What this skill does
Proactive goal and task management system. Use when managing goals, breaking down projects into tasks, tracking progress, or working autonomously on objectives. Enables agents to work proactively during heartbeats, message humans with updates, and make progress without waiting for prompts.
Proactive Tasks is part of the Automation & Workflows category — automation and workflow skills that schedule, trigger, and orchestrate tasks. You can install it on its own or alongside other automation & workflows skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Proactive Tasks
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
proactive-tasksand 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 Proactive Tasks with a single command:
openclaw skills add proactive-tasks
This pulls proactive-tasks from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/proactive-tasks/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Proactive Tasks
Once installed, Proactive Tasks 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
proactive-tasks-1.2.3.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/proactive-tasks/(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 Proactive Tasks?
Install Proactive Tasks in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for proactive-tasks, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add proactive-tasks. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/proactive-tasks/.
Is Proactive Tasks free?
Yes. Proactive Tasks 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 Proactive Tasks do?
Proactive goal and task management system. Use when managing goals, breaking down projects into tasks, tracking progress, or working autonomously on objectives. Enables agents to work proactively during heartbeats, message humans with updates, and make progress without waiting for prompts.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models