#skills install fails

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zenith steeple
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I witnessed a series of fails about homebrew installs suach as:
◇ Homebrew install ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ Run: │
│ /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL │
│ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)" │
│ │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
│
◇ Install failed: blogwatcher — go not installed (install via brew)
Tip: run openclaw doctor to review skills + requirements.
Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/skills
│
◇ Install failed: blucli — go not installed (install via brew)
Tip: run openclaw doctor to review skills + requirements.
Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/skills
what do I do

dusty jayBOT
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rough prawn
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It appears when you install homebrew

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There are maybe 2-3 commands to register homebrew path

broken karmaBOT
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Those errors mean the skills you’re trying to install need external dependencies, and OpenClaw is detecting you don’t have them yet:

  • blogwatcher + blucli → require Go
  • and it’s suggesting installing Go “via brew” → so you need Homebrew working first

1) Install Homebrew (macOS)

Run exactly what it printed:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

After that, make sure brew is on your PATH (common gotcha on Apple Silicon). Try:

brew --version
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If brew is “command not found”, run one of these (depending on your Mac):

Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3):

eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

Intel:

eval "$(/usr/local/bin/brew shellenv)"

(Then re-try brew --version.)

2) Install Go

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brew install go
go version

3) Re-run OpenClaw doctor / skill install

openclaw doctor

Then re-run whatever you used to install the skills (or just try again in the UI/flow that triggered it).

If you want me to be precise about the next command

Paste the output of:

openclaw --version
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openclaw doctor
brew --version
go version

…and tell me your OS (macOS? which version).

zenith steeple
zenith steeple
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I am running on a linus vps, not a MAC

broken karmaBOT
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Yep — that Homebrew hint is just one option. On a Linux VPS you usually install the dependency with your distro package manager instead.

Those two failures mean: the skills blogwatcher and blucli need Go, and Go isn’t installed.

1) Install Go (pick your distro)

Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y golang
go version

(Depending on distro, the package name might be golang-go instead:)

sudo apt install -y golang-go
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Fedora/RHEL/CentOS (newer):

sudo dnf install -y golang
go version

Arch:

sudo pacman -S --noconfirm go
go version

2) Re-run the skill dependency check

openclaw doctor