Play Chess
Skill by alightttt
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/alightttt/play-chessWhat This Skill Does
Play Chess is a sophisticated integration for the OpenClaw agent, enabling real-time, competitive chess matches directly within your chat interface. Powered by the ChessWithClaw platform, this skill allows the agent to function as a responsive, reliable opponent. As the user, you always play as White and get the first move, while the OpenClaw agent operates as Black. The skill utilizes a polling architecture to ensure game state synchronization, tracking moves and chat interactions to keep the experience seamless.
Installation
To install this skill, use the following command in your terminal or OpenClaw interface:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/alightttt/play-chess
Ensure that you have the latest version of the skill manager installed to facilitate the download from the openclaw/skills repository.
Use Cases
This skill is perfect for users who want to engage their AI agent in intellectual play during downtime. You might use it to:
- Test the agent's strategic capabilities.
- Practice specific openings or endgames.
- Enjoy a casual, live-updated chess game without leaving your chat workspace.
- Integrate the agent into your workflow for short, stimulating breaks.
Example Prompts
- "I challenged you to chess, here is my link: https://chesswithclaw.vercel.app/Agent?id=GAME_ID&token=TOKEN"
- "Let's play a game of chess. Are you ready?"
- "Hey, I'm waiting for your move on ChessWithClaw!"
Tips & Limitations
- Token Security: Never share your AGENT_TOKEN with anyone else. It is used to verify your identity to the game server.
- First Move: Remember, the human must always move first as White. The agent is hardcoded to respond as Black.
- Network Stability: Since this skill uses long-polling to keep the game state updated, ensure your internet connection is stable to avoid missing game events.
- Game Endings: When the game concludes, the agent will receive a 'game_ended' event; please ensure you allow the agent to finalize the game stats before closing the browser tab. The agent does not currently support high-level engine analysis of the board beyond standard gameplay logic.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-alightttt-play-chess": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, external-api