OpenSpace/openspace/host_skills

Host Skills Integration Guide

This guide covers agent-specific setup for integrating OpenSpace. For installation and general concepts, see the main README.

Quick recommendation:

• Use stdio if you want the simplest setup.
• For nanobot, prefer SSE if you want OpenSpace to run as a standalone server.
• For openclaw, prefer streamable-http for remote HTTP transport.

Common remote endpoints:

• Start openspace-mcp --transport sse --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8080 and use http://127.0.0.1:8080/sse
• Start openspace-mcp --transport streamable-http --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8081 and use http://127.0.0.1:8081/mcp

The endpoint is common; the host config syntax is not. nanobot uses tools.mcpServers, while openclaw uses openclaw mcp set.

Pick your agent:

Agent	Setup Guide
nanobot	Setup for nanobot
openclaw	Setup for openclaw
Other agents	Follow the generic setup in the main README

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Setup for nanobot

1. Copy host skills

cp -r host_skills/skill-discovery/ /path/to/nanobot/nanobot/skills/
cp -r host_skills/delegate-task/ /path/to/nanobot/nanobot/skills/

2. Option A: stdio (simplest)

{
  "tools": {
    "mcpServers": {
      "openspace": {
        "command": "openspace-mcp",
        "toolTimeout": 1200,
        "env": {
          "OPENSPACE_HOST_SKILL_DIRS": "/path/to/nanobot/nanobot/skills",
          "OPENSPACE_WORKSPACE": "/path/to/OpenSpace",
          "OPENSPACE_API_KEY": "sk-xxx"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Tip

LLM credentials are auto-detected from nanobot's providers.* config — no need to set OPENSPACE_LLM_API_KEY.

3. Option B: remote HTTP transport

{
  "tools": {
    "mcpServers": {
      "openspace": {
        "type": "sse",
        "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8080/sse",
        "toolTimeout": 1200
      }
    }
  }
}

Or:

{
  "tools": {
    "mcpServers": {
      "openspace": {
        "type": "streamableHttp",
        "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8081/mcp",
        "toolTimeout": 1200
      }
    }
  }
}

toolTimeout still matters here. Changing transport to sse or streamableHttp does not remove nanobot's per-call timeout for slow MCP tools.

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Setup for openclaw

1. Copy host skills

cp -r host_skills/skill-discovery/ /path/to/openclaw/skills/
cp -r host_skills/delegate-task/ /path/to/openclaw/skills/

2. Option A: stdio via mcporter

openclaw uses mcporter as its MCP runtime. Register the server and pass env vars in one command:

mcporter config add openspace --command "openspace-mcp" \
  --env OPENSPACE_HOST_SKILL_DIRS=/path/to/openclaw/skills \
  --env OPENSPACE_WORKSPACE=/path/to/OpenSpace \
  --env OPENSPACE_API_KEY=sk-xxx

3. Option B: remote HTTP transport

openclaw mcp set openspace '{"url":"http://127.0.0.1:8081/mcp","transport":"streamable-http","connectionTimeoutMs":10000}'

If you specifically want legacy SSE instead, OpenClaw also supports:

openclaw mcp set openspace '{"url":"http://127.0.0.1:8080","connectionTimeoutMs":10000}'

connectionTimeoutMs controls connection establishment for the remote server. It does not guarantee unlimited runtime for a long-running MCP tool call.

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Environment Variables (Agent-Specific)

The three env vars in each agent's setup above are the most important. For the full env var list, config files reference, and advanced settings, see the Configuration Guide in the main README.

What needs OPENSPACE_API_KEY?

Capability	Without API Key	With API Key
execute_task	✅ works (local skills only)	✅ + cloud skill search
search_skills	✅ works (local results only)	✅ + cloud results
fix_skill	✅ works	✅ works
upload_skill	❌ fails	✅ uploads to cloud

All tools default to "all" (local + cloud) and automatically fall back to local-only if no API key is configured. No need to change tool parameters.

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How It Works

Your Agent (nanobot / openclaw / ...)
  │
  │  MCP protocol (stdio | HTTP/SSE | streamable-http)
  ▼
openspace-mcp              ← 4 tools exposed
  ├── execute_task           ← multi-step grounding agent loop
  ├── search_skills          ← local + cloud skill search
  ├── fix_skill              ← repair a broken SKILL.md
  └── upload_skill           ← push skill to cloud community

The two host skills teach the agent when and how to call these tools:

Skill	MCP Tools	Purpose
skill-discovery	search_skills	Search local + cloud skills → decide: follow it yourself, delegate, or skip
delegate-task	execute_task search_skills fix_skill upload_skill	Delegate tasks, search skills, repair broken skills, upload evolved skills

Skills auto-evolve inside execute_task (FIX / DERIVED / CAPTURED). After every call, your agent reports results to the user via its messaging tool.

Note

For full parameter tables, examples, and decision trees, see each skill's SKILL.md directly.