travel-planner

What This Skill Does

The travel-planner skill serves as a high-level orchestration engine for the Camino AI location intelligence platform. It excels at synthesizing multi-point geographical data into coherent, actionable itineraries. By leveraging advanced route optimization algorithms, the skill moves beyond simple A-to-B navigation, allowing users to define specific constraints—such as time budgets, preferred transport methods (walking, driving, cycling), and specific points of interest. It is designed to act as a travel concierge, wrapping complex API calls into simple, human-readable requests that generate efficient, logical travel sequences.

Installation

To integrate travel-planner into your environment, you can use the OpenClaw native installer. Run the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/barneyjm/travel-planner

Alternatively, you may install the entire Camino AI suite if you require additional context such as real-estate or fitness-finder integrations. Once installed, ensure your API key is configured by adding CAMINO_API_KEY to your ~/.claude/settings.json file. Verification of the installation can be performed by running a simple shell test script to ensure the API communicates successfully with the Camino backend.

Use Cases

This skill is ideal for professionals and leisure travelers alike. Primary use cases include designing intricate city walking tours for tourists, optimizing supply chain or sales visits across multiple urban locations, and planning weekend day trips where time efficiency is paramount. It is particularly effective for users who need to balance multiple locations against a strict time-bound constraint, such as catching a flight or attending a series of time-sensitive appointments in a new city.

Example Prompts

1. "Plan a 4-hour walking tour of downtown Chicago starting at Millennium Park and ending at the Willis Tower, ensuring I have time to grab lunch near the Riverwalk."
2. "Create a 6-hour driving itinerary for a coastal trip in Southern California that includes the Santa Monica Pier, Malibu Beach, and the Hollywood Sign, optimizing for the least amount of traffic."
3. "I have two meetings in London, one at Westminster and one near the Tate Modern. Plan a route that allows me to visit a coffee shop in between while minimizing travel time on foot."

Tips & Limitations

To maximize the utility of the travel-planner, always define your 'purpose' for each waypoint, as this helps the AI prioritize stops. Be aware that the accuracy of the itinerary depends heavily on the real-time traffic or transit data provided by the underlying Camino service. This skill is strictly for itinerary planning and does not perform real-time booking (e.g., flight or hotel reservations). If the time budget is too aggressive, the planner may suggest skipping stops; always review the generated output before departing.