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Prerequisites
Before installing any skill, make sure you have:
- OpenClaw installed — Download from openclaw.dev if you haven't already
- OpenClaw running at least once — This creates the skills directory automatically
- A Gumroad account (for paid skills) — Free to create, handles your purchase history
New to OpenClaw? OpenClaw is a personal AI agent platform. Skills are extensions that give your agent new abilities. You run it on your own computer — everything stays local.
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Purchase & Download
- Find the skill you want on the Marketplace
- Click "Buy Now" or "Get Free" — this takes you to Gumroad
- Complete checkout (free skills just need an email)
- Gumroad will email you a download link, or you can download immediately from the confirmation page
- Download the .zip file to your Downloads folder
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Find Your OpenClaw Skills Folder
The skills folder location depends on your operating system:
🪟 Windows
C:\Users\YourName\.openclaw\workspace\skills\Or press Win+R and type %USERPROFILE%\.openclaw\workspace\skills
🍎 macOS / Linux
~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/In Finder: Go → Go to Folder and paste the path above.
Tip: If the skills/ folder doesn't exist, run OpenClaw once and it will be created automatically.
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Copy the Skill Folder
- Locate the downloaded ZIP file (usually in your Downloads folder)
- Extract / unzip it — you'll get a folder like crypto-scanner-v1/
- Copy the entire extracted folder into your OpenClaw skills directory
Your skills folder should look like this:
skills/
├── crypto-scanner-v1/ ← your new skill
│ ├── SKILL.md
│ ├── skill.py
│ └── config.json
├── (other skills you have)
└── ...4
Configure the Skill
Most skills require some configuration before use. Open the skill folder and look for:
- SKILL.md — read this first! It explains what the skill does and what you need to configure
- config.json — edit this with your API keys, Telegram token, etc.
- .env.example — copy to .env and fill in your credentials
🔑 Common configurations: Most crypto skills need a Telegram Bot token (for alerts) and a CoinGecko API key (free tier — just sign up at coingecko.com). The SKILL.md inside each skill has step-by-step setup instructions.
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Restart OpenClaw & Verify
- Close OpenClaw completely (or end the process)
- Restart OpenClaw
- Ask your agent: What skills do you have?
- Your new skill should appear in the list
- Try asking the skill's trigger phrase — it's listed in the SKILL.md inside the skill folder
🎉 You're done! Your OpenClaw agent now has new crypto analysis powers. Remember: all skills here are paper-trade only — they provide signals and analysis, but never execute real trades.
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Troubleshooting
Make sure the skill folder is directly inside skills/ — not nested inside another folder. The path should be skills/your-skill-name/SKILL.md, not skills/zip-contents/your-skill-name/SKILL.md.
Check your configuration files. Missing API keys or Telegram tokens are the most common cause. Open SKILL.md inside the skill folder and follow the setup steps carefully.
1. Make sure you've started a conversation with your bot on Telegram first (send it /start). 2. Double-check your bot token in the config. 3. Make sure you're using the correct chat ID (your personal chat ID, not a group).
Refund requests go through Gumroad directly. Log into your Gumroad account, find the purchase, and request a refund. Alternatively email paarthurnax970@gmail.com and we'll sort it out.