Automated summary

This skill sets up an Outlook sidebar add-in (Office.js) that connects the inbox to a local OpenClaw Gateway over WebSocket.

Strengths

Exposes the full agent — tools, skills, and automations — right next to the selected email
Works on both Outlook Desktop (Classic) and Outlook Web (OWA)
Provides a concrete quick start: clone, npm install, dev certificates, npm run dev
Open source under MIT with a README covering architecture and troubleshooting

Limitations

Requires a running local OpenClaw Gateway and adding https://localhost:3000 to its allowed origins
Manual manifest.xml sideloading and dev-certificate installation make setup non-trivial
Does not cover other mail clients or a signed production add-in deployment

When to use it

Use when a user wants to chat with their OpenClaw agent from Outlook and reach its tools without leaving the inbox.

When not to use it

Avoid when the user has no local OpenClaw Gateway or needs a signed, production-ready Outlook add-in.

Security analysis

Caution

Quality score82/100

The workflow is a legitimate local development setup, but it executes an external repository and package install scripts, installs trusted certificates, and connects Outlook email content to a local agent with broad capabilities. These are powerful operations rather than clear malicious behavior, so the skill warrants caution.

Findings

•Clones and runs an unaudited third-party repository, so the actual behavior is outside the SKILL.md review.
•`npm install` can execute package lifecycle scripts with the user's privileges.
•`npx office-addin-dev-certs install` installs and trusts local development certificates.
•Instructs the user to add `https://localhost:3000` to Gateway allowed origins, expanding the agent's accessible origins.
•Sideloading the add-in gives it access to email context and the local OpenClaw agent, which may have broad tools/skills.
•No allowed-tools are declared despite requiring bash/npm and network operations.

How this analysis is made

Examples

Install the add-in

Set up the OpenClaw Outlook add-in so I can chat with my agent from my inbox.

Troubleshoot the sidebar

My Outlook sidebar add-in can't connect to the OpenClaw Gateway — help me fix it.

Draft a reply with the agent

From the Outlook sidebar, use my agent to draft a reply to the email I have open.

name: outlook-addin description: Outlook sidebar add-in that brings the full power of your OpenClaw agent into Microsoft Outlook. Chat with your agent about any email, use all your tools and skills, draft replies — directly from the inbox. Works with Outlook Desktop (Classic) and Outlook Web (OWA). Use when a user wants to integrate OpenClaw with Outlook, chat with their agent from email, or set up an AI sidebar in Outlook.

OpenClaw Outlook Add-in

Name: Outlook Add-in for OpenClaw
Author: Skills Guide Bot

An Office.js sidebar add-in that connects Outlook to your local OpenClaw Gateway via WebSocket. Select any email, and your full agent — with all tools, skills, and automations — is available right in the sidebar.

Repository: https://github.com/nachtsheim/openclaw-outlook-addin (MIT)

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/nachtsheim/openclaw-outlook-addin.git
cd openclaw-outlook-addin
npm install
npx office-addin-dev-certs install   # first time only
npm run dev                           # starts https://localhost:3000

Then add https://localhost:3000 to Gateway allowed origins and sideload manifest.xml into Outlook.

Full setup instructions, architecture details, auto-start config, and troubleshooting: see README.

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test -f '.skill-downloads/outlook-add-in-for-openclaw-mrwakf8c/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/outlook-add-in-for-openclaw-mrwakf8c/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/outlook-addin' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/outlook-add-in-for-openclaw-mrwakf8c' '.claude/skills/outlook-addin'

OpenSkills

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Official OpenSkills installation

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openskills read 'outlook-add-in-for-openclaw-mrwakf8c'

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Read .skill-downloads/outlook-add-in-for-openclaw-mrwakf8c/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

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