Skills Tutorial (Install + Use)

This is the shortest path to run skills end-to-end: install -> select -> verify.

1) Install one skill

nextclaw skills install <slug>

Example:

nextclaw skills install weather

If this slug is unavailable in your registry, replace it with any installable skill.

NextClaw only loads skills from the workspace skills/ directory.

• Default workspace: ~/.nextclaw/workspace
• Default install target: ~/.nextclaw/workspace/skills/<slug>/SKILL.md
• If you need a project-specific workspace, pass:

nextclaw skills install <slug> --workdir <workspace>

After install, you should see skills/<slug>/SKILL.md in your workspace.

Note: upstream global commands such as npx skills add ... -g do not install the skill into the NextClaw workspace, so they do not make it selectable in NextClaw by themselves.

2) Select the skill in UI

1. Start and open UI (default http://127.0.0.1:55667).
2. Open chat page and click Skills under the input box.
3. Select the installed skill, then send a message.

3) Verify it is applied

• Check whether the response follows that skill's rules/format.
• Unselect the same skill and send a similar prompt again to compare.

Related docs

• Chat Capabilities
• Tutorial Hub
• Commands