clup

What This Skill Does

The ClickUp Ticket Manager (clup) is a specialized OpenClaw agent skill designed to bridge the gap between natural language requests and project management. It empowers the AI to automatically create, categorize, and organize tasks within ClickUp. By enforcing high-quality documentation standards, this tool ensures that every ticket generated includes sufficient context—specifically the 'what', 'why', and relevant technical details—preventing the accumulation of vague backlog items. The skill interfaces directly with the ClickUp API, supporting custom priorities, tags, and status assignments to keep your workflow synchronized.

Installation

To integrate this skill, use the clawhub CLI: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/niyol/clickup-ticket-manager. Once installed, ensure the script is executable by running chmod +x clup.sh. You must define the required environment variables CLICKUP_API_KEY and CLICKUP_DEFAULT_LIST_ID in your shell profile or environment configuration. For seamless system-wide usage, create a symbolic link to the script in your local bin directory to enable the clup command alias.

Use Cases

This skill is ideal for busy engineering teams, project managers, and automated DevOps workflows. It acts as an intelligent bridge when you encounter issues that require tracking but don't want to leave your terminal or interrupt your current task flow. Whether you are identifying bugs during a production deployment, documenting infrastructure changes, or managing a personal to-do list, this tool turns spoken thoughts into actionable ClickUp items.

Example Prompts

1. "Create a task to investigate why the auth service latency spiked to 500ms last night. I noticed it in the logs around 3 AM, and it seems to affect the login endpoint specifically."
2. "Add a ticket for the security patch update on the production cluster. We need to deploy the latest kernel version to address the CVE-2023-XXXX vulnerability and ensure all nodes are restarted by Friday."
3. "Make a reminder for me to review the documentation PRs for the new API integration. It's important to finish this before the sprint planning session on Monday."

Tips & Limitations

To maximize effectiveness, always provide the agent with specific details regarding server names, logs, or user requirements. If your input is too brief, the agent is programmed to pause and ask for clarification to meet the minimum description requirement. Remember that the skill relies on your defined CLICKUP_DEFAULT_LIST_ID; if you work across multiple projects, ensure your environment variables are set correctly for the specific task at hand. Keep an eye on your API rate limits if you are chaining these commands within heavy automated scripts.