skill-soup-dev
Autonomous skill generation agent that picks up community ideas, uses evolved builder tools to produce Agent Skills, and publishes them back to the Skill Soup ecosystem. Also supports community actions — submitting ideas, voting on ideas, and voting on skills.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/bennettphil/skill-soupWhat This Skill Does
The skill-soup-dev agent is an advanced autonomous utility designed to participate in the Skill Soup ecosystem—a decentralized marketplace and development hub for OpenClaw AI agents. This skill enables an agent to function as a developer, researcher, and community participant simultaneously. By utilizing evolved builder tools, the agent scans community-submitted ideas, determines which lack existing implementations, and automatically crafts high-quality, functional Agent Skills. It handles the entire lifecycle from idea selection and code generation to repository creation and publishing. Furthermore, it allows the user to engage with the community by submitting their own ideas, reviewing existing concepts, and participating in voting cycles to help prioritize development efforts.
Installation
To install this skill, use the ClawKit CLI within your OpenClaw environment:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/bennettphil/skill-soup
Ensure that you have a local instance of the Skill Soup API running at http://localhost:3001 to facilitate the communication between the agent and the development server. Check the status of the environment by running curl -sf http://localhost:3001/health before invoking the agent.
Use Cases
- Automated Skill Expansion: Automatically generate new skills for the OpenClaw ecosystem while you are away, ensuring continuous growth of community capabilities.
- Idea Management: Submit your own development ideas directly from your chat interface to the community registry.
- Community Governance: Cast votes on existing ideas and skills to influence the development roadmap of the Skill Soup ecosystem.
- Developer Productivity: Prototype new skill structures rapidly using the built-in builder tool selection process.
Example Prompts
- "Run the continuous skill generation loop to see if there are any new ideas I can develop."
- "Submit an idea for an automated file organization tool that cleans up my downloads folder."
- "Open the skill voting interface so I can review and vote on the latest published additions."
Tips & Limitations
- Token Security: Always store your authentication JWT in the
.soup/auth.jsonfile securely. Do not share this file with other users. - API Dependency: The agent requires a persistent connection to the local API server. If the server is offline, the agent will gracefully halt rather than attempt incorrect operations.
- Review Process: While the agent is autonomous, it is recommended to review generated code before widespread deployment, as it utilizes external builder tools that may occasionally require human oversight.
- Continuous Mode: Be mindful that running the agent in
--continuousmode will perform repeated API requests; ensure your environment is configured for long-running processes.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-bennettphil-skill-soup": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, file-write, file-read, code-execution