Pincer

What this skill does

Security-first wrapper for installing agent skills. Scans for malware, prompt injection, and suspicious patterns before installation. Use instead of `clawhub install` for safer skill management.

Pincer is part of the Security & Privacy category — security and privacy skills that audit, vet, and protect your agent. You can install it on its own or alongside other security & privacy skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install Pincer

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 pincer 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 Pincer with a single command:

openclaw skills add pincer

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

How to use Pincer

Once installed, Pincer 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 pincer-1.0.1.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/pincer/ (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 Pincer?

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

Is Pincer free?

Yes. Pincer 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 Pincer do?

Security-first wrapper for installing agent skills. Scans for malware, prompt injection, and suspicious patterns before installation. Use instead of `clawhub install` for safer skill management.

Related: more security & privacy skills

If Pincer looks useful, you may also want to check out other security & privacy skills in the OpenClaw catalog:

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