Skillhub Guide

Overview

Use this skill when the user wants to work with Tencent Skillhub from inside NextClaw.

This skill is intentionally explicit about boundaries:

• This marketplace skill owns explanation, onboarding, readiness checks, and troubleshooting guidance.
• The upstream skillhub CLI owns actual search and install behavior.
• NextClaw marketplace and Tencent Skillhub are different ecosystems and should not be described as the same thing.

From the user's point of view, the flow should feel complete:

• understand what Skillhub is,
• install the CLI with the least surprising path,
• verify that the CLI is actually ready,
• discover available Skillhub skills,
• then install a specific Skillhub skill into the intended workspace.

Do not pretend Skillhub is ready when it is not.

Platform Notes

NextClaw itself is cross-platform, so this skill must not assume the user is on macOS or Linux.

Current upstream Skillhub installation guidance is shell-based and routes through a bash installer. That means:

• on macOS and Linux, the documented command can be used directly;
• on Windows, do not present the bash installer as a native PowerShell command;
• if the user is on Windows, explain that they currently need a Bash-compatible environment such as Git Bash or WSL unless Tencent publishes a native Windows installer.

Use platform-appropriate readiness checks:

Get-Command skillhub
skillhub --help

where skillhub
skillhub --help

command -v skillhub
skillhub --help

What Skillhub Is

Skillhub is a Tencent-provided skill distribution channel for AI agents.

Useful mental model:

• NextClaw marketplace: installs NextClaw marketplace skills.
• Skillhub: installs Tencent Skillhub skills through the local skillhub CLI.
• This skill: helps the AI guide the user through Skillhub setup and usage inside NextClaw.

Default Recommendation

Default to the CLI-only install path unless the user explicitly wants the upstream full install behavior.

Why:

• CLI-only is more predictable.
• It avoids silently pulling in extra upstream skill assets.
• It lets the user search and install specific Skillhub skills intentionally.

Preferred install command:

curl -fsSL https://skillhub-1388575217.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/install/install.sh | bash -s -- --cli-only

Optional upstream full install:

curl -fsSL https://skillhub-1388575217.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/install/install.sh | bash

Use the full install path only when the user explicitly wants Skillhub's upstream default integration behavior.

First-Use Workflow

When the user asks to use Skillhub, follow this order.

1. Classify the goal

Classify the request into one of these:

• learn what Skillhub is,
• install the Skillhub CLI,
• search for available Skillhub skills,
• install a specific Skillhub skill,
• troubleshoot an existing Skillhub setup.

If the user only wants to browse skills, do not jump straight into installation.

2. Check whether skillhub already exists

Run:

command -v skillhub

On Windows, use:

Get-Command skillhub

If missing, recommend the CLI-only install command by default.

After install, do not assume success until a real command works.

3. Verify readiness

Run at least one of these:

skillhub --help
skillhub search test

Interpretation:

• --help succeeds: the CLI is installed and callable.
• search returns normal output or a normal empty result: the CLI can reach its search flow.
• command not found, permission failure, or shell parse failure: setup is not ready yet.

4. Remind the user about agent restart when relevant

Tencent's install doc says agents such as OpenClaw should be restarted after installation so they can notice Skillhub.

Inside NextClaw, keep behavior explicit:

• if the user wants guaranteed usage right now, prefer direct CLI commands first;
• if the host agent is expected to auto-detect Skillhub, tell the user to restart the app before relying on that path.

Do not promise automatic detection if it has not been observed.

5. Discover available skills

Use:

skillhub search <keyword>

Examples:

skillhub search code-review
skillhub search seo
skillhub search feishu

If the user does not know the exact skill name, search first and present the likely matches before offering installation.

6. Install a specific Skillhub skill

Use:

skillhub install <skill-name>

Tencent's install doc says the skill is installed into the current workspace.

Because this is a write action, confirm the intended workspace first if there is any ambiguity. Do not install into an accidental directory.

7. Verify post-install result

After installation, ask the user to test one real task that should invoke the newly installed Skillhub skill.

Success means:

• skillhub commands run successfully,
• the target skill installs without error,
• the user can invoke the resulting capability in the intended workspace or host agent flow.

Safe Execution Rules

• Prefer CLI-only install unless the user asks for upstream full install.
• On Windows, explicitly say that the current upstream installer is Bash-based.
• Search before install when the exact skill name is uncertain.
• Treat skillhub install <skill-name> as a write action to the current workspace.
• If the current workspace is unclear, stop and clarify the target directory before installing.
• Do not describe Skillhub as built into NextClaw.
• Do not claim automatic agent-side detection unless the user has restarted and observed it.

Troubleshooting

skillhub command not found

• The CLI is not installed or not on PATH.
• Re-run the CLI-only install command.
• On Windows, confirm the user is running it from Git Bash or WSL if they are following the current upstream installer.
• Open a new shell or restart the host app if needed.

skillhub --help works but agent does not seem to notice Skillhub

• Tell the user to restart the host app.
• Use direct CLI commands in the meantime instead of waiting on implicit discovery.

Search or install fails

• Check network connectivity.
• Retry the same command once.
• If it still fails, keep the failure visible instead of pretending the skill was installed.

User is unsure what to install

• Start with skillhub search <keyword>.
• Present the likely matches and ask which one they want.

Success Criteria

This skill is working correctly when:

• the user understands what Skillhub is and is not,
• the user receives the CLI-only install path by default,
• readiness is verified with an observable command,
• skill discovery happens through skillhub search,
• installation happens intentionally through skillhub install,
• and ambiguous workspace writes are not performed silently.

Resources

• Tencent Skillhub install doc: https://skillhub-1388575217.cos.ap-guangzhou.myqcloud.com/install/skillhub.md
• Quick readiness check script in this skill: bash skills/skillhub-guide/scripts/check-skillhub.sh
• Windows PowerShell readiness check in this skill: powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File skills/skillhub-guide/scripts/check-skillhub.ps1