Documentation
Everything you need to know about Rule of Claw and the OpenClaw ecosystem.
What is Rule of Claw?
Rule of Claw is a community directory for the OpenClaw ecosystem. It's where developers share, discover, and install agent configurations, skills, and MCP servers.
Think of it as npm for AI agent behaviors — except instead of JavaScript packages, you're sharing markdown files that define how your agent thinks, acts, and integrates with tools.
Everything here is community-contributed. No corporate gatekeeping. No paid tiers for visibility. Quality rises through community votes and usage.
Content Types
Rules
What they are: Workspace configuration files that define how your agent behaves. These are markdown files you drop into your project root.
File types:
SOUL.md— Persona, tone, personalityAGENTS.md— Operating instructions, workflowsTOOLS.md— Tool usage notes and guidanceIDENTITY.md— Name, emoji, display infoUSER.md— User profile and preferences
Compatibility: Rules work with OpenClaw natively. They're also compatible with Cursor (.cursorrules), Claude Code (CLAUDE.md), and Windsurf (.windsurfrules) with minor filename changes.
Skills
What they are: Installable capability packages for OpenClaw agents. Each skill teaches the agent how to use a specific tool or perform a specific task.
Structure: A skill is a directory containing:
SKILL.md— YAML frontmatter + instructions- Optional scripts, reference files, and assets
Examples: weather, github, summarize, whisper, apple-notes
Installation: Via ClawHub CLI or manually into~/.openclaw/skills orworkspace/skills
MCPs
What they are: Model Context Protocol servers — external tool servers that AI agents connect to via the MCP standard. They expose functions (tools) that agents can call.
Examples:
- Supabase MCP — Query and manage databases
- GitHub MCP — Manage repos, issues, PRs
- Stripe MCP — Payment processing and reporting
Compatibility: MCPs are NOT OpenClaw-specific. They work with any MCP-compatible client: Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc. OpenClaw has native MCP support.
How to Contribute
Sign in with GitHub
Create an account by signing in with your GitHub credentials. This is how we verify contributors.
Submit your content
Go to the Submit page and add your rule, skill, or MCP. Fill in the details, add tags, and specify compatibility.
Community review
Submissions are reviewed by the community. Quality content rises through upvotes and usage.