Skills hledger

Name: hledger
Author: openclaw

hledger Skill for OpenClaw

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/bisbeebucky/hledger" ~/.claude/skills/openclaw-skills-hledger && rm -rf "$T"

OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/bisbeebucky/hledger" ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skills-hledger && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/bisbeebucky/hledger/SKILL.md

hledger Skill for OpenClaw

The hledger skill allows OpenClaw agents to execute

hledger

CLI commands on the host system and return structured output to the user.

This skill acts as a thin wrapper around the installed

hledger

binary.

What This Skill Does

Executes arbitrary
```
hledger
```
subcommands
Returns stdout and stderr output
Allows querying balances, registers, reports, and journal data
Enables automation of personal finance workflows inside OpenClaw

Example Usage

Input to the skill:

balance

Result:

Displays account balances from the default journal file.

Input:

Result:

Displays register entries for the Assets account.

Input:

balance -f myledger.journal

Result:

Runs hledger against a specific ledger file.

Requirements

```
hledger
```
must be installed and available in PATH
The user must have read access to their ledger files

Test installation with:

hledger --version

Security Notes

This skill executes shell commands using the local

hledger

binary. It does not allow arbitrary shell execution — only

hledger

commands are prefixed and executed.

Intended Use

Personal finance automation
Ledger querying via chat
Integration with Telegram or WhatsApp bots powered by OpenClaw
Financial reporting pipelines

Version

1.0.0