What this skill does
Use this skill whenever the user wants to design, execute, or manage complex multi-step VMware workflows with human approval and automatic rollback. Pilot is the orchestration brain — it breaks a goal into steps across companion VMware skills (aiops, monitor, nsx, nsx-security, aria, vks, storage, avi), adds approval gates before destructive operations, and rolls back automatically if anything fails. Always use vmware-pilot for: "clone and test before applying to production", "VMware incident response with checkpoints", "investigate alert root cause", "VMware rolling restart with health checks", "baseline capture and drift detection", "rolling maintenance with AVI drain", or any VMware workflow needing approval gates or rollback. 15 built-in templates + custom YAML + AI-designed workflows. Do NOT use for single-step work — use vmware-aiops for one VM action, vmware-monitor for read-only queries, vmware-avi for load balancer queries.
vmware-pilot 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 vmware-pilot
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
vmware-pilotand 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 vmware-pilot with a single command:
openclaw skills add vmware-pilot
This pulls vmware-pilot from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/vmware-pilot/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use vmware-pilot
Once installed, vmware-pilot 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
vmware-pilot-1.8.12.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/vmware-pilot/(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 vmware-pilot?
Install vmware-pilot in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for vmware-pilot, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add vmware-pilot. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/vmware-pilot/.
Is vmware-pilot free?
Yes. vmware-pilot 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 vmware-pilot do?
Use this skill whenever the user wants to design, execute, or manage complex multi-step VMware workflows with human approval and automatic rollback.
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