OpenClaw Plugin Starter Kit

Create a working plugin skeleton in seconds, then validate and publish safely.

Quick outcomes

• New plugin folder with required files in one command.
• Zero-miss preflight before Dashboard submission.
• Clear next step for Publish Plugin with minimal manual work.

What this skill gives

• ready-to-edit plugin scaffold
• required files created automatically
• handoff to clawhub-plugin-publisher preflight
• clean path to ClawHub Publish Plugin

Generate plugin scaffold

./scripts/new-plugin.sh <plugin-slug> [dir]

Generated files:

• package.json
• openclaw.plugin.json
• index.js

package.json includes ClawHub-compatible OpenClaw metadata:

• openclaw.compat.pluginApi
• openclaw.build.openclawVersion
• openclaw.build.pluginSdkVersion

Preflight before publish

./skills/clawhub-plugin-publisher/scripts/plugin-preflight.sh <plugin-dir>

Publish flow

1. Generate scaffold.
2. Implement plugin logic in index.js.
3. Run preflight.
4. Open ClawHub Dashboard -> Publish Plugin.

Publish form readiness

Use helper to get dashboard fields from git:

./skills/clawhub-plugin-publisher/scripts/plugin-release-fields.sh <repo-dir>

This gives:

• source repo
• source commit
• source ref
• changelog template

Output contract

Return:

• scaffold path
• preflight result
• remaining publish blockers
• exact next step

Author

Vassiliy Lakhonin