# Send OpenClaw Skill Lazy Loader 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. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. 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. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
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        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
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## Documentation

### OpenClaw Skill Lazy Loader

Stop loading every skill file at session start. Load what you need, when you need it — and cut your token usage by 40–70%.

### The Problem

Most OpenClaw agents load their entire skill library at startup:

# AGENTS.md (naive approach)
Read ALL of these before starting:
- skills/python/SKILL.md
- skills/git/SKILL.md
- skills/docker/SKILL.md
- skills/aws/SKILL.md
- skills/browser/SKILL.md
... (20 more)

Each session burns 3,000–15,000 tokens just loading context that may never be used. At scale, this is your biggest cost.

### The Solution: Lazy Loading

Instead of loading skills upfront, agents check a SKILLS catalog (a lightweight index) and load individual skill files only when a task requires them.

Before: Load 20 skill files = ~12,000 tokens/session
After: Load catalog (300 tokens) + 1–2 relevant skills (~800 tokens) = ~1,100 tokens/session

That's an 89% reduction on context loading alone.

### Step 1: Create Your SKILLS Catalog

Create SKILLS.md in your agent workspace — a lightweight index of all available skills:

# Available Skills

| Skill | File | Use When |
|-------|------|----------|
| Python | skills/python/SKILL.md | Writing/debugging Python code |
| Git | skills/git/SKILL.md | Git operations, PRs, branches |
| Docker | skills/docker/SKILL.md | Containers, images, compose |
| Browser | skills/browser/SKILL.md | Web scraping, UI automation |
| AWS | skills/aws/SKILL.md | Cloud deployments, S3, Lambda |

This catalog is the ONLY file loaded at session start. ~200–400 tokens instead of 10,000+.

See SKILLS.md.template for a complete starter template.

### Step 2: Update Your AGENTS.md

Replace bulk loading with the catalog pattern:

## Skills

At session start: Read SKILLS.md (the index only).
When a task needs a skill: Read the specific SKILL.md for that skill.
Never load all skills upfront.

### Loading Decision
Before loading any skill file:
1. Does the current task need it? (yes → load it, no → skip)
2. Has it already been loaded this session? (yes → skip, no → load once)

See AGENTS.md.template for the full recommended AGENTS.md skills section.

### Step 3: Use the Context Optimizer (Optional)

The included context_optimizer.py analyzes your task description and recommends which skills to load:

python3 context_optimizer.py recommend "Write a Python script to push to S3"
# Output:
# Recommended skills to load:
#   - skills/python/SKILL.md  (confidence: high — Python task)
#   - skills/aws/SKILL.md     (confidence: high — S3 mentioned)
#   - skills/git/SKILL.md     (confidence: low  — skip unless pushing to GitHub)

### Step 4: Apply to Memory Files Too

The same pattern works for memory and context files:

## Memory Loading (AGENTS.md)

At session start: Read MEMORY.md (summary only).
Load daily files (memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md) only when:
- User asks about past work
- Task references a specific date or project
- Debugging requires historical context

### Token Savings Calculator

ScenarioBeforeAfterSavings5 skills loaded~3,000 tokens~600 tokens80%10 skills loaded~6,500 tokens~750 tokens88%20 skills loaded~13,000 tokens~900 tokens93%+Memory files (5)+4,000 tokens+400 tokens90%

Estimates based on average SKILL.md size of ~600 tokens. Catalog averages ~150 tokens.

### Integration with Token Optimizer

This skill pairs directly with OpenClaw Token Optimizer. Lazy loading handles context loading costs; Token Optimizer handles model routing, heartbeat budgeting, and runtime costs. Together they cover the full token lifecycle.

Install both:

clawhub install openclaw-skill-lazy-loader
clawhub install openclaw-token-optimizer

### Files in This Skill

FilePurposeSKILL.mdThis guideSKILLS.md.templateStarter SKILLS catalog templateAGENTS.md.templateLazy loading AGENTS.md sectioncontext_optimizer.pyCLI helper — recommends skills to load per taskREADME.mdClawHub listing descriptionSECURITY.mdSecurity audit and script disclosure.clawhubsafeFile integrity manifest

### Quick Start (5 minutes)

# 1. Install
clawhub install openclaw-skill-lazy-loader

# 2. Copy templates to your agent workspace
cp ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skill-lazy-loader/SKILLS.md.template ~/my-agent/SKILLS.md
cp ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skill-lazy-loader/AGENTS.md.template ~/my-agent/AGENTS.lazy.md

# 3. Edit SKILLS.md — fill in your actual skills
# 4. Merge AGENTS.lazy.md into your AGENTS.md
# 5. Test with context_optimizer.py
python3 ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skill-lazy-loader/context_optimizer.py recommend "your next task"

By M Asif Rahman (@Asif2BD) · Apache 2.0 · https://clawhub.ai/Asif2BD/openclaw-skill-lazy-loader
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: Asif2BD
- Version: 1.0.0
## 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: 2026-04-30T17:20:03.680Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-07T17:20:03.680Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/openclaw-skill-lazy-loader)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/openclaw-skill-lazy-loader/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/openclaw-skill-lazy-loader/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/openclaw-skill-lazy-loader/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/openclaw-skill-lazy-loader)