places

What This Skill Does

The places skill is a powerful location intelligence engine designed for OpenClaw AI agents. It acts as a bridge between human natural language queries and structured geospatial data. Whether you need to geocode a physical street address into precise latitude and longitude coordinates, find a specific monument or business by its name, or request high-quality street-level imagery, the places skill provides a robust API interface to handle these tasks efficiently. Unlike standard search tools, this skill specializes in accuracy and structured returns, making it the preferred choice for developers building location-aware applications within the OpenClaw ecosystem.

Installation

You can install the places skill using various package managers supported by the OpenClaw infrastructure. For a comprehensive suite of location tools, it is recommended to install the full Camino AI location suite. To install specifically:

npx clawhub@latest install places

Once installed, obtain your API key from the Camino dashboard and add it to your ~/.claude/settings.json file under the CAMINO_API_KEY environment variable. Ensure your environment is refreshed to allow the agent to authenticate with the API.

Use Cases

• Geocoding: Convert incomplete or messy address strings into validated, standardized physical locations with full coordinate data.
• Asset Management: Find exact markers for landmarks or facilities to feed into routing or logistics planning.
• Visual Verification: Request street-level photo data for specific addresses to verify location surroundings before planning site visits.
• Structured Lookups: Filter results by specific attributes like city, state, or country, making it ideal for regional analysis or scoping.

Example Prompts

1. "Use the places skill to find the exact coordinates for the Seattle Space Needle and check if street-level photos are available for it."
2. "Please find the official address and location data for 10 Downing Street, London, using structured lookup parameters."
3. "Search for the coordinates of the Eiffel Tower and provide the formatted address."

Tips & Limitations

For the best results, distinguish between the places and query skills. Use places for specific, high-precision tasks where you have an address or a known place name. Use query if you are performing subjective searches like 'best sushi near me,' as query uses AI ranking models that places ignores to maintain data purity. Always cache coordinates if you plan to use them repeatedly to stay within your API call limits.