Oban

What this skill does

Design and implement Oban background job workers for Elixir. Configure queues, retry strategies, uniqueness constraints, cron scheduling, and error handling. Generate Oban workers, queue config, and test setups. Use when adding background jobs, async processing, scheduled tasks, or recurring cron jobs to an Elixir project using Oban.

Oban 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 Oban

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 oban 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 Oban with a single command:

openclaw skills add oban

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

How to use Oban

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

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

Is Oban free?

Yes. Oban 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 Oban do?

Design and implement Oban background job workers for Elixir.

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