What this skill does
Your personal knowledge repository — capture, organize, and retrieve everything using PARA + Zettelkasten. Triggers on: "save this", "remember", "note", "capture", "brain dump", daily/weekly reviews, searching stored knowledge, managing projects/areas/people. Works with any AI agent that reads markdown. Stores everything as .md files in a Git repo for Obsidian, VS Code, or any editor.
BrainRepo is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install BrainRepo
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
brainrepoand 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 BrainRepo with a single command:
openclaw skills add brainrepo
This pulls brainrepo from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/brainrepo/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use BrainRepo
Once installed, BrainRepo 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
brainrepo-1.0.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/brainrepo/(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 BrainRepo?
Install BrainRepo in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for brainrepo, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add brainrepo. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/brainrepo/.
Is BrainRepo free?
Yes. BrainRepo 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 BrainRepo do?
Your personal knowledge repository — capture, organize, and retrieve everything using PARA + Zettelkasten.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models