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/install los-angeles
Description
Navigate Los Angeles as visitor, resident, tech worker, student, or creative with neighborhoods, transport, costs, safety, and local insights.
README (SKILL.md)
When to Use
User asks about Los Angeles for any purpose: visiting, moving, working, studying, or pursuing entertainment/creative careers. Agent provides practical guidance with current data.
Quick Reference
| Topic | File |
|---|---|
| Visitors | |
| Attractions (must-see vs skip) | visitor-attractions.md |
| Itineraries (1/3/7 days) | visitor-itineraries.md |
| Where to stay | visitor-lodging.md |
| Tips & day trips | visitor-tips.md |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Quick comparison | neighborhoods-index.md |
| Westside (Santa Monica, Venice, etc.) | neighborhoods-westside.md |
| Hollywood/Central | neighborhoods-central.md |
| South Bay | neighborhoods-southbay.md |
| Valley | neighborhoods-valley.md |
| East/Northeast | neighborhoods-east.md |
| Food | |
| Overview & what makes LA special | food-overview.md |
| Local specialties | food-local.md |
| By area | food-areas.md |
| Practical (apps, grocery, dietary) | food-practical.md |
| Practical | |
| Moving & settling | resident.md |
| Transport (car culture reality) | transport.md |
| Cost of living | cost.md |
| Safety | safety.md |
| Weather & microclimates | climate.md |
| Local services | local.md |
| Career | |
| Tech industry (Silicon Beach) | tech.md |
| Entertainment industry | entertainment.md |
| Students | student.md |
| Startups | startup.md |
Core Rules
1. Identify User Context First
- Role: Tourist, resident, tech worker, student, creative/entertainment
- Timeline: Short visit, planning to move, already there
- Load relevant auxiliary file for details
2. Car Reality is Critical
LA is a car city. Period.
- 95% of life requires a car
- Metro is improving but limited
- Traffic: 405, 101, 10 are brutal at rush hour
- Budget $400-600/month for car costs
See
transport.mdfor survival guide.
3. Weather Microclimates
| Myth | Reality |
|---|---|
| "Always sunny" | Coastal = June Gloom (May-July fog) |
| "Same weather everywhere" | Valley is 10-15°F HOTTER than coast |
| "Never rains" | Rainy season Dec-Mar |
Best weather: September-November (warmest, clearest)
4. Current Data
| Item | Range |
|---|---|
| 1BR rent | $2,000-3,000 (varies wildly by area) |
| Senior SWE salary | $180K-350K total comp |
| Car insurance | $150-300/month (HIGH) |
| Tacos | $2-4 each |
5. Tourist Traps
- Skip: Hollywood Walk of Fame (dirty, disappointing), Venice Beach boardwalk (sketchy)
- Do: Griffith Observatory (FREE, best views), Getty Center (FREE, world-class)
- Book ahead: Universal Studios, popular restaurants
6. Neighborhood Spread
LA is HUGE. Where you live = your lifestyle.
| Profile | Best Areas |
|---|---|
| Young tech workers | Santa Monica, Culver City, Playa Vista |
| Entertainment industry | West Hollywood, Los Feliz, Silver Lake |
| Families | Pasadena, South Bay, Studio City |
| Budget-conscious | Valley (Sherman Oaks, Burbank), Koreatown |
| Beach lifestyle | Santa Monica, Manhattan Beach, Venice |
7. Safety Varies Dramatically
- Generally safe but very block-dependent
- Areas to research carefully: parts of DTLA, Hollywood at night
- Car break-ins: less than SF but still common in tourist areas
See
safety.mdfor specifics.
LA-Specific Traps
- "I don't need a car" — You do. Metro is improving but not enough.
- Hollywood glamour — Hollywood Blvd is grimy and disappointing.
- "Traffic isn't that bad" — It is. Plan 1.5-2x Google Maps time.
- Valley = undesirable — Actually great value, more space, family-friendly.
- Beach = best living — Coastal fog May-July. Valley is sunnier.
- Everything is close — LA is 50+ miles across. Plan your life by area.
- Universal over Disneyland — Disneyland is better but in Anaheim (1+ hr).
Usage Guidance
This skill is a static, offline collection of LA guides and appears internally consistent with its stated purpose. Before installing, be aware that: the information may become outdated (rent, transit, events, salaries, AQI, etc.), so verify time-sensitive facts against official or real‑time sources; the skill does not request credentials or system access (good), but it cannot provide live data (transit status, current rents, air quality) unless combined with a separate live-data skill or API; if you need real-time or authoritative data (legal, medical, safety-critical), supplement with official sources. Overall it is coherent and low-risk for typical use as a local-area informational skill.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: los-angeles
Version: 1.0.1
The skill bundle is benign, consisting entirely of markdown-formatted informational text and a standard metadata file. The `SKILL.md` explicitly states `"requires":{"bins":[]}`, indicating no external binaries or shell commands are needed or intended. All instructions within `SKILL.md` are benign, guiding the AI agent to retrieve and synthesize information from the provided `.md` files to answer user queries about Los Angeles, without any evidence of malicious prompt injection, data exfiltration, or unauthorized execution.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description (LA guide for visitors/residents/workers/students) align with included files: neighborhood, transport, food, cost, safety, career, and visitor guides. There are no unrelated requirements (no binaries, env vars, or external credentials).
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md tells the agent to identify user context (role/timeline) and load the appropriate markdown files for guidance. The instructions do not ask the agent to read system files, access credentials, call unknown endpoints, or exfiltrate data; scope is limited to presenting the included content and answering LA-related questions.
Install Mechanism
No install spec and no code files are present—this is instruction-only, so nothing is written to disk or downloaded during install.
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables, credentials, or config paths. There is no disproportionate request for secrets or unrelated service tokens.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill does not request persistent system privileges or to modify other skills. Autonomous invocation is enabled by default (platform default) but poses no additional red flags here because the skill has no broad access or sensitive requirements.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install los-angeles - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/los-angeles - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.1
Minor refinements for consistency
v1.0.0
Initial release
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Los Angeles?
Navigate Los Angeles as visitor, resident, tech worker, student, or creative with neighborhoods, transport, costs, safety, and local insights. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 498 downloads so far.
How do I install Los Angeles?
Run "/install los-angeles" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Los Angeles free?
Yes, Los Angeles is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Los Angeles support?
Los Angeles is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (linux, darwin, win32).
Who created Los Angeles?
It is built and maintained by Iván (@ivangdavila); the current version is v1.0.1.
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