1688 Sourcing Assistant
What this skill does
Assist e-commerce sellers in sourcing from 1688.com, calculating profit margins, and creating multi-platform product listings efficiently.
1688 Sourcing Assistant is part of the Personal Assistant category — personal-assistant skills for everyday life, finance, and planning. You can install it on its own or alongside other personal assistant skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install 1688 Sourcing Assistant
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
1688-sourcingand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add 1688 Sourcing Assistant with a single command:
openclaw skills add 1688-sourcing
This pulls 1688-sourcing from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/1688-sourcing/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use 1688 Sourcing Assistant
Once installed, 1688 Sourcing Assistant activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
1688-sourcing-0.1.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/1688-sourcing/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install 1688 Sourcing Assistant?
Install 1688 Sourcing Assistant in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for 1688-sourcing, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add 1688-sourcing. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/1688-sourcing/.
Is 1688 Sourcing Assistant free?
Yes. 1688 Sourcing Assistant is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does 1688 Sourcing Assistant do?
Assist e-commerce sellers in sourcing from 1688.com, calculating profit margins, and creating multi-platform product listings efficiently.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models