(and exactly how to install them)
Once your OpenClaw agent is running on your VPS, the real power comes from **skills** — the plugins that let it actually *do* things. Here are the 10 skills I recommend every user install first in 2026. Each one includes the exact install command and real prompts that make it shine.
| Rank | Skill | Install Command | What It Does | Best Prompt Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Browser Control | openclaw skills install browser |
Full web browsing, form filling, scraping, screenshots | “@browser Find the cheapest flight from SFO to Tokyo next month and summarize the top 3 options” |
| 2 | Gmail / Email | openclaw skills install gmail |
Read, send, summarize, auto-reply, unsubscribe | “Summarize my unread emails and send me a digest on Telegram” |
| 3 | GitHub | openclaw skills install github |
PR reviews, issues, commits, repo management | “@coder Review my latest PR and suggest improvements” |
| 4 | Calendar | openclaw skills install calendar |
Read/write events, reminders, availability checks | “@calendar Block 2 hours every morning for deep work and remind me 30 min before meetings” |
| 5 | Notion | openclaw skills install notion |
Read/write databases, tasks, wikis, notes | “Add today’s meeting notes to my Notion daily journal” |
| 6 | openclaw skills install whatsapp |
Send/receive messages, group chats, media | “Send a WhatsApp message to my wife: I’ll be home at 7pm” | |
| 7 | Google Workspace (GOG) | openclaw skills install gog |
Drive, Docs, Sheets, Gmail in one skill | “Create a Google Doc with the summary of our last team meeting” |
| 8 | Linear | openclaw skills install linear |
Issue tracking, roadmaps, team tasks | “Create a new Linear issue for the bug I just described” |
| 9 | Todoist | openclaw skills install todoist |
Tasks, projects, due dates, priorities | “Add ‘Finish tax return’ to my Todoist with due date April 15 and high priority” |
| 10 | Shell & File Manager | openclaw skills install shell |
Run terminal commands, manage files safely | “List all files bigger than 100MB in my Downloads folder and delete the oldest ones” |
openclaw skills install browser (replace with the skill name)openclaw gateway restartAfter installing new skills, run openclaw skills list to confirm they’re active. You can also say in chat: “Install the browser skill” — your agent can do it for you!
Install the first 3 skills today (Browser, Gmail, Calendar) and you’ll immediately feel the difference. Your OpenClaw agent goes from “smart chat” to “actual coworker”.
Drop your answer in the comments — I’ll feature the most popular setups in the next post!
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