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Stop Editing JSON by Hand

How ClawMaster helps you set up OpenClaw, manage Skills, and use PowerMem — without living in config files

ClawMaster

TL;DR: ClawMaster is an open-source OpenClaw companion with a setup wizard, channel and model management, cost observability, Skill hosting, and PowerMem-backed memory. Install with two commands, then open http://localhost:16223.

When Skills pile up

Once Skills under an agent multiply, overlaps and clutter show up fast. A common pattern today is filesystem scanning: Skills live as Markdown on disk, and the runtime may walk through every SKILL.md when it needs one.

As the library grows, a few frictions appear:

  • Finding the right Skill in a large tree takes longer.

  • Long SKILL.md files are easy to read incompletely; recall gets less stable.

  • Version, dependencies, and “when do I use this?” are hard to track with folders and filenames alone.

  • Context windows limit how much you can load in one turn.

That is the backdrop for tools that make OpenClaw easier to run day to day — not only to install once.

What ClawMaster is

ClawMaster is an open-source project from openmaster-ai. It is described as an “OpenClaw companion for real life” — a path from install to daily use, not just getting config files right.

GUI

You get an OpenClaw management console from install through configuration: a setup wizard so you can configure models and channels and see what each AI call costs — without memorizing commands or hand-editing JSON.

It also supports:

  • PaddleOCR document parsing

  • ERNIE (Wenxin) image generation

  • Cost observability

  • Scheduled tasks

  • In-browser Skill refresh and hosting

Who it’s for

Intended audiences

Quick start

npm i -g clawmaster
clawmaster
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Open http://localhost:16223. The setup wizard walks you through the rest.

LLM provider

After launch:

  • Pick or create an OpenClaw profile.

  • Connect at least one model provider and set a default.

  • Add channels, plugins, Skills, or MCP servers as needed.

  • Enable gateway or observability when you want runtime inspection.

PowerMem and LLM Wiki

ClawMaster integrates PowerMem — the memory engine open-sourced by the OceanBase team. Instead of a pile of Markdown files, memory becomes structured, queryable storage with a forgetting curve.

ClawMaster also aligns with Andrej Karpathy’s LLM Wiki idea: content goes in once, the knowledge base keeps compounding, and the agent can draft with views you have already captured — even when you do not paste a link again. ClawMaster tracks a related LLM Knowledge module on the v0.4.0 milestone.

Try it

  • npm i -g clawmaster && clawmaster

  • Finish the wizard at http://localhost:16223

  • Configure one channel or model you actually use

  • Install or refresh one Skill from the UI

If you want guided exercises, see clawmaster-workshop.

References

Based on the OceanBase community write-up on ClawMaster and the public ClawMaster README (v0.3.1). Check the repo for the latest release and roadmap.

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