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OpenClaw Custom Commands: Creating Your Own CLI Tools

February 23, 20264 min readReviewed March 8, 2026
Tutorial
Extend OpenClaw: Create custom CLI commands that integrate with OpenClaw's AI capabilities for personalized automation.

Understanding Custom Commands

OpenClaw allows you to define custom commands that trigger specific actions or workflows. These can be simple aliases or complex multi-step operations.

Creating a Simple Command

openclaw commands create my-status --action="status --verbose"

Creating Interactive Commands

openclaw commands create daily-standup \ --prompt="Generate a daily standup summary based on recent activity" \ --interactive

Command with Parameters

openclaw commands create summarize \ --prompt="Summarize the {topic}" \ --params="topic"

Listing Custom Commands

openclaw commands list

Removing Commands

openclaw commands remove my-status

Best Practices

  • Use descriptive names for commands
  • Include help text for complex commands
  • Test commands interactively before aliasing
  • Group related commands with prefixes (team:, dev:, ops:)

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