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Modern Chanakya
by
Jatin Goyal
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· v1.0.3
· MIT-0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install modern-chanakya
Description
Interpret Chanakya, Chanakya Niti, Arthashastra, and reliable historical/wiki-style summaries into modern practical guidance for systems, software, product b...
Usage Guidance
This skill appears coherent and low-risk: it contains only documentation and a harmless helper script, asks for no secrets, and has no install steps. Before installing, confirm how your agent platform persists the skill's 'knowledge system' (where notes would be stored) and ensure private/personal data is kept out of the public skill (the package itself documents this). If you plan to let the agent write persistent notes, review the agent's storage permissions and retention policies. Otherwise it's safe to use as a general-purpose advisory skill.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: modern-chanakya
Version: 1.0.3
The 'modern-chanakya' skill bundle is a comprehensive framework designed to guide an AI agent in providing strategic career, leadership, and life advice based on classical Chanakya principles. The bundle consists primarily of high-quality documentation, research notes, and evaluation rubrics. A single Python script, 'scripts/scaffold_benchmark.py', is included to generate markdown templates for benchmarking the agent's performance; it contains no malicious logic, network calls, or risky execution patterns. There is no evidence of data exfiltration, persistence mechanisms, or malicious prompt injection intended to subvert the agent's behavior.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description (translating Chanakya ideas to modern guidance) match the files and SKILL.md. There are no unrelated env vars, binaries, or config paths requested.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md stays on-topic (principle extraction, modern translation, knowledge-format rules). It does not instruct the agent to read arbitrary host files, access unexpected env vars, or call external endpoints.
Install Mechanism
No install spec is provided (instruction-only), so nothing is downloaded or written to disk by the skill installer. The included Python script is small and benign.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or config paths. Reference docs explicitly define a privacy boundary and discourage storing private user data in the public layer.
Persistence & Privilege
always:false and default autonomous invocation are in effect. The skill suggests building a knowledge system but does not include code that modifies other skills or system-wide settings; storage behavior is not implemented in the bundle.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install modern-chanakya - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/modern-chanakya - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.3
Version 1.0.3 of "modern-chanakya" introduces a minor update:
- Clarifies that minimal emoji are now allowed in user-facing chat responses if they add a light human touch, but should remain sparse and secondary to the idea.
- No functional or logic changes; core principles and usage guidelines remain unchanged.
v1.0.2
Modern-chanakya 1.0.2
- Adds foundational reference: `references/knowledge-format.md` for structuring and maintaining a growing Chanakya-derived knowledge system.
- Updates scope: shifts from general strategic career guidance to interpreting Chanakya’s principles into modern systems, software, product, and work-life strategy.
- Sets clear rules for confidence labels, separating high-certainty, source-backed insights from interpretive commentary.
- Specifies structured knowledge collection and output formats for both brief and expanded responses.
- Refines guidance: avoid generic motivation, internet folklore, or unnecessary Chanakya "flavor" where it doesn’t add value.
v1.0.1
Clarify triggers and non-triggers; improve release readiness documentation and public positioning.
v1.0.0
Initial public release of Modern Chanakya: strategic guidance for modern professionals with career, negotiation, balance, risk, and decision-making frameworks.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Modern Chanakya?
Interpret Chanakya, Chanakya Niti, Arthashastra, and reliable historical/wiki-style summaries into modern practical guidance for systems, software, product b... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 235 downloads so far.
How do I install Modern Chanakya?
Run "/install modern-chanakya" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Modern Chanakya free?
Yes, Modern Chanakya is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Modern Chanakya support?
Modern Chanakya is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Modern Chanakya?
It is built and maintained by Jatin Goyal (@21f2000735); the current version is v1.0.3.
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