# Send Coala Client to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
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    "name": "Coala Client",
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    "type": "skill",
    "category": "开发工具",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/hubentu/coala",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/hubentu/coala",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/coala",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=coala",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "SKILL.md"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "slug": "coala",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-05-01T21:32:05.133Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-08T21:32:05.133Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=coala",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=coala",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"coala-0.1.2.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null,
        "slug": "coala"
      },
      "scope": "item",
      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/coala"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/coala",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/coala",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/coala/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/coala/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/coala/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### Coala Client

Part of the coala ecosystem. CLI for chat with OpenAI-compatible LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama) and MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. Supports importing CWL toolsets as MCP servers, importing skills.

### Config paths

MCP config and toolsets: ~/.config/coala/mcps/

mcp_servers.json — server definitions
<toolset>/ — per-toolset dirs with run_mcp.py and CWL files


Skills: ~/.config/coala/skills/ (one subfolder per imported source)
Env: ~/.config/coala/env (optional; key=value for providers and MCP env)

### Quick start

Init (first time)
coala init — creates ~/.config/coala/mcps/mcp_servers.json and env.


Set API key
e.g. export OPENAI_API_KEY=... or export GEMINI_API_KEY=.... Ollama needs no key.


Chat
coala or coala chat — interactive chat with MCP tools.
coala ask "question" — single prompt with MCP.


Options
-p, --provider (openai|gemini|ollama|custom), -m, --model, --no-mcp.

### MCP: CWL toolsets

No API key needed for MCP import, list, or call — only for chat/ask with an LLM.

Import (creates toolset under ~/.config/coala/mcps/<TOOLSET>/ and registers server):
coala mcp-import <TOOLSET> <SOURCES...> or alias coala mcp ...
SOURCES: local .cwl files, a .zip, or http(s) URLs to a .cwl or .zip.
Requires the coala package where the MCP server runs (for run_mcp.py).


List
coala mcp-list — list server names.
coala mcp-list <SERVER_NAME> — print each tool’s schema (name, description, inputSchema).


Call
coala mcp-call <SERVER>.<TOOL> --args '<JSON>'
Example: coala mcp-call gene-variant.ncbi_datasets_gene --args '{"data": [{"gene": "TP53", "taxon": "human"}]}'

### Skills

Import (into ~/.config/coala/skills/, one subfolder per source):
coala skill <SOURCES...>
SOURCES: GitHub tree URL (e.g. https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/skills), zip URL, or local zip/dir.


In chat
/skill — list installed skills.
/skill <name> — load skill from ~/.config/coala/skills/<name>/ (e.g. SKILL.md) into context.

### Chat commands

/help, /exit, /quit, /clear
/tools — list MCP tools
/servers — list connected MCP servers
/skill — list skills; /skill <name> — load a skill
/model — show model info
/switch <provider> — switch provider

### MCP on/off

All off: coala --no-mcp (or coala ask "..." --no-mcp).
One server off: remove its entry from ~/.config/coala/mcps/mcp_servers.json.
On: default when --no-mcp is not used; add or restore servers in mcp_servers.json.

### Providers and env

Set provider via -p or env PROVIDER. Set keys and URLs per provider (e.g. OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, OLLAMA_BASE_URL). Optional: put vars in ~/.config/coala/env.
coala config — print current config paths and provider/model info.
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: hubentu
- Version: 0.1.2
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-05-01T21:32:05.133Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-08T21:32:05.133Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/coala)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/coala/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/coala/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/coala/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/coala)