OpenClaw Skills Ranking February 2026: Planning Skills and Security Suite Dominate Top 10

The February 2026 GitHub OpenClaw skills ranking reveals a clear shift toward planning-centric workflows, security hardening, and cross-tool integration. The top 3 consists of a 16,000+ star comprehensive skills collection, a Manus-style planning skill tied to a $2B acquisition, and a nearly 10,000-star Obsidian integration.

Top 10 Skills Ranking

#1: awesome-openclaw-skills - 16,139⭐ (+1,627 forks)

VoltAgent/awesome-openclaw-skills

The definitive OpenClaw skills collection. Formerly known as Moltbot, originally Clawdbot. With over 1,600 forks, this is the community’s most-referenced resource.

Key Features:

• Hundreds of skills organized by category
• Awesome-list format for discoverability
• Supports OpenClaw, Clawdbot, and Moltbot

#2: planning-with-files - 14,000⭐ (+1,287 forks)

OthmanAdi/planning-with-files

Claude Code skill implementing Manus-style persistent markdown planning — the workflow pattern behind the $2B acquisition.

Features:

• Markdown-based persistent planning
• Works across Factory AI, Antigravity, and other major AI agent frameworks
• Compatible with Cursor, Claude Code, Kilocode, and more

Why it matters: In January 2026, Manus AI was acquired by Factory AI for $2B. This skill recreates the “file-based planning” methodology credited as the key to Manus’ success.

#3: obsidian-skills - 9,998⭐ (+524 forks)

kepano/obsidian-skills

Agent skills for Obsidian note-taking app. Enables Claude, Codex, OpenClaw, and OpenCode to directly manipulate Obsidian vaults.

Core Capabilities:

• Note search, creation, and editing
• Backlink tracking
• Daily note auto-generation
• Tag and metadata management

#4: skills (archive) - 1,094⭐ (+364 forks)

openclaw/skills

All versions of all skills hosted on ClawdHub.com, archived. Official backup repository.

#5: ClawX - 602⭐ (+69 forks)

ValueCell-ai/ClawX

Desktop GUI for OpenClaw AI agents. Turns CLI-based AI orchestration into a desktop experience without the terminal. Migrated from clawx.dev to claw-x.com.

#6: skillshare - 488⭐ (+29 forks)

runkids/skillshare

Sync skills across all AI CLI tools with one command. Supporting Claude Code, OpenClaw, OpenCode & more.

Features:

• Cross-machine sync
• Skills audit functionality
• Team management UI
• Dotfiles integration

#7: awesome-openclaw-skills-zh - 480⭐ (+59 forks)

clawdbot-ai/awesome-openclaw-skills-zh

Chinese official OpenClaw skills library. Translated from Clawdbot official skills, categorized by scenario, supports natural language invocation in Chinese.

#8: clawsec - 430⭐ (+46 forks)

prompt-security/clawsec

Complete security skill suite for OpenClaw’s family of agents. Protect your SOUL.md with drift detection, live security recommendations, automated audits, and skill integrity verification.

Key Features:

• SOUL.md drift detection
• Real-time security recommendations
• Automated security audits
• Skill integrity verification

#9: agent-skills - 180⭐ (+19 forks)

jdrhyne/agent-skills

A collection of AI agent skills for Clawdbot, Claude Code, and Codex.

#10: openclaw-trading-assistant - 153⭐ (+45 forks)

molt-bot/openclaw-trading-assistant

nof1.ai & OpenClaw [Moltbot] collaboration. Brings best practices from Alpha Arena trading seasons to Clawdbot. Real-time monitoring, news research, insider info gathering, and more. Uses Hyperliquid API.

Trend Analysis

1. Rise of Manus-Style Planning

“planning-with-files” (14,000 stars, #2) implements the workflow pattern from Manus AI, acquired for $2B. File-based persistent planning is becoming mainstream.

2. Security Awareness Spike

“clawsec” (#8, 430 stars) addresses SOUL.md protection and skill integrity verification. Security-first agent development is now a priority.

3. Cross-Tool Integration Demand

“skillshare” (#6) enables skill synchronization across Claude Code, OpenClaw, OpenCode, and more. Cross-tool compatibility is now a standard expectation.

4. Rapid Chinese Adoption

“awesome-openclaw-skills-zh” (#7, 480 stars) shows strong growth in Chinese-speaking markets. Natural language support in Chinese is accelerating adoption.

5. Financial Trading Entry

“openclaw-trading-assistant” (#10) marks AI agents’ serious entry into financial trading automation.

Summary

The February 2026 OpenClaw skills ranking reveals five key trends: planning, security, cross-tool integration, internationalization, and financial automation. The meteoric rise of “planning-with-files” (backed by the $2B Manus acquisition) and the emergence of security suite “clawsec” signal that the AI agent ecosystem is entering a maturity phase.

Next ranking update scheduled for mid-March.