Describe Design skill for OpenClaw
What this skill does
Research a codebase and create architectural documentation describing how features or systems work. Use when the user asks to: (1) Document how a feature works, (2) Create an architecture overview, (3) Explain code structure for onboarding or knowledge transfer, (4) Research and describe a system's design. Produces markdown documents with Mermaid diagrams and stable code references suitable for humans and AI agents.
The Describe Design skill 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 the Describe Design skill
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
describe-designand 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 the Describe Design skill with a single command:
openclaw skills add describe-design
This pulls describe-design from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/describe-design/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use the Describe Design skill
Once installed, the Describe Design skill 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 skill .zip button above to grab
describe-design-0.1.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/describe-design/(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 Describe Design?
Install Describe Design in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for describe-design, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add describe-design. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/describe-design/.
Is the Describe Design skill free?
Yes. It is free to download and run through ClawHub, with no account or payment required. Each skill is published by its own author under its own licence — see its ClawHub page for the licence and source.
What does Describe Design do?
Research a codebase and create architectural documentation describing how features or systems work.
Related: more developer tools skills
If the Describe Design skill looks useful, you may also want to check out other developer tools skills in the OpenClaw catalog:
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