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Skills

Skills are packages that give your assistant specialized abilities — web search, Notion integration, audio transcription, and more. Your agent uses active skills automatically when relevant to a conversation. Skills are managed from the Integrations page in the Coral dashboard, in the section below the messaging connections.
Coral integrations page

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Skill categories

Skills are organized into four sections based on their current state:

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Active

Fully configured and ready to use. Your agent invokes these automatically when relevant. Each active skill card shows a green “Active” badge and offers:
  • “Change key” — Update the API key for this skill
  • “Turn off” — Disable the skill without removing it
  • “Docs” — Link to the skill’s documentation (when available)

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Needs Setup

Installed but missing an API key or configuration. These cards are highlighted in blue. Click “Set [KEY_NAME]” to enter the required key inline — paste your key, click Save, and the skill becomes active immediately.

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Disabled

Installed and configured but turned off. Click “Turn on” to re-enable. The skill becomes active instantly — no restart needed.

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Available to Install

Skills that require additional software (binaries) not yet present in your sandbox. Each card lists the missing dependencies (e.g., “Requires ffmpeg”) and shows an “Ask agent to install” button. Clicking it opens the Chat page with a pre-filled message asking your assistant to install the needed software.

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Configuring API keys

Many skills require external API keys. You can provide these in two ways:
  1. Inline on the skill card — In the Needs Setup section, click “Set [KEY_NAME]” and paste your key directly. This is the fastest path for a single key.
  2. Via Environment Variables — Go to Settings > Environment Variables and add the key there. This is better for managing multiple keys at once. See Environment Variables.
Keys are stored securely in your sandbox’s OpenClaw config. They never leave your isolated environment.

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Enabling and disabling skills

  • Active skills → click “Turn off” on the card
  • Disabled skills → click “Turn on” on the card
Changes take effect immediately — no gateway restart needed.

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Installing missing dependencies

For skills in the “Available to Install” section:
  1. Click “Ask agent to install”
  2. The Chat page opens with a message like “Please install [skill name]”
  3. Your assistant installs the required binaries via the terminal
  4. Return to the Integrations page to see the skill move to Active or Needs Setup

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Skill metadata

Each skill card shows:
  • Name and emoji — Descriptive label for the skill
  • Source badge — Whether the skill is “bundled” (ships with OpenClaw) or from an external source
  • Description — Brief explanation of what the skill does
  • Docs link — Link to the skill’s homepage or documentation (when available)