Insights from the Trenches

Learn how to package, license, and distribute your OpenClaw agents. A guide to the business of autonomy.

Stop using Opus for everything. Learn to build a routing engine that picks the best model (Sonnet, Flash, Mini) for every task.

Learn to build custom hooks for OpenClaw. From context injection to output validation and multi-channel synchronization.

Measure, analyze, and optimize agent performance. Tool latency, token usage, caching strategies, and bottleneck identification.

Secure your OpenClaw deployment. Authentication, authorization, secrets management, audit logging, and compliance patterns for production agents.

Deploy OpenClaw in production with confidence. Multi-agent orchestration, zero-downtime updates, monitoring, and disaster recovery patterns.

Learn how to build, test, and deploy custom Model Context Protocol servers. From stdio transport to production deployment patterns.

Write, test, and deploy custom OpenClaw skills. TypeScript setup, tool registration, parameter validation, error handling, and production patterns.

After running OpenClaw 24/7 for months, here's what actually earns its place in my toolkit—and what doesn't.

Everything you need to know about creating AgentSkills-compatible skills, from SKILL.md format to ClawHub publishing.

The Model Context Protocol lets OpenClaw talk to any service. Here's how to set it up and why it matters.

Event-driven automation patterns for OpenClaw. Real examples from production deployments.

2000+ lines of production config from a working agent. Channel setup, multi-agent routing, hooks, and more.

Headless browsing, screenshot capture, form filling, and more. Lessons from automating web tasks with OpenClaw.

Complete guide to integrating OpenClaw with Google Workspace using the gog CLI. OAuth setup, email automation, and calendar management.

How I use OpenClaw to research, script, generate thumbnails, and manage two YouTube channels. A complete automation workflow.

Running one agent across multiple messaging platforms. Channel configuration, routing strategies, and gotchas.

A tour of the ClawHub skill registry. Best skills for common tasks, hidden gems, and what's worth installing.