inkdrop

What This Skill Does

The inkdrop skill empowers the OpenClaw AI agent to interface directly with your local Inkdrop application. By leveraging Inkdrop's native HTTP server, this skill allows the agent to read, create, update, search, and delete notes, notebooks, and tags programmatically. It transforms your Inkdrop instance into a dynamic, searchable second brain that the agent can actively maintain, ensuring your thoughts, project backlogs, and research data are always organized and easily accessible.

Installation

1. Ensure the Inkdrop desktop application is installed and running on your system.
2. Navigate to Inkdrop Preferences, select the API tab, and enable the Local HTTP Server. Take note of the designated port, username, and password.
3. Install the skill via the OpenClaw CLI using the command: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/iamngoni/inkdrop.
4. Securely store your Inkdrop credentials in your workspace secrets file and define the INKDROP_URL and INKDROP_AUTH environment variables to allow the agent to authenticate securely.

Use Cases

• Knowledge Management: Automatically save research findings, code snippets, or documentation directly from chat sessions into relevant notebooks.
• Project Coordination: Maintain task lists and project backlogs by having the agent update existing notes as work progresses or status changes.
• Information Retrieval: Ask the agent to search through your entire note repository using keywords to surface specific historical data or project details instantly.
• Workflow Automation: Draft, edit, and organize meeting minutes or brainstorming session outputs without leaving the OpenClaw interface.

Example Prompts

• "Search my notes for 'Q4 Project Roadmap' and summarize the key action items for me."
• "Create a new note titled 'OpenClaw Integration Ideas' in the 'Ideas' notebook with the following points: improved authentication, faster context retrieval, and enhanced plugin support."
• "Check my 'Inbox' notebook and update the note titled 'Grocery List' by adding 'oat milk' to the items."

Tips & Limitations

Always ensure the Inkdrop application is active before invoking skill commands to avoid connection timeouts. When updating existing notes, the skill requires the current _rev (revision) token to prevent data conflicts, so ensure your agent flows handle the 'fetch-then-update' pattern correctly. Since this skill interacts with your local data store, verify that your environment variables are configured correctly to maintain privacy and security. The skill is specifically designed for local usage and does not facilitate cloud-based synchronization settings directly; it operates solely on the local database provided by the Inkdrop desktop instance.