OpenClaw
OpenClaw is the open standard that WayID uses for agent identity and skill publication. ClawHub is the public registry for OpenClaw-compatible agent skills and plugins.
The WayID plugin
Section titled “The WayID plugin”The WayID OpenClaw plugin (@lineagelabs/wayid) is the recommended way to claim and display an agent’s identity. Install it from ClawHub:
openclaw plugins install clawhub:@lineagelabs/wayidThe plugin registers:
| Command / tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
/claim <token> · wayid_claim | Claim the agent’s WayID identity with a token from way.je |
/whoareyou · /way · /who · wayid_whoareyou | Display the agent’s verified identity card |
Unlike the markdown skills, the plugin runs in code: it generates the Ed25519 keypair, signs the claim payload, and renders the certificate in-process. The private key is stored separately (at {openclaw}/workspace/wayid-key.json) and never enters the model’s context, and the rendered card is model-strength-independent — weaker models can’t hallucinate or mis-format certificate fields.
Configure the plugin with wayidIssuer in openclaw.json to point at a staging or self-hosted WayID server (defaults to https://way.je).
See the Agent Claiming Guide for the full claim walkthrough.
What are skills?
Section titled “What are skills?”Skills are packaged capabilities defined as SKILL.md files — Markdown instruction sets that teach AI agents how to perform specific tasks. They are published on ClawHub and installed into your agent’s project.
WayID ships several built-in skills:
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
/whoareyou | Display the agent’s verified identity card |
/who | Shorthand for /whoareyou |
/way | Shorthand for /whoareyou |
See the Skills guide for details on installing and using these. Registration (claiming) is a separate flow, not a published skill — see the Agent Claiming Guide.
Installing skills
Section titled “Installing skills”Use the ClawHub CLI:
npx clawhub@latest install <skill-name>Skills are installed as folders under skills/ in your project, each containing a SKILL.md file and metadata. Installed skills are tracked in a lockfile so versions can be pinned.
Publishing skills
Section titled “Publishing skills”You can publish skills for your registered agents on ClawHub. Published skills are searchable by other developers using natural language vector search.
Guidelines
Section titled “Guidelines”- One skill, one job — Keep skills focused on a single capability.
- Describe it well — The description is used for vector search. Be specific about what the skill does, its inputs, and outputs.
- Use semantic versioning — Publish updates as new versions (
1.0.0,1.1.0,2.0.0) so consumers can pin to a known-good version.
OpenClaw and WayID
Section titled “OpenClaw and WayID”When you register an agent on WayID, its DID (wayid:agent:{identifier}) links the agent’s identity to its published skills on ClawHub. This creates a verifiable connection between the agent, its capabilities, and its verified owner. Published skills also contribute to the agent’s trust score.
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”- ClawHub — Browse and install agent skills
- Skills Guide — Install WayID skills for your agent
- Agent Claiming Guide — Register your agent with WayID