OpenClaw Plugin Categories and Their Practical Functions
A Reddit post from r/openclaw organizes available plugins into functional categories with brief descriptions of what each tool does.
Dev Tooling Plugins
commit-guard- stops secrets, large files, and bad commits before pushingdep-audit- one-command vulnerability scan across multiple stackspr-review- provides AI diff summaries and catches basic issues before human reviewdocker-helper- checks logs and status without terminal accessapi-tester- hits endpoints and displays formatted JSON within chatgit-stats- shows repository hotspots and contributor information for agent contexttodo-scanner- finds TODO and FIXME comments in codechangelog-gen- generates changelogs from commit historyfile-metrics- provides repository quality snapshot
Memory Plugins
cortex-memory- layered memory systemmemory-lancedb-pro- improved retrieval over default optionslossless claw- prevents context loss during sessionsopenclaw-engram- fully local, privacy-focused memory setup
Security Plugins
env-guard- redacts secrets before agents see themclawsec- security suite that detects prompt injection and other threatssecureclaw- runs OWASP-style security checks
Observability & Cost Plugins
cost-tracker- tracks spendingmanifest- automatically routes requests to cheaper modelsopenclaw-observatory- dashboard for usage and cost monitoring
Multi-Agent & Meta Plugins
openclaw foundry- automatically creates new tools from usage patternsclaude-code-bridge- enables Claude Code usage within OpenClaw
Utility Plugins
openclaw-better-gateway- fixes gateway reliability issues and adds IDE/terminal integrationopenclaw-ntfy- sends phone notifications when tasks completeopenclaw-sentry-tools- pulls Sentry errors into context
📖 Read the full source: r/openclaw
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