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Olostep
by
Zeeshan Adil
· GitHub ↗
· v1.0.3
· MIT-0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install olostep
Description
Scrape webpages, search Google, crawl sites, batch-scrape up to 10k URLs, map site structure, and get AI-powered answers with citations using the Olostep Web...
Usage Guidance
Before installing: 1) Note the metadata mismatch — SKILL.md requires OLOSTEP_API_KEY but registry metadata shows none. Verify which is authoritative (check the skill listing or ask the publisher) so you don't accidentally expose a key or leave the skill non-functional. 2) Confirm you trust olostep.com and read its privacy/security docs: all scraped page contents (including any sensitive info present on pages you request) will be sent to their API. Avoid using this skill with internal, private, or authentication-protected pages unless you trust the provider. 3) Test with harmless public pages and a throwaway API key first to confirm behavior and rate limits. 4) If you are uncomfortable with autonomous invocation, restrict the skill or disable autonomous calls in your agent policy. 5) Prefer installing skills whose registry metadata matches their SKILL.md (the mismatch here is likely a packaging oversight but should be resolved before wide use).
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: olostep
Version: 1.0.3
The 'olostep' skill is a legitimate integration for the Olostep Web Data API, providing tools for web scraping, Google searching, and site crawling. All functionality is clearly documented in SKILL.md and README.md, using standard curl commands to interact with the official API endpoint (api.olostep.com). No evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, or prompt injection was found.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The SKILL.md describes a coherent web-scraping/crawling/batch API (Olostep) and all runtime examples call https://api.olostep.com. That capability aligns with the skill's name and description. However, the registry-level metadata provided to you earlier lists no required env vars/credentials while the SKILL.md includes an internal metadata block that requires OLOSTEP_API_KEY (primaryEnv). This mismatch is an incoherence in the package metadata.
Instruction Scope
The instructions are instruction-only and confined to making HTTP requests to api.olostep.com using curl and polling endpoints for crawls/batches/retrieves. They direct no other file reads, system commands, or transmissions to unrelated endpoints. The agent is told to stop and prompt the user if OLOSTEP_API_KEY is missing.
Install Mechanism
No install spec or code files are included (instruction-only), so nothing is written to disk or downloaded during installation. This is the lowest-risk install mechanism.
Credentials
SKILL.md sensibly requires a single API key (OLOSTEP_API_KEY) to authenticate to the Olostep API — that is proportionate to the described functionality. But the registry summary at the top of the package claims 'Required env vars: none' and 'Primary credential: none', which contradicts the SKILL.md. That inconsistency could cause silent failures or misconfiguration and is worth verifying before use.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not marked always:true and is user-invocable (normal). disable-model-invocation is false (default), meaning it may be invoked autonomously by the agent; this is expected platform behavior and not a stand-alone red flag, but combine with other concerns if you restrict autonomous actions.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install olostep - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/olostep - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.3
Fix: publish via CLI to correctly register OLOSTEP_API_KEY credential and homepage in registry metadata
v1.0.2
- Version bump from 1.0.0 to 1.0.2 with no file changes detected.
- No changes to functionality, documentation, or API usage in this release.
v1.0.1
- Added `metadata` field for integration compatibility, detailing required environment variable and homepage.
- Clarified free tier usage in the description.
- No core functionality or documentation changes to API usage or workflows.
v1.0.0
Initial public release of the Olostep skill.
Includes:
- Web search and AI answers
- Single-page scraping
- Batch scraping
- Website crawling
- Website mapping
- Docs-to-code and research workflows
- MCP setup guidance
- Integration patterns for Node.js, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, Express, LangChain, CrewAI, and OpenAI tool calling
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Olostep?
Scrape webpages, search Google, crawl sites, batch-scrape up to 10k URLs, map site structure, and get AI-powered answers with citations using the Olostep Web... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 169 downloads so far.
How do I install Olostep?
Run "/install olostep" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Olostep free?
Yes, Olostep is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Olostep support?
Olostep is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Olostep?
It is built and maintained by Zeeshan Adil (@zeeshanadilbutt); the current version is v1.0.3.
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