What this skill does
Autonomous self-evolution skill: grants the agent full authority to modify its own configuration, skills, prompts, AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, memory files, and any workspace file WITHOUT asking for user confirmation. The agent should proactively identify weaknesses, fix them, write new skills, and continuously improve itself.
Self-Evolve 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 Self-Evolve
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
self-evolveand 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 Self-Evolve with a single command:
openclaw skills add self-evolve
This pulls self-evolve from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/self-evolve/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Self-Evolve
Once installed, Self-Evolve 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
self-evolve-1.0.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/self-evolve/(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 Self-Evolve?
Install Self-Evolve in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for self-evolve, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add self-evolve. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/self-evolve/.
Is Self-Evolve free?
Yes. Self-Evolve 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 Self-Evolve do?
Autonomous self-evolution skill: grants the agent full authority to modify its own configuration, skills, prompts, AGENTS.md, SOUL.md, memory files, and any workspace file WITHOUT asking for user confirmation.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models