Skills for real engineers by Matt Pocock
Skills For Real Engineers
Small composable skills for engineering with agents: plan grilling, TDD, bug diagnosis, code review and architecture
Skills and MCP servers for OpenClaw
An open-source personal agent: reads AgentSkills-format skills from ~/.openclaw/skills and .agents/skills and connects MCP servers.
How to connect to OpenClaw
What the agent reads
- SKILL.md
- MCP
Where skills go
- For all projects
~/.openclaw/skills- In the project folder
.agents/skills- For all projects
openclaw.json, ключ nodeHost.mcp.servers
Install with one command
The SkillFoxx CLI does not install into OpenClaw yet. Every entry page has manual steps.
Skills
All 586Anthropic skills
Skills
Anthropic's official skill examples: docx, pdf, pptx and xlsx documents, design, MCP builder and the Agent Skills spec
Official shadcn/ui skill and MCP server: the agent searches registries, adds components via the CLI and follows the library's rules
The official FastAPI skill, bundled with the package, teaching agents to write code for the installed version
A skill that builds editable PPTX decks from PDF, DOCX, URLs and Markdown with native shapes, charts and animations
Skills and CLI from HeyGen: the agent writes HTML compositions and renders them into MP4 videos, captions, motion graphics and decks
Plugins
Bitrix24 for OpenClaw
OpenClaw Bitrix24
OpenClaw plugin and skill: the agent chats in Bitrix24 Messenger and works with CRM, tasks, calendar and drive
MAX plugin for OpenClaw
openclaw-max
A channel plugin that connects the OpenClaw AI assistant to the MAX messenger: text, attachments, buttons, pinning and webhooks
T-Bank Invest plugin for OpenClaw
Tinkoff Invest OpenClaw Plugin
A native T-Bank Invest plugin for the OpenClaw agent: portfolio and market data out of the box, trading only behind an explicit allowTrading flag
MAX plugin for OpenClaw
openclaw-max-plus
A channel plugin that connects the OpenClaw AI assistant to the MAX messenger via the official Bot API: text, media, buttons, streaming, multiple accounts
MCP servers
Russian stack
A set of MCP servers and skills for the OpenClaw assistant: YandexGPT, OCR, speech synthesis and image generation
Russian stack
An MCP server and OpenClaw plugin for Yandex Mail, Calendar, Disk and Contacts using app passwords
In short
OpenClaw can be extended with various skills, plugins, and MCP servers from the catalog to cover tasks like engineering assistance, document handling, UI component management, messaging integration, and financial data access. There are official skills such as shadcn/ui for UI components, FastAPI for coding, and Anthropic skills for document and design tasks. Plugins connect OpenClaw to messengers like Bitrix24 and MAX, or services like T-Bank Invest, while MCP servers like OpenClaw Tools Collection and Yad provide additional capabilities including OCR, speech synthesis, and mail/calendar integration.
FAQ
how do i connect a skill or plugin to openclaw?
install the skill or plugin package and register it in openclaw's configuration or environment; for example, Bitrix24 for OpenClaw and MAX plugin for OpenClaw are plugins that integrate via openclaw's plugin system.
which tools should i use for engineering tasks with openclaw?
use Skills for real engineers by Matt Pocock for planning, tdd, bug diagnosis, and code review; FastAPI skill helps with coding; Anthropic skills support document and design tasks.
are there official openclaw plugins for messaging and crm?
yes, Bitrix24 for OpenClaw and MAX plugin for OpenClaw are official plugins enabling chat, crm, tasks, calendar, and messaging features within openclaw.