Buildlog Skill

Record your OpenClaw coding sessions and share them on buildlog.ai.

Overview

The buildlog skill captures your AI-assisted coding sessions in real-time, creating replayable recordings that can be shared with others. Perfect for:

• Tutorials: Share how you built something step-by-step
• Documentation: Create living documentation of complex implementations
• Debugging: Review sessions to understand what went wrong
• Learning: Study how others approach problems

Commands

Recording

• "Start a buildlog [title]" — Begin recording a new session
• "Stop the buildlog" — End recording and optionally upload
• "Pause the buildlog" — Temporarily pause recording
• "Resume the buildlog" — Continue a paused recording

Exporting

• "Export this session as a buildlog" — Convert current session to buildlog format
• "Export the last [N] messages" — Export a portion of the session

Uploading

• "Upload the buildlog" — Push to buildlog.ai
• "Share the buildlog" — Upload and get a shareable link

Annotations

• "Add a note: [text]" — Add commentary to the current point
• "Mark this as important" — Flag the current exchange
• "Add chapter: [title]" — Create a chapter marker

Status

• "Buildlog status" — Check recording state
• "Show buildlog info" — Display current recording details

Configuration

Add to your OpenClaw configuration:

{
  "skills": {
    "buildlog": {
      "apiKey": "your-api-key",
      "autoUpload": false,
      "defaultPublic": true,
      "includeFileContents": true,
      "maxFileSizeKb": 100
    }
  }
}

Options

| Option | Type | Default | Description |

|--------|------|---------|-------------|

| apiKey | string | — | Your buildlog.ai API key (optional for public uploads) |

| autoUpload | boolean | false | Automatically upload when recording stops |

| defaultPublic | boolean | true | Make buildlogs public by default |

| includeFileContents | boolean | true | Include file content snapshots |

| maxFileSizeKb | number | 100 | Maximum file size to include |

Events

The skill emits the following events:

• buildlog:started — Recording began
• buildlog:stopped — Recording ended
• buildlog:paused — Recording paused
• buildlog:resumed — Recording resumed
• buildlog:uploaded — Buildlog uploaded successfully
• buildlog:error — An error occurred

Examples

Basic Recording

You: Start a buildlog "Building a REST API"
Assistant: 🔴 Recording started: "Building a REST API"

You: Create an Express server with TypeScript
Assistant: [creates files...]

You: Stop the buildlog
Assistant: Recording stopped. 12 exchanges captured.
         Would you like to upload to buildlog.ai?

Retroactive Export

You: Export this session as a buildlog
Assistant: Exported 24 exchanges as buildlog.
         Title: "Untitled Session"
         Ready to upload?

Privacy

• Buildlogs can be public or private
• API keys are never included in exports
• You control what gets shared
• Delete buildlogs anytime at buildlog.ai