Bookkeeping Basics

What this skill does

Set up and maintain basic bookkeeping for a solopreneur business. Use when tracking income and expenses, preparing for taxes, managing invoices and receipts, understanding cash flow, or generating financial reports. Covers accounting software selection, chart of accounts, expense categorization, reconciliation, and financial statements. Not professional accounting advice — consult a CPA for complex situations. Trigger on "bookkeeping", "accounting", "track expenses", "financial records", "QuickBooks", "invoicing", "receipts", "profit and loss".

Bookkeeping Basics is part of the Research & Knowledge category — research and knowledge skills that gather, search, and summarize information. You can install it on its own or alongside other research & knowledge skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install Bookkeeping Basics

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for bookkeeping-basics and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Bookkeeping Basics with a single command:

openclaw skills add bookkeeping-basics

This pulls bookkeeping-basics from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/bookkeeping-basics/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use Bookkeeping Basics

Once installed, Bookkeeping Basics activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab bookkeeping-basics-0.1.0.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/bookkeeping-basics/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Bookkeeping Basics?

Install Bookkeeping Basics in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for bookkeeping-basics, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add bookkeeping-basics. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/bookkeeping-basics/.

Is Bookkeeping Basics free?

Yes. Bookkeeping Basics is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.

What does Bookkeeping Basics do?

Set up and maintain basic bookkeeping for a solopreneur business.

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