#Can't install skills / ClawHub is blocked and wont install via Dashboard
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Most likely this is one of two things:
- You’re on Linux → Skills install from Dashboard UI is limited there; use ClawHub CLI instead.
- Network/DNS/security block → your machine can’t reach ClawHub.
Try this exact quick path:
openclaw --version
openclaw gateway status
pnpm add -g clawhub
clawhub search "weather"
clawhub install <skill-slug>
Then start a new session (skills are picked up on next session).
If clawhub search fails, it’s usually a connectivity block. Test access to:
If either is blocked (ISP/corporate firewall/adblock DNS), allowlist or test on hotspot/VPN.
Docs:
- https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq#how-do-i-install-skills-on-linux
- https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/clawhub
- https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/skills
If you paste the output of clawhub search "weather" here, I can pinpoint the exact fix.
weather Weather (3.873)
weather-pollen Weather Pollen (3.537)
weather-1-0-0 Weather 1.0.0 (3.472)
weather-like-test Weather Like Test (3.470)
weather-api Weather Api (3.445)
openmeteo-sh-weather-advanced Weather via OpenMeteo (via openmeteo-sh cli; advanced ver) (3.431)
weather-api-1 Weather Api 1 (3.421)
my-weather My Weather (3.415)
dc-weather DC Weather (3.410)
openmeteo-sh-weather-simple Weather via OpenMeteo (via openmeteo-sh cli; simple ver) (3.404)
Perfect — this output means ClawHub is reachable. So the issue is likely just the install path/UI flow, not blocking.
Do this next:
openclaw --version
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace
clawhub install weather-pollen
Then either:
- start a new chat/session (recommended), or
- if it still doesn’t show up, run:
openclaw gateway restart
Why: on Linux, skill install is CLI-first; Dashboard skill install can be limited.
Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq#how-do-i-install-skills-on-linux
If install errors, paste that exact output and I’ll pinpoint the fix fast.