What this skill does
Drafts, edits, and rewrites prose in the user's own voice — emails, posts, essays, memos, proposals, social copy. Use when asked to write, draft, edit, tighten, shorten, rewrite, or proofread something; when a draft reads flat, wordy, robotic, or "not like me"; when a piece will not start, a sentence will not come out right, or the ending trails off; when an email has to deliver bad news, say no, chase a reply, or make an ask that lands; when a post needs a hook, a headline, or a cut to fit a limit; when order, transitions, or paragraph structure are the real problem; when writing in a second language, or matching a house style, spelling variant, or word count. Learns and reuses their voice across sessions. Not for grammar-only fixes (`grammar`), sales copy (`copywriting`), book manuscripts (`book-writing`), journal papers (`academic-writing`), narrative craft (`storytelling`), versioned draft-and-audit workflows (`write`), or inbox triage and follow-ups (`email-management`).
Writing is part of the Research & Knowledge category — research and knowledge skills that gather, search, and summarize information. You can install it on its own or alongside other research & knowledge skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Writing
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
writingand 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 Writing with a single command:
openclaw skills add writing
This pulls writing from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/writing/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Writing
Once installed, Writing 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.
Putting audio in front of an audience
Writing works with audio. Getting from there to something postable is a separate job: ViralMint — an open-source video pipeline — pairs audio with footage or generated visuals, burns synced captions, and exports a finished short.
It runs as an MCP server, so an OpenClaw agent can drive it from the same chat you already use: ask for a short, and the render comes back finished. See how to connect a video pipeline to your agent.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
writing-1.1.2.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/writing/(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 Writing?
Install Writing in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for writing, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add writing. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/writing/.
Is Writing free?
Yes. Writing 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 Writing do?
Drafts, edits, and rewrites prose in the user's own voice — emails, posts, essays, memos, proposals, social copy.
Related: more research & knowledge skills
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models