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OpenClaw Custom Commands: Creating Your Own CLI Tools

February 23, 20264 min readUpdated September 11, 2026By OpenClawBlog Team

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Extend OpenClaw: Create custom CLI commands that integrate with OpenClaw's AI capabilities for personalized automation.

How Custom Commands Works

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:)

Build Advanced Skills

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Source trail, checked September 11, 2026. Official skills docs and skills/creating docs are the current reference points. Check your installed version before running a command from this archive page.

OpenClaw Custom Commands: Creating Your Own CLI Tools

How Custom Commands Works

Creating a Simple Command

Creating Interactive Commands

Command with Parameters

Listing Custom Commands

Removing Commands

Best Practices

Build Advanced Skills

Reference Trail

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