Develop Your First Agent Skill in 10 Minutes

This is an English translation of the original Chinese article.

Creating an AI agent skill is easier than you think. Let's build one together.

What is a Skill?

A skill is a capability module that extends your AI agent's abilities. It consists of:

• SKILL.md: The skill definition file
• Tools/Scripts: The actual functionality
• Configuration: Settings and parameters

Step 1: Create the Directory

mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/my-first-skill
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/my-first-skill

Step 2: Create SKILL.md

---
name: my-first-skill
description: A simple greeting skill
---

# My First Skill

This skill makes your agent say hello.

## Usage

Simply activate the skill and ask your agent to greet someone.

Step 3: Test Your Skill

# Restart your agent
# Then ask: "Use my-first-skill to say hello"

Next Steps

• Add tools and scripts to make your skill useful
• Define input/output formats
• Add error handling
• Write documentation

Congratulations! You've created your first skill. Now explore more possibilities!