the most practical utility skills on ClawHub. It gives your OpenClaw agent the ability to search the ClawHub catalog, inspect skill details, and install new skills — all from within a conversation, without opening a browser.
The Problem It Solves
The most common question from new OpenClaw users: "Is there a skill for X?"
Without skill-finder-cn, answering that requires leaving the conversation, going to clawhub.ai, searching the catalog, reading descriptions, and coming back. With it, your agent can answer that question directly and install the skill in the same session.
Core Concept
skill-finder-cn wraps three clawhub CLI commands into a structured workflow:
clawhub search "<query>" # Find relevant skills
clawhub inspect <skill> # Read full skill details
clawhub install <skill> # Install and activateThe skill is bilingual — it understands both Chinese and English queries, making it natural for Chinese-speaking users who want to ask in their native language:
- "有什么 skill 可以帮我监控加密货币价格？"
- "What skill can help me manage my Gmail?"
Both work equally well.
Deep Dive
Search
clawhub search "twitter automation"
clawhub search "中文搜索引擎"
clawhub search "email IMAP"
clawhub search "database postgresql"The search command returns a list of matching skills with brief descriptions. The agent reads the results and surfaces the most relevant options to the user.
Inspect Before Installing
clawhub inspect x-twitter
clawhub inspect tushare-finance
clawhub inspect security-auditorinspect returns the full skill profile: description, requirements (API keys, binaries), version, author, and usage patterns. Reviewing this before installing helps avoid surprise requirements — like finding out a skill needs a paid API key after installation.
Install
clawhub install x-twitter
clawhub install memory-hygiene
clawhub install cron-masteryInstallation adds the skill to the agent's active skill set. On next invocation (or conversation restart), the agent has access to the new skill.
Typical Agent Workflow
User: "有什么 skill 可以帮我监控加密货币价格？"
Agent: [invokes skill-finder-cn]
1. clawhub search "crypto price monitor"
→ Finds: crypto-price-tracker, coingecko-api, binance-skill
2. clawhub inspect crypto-price-tracker
→ Shows: requires COINGECKO_API_KEY (free tier available)
Agent: "Found crypto-price-tracker. It supports 10,000+ coins via CoinGecko's free API.
Want me to install it? You'll need a free CoinGecko API key."
User: "Yes, install it"
Agent: clawhub install crypto-price-tracker
→ Skill activated
Use Cases
New user onboarding: Point a new OpenClaw user at skill-finder-cn and they can self-service their skill library through natural conversation rather than browsing documentation.
Dynamic capability expansion: An agent working on a task can recognize when it lacks the right tool and invoke skill-finder-cn to find and install one without breaking the workflow.
Skill auditing: Periodically asking "what skills exist for my use case?" surfaces new additions to the ClawHub catalog that weren't available when you first set up your agent.
How to Install
clawhub install skill-finder-cnNo API keys or configuration required. Requires the clawhub CLI to be installed and accessible in PATH.
Comparison: Finding Skills on ClawHub
| Method | skill-finder-cn | clawhub.ai website | Direct CLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-conversation | ✅ | ❌ | ⚠️ with tool |
| Chinese query support | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Agent-guided workflow | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Inspect before install | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| No context switch | ✅ | ❌ | ⚠️ |
Practical Tips
- Install early — add it to your base agent setup so skill discovery is always available, not just when you remember to check
- Teach your agent to self-expand — give your agent instructions to use skill-finder-cn when it encounters a task it can't handle well with current skills
- Combine with using-superpowers — installing both creates an agent that both reliably uses existing skills AND can discover new ones when needed
- Chinese queries work great — the underlying
clawhub searchis full-text; Chinese searches surface Chinese-authored skills that English searches might miss
Considerations
- Depends on clawhub CLI: The skill is a wrapper around the
clawhubbinary. If the CLI isn't installed or authenticated, the commands fail. - Catalog reflects current state: Search results depend on what's published on ClawHub at the time of the query, not a cached index.
- Install requires active session: Some OpenClaw configurations require a restart to fully activate newly installed skills.
The Bigger Picture
skill-finder-cn is infrastructure for a self-improving agent setup. Instead of a static skill library that you manually curate, it enables an agent that can expand its own capabilities based on the tasks it encounters. Combined with a good base skill set, it turns the ClawHub catalog into a dynamic capability store your agent can draw from on demand.
View the skill on ClawHub: skill-finder-cn