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Empathy

⬇ 1.9K downloads ★ 2 stars Version 1.0.0 Rank #7343 of 10,000+
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What this skill does

Respond to emotional content with genuine-feeling empathy using Chain of Empathy reasoning, reflection-before-response, and calibrated validation.

Empathy is part of the Other Skills category — OpenClaw skills that extend your agent with new capabilities. You can install it on its own or alongside other other skills skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

Empathy is ranked #7343 by downloads in the OpenClaw skill catalog (1.9K total downloads, 2 stars). It belongs to the Other Skills category alongside 1123 other top-10000 skills.

How to install Empathy

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 empathy 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 Empathy with a single command:

openclaw skills add empathy

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

How to use Empathy

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

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

Is Empathy free?

Yes. Empathy 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 Empathy do?

Respond to emotional content with genuine-feeling empathy using Chain of Empathy reasoning, reflection-before-response, and calibrated validation.

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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models