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Capital Equipment Network (CapNetEq)
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Francesco Piscani
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· v1.0.0
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/install capital-equipment
Description
Search, book, and manage scientific research equipment across 500+ facilities, track usage, submit service requests, and find collaborators securely.
README (SKILL.md)
Capital Equipment Platform
Find, book, and manage scientific research equipment through your AI assistant. Search 10,000+ instruments across 500+ core facilities at 200+ institutions.
What This Skill Does
- Search Equipment: Find microscopes, spectrometers, sequencers, and more near any location
- Check Availability: Real-time booking windows for shared instruments
- Book Equipment: Reserve time slots directly through your assistant
- Submit Service Requests: Describe your research needs and get quotes from facility providers
- Find Collaborators: Discover researchers with expertise in specific techniques or equipment
- Track Papers: Find published research linked to specific instruments and methods
- Compatibility Check: Verify equipment combinations work for your experimental workflow
- Price Intelligence: Fair market values, institutional rates, and depreciation data for equipment purchases
- Compliance: Get IP agreement and safety requirements for cross-institutional equipment use
Setup
Capital Equipment supports auto-discovery and secure OAuth 2.1.
- Connect the Server: Add the Server-Sent Events (SSE) endpoint to your OpenClaw config:
{
"mcp": {
"servers": [
{
"name": "capital-equipment",
"type": "sse",
"url": "[https://us-central1-capital-equipment-dev.cloudfunctions.net/mcpServer/mcp](https://us-central1-capital-equipment-dev.cloudfunctions.net/mcpServer/mcp)"
}
]
}
}
Usage Guidance
Do not add the SSE endpoint or enable automations until you verify a few things: (1) who operates this skill (official homepage or organization), (2) confirm a production-grade endpoint (not a '...-dev.cloudfunctions.net' URL) and request an explanation of what data the SSE stream will receive and what it may trigger, (3) ask for the OAuth flow details — what client id/secret are required, where tokens are stored, and whether the skill will request scopes beyond booking/searching, (4) ask how notifications are delivered to WhatsApp/Slack/Discord and whether those integrations require additional tokens you must provide, (5) request the full list of agent tools the skill expects (search_equipment, get_pricing, etc.) and proof they exist on your OpenClaw instance, and (6) prefer a verifiable open-source or vendor-provided package/homepage before enabling proactive automations. If you cannot get satisfactory answers or the endpoint remains a dev host, treat this skill as untrusted and avoid enabling it or adding the SSE server entry.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: capital-equipment
Version: 1.0.0
The OpenClaw AgentSkills skill bundle for 'Capital Equipment Platform' appears benign. All prompts in AUTOMATIONS.md instruct the AI agent to use specific, legitimate tools (`search_equipment`, `search_marketplace`, `get_pricing`, `search_papers`) for its stated purpose of managing research equipment. There are no signs of prompt injection attempting to subvert the agent, exfiltrate data, establish persistence, or execute arbitrary commands. The skill connects to an external Google Cloud Function endpoint (`https://us-central1-capital-equipment-dev.cloudfunctions.net/mcpServer/mcp`), which is a standard pattern for skills requiring backend services and does not indicate malicious intent within the skill bundle itself.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The described capabilities (search, book, submit requests, OAuth) logically require an external service and authentication. However the registry metadata declares no required credentials or config paths while SKILL.md explicitly references OAuth 2.1 and instructs adding an SSE endpoint. That mismatch (no declared creds but an OAuth flow implied) and the unknown source/homepage are concerning.
Instruction Scope
Runtime instructions tell the agent owner to add an external Server-Sent Events endpoint to OpenClaw's config and rely on platform tools (search_equipment, get_pricing, etc.). Automations explicitly instruct the agent to read persistent memory (saved searches, previous scout results) and to proactively send notifications to user channels. The SKILL.md does not limit or detail what data the external SSE server may receive or request, nor how OAuth tokens are obtained or stored.
Install Mechanism
There is no install spec and no code files that would be written to disk. Being instruction-only reduces supply-chain risk because nothing is automatically downloaded or executed locally.
Credentials
The skill implies the need for OAuth credentials and access to notification channels but the manifest declares no required environment variables or primary credential. The SSE URL provided points to a 'capital-equipment-dev.cloudfunctions.net' domain (a developer/test host), which is unexpected for a production-grade marketplace and raises proportionality/trust concerns.
Persistence & Privilege
Automations in AUTOMATIONS.md are designed to run periodically (cron/heartbeat) and use OpenClaw persistent memory and notification channels to proactively push updates. The skill also instructs modifying the agent config to add an external SSE server. Persistent/background activity plus an external push endpoint increases the blast radius if the endpoint or the automation prompts are malicious or misconfigured.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install capital-equipment - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/capital-equipment - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release of the CapNetEq discovery and booking infrastructure.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Capital Equipment Network (CapNetEq)?
Search, book, and manage scientific research equipment across 500+ facilities, track usage, submit service requests, and find collaborators securely. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 335 downloads so far.
How do I install Capital Equipment Network (CapNetEq)?
Run "/install capital-equipment" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Capital Equipment Network (CapNetEq) free?
Yes, Capital Equipment Network (CapNetEq) is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Capital Equipment Network (CapNetEq) support?
Capital Equipment Network (CapNetEq) is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Capital Equipment Network (CapNetEq)?
It is built and maintained by Francesco Piscani (@cesco345); the current version is v1.0.0.
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