Crawl4ai

What this skill does

AI-powered web scraping framework for extracting structured data from websites. Use when Codex needs to crawl, scrape, or extract data from web pages using AI-powered parsing, handle dynamic content, or work with complex HTML structures.

Crawl4ai is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install Crawl4ai

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 crawl4ai 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 Crawl4ai with a single command:

openclaw skills add crawl4ai

This pulls crawl4ai from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/crawl4ai/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use Crawl4ai

Once installed, Crawl4ai 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 crawl4ai-1.0.0.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/crawl4ai/ (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 Crawl4ai?

Install Crawl4ai in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for crawl4ai, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add crawl4ai. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/crawl4ai/.

Is Crawl4ai free?

Yes. Crawl4ai 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 Crawl4ai do?

AI-powered web scraping framework for extracting structured data from websites. Use when Codex needs to crawl, scrape, or extract data from web pages using AI-powered parsing, handle dynamic content, or work with complex HTML structures.

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