Buildlog Skill

Record your OpenClaw coding sessions and share them on buildlog.ai.

Overview

The buildlog skill captures your AI-assisted coding sessions in real-time, creating replayable recordings that can be shared with others. Perfect for:

• Tutorials: Share how you built something step-by-step
• Documentation: Create living documentation of complex implementations
• Debugging: Review sessions to understand what went wrong
• Learning: Study how others approach problems

Commands

Recording

• "Start a buildlog [title]" — Begin recording a new session
• "Stop the buildlog" — End recording and optionally upload
• "Pause the buildlog" — Temporarily pause recording
• "Resume the buildlog" — Continue a paused recording

Exporting

• "Export this session as a buildlog" — Convert current session to buildlog format
• "Export the last [N] messages" — Export a portion of the session

Uploading

• "Upload the buildlog" — Push to buildlog.ai
• "Share the buildlog" — Upload and get a shareable link

Annotations

• "Add a note: [text]" — Add commentary to the current point
• "Mark this as important" — Flag the current exchange
• "Add chapter: [title]" — Create a chapter marker

Status

• "Buildlog status" — Check recording state
• "Show buildlog info" — Display current recording details

Configuration

Add to your OpenClaw configuration:

{
  "skills": {
    "buildlog": {
      "apiKey": "your-api-key",
      "autoUpload": false,
      "defaultPublic": true,
      "includeFileContents": true,
      "maxFileSizeKb": 100
    }
  }
}

Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
apiKey	string	—	Your buildlog.ai API key (optional for public uploads)
autoUpload	boolean	false	Automatically upload when recording stops
defaultPublic	boolean	true	Make buildlogs public by default
includeFileContents	boolean	true	Include file content snapshots
maxFileSizeKb	number	100	Maximum file size to include

Events

The skill emits the following events:

• buildlog:started — Recording began
• buildlog:stopped — Recording ended
• buildlog:paused — Recording paused
• buildlog:resumed — Recording resumed
• buildlog:uploaded — Buildlog uploaded successfully
• buildlog:error — An error occurred

Examples

Basic Recording

You: Start a buildlog "Building a REST API"
Assistant: 🔴 Recording started: "Building a REST API"

You: Create an Express server with TypeScript
Assistant: [creates files...]

You: Stop the buildlog
Assistant: Recording stopped. 12 exchanges captured.
         Would you like to upload to buildlog.ai?

Retroactive Export

You: Export this session as a buildlog
Assistant: Exported 24 exchanges as buildlog.
         Title: "Untitled Session"
         Ready to upload?

Privacy

• Buildlogs can be public or private
• API keys are never included in exports
• You control what gets shared
• Delete buildlogs anytime at buildlog.ai