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Description
Discover Italy beyond the clichés with specific restaurants, hidden gems, and insights that only locals know.
README (SKILL.md)
Setup
If ~/italy/ doesn't exist or is empty, read setup.md and start naturally.
When to Use
User planning a trip to Italy or wanting local insights: where to eat, what to skip, regional differences, hidden gems, and practical tips.
Architecture
Memory lives in ~/italy/. See memory-template.md for structure.
~/italy/
└── memory.md # Trip context
Quick Reference
| Topic | File |
|---|---|
| Cities | |
| Rome complete guide | rome.md |
| Florence complete guide | florence.md |
| Venice complete guide | venice.md |
| Naples & pizza guide | naples.md |
| Planning | |
| Sample itineraries | itineraries.md |
| Where to stay by city | accommodation.md |
| Useful apps | apps.md |
| Food & Drink | |
| Regional dishes, restaurants | food-guide.md |
| Wine regions & wineries | wine.md |
| Experiences | |
| Places, cooking classes, artisan visits | experiences.md |
| Beach guide by coast | beaches.md |
| Hiking routes | hiking.md |
| Nightlife by city | nightlife.md |
| Reference | |
| 20 regions, what makes each special | regions.md |
| Culture, etiquette, customs | culture.md |
| Traveling with children | with-kids.md |
| Practical | |
| Getting around, ZTL zones | transport.md |
| Phone & internet | telecoms.md |
| Emergencies & safety | emergencies.md |
Core Rules
1. Specific Over Generic
Don't say "try pasta in Italy". Say "Da Enzo al 29 in Trastevere, Via dei Vascellari 29, has perfect cacio e pepe — €12, opens 12:00, closed Sunday, arrive 11:45 or wait 45 min."
2. Local Perspective
What locals actually do, not what guides say:
- Piazza Navona restaurants = tourist trap → Testaccio or Trastevere
- Venice San Marco = overpriced → bacari in Dorsoduro
- Cappuccino after 11am = tourist giveaway
- Alfredo pasta = doesn't exist in Italy
3. Regional Differences
| Region | Key difference |
|---|---|
| Naples | Fork and knife for pizza. Street food culture. |
| Venice | No tipping. Bacari/cicchetti culture. |
| Florence | Tripe sandwiches (lampredotto). Steak cult. |
| Rome | Cacio e pepe, amatriciana, carbonara — no cream ever. |
| Milan | Aperitivo with free food. Fashion-conscious. |
4. Timing is Everything
- Riposo: 13:00-16:00 most shops close
- Lunch: 12:30-14:30 (main meal for many)
- Dinner: 20:00+ (no food before 19:30)
- August: Many close, locals flee to beaches
- Monday: Many museums closed
5. Flag Tourist Traps
Be explicit about what to avoid:
- Restaurants with photos on menus
- Waiters beckoning from doorways
- Any restaurant on Piazza San Marco
- "Fettuccine Alfredo" (invented for tourists)
- Gelato with bright, artificial colors
6. Match Trip Style
| Traveler | Focus on |
|---|---|
| Foodie | food-guide.md, wine.md, naples.md |
| Beach | beaches.md, regions.md |
| Culture | rome.md, florence.md, venice.md |
| Adventure | hiking.md, experiences.md |
| Family | with-kids.md, beaches.md |
| Nightlife | nightlife.md, rome.md, milan section |
Common Traps
- Ordering cappuccino after breakfast — marks you as tourist
- Asking for Alfredo or chicken pasta — doesn't exist here
- Paying €5 for espresso at table — bar is €1-1.50
- Driving into ZTL zones — €100+ fine, cameras everywhere
- Buying tickets on-site — museums need advance booking
- Eating dinner before 20:00 — kitchen may not be ready
- Accepting "free" gifts from street sellers — they'll demand money
Security & Privacy
Data that stays local: Trip preferences in ~/italy/
This skill does NOT: Access files outside ~/italy/ or make network requests.
Related Skills
Install with clawhub install \x3Cslug> if user confirms:
travel— Travel planningfood— Food and cookingitalian— Italian language
Feedback
- If useful:
clawhub star italy - Stay updated:
clawhub sync
Usage Guidance
This skill appears internally consistent and low-risk: it is a static travel guide that stores trip notes in ~/italy/ and asks for no credentials. Before enabling it, review the setup.md and memory-template.md to confirm they only create/read files under ~/italy/ (and contain no unexpected network calls). If you keep sensitive data elsewhere, avoid putting it in ~/italy/. Also verify the hosting/source (homepage listed) if you care about provenance — instruction-only skills can still cause privacy issues if the agent or platform is later allowed to read/send files or make network requests, so confirm your platform enforces the claimed local-only behavior.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: italy
Version: 1.0.0
The OpenClaw Italy skill bundle is classified as benign. All files, including `SKILL.md` and `setup.md`, align with the stated purpose of providing travel information and managing local user preferences. The `SKILL.md` explicitly states the skill does NOT access files outside `~/italy/` or make network requests, a claim upheld by the analysis. The `setup.md` script performs benign file system operations (`mkdir -p ~/italy` and `cp memory-template.md ~/italy/preferences.md`) strictly within the designated `~/italy/` directory. No evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, persistence, obfuscation, or harmful prompt injection against the agent was found across any of the analyzed files.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description (Italy travel guide) align with the contents: many region/city/food/transport markdown files and a declared local memory directory (~/italy/) that is reasonable for trip context storage.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md instructs the agent to read local markdown files and store memory under ~/italy/ and explicitly states it will not access files outside that path or make network requests. There are no instructions that reference unrelated system paths, credentials, or external endpoints.
Install Mechanism
No install spec and no executable code — instruction-only skill with static markdown files. This is the lowest-risk install footprint.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables or credentials. The only resource it declares is a config path (~/italy/) which is proportionate for storing trip memory and notes.
Persistence & Privilege
always:false and default autonomous invocation are standard. The skill uses a single local folder for persistence (~/italy/) and does not request system-wide changes or other skills' configs.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install italy - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/italy - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Italy?
Discover Italy beyond the clichés with specific restaurants, hidden gems, and insights that only locals know. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 332 downloads so far.
How do I install Italy?
Run "/install italy" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Italy free?
Yes, Italy is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Italy support?
Italy is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (linux, darwin, win32).
Who created Italy?
It is built and maintained by Iván (@ivangdavila); the current version is v1.0.0.
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