Use Case
file-browser is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. Read-only file browsing and reading in the OpenClaw workspace (/home/alfred/.openclaw/workspace). Use for listing directories or reading text files (up to 10... This guide walks you through installing file-browser, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install file-browser: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install file-browser
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to documents & notes to trigger file-browser
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine file-browser with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing file-browser
Help me get started with file-browser
What can file-browser do for my documents & notes workflow?
Show me an example of using file-browser
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install file-browserOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install file-browserβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/file-browser/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.