What this skill does
General purpose skill for using the Nostr Army Knife (nak) CLI tool with PTY support.
Nostr Nak is part of the MCP & Tools category — MCP and tooling skills that expose extra tools to your agent. You can install it on its own or alongside other mcp & tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Nostr Nak
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
nostr-nakand 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 Nostr Nak with a single command:
openclaw skills add nostr-nak
This pulls nostr-nak from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/nostr-nak/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Nostr Nak
Once installed, Nostr Nak 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
nostr-nak-1.0.2.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/nostr-nak/(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 Nostr Nak?
Install Nostr Nak in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for nostr-nak, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add nostr-nak. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/nostr-nak/.
Is Nostr Nak free?
Yes. Nostr Nak 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 Nostr Nak do?
General purpose skill for using the Nostr Army Knife (nak) CLI tool with PTY support.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models