Check and invoke available skills before starting work. Invoke at the start of any task to ensure relevant skills are loaded.
Before starting any task, check your available skills. Skills encode proven practices — ignoring them means reinventing wheels or missing important patterns.
If there's even a small chance a skill applies, invoke it. The cost of loading an irrelevant skill is low. The cost of missing relevant guidance is high.
Skills compose. One skill may tell you to invoke another.
| Skill | Use When |
|-------|----------|
| using-skills | Start of any task |
| writing-documents | Writing any documentation, READMEs, designs, plans |
| code-review | Reviewing PRs, commits, staged changes, auditing code |
| review-responder | Processing and responding to code review feedback |
| mermaid-diagrams | Creating diagrams in markdown documents |
| skill-builder | Creating or improving Claude Code skills |
| domain-expert | Brainstorming, checking availability, choosing registrars |
| config-packager | Updating agentic-config repo, auditing for PII, packaging skills |
| research | Gathering evidence for decisions, investigating unknowns, comparing approaches |
| red-team | Testing code, services, or infrastructure for vulnerabilities |
| qa-engineer | Building features, reviewing work, validating output, anything that feels "done" |
game-devParent router for 14 sub-skills covering the full game dev lifecycle. Invoke game-dev to find the right sub-skill.
Sub-skills: session-planner, sprint-manager, scope-guardian, decision-journal, learning-planner, boot-dev-companion, gdd-writer, prototype-coach, game-research, art-pipeline, sound-designer, steam-publisher, playtest-coordinator, plane
wellbeingPersonal support for ADHD, emotional regulation, and self-doubt. Invoke wellbeing to route to the right help.
Sub-skills: adhd-coach, inner-ally
infrastructureHomelab cluster operations, deployments, and automation. Invoke infrastructure to route to the right tool.
Sub-skills: home-ops-deployer, k8s-operator, n8n-workflow-builder
task → using-skills → identify relevant skills → invoke them → work
game dev work → game-dev → (routes to sub-skill)
struggling / stuck → wellbeing → adhd-coach or inner-ally
cluster / deploy → infrastructure → (routes to sub-skill)
writing task → writing-documents → [document type guidance]
code review → code-review → writing-documents (for findings)
review feedback → review-responder → apply/skip each item
new skill → skill-builder → writing-documents (skills are agent docs)
research task → research → writing-documents (for synthesis report)
security testing → red-team → review-responder (for remediation)
building features → qa-engineer (wear the QA hat throughout)
validating work → qa-engineer → verification checklist
| Situation | Invoke |
|-----------|--------|
| Starting game dev work | game-dev |
| Can't start / stuck / ADHD | wellbeing |
| Emotionally overwhelmed | wellbeing |
| Cluster / deploy / automation | infrastructure |
| Writing docs | writing-documents |
| Code review | code-review |
| Making a big decision | game-dev → decision-journal |
| Investigating / comparing / deciding | research |
| Security testing | red-team |
| Building / verifying work | qa-engineer |
| Packaging config | config-packager |
| Domain names | domain-expert |
| New skill | skill-builder |
Check skills first. Missing relevant guidance costs more than loading unused skills.
Google Workspace CLI for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Contacts, Sheets, and Docs.
Manage Apple Notes via the `memo` CLI on macOS (create, view, edit, delete, search, move, and export notes). Use when a user asks OpenClaw to add a note, list notes, search notes, or manage note folders.
Work with Obsidian vaults (plain Markdown notes) and automate via obsidian-cli.
Use when you need to control Slack from OpenClaw via the slack tool, including reacting to messages or pinning/unpinning items in Slack channels or DMs.
Manage Apple Reminders via remindctl CLI (list, add, edit, complete, delete). Supports lists, date filters, and JSON/plain output.
Manage Trello boards, lists, and cards via the Trello REST API.
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