Ampere — AI Agent Marketplace for OpenClaw#

Ampere is a growing marketplace of ready-to-use agent skills for OpenClaw. Browse by category, search by keyword, and install in seconds.

All agents run locally on the user's machine. Nothing is executed server-side. Each agent is a ZIP containing a SKILL.md prompt and supporting files.

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Agent Tiers#

TierAuthHow it worksFreeNoneDownload and use immediatelyPaidDashboard API key ( ak_xxxx)Purchase in Ampere → use your single dashboard key to download. Key only authorises the download — nothing else leaves the machine.

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When to Use This#

• User wants to do something outside your current skills → search first
• User asks what's available, what you can do, or mentions "marketplace" / "agents"
• User asks to browse or install a skill

Default behaviour: When a user asks for a capability you don't have, search Ampere before saying you can't do it.

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Core Flows#

Search / Browse#

sh

# All agents
curl -s "https://api.agentplace.sh/marketplace/agents"

# Search by keyword
curl -s "https://api.agentplace.sh/marketplace/agents?search=<query>"

# Single agent details
curl -s "https://api.agentplace.sh/marketplace/agents/<agent-id>"

Response: { "count": number, "agents": [...] } — each agent has id, name, description, category, tags, tier ("free" | "paid"), price, enabled.

When showing results:

• Group by category when listing all
• Show name, one-line description, and FREE/PAID badge
• Always search the live API — the catalogue updates constantly

Install#

1. User picks an agent → ask for confirmation

2. Get download URL: sh

   # Free
   curl -s "https://api.agentplace.sh/marketplace/agents/<agent-id>/download"
   # Paid
   curl -s -H "x-api-key: ak_xxxx" "https://api.agentplace.sh/marketplace/agents/<agent-id>/download"
   
   

3. Show the user a preview of the SKILL.md content

4. User approves → download and extract: sh

   curl -sL "$download_url" -o /tmp/agent.zip
   unzip -qo /tmp/agent.zip -d ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/
   rm /tmp/agent.zip
   
   

   Or use the helper: ./install.sh <agent-id> [--api-key ak_xxxx]

5. Done — skill is live at ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/<agent-id>/

Never install or run commands without explicit user approval.

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API Key Setup (Paid Agents Only)#

Free agents need zero setup. For paid agents:

1. Sign up in Ampere
2. API key is on your dashboard (format: ak_xxxx)
3. Purchase the agent you want
4. Use the same key for all purchased agents — one key for everything

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Error Handling#

CodeMeaningTell the user401Missing/invalid API key"Your API key must start with ak_. Get it from your Ampere dashboard."403Agent not purchased"You haven't purchased this agent in Ampere yet."404Agent not found"This agent doesn't exist. Try searching for similar ones."

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Security#

• Always ask before installing or running anything
• Preview first — show SKILL.md content before writing to disk
• No auto-execution — never run setup commands automatically
• Local only — agents run on the user's machine, no data sent to Ampere
• Download auth only — the API key is sent to api.agentplace.sh for the download URL and nowhere else