Fast local search for markdown files, notes, and docs using qmd CLI.

No licenceAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Qmd 3

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill qmd-3 -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills qmd-3 --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/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/qmd-3 .claude/skills/qmd-3 && 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
qmd-3
GitHub stars
663
Token cost
~538 tokens
SKILL.md length
126 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
383
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Fast local search for markdown files, notes, and docs using qmd CLI.

  • Works in 4 steps: Always use collections (-c name) to… → Run qmd update after adding new files → Use qmd embed to enable vector search… → …
  • Searching for files
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Quick Reference, Tips and Models (auto-downloaded)
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Qmd 3 is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Fast local search for markdown files, notes, and docs using qmd CLI. Use instead of find for file discovery. Combines BM25 full-text search, vector semantic search, and LLM reranking—all running locally. Use when searching for files, finding code, locating documentation, or discovering content in indexed collections.

Its SKILL.md is about 540 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Backend & APIs, covering Retrieval-augmented generation, Search implementation and Local SEO. The repository describes itself as: Top OpenClaw skills, with the most popular and useful ones.

When your agent uses it

  • Searching for files
  • Locating documentation
  • Discovering content in indexed collections

Example prompts

  • “/qmd-3”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Always use collections (-c name) to scope searches
  2. Run qmd update after adding new files
  3. Use qmd embed to enable vector search (one-time, takes a few minutes)
  4. Prefer qmd search --files over find for large directories

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b80cde2. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

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

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Qmd 3 loads about 538 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 82 tokens; SKILL.md has 126 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~82
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~538

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 126 words (~538 tokens).

“All run locally — no API keys needed.”

— opening of SKILL.md by sundial-org
name
qmd-3

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/qmd-3 of sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b80cde2

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Neon Postgresneondatabase/agent-skills100—~4.1kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0

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Questions about Qmd 3

What does Qmd 3 do?

Fast local search for markdown files, notes, and docs using qmd CLI. Qmd 3 is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Fast local search for markdown files, notes, and docs using qmd CLI.

When should I use Qmd 3?

Qmd 3 fits situations like: searching for files; locating documentation; discovering content in indexed collections.

How do I install Qmd 3 in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill qmd-3 -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/qmd-3 in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .claude/skills/qmd-3 in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Qmd 3 in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill qmd-3 -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/qmd-3 in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .agents/skills/qmd-3 in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Qmd 3 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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill qmd-3 -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/qmd-3, .gemini/skills/qmd-3, .github/skills/qmd-3 and .opencode/skills/qmd-3 in your project.

What does Qmd 3 need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Qmd 3 is instructions for the agent only.

Does Qmd 3 access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Qmd 3 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 Qmd 3 use?

No licence was found for Qmd 3 or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Qmd 3 use?

About 538 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k 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 Qmd 3?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Qmd 3: Hybrid Search Implementation (wshobson/agents, 40k stars), Convex (openclaw/clawhub, 9.5k stars), Amazon Opensearch Service (aws/agent-toolkit-for-aws, 2.8k stars) and Neon Postgres (usenotra/notra, 256 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Qmd 3?

sundial-org (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, which has 663 GitHub stars. The repository holds 383 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 7, 2026.

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