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 # Contributing to Awesome OpenClaw Skills
 
-A curated list of skills for OpenClaw (previously known as OpenClaw, originally Clawdbot... identity crisis included, no extra charge). We organize links to skills hosted in the [official OpenClaw skills repo](https://github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills).
+A curated list of skills for OpenClaw. We organize links to skills hosted in the [official OpenClaw skills repo](https://github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills).
+
+> This repository is a curated list of links — nothing more. Every skill listed here **must already be published** in the [official OpenClaw skills repo](https://github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills). If your skill is not there, we cannot accept it here. Publish your skill to the OpenClaw skills repo first, then come back and submit a PR to add a link.
 
 ## Adding a Skill
 
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ If an author has multiple skills in the same area, please don't add them one by
 
 ### Requirements
 
-- Skill must be published to the [OpenClaw official skills repo](https://github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills)
+- **Skill must already be published to the [OpenClaw official skills repo](https://github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills).** We do not accept skills hosted elsewhere — no personal repos, no gists, no external links. If it's not in the OpenClaw skills repo, it doesn't belong here.
 - Has documentation (SKILL.md)
 - Description must be concise — 10 words or fewer
 - Skill must have real community usage. We focus on community-adopted, proven skills published by development teams and proven in real-world usage. Brand new skills are not accepted — give your skill time to mature and gain users before submitting
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 These skills follow the Agent Skill convention develop by Anthropic, an open standard for AI coding assistants.
 
+> **Want to add a skill?** This list only includes skills that are **already published** in the [official OpenClaw skills repo](https://github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills). We do not accept links to personal repos, gists, or any other external source. If your skill isn't in the OpenClaw skills repo yet, publish it there first. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
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 ## Installation
 
 ### ClawHub CLI