Find and Publish Community Plugins for OpenClaw
Learn how to find and install community-maintained OpenClaw plugins via ClawHub or npm, and how to publish your own plugins with the required metadata and manifest.
Read this when
- You want to find third-party OpenClaw plugins
- You want to publish or list your own plugin on ClawHub
Community plugins are third party packages that add channels, tools, providers, hooks, or other functionality to OpenClaw. The primary way to find public community plugins is through ClawHub.
Find plugins
Search ClawHub from the command line:
openclaw plugins search "calendar"
To install a plugin from ClawHub, include the explicit source prefix:
openclaw plugins install clawhub:<package-name>
During the launch transition, npm remains a supported method for direct installation:
openclaw plugins install npm:<package-name>
For common examples of installing, updating, inspecting, and uninstalling, see Manage plugins. The full command reference and rules for selecting sources are available in openclaw plugins.
Publish plugins
Publish public community plugins on ClawHub so OpenClaw users can find and install them. ClawHub manages the live package listing, release history, scan status, and installation hints; the documentation does not keep a static list of third party plugins.
clawhub package publish your-org/your-plugin --dry-run
clawhub package publish your-org/your-plugin
Before you publish, ensure the plugin includes package metadata, a plugin manifest, setup documentation, and a clearly identified maintenance owner. ClawHub checks owner scope, package name, version, file limits, and source metadata before creating a release, and then hides new releases from normal install and download surfaces until review and verification are complete.
Checklist for publishing:
| Requirement | Why |
|---|---|
| Published on ClawHub | Users need openclaw plugins install hints to work |
| Public GitHub repo | Source review, issue tracking, transparency |
| Setup and usage docs | Users need to know how to configure it |
| Active maintenance | Recent updates or responsive issue handling |
Complete publishing agreement:
- ClawHub publishing - owners, scopes, releases, review, package validation, and package transfer
- Building plugins - the plugin package structure and first publish workflow
- Plugin manifest - native plugin manifest fields
Related
- Plugins - install, configure, restart, and troubleshoot
- Manage plugins - command examples
- ClawHub publishing - publish and release rules