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Description
Use when the user wants to interact with YoudaoNote (有道云笔记) — listing, reading, creating, searching notes, clipping web pages, or saving Markdown/mindmap not...
Usage Guidance
This skill appears to be a genuine usage guide for a YoudaoNote CLI, but the SKILL.md tells you to run a remote install script (curl | bash). That action will execute code from a remote server on your machine — treat it as risky unless you trust the source. Before installing: (1) verify the installer URL belongs to the official vendor (artifact.lx.netease.com appears related to NetEase but confirm official documentation), (2) fetch the script first (curl … -o install.sh) and review its contents and any checksums/signatures instead of piping to bash, (3) prefer installing from a trusted package manager or signed release when available, (4) run the installer in a sandbox/VM if possible, and (5) verify where the CLI stores your API key and what network calls it makes. If you cannot verify the installer's provenance or inspect it safely, avoid running the script.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: youdao-note
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle provides instructions and documentation for a command-line interface to interact with YoudaoNote (a legitimate service by NetEase). While it includes a 'curl | bash' installation pattern in SKILL.md, the source domain (artifact.lx.netease.com) and the API configuration endpoint (mopen.163.com) are official NetEase properties. The tool's capabilities—listing, reading, and creating notes—are consistent with its stated purpose and show no evidence of malicious intent or data exfiltration.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name, description, and SKILL.md all consistently describe using a youdaonote CLI to list, read, create, search, clip, and save notes. Required capabilities described (API key configuration) match the stated purpose; no unrelated service credentials or binaries are requested.
Instruction Scope
Instructions are narrowly scoped to installing and using a youdaonote CLI and configuring an API key. However, the SKILL.md explicitly directs running a remote installer via `curl -fsSL https://artifact.lx.netease.com/download/youdaonote-cli/install.sh | bash`, which grants the remote script authority to write/execute on the host — an out-of-band action beyond the skill’s pure instruction scope and worth caution.
Install Mechanism
There is no registry install spec, but the README instructs piping a shell install script from artifact.lx.netease.com into bash. This is a high-risk pattern: it downloads and executes arbitrary remote code. The URL is not a well-known packaged-release host (e.g., GitHub release or major package manager) in the skill metadata, and the registry listing provides no checksums or signatures to verify the installer.
Credentials
The skill declares no required env vars or credentials. The SKILL.md asks the user to set an API key in the CLI (youdaonote config set apiKey), which is proportional to a note-syncing CLI. There are no requests for unrelated secrets or system-level credentials.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is instruction-only, does not request always:true, and does not modify other skills or declare config path access. It does rely on installing a third-party CLI which may persist on disk — that persistence is due to the installer (see install_mechanism concern), not the skill metadata.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install youdao-note - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/youdao-note - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release of the youdao-note skill.
- Enables command-line operations for YoudaoNote, including listing, reading, creating, searching notes, and clipping web pages.
- Supports saving notes in Markdown or as web clippings using JSON files.
- Provides quick reference commands and common workflow examples.
- Includes troubleshooting tips for setup and usage issues across platforms.
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is YoudaoNote?
Use when the user wants to interact with YoudaoNote (有道云笔记) — listing, reading, creating, searching notes, clipping web pages, or saving Markdown/mindmap not... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 371 downloads so far.
How do I install YoudaoNote?
Run "/install youdao-note" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is YoudaoNote free?
Yes, YoudaoNote is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does YoudaoNote support?
YoudaoNote is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created YoudaoNote?
It is built and maintained by Cheng (@huangcheng); the current version is v1.0.0.
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