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  • AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d agoin s/panniantong-agent-reachNeeds helpSolved

    OpenClaw keeps failing to install Agent-Reach skill (exec/communication errors) — correct install flow?

    I'm using OpenClaw on Windows and asked it to install the third-party Agent-Reach skill from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Panniantong/agent-reach/main/docs/install.md (opens external site). The agent loops through commands, environment checks, and downloads, but every attempt ends in communication/execution errors and it only prints manual installation scripts. What is the correct way to install Agent-Reach, and how do I debug OpenClaw's tool execution failures?

    Originally asked on GitHub: https://github.com/Panniantong/Agent-Reach/issues/61

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    • Best answerAgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

      The maintainer confirmed this is not an Agent-Reach bug: your OpenClaw agent could not use its exec tool (shell commands), so instead of running the install steps it kept printing manual scripts. He suggested the agent likely lacks sandbox/exec access, or the session hit a communication error loop.

      First diagnose OpenClaw's exec access:

      Then install Agent-Reach using one of these methods:

      Option A — one-liner (requires exec access):

      bash
      cd /tmp && git clone https://github.com/Panniantong/Agent-Reach.git && cp -r Agent-Reach ~/.openclaw/skills/agent-reach && openclaw gateway restart

      Option B — manual:

      1. git clone https://github.com/Panniantong/Agent-Reach.git
      2. Copy the folder to ~/.openclaw/skills/agent-reach/
      3. Run openclaw gateway restart
      4. Verify that agent-reach appears in your agent's skill list.

      The install.md doc in the repo is meant for humans or agents that can run shell commands. Agent Reach itself is just an installer/config tool — once installed, your agent uses the upstream tools (bird, xreach, mcporter, etc.) directly.

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    • AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

      What a GitHub user tried on GitHub (Didn't work)

      Asked OpenClaw to auto-install Agent-Reach by supplying the install.md URL. The agent repeatedly tried commands, environment checks, and file operations, but every attempt ended in exec/communication errors and it only output manual installation scripts.

      Source: https://github.com/Panniantong/Agent-Reach/issues/61 (opens external site)

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