ClawHub Publisherv0.1.1

A platform team needs to package and publish a custom OpenClaw skill folder to their private ClawHub registry. They run validate to catch missing README and broken hook references, then prepare with --zip to create a reviewable bundle. After approval, they publish non-interactively with explicit slug, name, version, and changelog.

An open-source maintainer wants to automate skill releases after merging a pull request. Their CI job installs dependencies, builds the CLI, validates the skill folder, prepares a zip artifact, and runs publish with --no-prompt and --yes. This ensures every release is consistently validated and packaged before hitting ClawHub.

A skill author preparing a paid listing on a marketplace uses the CLI to validate the folder before submission. The validator catches missing SKILL.md, broken YAML frontmatter, and blank hook files, avoiding rejection. They then use prepare to produce a clean output bundle that matches marketplace requirements.

An engineering team has dozens of old skill folders with inconsistent metadata. They use validate to inventory blockers across all folders, then prepare each one to generate cleaned, publish-ready bundles under .clawhub-publisher/. This standardizes packaging without modifying the original source folders, preserving history while enabling bulk publishing.

A QA engineer sets up a nightly job that runs validate against every skill in their repository. The job reports any new issues like missing descriptions or hook references to missing files. This catches regressions early, before a developer attempts to publish and hits a hard failure.

The core CLI remains free and open source, while advanced features like team validation dashboards, private registry integration, and audit logging are offered as a paid enterprise plan. Revenue comes from subscriptions and support contracts for companies that need governed publishing at scale.

ClawHub acts as a marketplace where creators can list free or paid OpenClaw skills. The publisher CLI is the primary tool for creators to prepare and publish listings, and ClawHub takes a percentage of each paid transaction. This aligns the tool's success with the creator's publishing volume.

Agencies and consultancies use the CLI to package and publish client skills as a managed service. They charge clients for validation, cleanup, and publishing operations, often bundled with ongoing skill maintenance. Revenue is generated through service fees and retainers rather than software licensing.