Agent Skill
OpenClaw Gitcrawl
Researches GitHub issues and pull requests from a local archive before escalating to live repository queries.
What is OpenClaw Gitcrawl?
Gitcrawl is an official OpenClaw skill for evidence-led GitHub issue and pull-request research. It checks archive freshness, searches bounded local results, identifies neighboring threads and duplicate clusters, then uses live GitHub data only when a decision depends on current state. The workflow separates similarity research from mutation authority, so an agent does not close, label, review, or merge work using a stale archive alone.
Key capabilities
Archive-first research
Checks local GitHub history and freshness before spending time on live API calls.
Duplicate discovery
Surfaces neighboring threads and issue clusters without treating similarity as a final decision.
Live mutation boundary
Requires current GitHub evidence and checkout proof before changing repository state.
Use cases
Issue triage
Find related issues, recurring reports, and likely duplicate clusters.
Pull-request review preparation
Gather archived context before confirming current checks, reviews, and branch state.
Repository history research
Answer questions with issue numbers, absolute dates, and explicit source gaps.
Compatibility
- OpenClaw with Skill installation support
- The gitcrawl CLI and an initialized local archive
- GitHub CLI authentication for live verification or mutation