Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @daveonkels/clinkding
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install clinkding
What This Skill Does
CLI for managing bookmarks in a self-hosted linkding instance. Supports creating, searching, tagging, archiving, and organizing bookmarks from the terminal or AI agents. Connects to linkding via API token.
Lets you manage a self-hosted linkding instance entirely from the terminal or agent workflows without opening the web UI.
When to use it
- Save a URL from the terminal with tags and description
- Search saved bookmarks by keyword or tag
- Check unread bookmarks for a reading session
- Export all bookmarks to JSON for backup
- Batch-tag a set of bookmarks by ID
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: Save https://go.dev to my bookmarks with relevant tags
AGENT
- 1Check if URL already exists with `clinkding bookmarks check https://go.dev`
- 2Fetch page metadata to get title and description
- 3Infer canonical tags from content (programming, reference)
- 4Create bookmark with `clinkding bookmarks create https://go.dev --title 'Go Programming Language' --tags 'programming,reference' --description 'Official Go website and documentation'`
- 5Confirm creation with `clinkding bookmarks get <new-id>`
OUTPUT
Bookmark saved with ID, title, tags, and description visible in linkding
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.
linkding self-hosted instance URLlinkding API token (generated in linkding web interface under Settings)