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skill-scaffold

AI agent skill scaffolding CLI. Create skills for OpenClaw, Moltbot, Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Copilot instantly. Vibe-coding ready. MCP compatible.

skill-install — Terminal

Install via CLI (Recommended)

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/nextfrontierbuilds/skill-scaffold
Or

Skill Scaffold

Create AI agent skills in seconds. Supports OpenClaw/Moltbot, MCP servers, and generic skill structures.

Trigger Words

Use this skill when the user mentions:

  • "create a skill"
  • "scaffold a skill"
  • "new skill template"
  • "skill generator"
  • "make a openclaw skill"
  • "mcp server template"

Quick Start

# Install globally
npm install -g skill-scaffold

# Create a OpenClaw skill
skill-scaffold my-awesome-skill

# Create an MCP server
skill-scaffold my-api --template mcp

# With all options
skill-scaffold weather-bot --template openclaw --cli --description "Weather alerts for agents"

Commands

CommandDescription
skill-scaffold <name>Create skill with default (openclaw) template
skill-scaffold <name> --template mcpCreate MCP server scaffold
skill-scaffold <name> --template genericCreate minimal skill
skill-scaffold <name> --cliInclude CLI binary scaffold
skill-scaffold --helpShow help

Templates

OpenClaw (default)

Full skill structure for OpenClaw/Moltbot agents:

  • SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter, trigger words, commands table
  • README.md with badges, installation, features
  • scripts/ folder for helpers

MCP

Model Context Protocol server scaffold:

  • SKILL.md with MCP config examples
  • Tools and resources documentation
  • Ready for Claude Desktop/Cursor integration

Generic

Minimal structure:

  • Basic SKILL.md
  • Simple README.md

Options

OptionDescriptionDefault
--template <type>Template: openclaw, mcp, genericopenclaw
--author <name>Author nameNextFrontierBuilds
--description <text>Skill descriptionAuto-generated
--dir <path>Output directoryCurrent directory
--cliInclude CLI binary scaffoldfalse
--no-scriptsSkip scripts folderfalse

Usage Examples

# Create in current directory
skill-scaffold my-skill

# Create in specific directory
skill-scaffold my-skill --dir ~/clawd/skills

# MCP server with custom author
skill-scaffold github-mcp --template mcp --author "YourName"

# Full CLI tool
skill-scaffold awesome-cli --cli --description "Does awesome things"

Output Structure

my-skill/
├── SKILL.md       # Main documentation (OpenClaw reads this)
├── README.md      # GitHub/npm readme
├── scripts/       # Helper scripts (optional)
└── bin/           # CLI binary (if --cli flag used)
    └── my-skill.js

After Creating

  1. cd my-skill
  2. Edit SKILL.md with your actual documentation
  3. Add implementation (scripts or bin/)
  4. Test locally
  5. Publish: clawdhub publish . or npm publish

Notes

  • Skill names must be lowercase with hyphens only
  • SEO keywords are auto-included in generated files
  • Works with OpenClaw, Moltbot, and any agent that reads SKILL.md

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Add to Configuration

Paste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.

{
  "plugins": {
    "official-nextfrontierbuilds-skill-scaffold": {
      "enabled": true,
      "auto_update": true
    }
  }
}
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