Use Case
Stop doing repetitive developer & devops tasks manually. Portainer lets your AI agent handle them automatically through natural conversation. Comprehensive management for Portainer CE environments and stacks. Supports listing environments, managing Docker Compose/Swarm stacks, and executing raw Docker commands via proxy. Use when the user needs to deploy apps, check container status, or manage networks within Portainer. Requires a Portainer API Key configured in OpenClaw. This guide shows practical examples of using Portainer to automate common developer & devops workflows and save hours every week.
Install Portainer: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install portainer-skill-openclaw
Identify the repetitive developer & devops tasks you want to automate
Describe the task to your AI in plain English
Portainer will execute the task and return results directly in the chat
Chain multiple tasks: ask your AI to run a sequence of operations
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing Portainer
Automate my developer & devops tasks using Portainer
What repetitive tasks can Portainer handle for me?
Set up a workflow that runs Portainer every morning
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install portainer-skill-openclawOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install portainer-skill-openclawβ 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/portainer-skill-openclaw/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.