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Crate Barrel
by
hanxueyuan
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· v1.0.0
· MIT-0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install crate-barrel
Description
Crate & Barrel sells modern, affordable high-end furniture and home goods, with a focus on design collaborations and a strong retail presence in North America.
README (SKILL.md)
Crate Barrel
Crate & Barrel — 美国现代家居和生活方式零售商，以当代设计风格和可负担的高端家具著称。
历史时间线
- 1962年 — Gordon 和 Carole Segal 在芝加哥开设第一家店
- 1960-70年代 — 以欧洲旅行带回的餐具和家居用品为灵感
- 1980年代 — 扩展产品线，从餐具扩展到全屋家具
- 1990年代 — 推出在线目录和电子商务
- 2012年 — CB2 子品牌扩展到多个城市
- 2010年代 — 加速数字化转型，推出增强现实家具预览功能
- 2023年 — 计划IPO（最终未进行）
商业模式
直营零售模式，销售现代风格家具、装饰和厨房用品。核心品牌 Crate & Barrel 定位中高端，CB2 面向年轻都市消费者
护城河分析
设计话语权 + 自有品牌 — 与全球设计师合作开发独家产品系列，自有品牌占比高使得毛利率优于行业平均
关键数据
- 成立年份: 1962年
- 总部: 伊利诺伊州 Northbrook
- 门店: 超过100家门店（美国和加拿大）
- 子品牌: CB2（年轻都市定位）
有趣事实
- 创始人 Gordon Segal 最初的启动资金仅来自他妻子的遗产 17,600 美元，第一家店的装修都是自己动手完成的。
- Crate & Barrel 是最早将欧洲设计美学引入美国大众市场的零售商之一。
Usage Guidance
This skill is a static informational reference and poses minimal technical risk: it neither installs software nor asks for credentials. The only remaining consideration is provenance — the package lists no source or homepage, so the content is unverified; if you will rely on this for important decisions, cross-check facts against authoritative sources (company website, filings, reputable news). Allowing autonomous invocation is safe here because the skill has no secrets or system access, but if you prefer, restrict model-initiated calls in your agent settings.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: crate-barrel
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle contains purely informational content regarding the history and business model of the retailer Crate & Barrel. There are no executable scripts, network requests, or instructions that could lead to data exfiltration or unauthorized access. All files (_meta.json, SKILL.md) are consistent with a standard knowledge-based agent skill.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name, description, and content all align: the skill is a factual/company-profile reference about Crate & Barrel and does not request unrelated capabilities or secrets.
Instruction Scope
The SKILL.md contains only static content and metadata (summary, 'read_when' contexts, history, business model, facts). It does not instruct the agent to read files, call external endpoints, access environment variables, or collect/transmit data.
Install Mechanism
No install spec and no code files — lowest-risk model (nothing is written to disk or downloaded).
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables, credentials, or config paths; requested access is proportional (none).
Persistence & Privilege
always: false (normal). disable-model-invocation is false (agent may call the skill autonomously) — this is the platform default and acceptable here because the skill has no sensitive access.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install crate-barrel - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/crate-barrel - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Crate & Barrel skill — first release:
- Provides a detailed overview of Crate & Barrel, a leading US modern home goods retailer.
- Includes historical timeline, business model, competitive advantages, and key facts.
- Covers industry context and transformation strategies in the digital era.
- Lists scenarios and topics for skill use, such as retail competition analysis and design/business research.
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Crate Barrel?
Crate & Barrel sells modern, affordable high-end furniture and home goods, with a focus on design collaborations and a strong retail presence in North America. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 75 downloads so far.
How do I install Crate Barrel?
Run "/install crate-barrel" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Crate Barrel free?
Yes, Crate Barrel is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Crate Barrel support?
Crate Barrel is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Crate Barrel?
It is built and maintained by hanxueyuan (@hanxueyuan); the current version is v1.0.0.
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