Learning goals
- Understand how Skills relate to tool implementations
- Browse and install Skills confidently
- Separate the jobs of Heartbeat and Cron
- Build a minimal automation skeleton
Phase 5
Automation
Install Skills, understand ClawHub, turn on Heartbeat and Cron, and let the assistant start doing work proactively.
Core guide
OpenClaw from Scratch 06 | Get It Working: Skills, ClawHub, Heartbeat, Cron
Move OpenClaw from being able to chat to being able to act proactively, with a clear understanding of how Skills, Heartbeat, and Cron divide the work.
ClawHub
Heartbeat
Cron
Minimal automation skeleton
Recommended resources for this stage
Save these entry points first
Skills
ClawHub Skill Ecosystem
The place to browse, install, and understand Skills once you move into automation.
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