I Gave My AI Agent 60+ Superpowers — Here Are the Ones I Actually Use Daily

A few weeks ago I wrote about self-hosting OpenClaw as an AI agent on WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord . The response was great — but the part that got the most questions was Skills . So let me go deeper. Skills are what turn a basic chatbot into something genuinely useful. OpenClaw has 60+ of them, and I've tested most. Here are the ones that actually stuck in my daily workflow. What Are Skills, Exactly? Think of skills as plugins for your AI agent. Each one gives OpenClaw access to a specific tool or API — GitHub, Docker, your smart home, web search, and more. The key difference from just asking ChatGPT to "help me with Docker": skills have real tool access . They don't just generate text about Docker — they actually run docker ps , pull images, and manage containers through your messaging app. My Daily Driver Skills 1. GitHub CLI — The One I Can't Live Without This replaced half my browser tabs. From Telegram, I can: List open PRs on any repo Review diffs and leave comments Create is