---
name: clawhub
description: Search and install agent skills from ClawHub, the public skill registry.
homepage: https://clawhub.ai
metadata: {"nanobot":{"emoji":"🦞"}}
---

# ClawHub

Public skill registry for AI agents. Search by natural language (vector search).

## When to use

Use this skill when the user asks any of:
- "find a skill for …"
- "search for skills"
- "install a skill"
- "what skills are available?"
- "update my skills"

## Search

```bash
npx --yes clawhub@latest search "web scraping" --limit 5
```

## Install

Do not install directly into `~/.nanobot/workspace/skills/`. Workspace skills are review-gated.

Review-first workflow:

1. Search for the skill and show the user the candidate slug.
2. Audit the skill before activation:
   - inspect `SKILL.md`
   - inspect the file list
   - inspect required binaries / env vars
   - inspect obvious network / shell / destructive behavior
3. Ask the user for explicit approval.
4. Only after approval, use the dedicated review flow to activate the skill.

If you need a local staging copy for audit, install into a temporary directory that is **not** the live workspace, for example:

```bash
npx --yes clawhub@latest install <slug> --workdir /tmp/nanobot-skill-review
```

## Update

Do not run bulk updates without the same review-first process. Treat every update like a fresh install.

## List installed

```bash
npx --yes clawhub@latest list --workdir ~/.nanobot/workspace
```

## Notes

- Requires Node.js (`npx` comes with it).
- No API key needed for search and install.
- Login (`npx --yes clawhub@latest login`) is only required for publishing.
- Never activate a skill before the user has reviewed and approved it.
- Direct writes into the live workspace skills directory are blocked by policy.
- After approval and activation, remind the user to start a new session to load the skill.
