What this skill does
Bring Neal Stephenson's "Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" from The Diamond Age to life. Transform your AI from a helpful butler into a subversive tutor — one that adapts to your life stage, holds you accountable to who you're becoming, and has permission to challenge you. Use when setting up growth goals, accountability systems, life transitions, "who I want to become", personal development, or when someone wants their AI to challenge them rather than just help them.
The Primer 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 The Primer
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
primerand 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 The Primer with a single command:
openclaw skills add primer
This pulls primer from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/primer/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use The Primer
Once installed, The Primer 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
primer-1.1.2.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/primer/(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 The Primer?
Install The Primer in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for primer, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add primer. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/primer/.
Is The Primer free?
Yes. The Primer 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 The Primer do?
Bring Neal Stephenson's "Young Lady's Illustrated Primer" from The Diamond Age to life.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models