hide-openclaw-banner
Suppress the OpenClaw CLI banner message. Use when the user says "hide openclaw banner", "disable openclaw banner", "suppress openclaw banner", "remove openclaw banner", "openclaw banner is annoying", "turn off the lobster", or wants to stop seeing the OpenClaw startup tagline on every command invocation.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/brunobuddy/shut-up-openclaw-cliWhat This Skill Does
The hide-openclaw-banner skill provides an automated mechanism to disable the persistent OpenClaw CLI startup banner. By default, OpenClaw prints a branding tagline upon every command invocation, which occurs within the Commander.js preAction hook. Because this execution happens before the plugin system initializes, internal plugin logic cannot programmatically intercept or suppress the text. This skill streamlines the workaround by guiding the user through the configuration of the OPENCLAW_HIDE_BANNER environment variable. By setting this variable to 1 in the user's shell configuration file, the CLI bootstrap process checks this flag and skips the banner output, resulting in a cleaner and more efficient terminal experience.
Installation
To install this skill, execute the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/brunobuddy/shut-up-openclaw-cli
Once the skill is installed, the OpenClaw AI agent will assist you in appending the export OPENCLAW_HIDE_BANNER=1 configuration to your shell profile (such as ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc). Please note that after the configuration is appended, you must run source ~/.zshrc or restart your terminal session for the changes to take effect.
Use Cases
This skill is designed for power users who interface with the OpenClaw CLI frequently throughout their daily workflow. When piping output from OpenClaw into other tools, or when logging automated processes, the persistent banner can corrupt data streams or introduce unwanted noise into log files. Use this skill if you prefer a minimalist command-line interface or if you are automating script-based interactions where strict output control is required.
Example Prompts
- "I'm tired of seeing that lobster every time I run a command, can you turn off the OpenClaw banner?"
- "How can I hide the OpenClaw CLI banner so my terminal stays clean?"
- "Suppress the OpenClaw banner for me please."
Tips & Limitations
Be aware that this skill performs a modification to your shell initialization files. While the process is safe, ensure you have backups of your dotfiles if you have complex shell logic. This change is global for your user account; if you use multiple shell environments (e.g., Zsh, Bash, Fish), you may need to apply the environment variable to each respective profile file. Reverting the change is simple: just remove the specific export line from your config and reload your shell. If you run into issues, verify that no other conflicting environment variables are set in your profile.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-brunobuddy-shut-up-openclaw-cli": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: file-write, file-read
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