Lecture 8: OpenClaw Platform Deep Dive

Master the open source Skill platform OpenClaw, achieve more flexible Skill development.

1. OpenClaw Introduction

1.1 What is OpenClaw?

OpenClaw is an open source AI Skill development platform:

• ✅ Completely open source, code controllable
• ✅ Native Python support
• ✅ Local run, data secure
• ✅ Rich ClawHub ecosystem

1.2 Differences from Coze

Feature	Coze	OpenClaw
Deployment	Cloud	Local/Cloud
Code control	Limited	Complete control
Data security	Cloud storage	Local storage
Development	Visual + code	Pure code
Ecosystem size	Large	Medium

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2. Environment Setup

2.1 Install OpenClaw

# Install using pip
pip install openclaw

# Or install from source
git clone https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw.git
cd openclaw
pip install -e .

2.2 Initialize Project

# Create new project
openclaw init my-skill

# Enter project
cd my-skill

# Project structure
my-skill/
├── skill.yaml          # Skill configuration
├── main.py             # Main entry
├── requirements.txt    # Dependencies
└── tests/              # Tests

2.3 Configuration File

# skill.yaml
name: excel-merge-skill
description: Skill for merging Excel files
version: 1.0.0
author: your-name

entry: main.py

intents:
  - name: merge_excel
    description: Merge multiple Excel files
    parameters:
      - name: files
        type: array
        required: true
      - name: mode
        type: string
        enum: [vertical, horizontal]
        default: vertical

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3. Develop Your First OpenClaw Skill

3.1 Main Program Structure

# main.py
from openclaw import Skill, Intent
import pandas as pd


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