Best OpenClaw Productivity Skills in 2026: Tested and Ranked

You installed OpenClaw, connected it to Telegram, and now you want your agent to do something useful during a workday. The productivity category on Claw Directory has dozens of skills — task managers, calendar integrations, note-taking tools, document generators. Some work well. Some barely work at all. A few are abandoned.

We tested every productivity skill in the ecosystem to find the ones worth installing. This is the ranked list for 2026, with scoring methodology, install commands, and honest assessments of what each skill does well and where it falls short.

Testing Methodology

We evaluated each productivity skill across four criteria, scored on a 1-5 scale:

Total score: 20 points maximum (5 per category).

We tested each skill on a standard OpenClaw setup: macOS, Claude API, Telegram channel. Every skill was installed from scratch using clawhub install, configured following its documentation, and used for at least three days of real work.

Skills scoring below 12 out of 20 did not make the list.

The Rankings

1. google-workspace-mcp — Score: 19/20

The best productivity skill in the ecosystem, and it is not close. google-workspace-mcp gives your agent access to Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Docs, and Sheets through a single installation.

The killer feature is the authentication flow. Most Google integration skills require you to create a Google Cloud Platform project, enable individual APIs, configure an OAuth consent screen, and generate credentials. google-workspace-mcp handles the OAuth sign-in directly. You authenticate once and gain access to the full workspace suite.

What it handles well:

• Read and send emails through Gmail
• Create and manage calendar events
• Search and access Drive files
• Read and write Google Docs
• Query and update Google Sheets

The one point we docked from maintenance: update cadence is monthly rather than weekly, though the skill has been stable enough that frequent updates are not critical.

clawhub install google-workspace-mcp

2. clickup — Score: 18/20

If your team uses ClickUp for project management, this skill eliminates the need to switch between your messaging app and the ClickUp interface. clickup connects your agent to the ClickUp API for full task and project management.

What it does:

• Create, update, and close tasks
• Assign tasks to team members
• Move tasks between lists and statuses
• Set due dates and priorities
• Search across workspaces
• Add comments and attachments

The documentation covers setup and basic usage but could include more examples of complex workflows like bulk task creation or cross-list queries. Still, the core functionality works reliably and the setup is straightforward.

Needs: ClickUp API token

clawhub install clickup

3. ticktick — Score: 17/20

ticktick bridges OpenClaw to TickTick for personal task management. Where ClickUp targets teams, TickTick excels for individual productivity: quick task capture, habit tracking, Pomodoro timers, and calendar views.

What makes it useful:

• Natural language task creation with automatic date parsing
• Habit tracking and streak monitoring
• Pomodoro timer integration
• Calendar event sync
• List and project management

The reliability score lost a point because the TickTick API occasionally rate-limits aggressive batch operations. For normal use — creating a few tasks, checking your list, starting a Pomodoro — it works without issues.

Needs: TickTick API credentials

clawhub install ticktick

For a deeper look at the TickTick skill, read our OpenClaw TickTick guide.

4. gamma — Score: 16/20

gamma generates presentations, documents, and social media posts through the Gamma.app API. Describe what you want in plain language and it produces a formatted deck.

Where gamma shines is speed. A presentation that takes an hour to build manually comes together in minutes. The layouts are clean, the formatting is consistent, and the content structure is reasonable. You will still want to edit the output — it is a first draft, not a final product — but it gets you 70% of the way there.

Limitations: Gamma.app has its own visual style. If your company uses a specific template or brand guidelines, the output will need adjustment. The skill generates content through Gamma’s API, so the visual options are whatever Gamma supports.

Needs: Gamma.app account

clawhub install gamma

5. notion — Score: 16/20

For Notion users, this skill connects your agent to your workspace for page creation, database queries, and content management. The notion skill maps to the Notion API endpoints for reading and writing pages, databases, and blocks.

What works well:

• Create pages with structured content
• Query databases with filters and sorts
• Update existing pages and properties
• Search across your workspace

The Notion API has limitations that affect what the skill can do. Complex page layouts with embedded databases, toggles, and synced blocks may not transfer perfectly. For straightforward content — meeting notes, project updates, task databases — it handles the job reliably.

Needs: Notion integration token

clawhub install notion

6. clinkding — Score: 15/20

clinkding is a bookmark management skill that connects to self-hosted linkding instances. Save URLs, search bookmarks, tag and organize your links through conversation.

The reliability score is perfect — it works exactly as documented, every time. The usefulness score is lower because the audience is narrow. You need to self-host linkding first, and bookmark management is not a daily pain point for most people.

That said, if you are a linkding user, this is exactly the skill you want. It turns your agent into a bookmark assistant that saves links as you find them during conversation.

Needs: linkding instance URL and API token

clawhub install clinkding

7. linear — Score: 15/20

linear connects your agent to Linear for issue tracking and project management. Create issues, update statuses, assign team members, and query project data.

Linear’s API is clean and well-structured, which makes this skill reliable in practice. The documentation could be more thorough — it covers installation and basic operations but lacks examples for advanced queries and workflow automations.

