
I built a TypeScript boilerplate for OpenClaw skills — scaffold and publish to ClaWHub in one command
If you've been building OpenClaw skills, you've probably noticed something: there's no official TypeScript template. Every developer is copy-pasting the same SKILL.md structure, setting up tsconfig, wiring tools — from scratch, every time. I got tired of it. So I built a scaffold CLI. What it does npx openclaw-skill-boilerplate my-skill One command. You get a complete, publish-ready OpenClaw skill project: ✅ Valid SKILL.md with correct OpenClaw frontmatter ✅ TypeScript strict mode ✅ src/tools.ts + types.ts pattern ✅ {{SKILL_NAME}} placeholder replacement in all templates ✅ GitHub Actions CI (build + typecheck) ✅ ClaWHub publish-ready structure The problem it solves OpenClaw's skill spec requires a specific SKILL.md frontmatter format: --- name : my-skill description : " What your skill does" version : 0.1.0 author : your-name tags : - category triggers : - natural language trigger phrase --- Get it wrong and the skill won't load. Add to that the TypeScript setup, the tools pattern, the
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