AI Agents

Most Claude Code skills bloat your context and slow you down. After testing dozens, here are the ones that earn their place in 2026.

AI agents lose focus after 7-10 steps because instruction decay drowns out your original task. Here is the task contract pattern that fixes it.

Learn how to install OpenClaw skills safely. Covers –allow-tools flags, sandbox testing, and AGENTS.md setup. Five minutes per skill.

Which AI model works best in OpenClaw? I tested Claude Sonnet, GPT-4o, Haiku, and local Ollama models across real agent tasks. Here is what to pick.

OpenClaw vs AutoGPT, CrewAI, n8n, LangChain, and OpenAI Assistants. Which AI agent framework fits your needs in 2026? Full comparison.

Keep OpenClaw running 24/7 with pm2, nssm, cron, or webhooks. Step-by-step guide for every OS, plus a hosted option for zero uptime headaches.

Set up OpenClaw from scratch in under 20 minutes. Install, configure your API key, start the gateway, write SOUL.md and AGENTS.md, and run your first agent session. Full beginner guide.

Is OpenClaw safe? The platform is solid, but ClawHub skills can expose your credentials and files. Here is how to vet skills before installing and when to use ClawTrust instead.

OpenClaw keeps forgetting? Five files give your agent permanent memory: SOUL.md, USER.md, MEMORY.md, AGENTS.md, and daily logs. Day 1 setup guide.

OpenClaw agent keeps looping? Five config fixes stop the infinite retry cycle: max_iterations, per-tool timeouts, SOUL.md error handling, tool isolation.