When you are the only developer on a project, you do not have the luxury of delegating. No one is reviewing your PRs, writing your docs, monitoring your deploys, or triaging your error logs at 2 AM.
OpenClaw skills can take over some of that work. Not all of them are worth your time, though. I spent a couple of weeks testing skills from ClawHub and the community, and these are the ten that actually made a difference for a solo workflow.
1. PR Reviewer
Install: npx clawhub@latest install pr-reviewer
This one surprised me. I was skeptical that an AI reviewer would catch anything useful, but it consistently flags things I miss when I am too close to the code. It checks for security issues, dead code, missing error handling, and style inconsistencies.
It does not replace a human reviewer. But when there is no human reviewer, it is far better than nothing.
2. Sentry CLI
Install: npx clawhub@latest install sentry-cli
Connects to your Sentry project and lets you manage releases, source maps, and events from the command line. When an error fires, you can pull the details, trace it through your deploy history, and figure out which release introduced the problem without leaving your terminal.
Pair it with a deploy tracking workflow and you get a clear picture of which releases are causing trouble. You still do the debugging, but the context-gathering is handled for you.
3. Web Scraper
Install: npx clawhub@latest install web-scraper
If your work involves pulling data from websites, competitor monitoring, price tracking, or aggregating information from multiple sources, this skill handles the boring parts. Point it at a URL, tell it what to extract, and it figures out the selectors.
Not fancy, but reliable. It handles pagination and JavaScript-rendered content without extra config.
4. Research Assistant
Install: npx clawhub@latest install research-assistant
I use this when I need to evaluate a library, understand an unfamiliar API, or get up to speed on a topic before writing code. It stores and organizes research notes across topics, so you can pick up where you left off between sessions.
The real value is the structure it adds. Instead of 15 browser tabs you will never revisit, you get tagged notes you can search and export as markdown.
5. Slack
Install: npx clawhub@latest install slack
If you use Slack at all, this skill lets you control it from OpenClaw. React to messages, pin items, post to channels, manage DMs. The useful part for solo work is combining it with other skills to get automated summaries and notifications in Slack without building a custom integration.
Solo founders with a small community or beta testers group will get the most out of this.
6. Cron & Scheduling
Install: npx clawhub@latest install cron-scheduling
Lets you schedule and manage recurring tasks with cron and systemd timers. Set up cron jobs, handle timezone-aware scheduling, monitor failed jobs, and debug why a scheduled task did not run.
Simple, but it turns OpenClaw from a tool you run manually into something that works while you are not looking. Run your web scraper every morning. Generate a metrics report every Monday. Check for dependency updates every week.
7. Security Audit
Install: npx clawhub@latest install security-audit
Scans your OpenClaw deployment for exposed credentials, open ports, weak configs, and vulnerabilities. It comes with an auto-fix mode, which is nice when you just want to harden things without researching every individual setting.
Most useful if you are running OpenClaw on a public server and want to make sure you did not leave anything obvious exposed. Run it once after setup, then periodically after that.
8. Code Docs Generator
Install: npx clawhub@latest install code-docs-generator
Generates API docs and user guides from your codebase. It reads your types, function signatures, and comments, then produces OpenAPI specs, JSDoc, or TypeDoc output. The result needs editing, but it gives you a solid starting point.
Imperfect docs are infinitely better than no docs.
I have used it to bootstrap docs for internal tools that would otherwise have no documentation at all.
9. iResponder
Install: npx clawhub@latest install autoresponder
Monitors your iMessage and SMS conversations and auto-responds based on rules you configure. You set up AI prompts and rate-limiting conditions, and it drafts replies to routine messages.
The rate-limiting is what makes this practical. You are not going to auto-respond to everything. But for specific contacts or patterns (scheduling confirmations, standard questions from clients), it handles the back-and-forth while you stay focused.
10. Server Monitor
Install: npx clawhub@latest install server-monitor
Watches your servers and alerts you when something is off: disk usage, memory, CPU load. Like a lightweight monitoring setup for people who do not want to configure a full observability stack.
Works with any server OpenClaw can reach. Setup takes about five minutes.
How to pick
You do not need all ten. Start with the one or two that match your biggest time sink. If you spend too much time on error triage, start with Sentry CLI. If you are drowning in routine communication, try iResponder and Slack.
The skills directory has the full list with install counts and ratings. These ten are just the ones that worked best for the "team of one" workflow.