KIVO — Agent Knowledge Iteration Engine. An agent skill from LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills.

MITAuto-check passedKnowledge Management

Install Kivo

skills CLI
$ npx skills add LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills --skill kivo -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills kivo --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/kivo .claude/skills/kivo && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
kivo
GitHub stars
2.2k
Token cost
~296 tokens
SKILL.md length
42 words
Files
5
Skills in repo
1,235
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

KIVO — Agent Knowledge Iteration Engine. An agent skill from LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills.

  • Building agent systems that need persistent
  • SKILL.md covers Features, Quick Start and CLI
  • Calls npx and npm
  • Evolving knowledge bases

What it does

Kivo is an agent skill from LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills. KIVO — Agent Knowledge Iteration Engine. A knowledge management system for AI agents that provides knowledge extraction, storage, search, conflict resolution, and iterative learning capabilities. Use when building agent systems that need persistent, evolving knowledge bases.

Its SKILL.md is about 300 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files (for example `.clawhub/origin.json`, `_meta.json` and `skill/package.json`).

It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Building AI agents and Knowledge bases. The repository describes itself as: 🧠 Curated collection of 1209+ best OpenClaw skills — weekly updated by MyClaw.ai. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Building agent systems that need persistent
  • Evolving knowledge bases

Example prompts

  • “/kivo”

Requirements

  • Node.js

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e5199b5. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npx
    • npm

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npx and npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Kivo loads about 296 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 42 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~296

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills at commit e5199b5, republished under its MIT licence (© LeoYeAI). 42 words, ~296 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/kivo/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 4 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
kivo
description
KIVO — Agent Knowledge Iteration Engine. A knowledge management system for AI agents that provides knowledge extraction, storage, search, conflict resolution, and iterative learning capabilities. Use when building agent systems that need persistent, evolving knowledge bases.
license
MIT

KIVO — Agent Knowledge Iteration Engine

Agent 知识平台。覆盖知识提取、存储、检索、迭代、调研、图谱、工作台全生命周期。

Features

  • Knowledge extraction and storage (SQLite-backed)
  • Semantic and keyword search
  • Conflict detection and resolution
  • Knowledge distribution and subscription
  • Multi-agent authentication and permissions
  • Bootstrap initialization and health checks
  • Document gate for doc-code consistency

Quick Start

bash
npm install @self-evolving-harness/kivo
typescript
import { KnowledgeStore, ExtractionPipeline } from '@self-evolving-harness/kivo';

const store = new KnowledgeStore({ dbPath: './knowledge.db' });
const pipeline = new ExtractionPipeline({ store });
await pipeline.extract(document);

CLI

bash
npx kivo init        # Initialize knowledge base
npx kivo health      # Health check
npx kivo capabilities # Show capabilities

© LeoYeAI, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files in skills/kivo of LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • .clawhub/origin.json
  • _meta.json
  • skill/package.json
  • skill/tsconfig.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e5199b5

Compare with similar skills

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Knowledge Searchdataelement/bisheng12k—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Capture Conversationoutline/outline41k—~474Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
Find And Citeoutline/outline41k—~537Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
Xhs Virtual Productchenjin-cmd/xhs-virtual-product729—~862Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Kivo

What does Kivo do?

KIVO — Agent Knowledge Iteration Engine. An agent skill from LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills. Kivo is an agent skill from LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills. KIVO — Agent Knowledge Iteration Engine.

When should I use Kivo?

Kivo fits situations like: building agent systems that need persistent; evolving knowledge bases.

How do I install Kivo in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills --skill kivo -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/kivo in LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills) into .claude/skills/kivo in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Kivo in Codex?

Run `npx skills add LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills --skill kivo -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/kivo in LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills) into .agents/skills/kivo in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Kivo in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills --skill kivo -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/kivo, .gemini/skills/kivo, .github/skills/kivo and .opencode/skills/kivo in your project.

What does Kivo need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Kivo needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx and npm). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Kivo access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npx and npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Kivo safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Kivo use?

Kivo is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Kivo use?

About 296 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Kivo?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Kivo: Work Operating Model (NateBJones-Projects/OB1, 4.7k stars), Knowledge Search (dataelement/bisheng, 12k stars), Capture Conversation (outline/outline, 41k stars) and Find And Cite (outline/outline, 41k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Kivo?

LeoYeAI (a GitHub user) maintains it in LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills, which has 2,161 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,235 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 20, 2026.

Source: LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.