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The Agent Toolkit — OpenClaw Hack Day
Build the OpenClaw skills that should exist but don't.
OpenClaw hit 160K+ GitHub stars by becoming the go-to framework for local AI agents. Its skill system lets you wrap any API into an agent capability in minutes. But here's the thing: the ecosystem is still young. Thousands of useful skills don't exist yet.
This is a full-day build sprint where everyone ships a working, publishable OpenClaw skill to ClawHub by demo time.
When: March 25, 2026 | 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM PDT
Where: AWS Builder Loft (Please bring physical ID)
Who: Hosted by Adam Chan, HackerSquad
Presented by: The Builders Collective
What You're Building
Pick any API or service you want to integrate with OpenClaw. It could be:
A productivity tool (Notion, Linear, Airtable)
A dev tool (GitHub Actions, Vercel deployments, database backups)
A specialized data source (weather, stock prices, news feeds)
Something creative (music generation, image processing, content moderation)
Or anything else that would make agents more useful
The constraint: by 7:00 PM, you have a working skill published to ClawHub that the 160K+ user community can actually install and use.
Why This Matters
For you: You ship something real. Your name on a skill in the fastest-growing agent ecosystem. Hands-on experience with OpenClaw's architecture and sponsor APIs you might not otherwise access. Plus you get to work on something you actually think should exist.
For the ecosystem: Real, production-ready integrations that make OpenClaw more useful. Not demos or proofs-of-concept—skills that ship.
For sponsors: Their APIs get integrated into OpenClaw by developers who know what they're doing. Real integrations that solve real problems, not just marketing demos.
Format Philosophy
One clear direction, wide creative freedom. Everyone is building OpenClaw skills, but what your skill does is completely up to you.
This is deep work, thoughtful experimentation, quiet momentum. Not prompt-chasing. Not idea juggling. Pick one integration, understand the API, build something that works, and ship it.
Work solo or find collaborators—your call.
Schedule
9:30 AM — Doors open, breakfast, setup
10:00 AM — Kickoff Quick OpenClaw skills overview. Sponsor companies give 3-minute technical intros to their APIs (what they do, your access key). Challenge rules and judging criteria.
11:00 AM — Build 5+ hours of uninterrupted work time (78% of the day). This is what you came for.
12:30 PM — Optional sync point + lunch (grab-and-go) Share progress, get unstuck, see what others are building. Optional—don't break your flow if you're in the zone.
3:30 PM — Optional sync point + snacks Same as lunch. Use it if helpful, skip it if not.
4:30 PM — Dinner (grab-and-go) More food. Keep building.
4:45 PM — Demo prep Polish your skill, test the installation flow, prepare your 3-minute demo.
5:00 PM — Demos 3-minute technical demos. Show your terminal/IDE, not slides. Walk through what your skill does, how you integrated the API, and demonstrate it working with a real OpenClaw instance.
6:15 PM — Judging & prizes
6:30 PM — Event ends
What You'll Have Access To
OpenClaw skills development documentation and examples
ClawHub publishing access so you can ship your skill live
Food throughout the day (breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner—all grab-and-go to minimize disruption)
What You Need to Bring
Required:
Laptop with Node.js 24+, Docker, and pnpm installed
OpenClaw running locally (we'll send a detailed setup guide 48 hours before the event)
ClawHub account (free, takes 2 minutes to create)
JavaScript/TypeScript familiarity (you don't need to be an expert, but you should be comfortable reading/writing TS)
Optional but helpful:
An idea for what skill you want to build (though you can figure it out on the day)
Familiarity with specific APIs you want to integrate
If you hit setup issues before the event, we'll have a Slack channel open for troubleshooting.
Judging Criteria
Judges will evaluate on four factors:
1. Usefulness (35%) Would real developers install this skill? Does it solve an actual problem or unlock new agent capabilities? Is it something the community needs?
2. Technical Execution (25%) Code quality, error handling, production-readiness. Does it gracefully handle edge cases? Is the code clean and maintainable?
3. API Integration (25%) How effectively did you use sponsor APIs? Is the integration creative? Does it take advantage of what makes the API powerful?
4. Polish & Publishing & Demo (15%) Is it actually published to ClawHub with good documentation? Does the README explain what the skill does, how to install it, and include usage examples? Can someone else actually use this?
Who Should Come
This is for developers who want to ship something real, not just talk about ideas.
You might be:
An experienced developer who wants hands-on time with OpenClaw
Someone who's been thinking "it would be cool if my agent could do X"
A builder who prefers focused work over surface-level networking
Comfortable shipping rough prototypes (polish comes after shipping)
Interested in AI agents but tired of prompt engineering contests
All experience levels welcome, but you should be comfortable with JavaScript/TypeScript and familiar with basic API integration concepts. We're keeping attendance around 30 people to maintain quality.
Why Hack Day?
There's something about having 7 hours, a clear goal, and a room full of other builders that makes you actually ship. No endless planning. No "I'll finish it this weekend." You build it, you publish it, you demo it, you're done.
Plus:
You walk away with something live that other people can use
You get real experience with OpenClaw beyond tutorials and demos
You learn from other builders working on different integrations
You contribute to an ecosystem that 160K+ developers rely on
Free access to sponsor APIs you might not otherwise try
Ready to ship? Register below and we'll see you on the 25th. Bring your best ideas and your shipping energy.