Claude Code ↔ OpenClaw Skill Sync
Goal
Scan skill directories for both Claude Code and OpenClaw, compare their contents, and perform a bidirectional sync — asking the user for confirmation before making any changes, and asking the user to resolve conflicts when the same skill exists in both tools with different content.
Both sides store full SKILL.md content. There are no wrapper stubs.
Steps
1. Scan Claude Code Skills
List all immediate subdirectories (one level deep, not recursive) under ~/.claude/skills/ that contain a SKILL.md file.
Record the name (directory name) and read the full content of each SKILL.md.
2. Scan OpenClaw Skills
List all immediate subdirectories (one level deep, not recursive) under ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/ that contain a SKILL.md file.
Record the name (directory name) and read the full content of each SKILL.md.
3. Compare and Categorize
Build four categories by matching skill names across both directories:
A. Claude Code only — exists in Claude Code, no entry in OpenClaw at all.
B. OpenClaw only — exists in OpenClaw, no entry in Claude Code at all.
C. In sync — exists in both, content is textually identical after stripping leading/trailing whitespace from each line and ignoring line-ending differences (LF vs CRLF). No action needed.
D. Conflict — exists in both, but content differs after the normalization above.
4. Present the Report
Output a summary before taking any action:
## Skill Sync Report
### In Sync ✅
{count} skills are already in sync.
{list skill names, one per line}
### Claude Code Only — missing from OpenClaw (A)
- {skill-name}
### OpenClaw Only — missing from Claude Code (B)
- {skill-name}
### Conflicts — same name, different content (D)
- {skill-name}
If all skills are in sync, output "✅ All skills are in sync. Nothing to do." and stop.
5. Handle Category A — Copy to OpenClaw
For each skill in category A, ask the user:
"{skill-name}" exists in Claude Code but is missing from OpenClaw. Copy it to OpenClaw? [y/n/all/skip-all]
y→ copy this skilln→ skip this skillall→ copy all remaining category A skills without asking againskip-all→ skip all remaining category A skills (applies to this category only — you will still be prompted for categories B and D)
To copy a Claude Code skill to OpenClaw:
- Read the
versionfield from theSKILL.mdfrontmatter. If absent, use1.0.0. - Create directory
~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/{name}/ - Write the full
SKILL.mdcontent to~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/{name}/SKILL.mdas-is. - Write
~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/{name}/_meta.json:
{
"slug": "{name}",
"version": "{version}"
}
6. Handle Category B — Copy to Claude Code
For each skill in category B, ask the user:
"{skill-name}" exists in OpenClaw but is missing from Claude Code. Copy it to Claude Code? [y/n/all/skip-all]
y→ copy this skilln→ skipall→ copy all remaining category B skills without askingskip-all→ skip all remaining category B skills (applies to this category only — you will still be prompted for category D)
To copy an OpenClaw skill to Claude Code:
- Create directory
~/.claude/skills/{name}/ - Write the full
SKILL.mdcontent to~/.claude/skills/{name}/SKILL.mdas-is. Do not copy_meta.json— it is OpenClaw-specific.
7. Handle Category D — Resolve Conflicts
For each conflict, show the user:
Conflict: {skill-name}
Claude Code version (first 5 lines of body, i.e. content after the closing --- of frontmatter):
{lines}
OpenClaw version (first 5 lines of body, i.e. content after the closing --- of frontmatter):
{lines}
Which version should be kept?
[1] Keep Claude Code version → overwrites OpenClaw
[2] Keep OpenClaw version → overwrites Claude Code
[3] Skip — leave both as-is
Apply the user's choice:
- Choice 1 → overwrite
~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/{name}/SKILL.mdwith the Claude Code content. Update~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/{name}/_meta.jsonversion to match the frontmatter of the winning file. If_meta.jsondoes not exist, create it. - Choice 2 → overwrite
~/.claude/skills/{name}/SKILL.mdwith the OpenClaw content. No changes to_meta.json— it is OpenClaw-specific and remains as-is. - Choice 3 → do nothing for this skill.
8. Summary
After all actions are complete, output:
## Sync Complete
- Copied to OpenClaw: {count}
- Copied to Claude Code: {count}
- Conflicts resolved: {count}
- Skipped: {count}
Security Rules
- When presenting conflict previews, show at most the first 5 lines of the body to the user. You may read complete file contents internally in order to copy or write files.
- Never output token values, API keys, or credentials that may appear in skill files.
- Always use
~/.claude/and~/.openclaw/path notation. Never expand~to an absolute path. - If a
versionfield is absent from a SKILL.md frontmatter, use1.0.0as the default.
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