OpenClaw's 250,000+ GitHub stars were earned by viral demos: an agent negotiating a car discount over email. An agent processing 47 emails overnight. An agent that monitors competitors and sends a digest before you wake up.
Behind every demo is a specific capability — a "skill" in OpenClaw terminology. This guide covers everything your agent can do.
Built-In Capabilities (Available on Every Agent)
Web Search
Your agent can search the web for current information. On Blink Claw, web search uses Blink's search infrastructure — real-time results, no API key needed.
Example tasks:
- "Search the web for the latest news about [company] and summarize the top 3 stories"
- "Find the current price of [product] on [competitor's site]"
- "Research [prospect's name] at [company] — find their LinkedIn, any recent news, company size"
Browser Automation (Full Chromium)
Every Blink Claw agent includes a full Chromium browser. The agent can visit websites, fill forms, click buttons, extract content, and take screenshots.
Example tasks:
- "Go to [URL] and screenshot the pricing page"
- "Log into [service] and download this month's invoice"
- "Scrape all product names and prices from [URL]"
- "Monitor [URL] daily and alert me if the price changes"
Code Execution
Your agent writes and executes code — Python, JavaScript/Node.js, bash. npm and pip packages persist across restarts.
Example tasks:
- "Write a Python script to analyze this CSV and output the top 10 items by revenue"
- "Install the pandas library and create a chart of our weekly signups"
- "Write and run a bash script that checks all our API endpoints"
File Management
Complete read/write/create/delete access to the agent's persistent volume.
Shell Commands
Your agent can run any shell command. Git, curl, jq, python3, node, npm, pip — all available.
Workspace Connectors (OAuth)
| Connector | What your agent can do |
|---|---|
| Notion | Read/write pages, databases, blocks, comments |
| Google Drive | Browse, read, upload, organize files |
| Google Calendar | View/create events, check availability |
| Google Sheets | Read/update spreadsheet data |
| Google Docs | Read/write documents |
| Slack | Send messages to channels and DMs |
| Discord | Send messages, manage channels |
| HubSpot | Read/write CRM contacts, deals, notes, tasks |
| GitHub | Manage repos, issues, PRs, commits, actions |
| Stripe | View customers, invoices, subscriptions |
| Linear | Create/update issues, projects, cycles |
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200+ AI Models
Every Blink Claw agent has access to the full model catalog:
- Claude Sonnet 4.5 — Best for complex reasoning, nuanced writing
- Claude Haiku 4.5 — Fast, cost-effective for high-volume tasks
- GPT-5.1 — Versatile, excellent at code and structured output
- Gemini 3 Flash — Fastest, multimodal, lowest cost per task
- And 200+ more: Grok, Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek, and others
What Your Agent Can Do in Plain English
| You say | Agent does |
|---|---|
| "Check on my competitor" | Web search + web scrape pricing/features page |
| "Send Alex a follow-up" | Research Alex on web, compose email, send via SMTP |
| "What's in my inbox?" | IMAP connect, read messages, summarize |
| "Update the HubSpot deal" | HubSpot connector, find deal, update fields |
| "Run the analysis" | Write Python, install dependencies, execute, return output |
| "Save this to Notion" | Notion connector, create/update page |
| "Screenshot that page" | Launch Chromium, navigate, capture, return image |
| "Post to Slack" | Slack connector, find channel, post message |
The OpenClaw Skills System
Beyond built-in capabilities, OpenClaw has a plugin system called Skills. Skills are SKILL.md files — natural language instructions that teach the agent how to do specific things.
How skills work: A skill is a markdown file with instructions in natural language: when to use this skill, what steps to follow, what the output should be. The agent reads relevant skills before deciding how to approach a task. No code needed to write or use a skill.
Blink's Curated Skills: Blink Claw ships with a curated set of always-available skills:
blink-fetch— HTTP proxyblink-image/blink-video— AI media generationblink-app— Blink platform integrationblink-scrape— web extractionblink-rag— query knowledge bases- Plus 50+ bundled OpenClaw skills
Frequently Asked Questions
What can OpenClaw do?
OpenClaw can browse the web, execute Python/JavaScript/bash code, manage files, send emails, call external APIs, generate images and videos, and connect to 16+ OAuth services including Notion, Google Workspace, HubSpot, Slack, and GitHub.
Does OpenClaw work with Google Workspace?
Yes. OpenClaw connects to Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Sheets, and Google Docs via OAuth. Connect your Google account in Settings → Integrations → Google.
What programming languages can OpenClaw execute?
OpenClaw runs Python (via python3), JavaScript/TypeScript (via Node.js 22), and bash shell scripts. Packages installed with npm or pip persist across restarts.
Does OpenClaw have a skills marketplace?
Yes — ClawHub has 5,700+ community skills. Security note: 824+ malicious skills were discovered in 2026. Blink Claw uses only a curated skill set for security.
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See also: OpenClaw for small business · Blink Claw documentation · Connectors guide
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