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SmallClaw Skills: Markdown Workflow Guidance for a Mac AI Agent
SmallClaw skills are local Markdown workflow instructions that help guide agent behavior for repeatable work. In v1.7.0, Skill Creator becomes a guided workflow designer for applicability, inputs, outputs, approvals, escalation, review metadata, risk level, automation mode, and testing status.
What They Solve
When a type of task repeats, the user should not have to re-explain context, boundaries, and output format every time. Skills turn those requirements into stable Markdown guidance, while the guided creator makes the expected workflow, trust requirements, and handoff points easier to inspect.
Scopes, Trust, and Guided Creation
- Core skills can describe reusable behavior across SmallClaw work.
- Project skills can guide repeatable work inside a specific project context.
- Skill Creator can now define when a Skill applies, what inputs it needs, and what output it should produce.
- Approval, escalation, risk level, automation mode, testing status, and governance metadata can be made explicit before use.
- Skill match explanations help users understand why a Skill was selected for a task.
- Imported skills can come from compatible Markdown skill sources, including OpenClaw-compatible skill formats where appropriate.
- Trust review and file hash tracking help users inspect imported guidance before relying on it.
- Skills guide SmallClaw; they do not bypass permissions, approvals, or runtime policy.
FAQ
What are SmallClaw skills?
SmallClaw skills are local Markdown workflow instructions that help guide agent behavior for repeatable work. They can be organized by core, project, and imported scopes, and the Skill Creator helps define applicability, inputs, outputs, approvals, escalation, and governance metadata.
Are SmallClaw skills executable plugins?
No. SmallClaw skills are Markdown guidance, not arbitrary executable plugin code. They do not bypass permissions, approvals, or runtime policy.