Use Case
Principles Agent is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. An iterative Agent based on first-principles thinking breaks down complex targets into atomic tasks, automatically verifies and debugs, and relies on perceptual execution to ensure final delivery quality. This guide walks you through installing Principles Agent, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install Principles Agent: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install principles-agent
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to developer & devops to trigger Principles Agent
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine Principles Agent with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing Principles Agent
Help me get started with Principles Agent
What can Principles Agent do for my developer & devops workflow?
Show me an example of using Principles Agent
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install principles-agentOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install principles-agentβ 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/principles-agent/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.