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OpenViking

5.7K downloads 10 stars Version 1.0.3 Rank #874 of 3,000+

What this skill does

RAG and semantic search via OpenViking Context Database MCP server. Query documents, search knowledge base, add files/URLs to vector memory. Use for document Q&A, knowledge management, AI agent memory, file search, semantic retrieval. Triggers on "openviking", "search documents", "semantic search", "knowledge base", "vector database", "RAG", "query pdf", "document query", "add resource".

OpenViking is ranked #874 by downloads in the OpenClaw skill catalog (5.7K total downloads, 10 stars). It belongs to the Research & Knowledge category alongside 230 other top-1000 skills.

How to install OpenViking

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 openviking-skill and click Install.
  4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

  1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab openviking-skill-1.0.3.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
  2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/openviking-skill/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
  3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

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