Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @nerveband/drafts
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install drafts
What This Skill Does
CLI tool for managing Drafts app notes on macOS. Supports creating, listing, editing, appending, prepending, and running Drafts actions from the terminal. Requires Drafts to be open and a Pro subscription for automation features.
Lets you interact with Drafts entirely from the command line or scripts, avoiding context switches to the GUI.
When to use it
- Capture a quick note from a terminal session
- Append a timestamped journal entry to an existing draft
- List all drafts tagged with a project name
- Prepend a header to a draft before exporting
- Run a Drafts action on a note without switching windows
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: append today's standup notes to my work journal draft
AGENT
- 1Look up the UUID of the work journal draft using drafts list -t work
- 2Confirm the correct draft with drafts get <uuid>
- 3Run drafts append "$(date): standup notes..." -u <uuid>
- 4Verify the result by checking the returned JSON success field
OUTPUT
Standup notes appended to the existing draft with a timestamp
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.
Drafts app installed on macOSDrafts Pro subscription