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OpenClaw Guide
by
Don Zurbrick
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· v1.0.0
· MIT-0
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/install openclaw-guide-zurbrick
Description
Guide for OpenClaw setup, config, commands, routing, and troubleshooting. Use when the user asks how OpenClaw works, how to configure it, why a channel or ag...
Usage Guidance
This appears to be a legitimate OpenClaw troubleshooting guide, but it contains a hard-coded local path (/Users/donzurbrick/.openclaw/...) and instructs the agent to inspect local config without declaring those config paths. Before installing or enabling the skill: (1) confirm whether the referenced paths are intended (they look specific to the skill author's machine), (2) ask the skill author to remove or generalize absolute user paths and explicitly list any config files it will read, and (3) if you allow the skill to run, be prepared to approve any local-file reads (especially under other users' home directories). If the skill will be used on a shared or multi-user system, treat the hard-coded path as a privacy risk until it's corrected. Additional info that would raise confidence to 'high': an updated SKILL.md that removes hard-coded personal paths and declares the exact config files/paths the skill will access (or a confirmation that it will only access explicitly-specified paths after user approval).
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: openclaw-guide-zurbrick
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle consists of documentation and procedural instructions for troubleshooting and configuring an OpenClaw instance. The files (SKILL.md, references/skill-design-notes.md, and references/triage-checklist.md) provide legitimate guidance on diagnostic workflows, configuration inspection, and architectural best practices without any evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or unauthorized execution.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The skill is a documentation/troubleshooting guide for OpenClaw, so reading local OpenClaw docs and config is reasonable. However, the SKILL.md explicitly names a hard-coded user home path (/Users/donzurbrick/.openclaw/...) while the registry metadata declares no required config paths or credentials. That mismatch (instructions expect local file access but the skill declares none) is inconsistent and should be clarified.
Instruction Scope
The runtime instructions explicitly tell the agent to 'check local docs first' and list absolute paths, and to 'inspect the specific config subtree' before suggesting changes. While these actions are within the guide's stated purpose, they direct the agent to read local files and config without enumerating or restricting which files; the hard-coded personal path increases privacy risk and could cause the agent to access user files unexpectedly.
Install Mechanism
Instruction-only skill with no install spec or code files; nothing is written to disk and no external packages are pulled in. This is the lowest-risk install profile.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables or credentials (none declared), yet the guidance mentions inspecting things like gateway.auth and provider auth as part of troubleshooting. That in itself isn't malicious, but the skill should explicitly declare any config paths or credentials it expects to read or require confirmation before accessing them.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and there is no install or persistent behavior. The skill does not request elevated or permanent presence on the agent.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install openclaw-guide-zurbrick - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/openclaw-guide-zurbrick - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial public release: lean guide for OpenClaw setup, config, routing, troubleshooting, and minimal-change diagnosis.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is OpenClaw Guide?
Guide for OpenClaw setup, config, commands, routing, and troubleshooting. Use when the user asks how OpenClaw works, how to configure it, why a channel or ag... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 210 downloads so far.
How do I install OpenClaw Guide?
Run "/install openclaw-guide-zurbrick" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is OpenClaw Guide free?
Yes, OpenClaw Guide is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does OpenClaw Guide support?
OpenClaw Guide is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created OpenClaw Guide?
It is built and maintained by Don Zurbrick (@zurbrick); the current version is v1.0.0.
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