Mechanic

What this skill does

Vehicle maintenance tracker and mechanic advisor. Tracks mileage, service intervals, fuel economy, costs, warranties, and recalls. Researches manufacturer schedules, estimates costs, projects service dates, tracks providers, and proactively reminds about upcoming/overdue services. Supports VIN decode and auto-population of vehicle specs, NHTSA recall monitoring, MPG tracking with anomaly detection, warranty expiration alerts, pre-trip/seasonal checklists, mileage projection, service provider history, tax deduction integration, emergency info cards, and cost-per-mile analysis. Use when discussing vehicle maintenance, oil changes, service intervals, mileage tracking, fuel economy, warranties, recalls, RV maintenance, roof sealing, generator service, slide-outs, winterization, or anything mechanic-related. Supports any vehicle type including trucks, cars, motorcycles, dirt bikes, ATVs, RVs, and boats.

Mechanic 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 Mechanic

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for mechanic and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Mechanic with a single command:

openclaw skills add mechanic

This pulls mechanic from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/mechanic/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use Mechanic

Once installed, Mechanic 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:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab mechanic-1.1.0.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/mechanic/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Mechanic?

Install Mechanic in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for mechanic, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add mechanic. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/mechanic/.

Is Mechanic free?

Yes. Mechanic 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 Mechanic do?

Vehicle maintenance tracker and mechanic advisor.

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