Task Status

What this skill does

Send short status descriptions in chat for long-running tasks. Use when you need to provide periodic updates during multi-step operations, confirm task completion, or notify of failures. Includes automated periodic monitoring that sends updates every 5 seconds, status message templates, and a helper function for consistent status reporting.

How to install Task Status

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 task-status and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab task-status-1.0.0.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/task-status/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

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