If your engineering team uses Linear, this skill saves meaningful time. Creating a bug report during a conversation, assigning it, and setting priority takes one message instead of switching to the Linear app.

Needs: Linear API key

clawhub install linear

8. todoist — Score: 14/20

todoist connects to the Todoist API for task management. Similar in concept to the TickTick skill but for the Todoist ecosystem.

What it handles:

• Create tasks with natural language
• Set due dates, priorities, and labels
• Manage projects and sections
• Complete and reschedule tasks
• Search your task list

The skill works well for basic operations. Documentation is sparse compared to the top-ranked skills — you may need to reference the Todoist API docs for edge cases. Maintenance is steady but not aggressive.

If you already use Todoist and prefer it over TickTick, this is the skill to install. If you are choosing between them, TickTick’s skill has better documentation and a wider feature set.

Needs: Todoist API token

clawhub install todoist

9. obsidian-mcp — Score: 14/20

obsidian-mcp bridges OpenClaw to your Obsidian vault for note-taking and knowledge management. Create notes, search your vault, update existing pages, and navigate your knowledge graph through conversation.

The concept is strong. Your agent becomes a second brain interface — capture thoughts during conversations, link them to existing notes, search your vault without opening Obsidian. In practice, the reliability depends on your Obsidian setup. Vaults with many plugins or complex templating may produce inconsistent results.

For users with straightforward Obsidian vaults, it works well. For power users with extensive plugin configurations, expect some friction.

Needs: Obsidian REST API plugin enabled

clawhub install obsidian-mcp

10. trello — Score: 13/20

trello connects your agent to Trello boards for card and list management. Create cards, move them between lists, add comments, and assign members.

Trello’s API is mature and stable, but the skill coverage is basic. It handles standard card operations but does not support advanced features like Power-Ups, custom fields, or Butler automations. For simple Kanban workflows — move a card from “To Do” to “In Progress,” create a card with a description and due date — it does the job.

If your team still uses Trello (many have migrated to Linear or ClickUp), this skill is functional. It rounds out the bottom of the list because the use case is narrower and the feature coverage is thinner.

Needs: Trello API key and token

clawhub install trello

Comparison Table

Which Ones to Install

Too many options? Here is a decision tree.

If you use Google Workspace:

clawhub install google-workspace-mcp

This is the default recommendation. Almost everyone uses email and calendars.

If your team uses a project management tool:

Install the matching skill. ClickUp for ClickUp teams, Linear for Linear teams, Trello for Trello teams. Do not install all of them — your agent only needs the one your team actually uses.

If you want personal task management:

clawhub install ticktick

Or clawhub install todoist if you already use Todoist.

If you need to generate presentations:

clawhub install gamma

If you want a full productivity stack:

clawhub install google-workspace-mcp
clawhub install clickup
clawhub install gamma

Three skills. Email, project management, and presentations. That covers most workday needs without overloading your agent.

How Many Skills Should You Install?

A practical note on skill count. Each installed skill adds context that your agent needs to process, which increases token usage and API costs. More importantly, too many skills can confuse the agent about which tool to use for a given request.

Our recommendation:

• 1-3 productivity skills for personal use
• 2-5 productivity skills for a work-focused setup
• No more than 10 total skills across all categories

Start with the one or two that match your existing tools. Add more only when you find a specific gap in what your agent can do.

What to Try Next

• Browse all productivity skills — Visit productivity skills on Claw Directory for the full list beyond these top 10
• Check best skills across all categories — See Best Skills 2026 for top picks in media, development, automation, and more
• Set up OpenClaw — If you have not installed OpenClaw yet, start with the Getting Started guide
• Install guide — For detailed installation instructions, see the install guide

FAQ

Can I install multiple task management skills at once?

You can, but it is not recommended. If you install both TickTick and Todoist, your agent may not know which one to use when you say “create a task.” Install the one that matches the tool you actually use.

Do these skills work with the free tiers of their respective services?

Most do. Google Workspace MCP works with free Gmail accounts. TickTick, Todoist, and Trello all have free tiers with limited features. ClickUp’s free tier supports the core task operations. Linear requires a paid plan. Gamma has a free tier with usage limits.

How often should I update my skills?

Run clawhub update periodically to pull the latest versions. When a skill’s underlying API changes (Google, ClickUp, Notion), updates are essential to avoid breakage. For stable skills, monthly updates are sufficient.

Why is google-workspace-mcp ranked so much higher than the others?

Breadth and friction. A single skill covers five Google services that nearly everyone uses. The OAuth flow eliminates the biggest pain point of Google integrations (GCP console setup). No other productivity skill delivers that combination of coverage and ease of setup.

Are there productivity skills for Apple ecosystem tools (Reminders, Notes, Calendar)?

The OpenClaw ecosystem is stronger on cross-platform tools than Apple-specific ones. For Apple Reminders and Calendar, check the productivity category for community-contributed skills. Coverage is less complete than for Google or third-party tools.

Summary

The productivity category will keep growing as more services publish APIs and the OpenClaw community builds skills around them. We will update this ranking as new skills emerge and existing ones improve. For the latest curated picks, check Best Skills 2026.