What this skill does
Works as a software developer day to day: turning a ticket into merged, shipped, supported code inside a codebase someone else wrote. Use when landing in an unfamiliar repo and hunting for where the change goes; when scoping, splitting, or estimating work; when a bug has to go from report to verified fix; when tests are missing, slow, or flaky; when a pull request is too big to review or a review has stalled; when a dependency upgrade breaks the build; when a schema change or backfill must ship without downtime; when something works locally but fails in CI or production; when a release needs a rollback plan or a flag; when on call and mitigation has to come before root cause; or when deciding what is reversible. Covers environment parity, security on your own diff, and new services. Not for isolation technique (`debugging`), the transformation catalog (`refactoring`), review analysis (`review-code`), or Git mechanics (`git`).
Developer 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 Developer
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
developerand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Developer with a single command:
openclaw skills add developer
This pulls developer from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/developer/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Developer
Once installed, Developer 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:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
developer-1.0.2.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/developer/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Developer?
Install Developer in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for developer, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add developer. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/developer/.
Is Developer free?
Yes. Developer 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 Developer do?
Works as a software developer day to day: turning a ticket into merged, shipped, supported code inside a codebase someone else wrote.
Related: more developer tools skills
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