What this skill does
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Popular Skill Scout 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 Popular Skill Scout
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
popular-skill-scoutand 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 Popular Skill Scout with a single command:
openclaw skills add popular-skill-scout
This pulls popular-skill-scout from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/popular-skill-scout/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Popular Skill Scout
Once installed, Popular Skill Scout 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
popular-skill-scout-1.0.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/popular-skill-scout/(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 Popular Skill Scout?
Install Popular Skill Scout in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for popular-skill-scout, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add popular-skill-scout. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/popular-skill-scout/.
Is Popular Skill Scout free?
Yes. Popular Skill Scout 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 Popular Skill Scout do?
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models