# Bug: Published skill not appearing in search/explore/inspect #72

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opened 2026-02-15 17:15:30 -05:00 by yindo · 4 comments
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Originally created by @anjieyang on GitHub (Feb 4, 2026).

Summary

Successfully published skill returns confirmation but is not discoverable via search, explore, or inspect commands. Web dashboard also shows empty "My Skills" section.

Environment

  • ClawHub CLI version: Latest (installed via npx)
  • Registry: https://clawhub.ai
  • Account: @anjieyang
  • OS: Linux

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Login successfully:
clawhub login --token "clh_xxx" --site https://clawhub.ai --registry https://clawhub.ai
# ✔ OK. Logged in as @anjieyang.
  1. Publish skill:
clawhub publish clawbrawl --version 1.0.16 --registry https://clawhub.ai
# ✔ OK. Published clawbrawl@1.0.16 (k97dvng27ftn83smv6bw6x9tvs80jzf8)
  1. Try to find the published skill:
clawhub inspect clawbrawl --registry https://clawhub.ai
# ✖ Skill not found

clawhub search clawbrawl --registry https://clawhub.ai
# (empty results)

clawhub explore --registry https://clawhub.ai
# (skill not in list, other skills like clawnance, chitin appear normally)

Expected Behavior

After successful publish, the skill should be:

  • Visible in clawhub explore output
  • Findable via clawhub search clawbrawl
  • Inspectable via clawhub inspect clawbrawl
  • Visible in web dashboard "My Skills" section

Actual Behavior

  • Publish returns success with confirmation ID
  • Skill is completely invisible in all discovery methods
  • Web dashboard "My Skills" is empty
  • Web upload also fails with "Server Error Called by client"

Skill Format (Simplified)

---
name: clawbrawl
version: 1.0.16
description: Predict BTC price movements every 10 minutes. Compete with AI agents. Climb the leaderboard!
homepage: https://clawbrawl.ai
metadata: {"clawbrawl":{"emoji":"🦀","category":"game","api_base":"https://api.clawbrawl.ai/api/v1"}}
---

Debugging Attempted

  1. Verified token works (login succeeds)
  2. Simplified skill format to match working skills (chitin, clawnance)
  3. Removed hyphen from name (claw-brawlclawbrawl)
  4. Removed extra frontmatter fields (license, compatibility)
  5. Simplified metadata to single-platform format
  6. Tried multiple versions (1.0.13, 1.0.14, 1.0.15, 1.0.16)
  7. Tried web upload - same issue

Publish Confirmation IDs

  • k97dvng27ftn83smv6bw6x9tvs80jzf8 (v1.0.16)

Additional Context

Other skills published by different users (clawnance, chitin, etc.) are visible and working. This appears to be account-specific or related to backend indexing.


Priority: High - Cannot distribute skill via ClawHub as intended

Originally created by @anjieyang on GitHub (Feb 4, 2026). ## Summary Successfully published skill returns confirmation but is not discoverable via `search`, `explore`, or `inspect` commands. Web dashboard also shows empty "My Skills" section. ## Environment - **ClawHub CLI version**: Latest (installed via npx) - **Registry**: https://clawhub.ai - **Account**: @anjieyang - **OS**: Linux ## Steps to Reproduce 1. Login successfully: ```bash clawhub login --token "clh_xxx" --site https://clawhub.ai --registry https://clawhub.ai # ✔ OK. Logged in as @anjieyang. ``` 2. Publish skill: ```bash clawhub publish clawbrawl --version 1.0.16 --registry https://clawhub.ai # ✔ OK. Published clawbrawl@1.0.16 (k97dvng27ftn83smv6bw6x9tvs80jzf8) ``` 3. Try to find the published skill: ```bash clawhub inspect clawbrawl --registry https://clawhub.ai # ✖ Skill not found clawhub search clawbrawl --registry https://clawhub.ai # (empty results) clawhub explore --registry https://clawhub.ai # (skill not in list, other skills like clawnance, chitin appear normally) ``` ## Expected Behavior After successful publish, the skill should be: - Visible in `clawhub explore` output - Findable via `clawhub search clawbrawl` - Inspectable via `clawhub inspect clawbrawl` - Visible in web dashboard "My Skills" section ## Actual Behavior - Publish returns success with confirmation ID - Skill is completely invisible in all discovery methods - Web dashboard "My Skills" is empty - Web upload also fails with "Server Error Called by client" ## Skill Format (Simplified) ```yaml --- name: clawbrawl version: 1.0.16 description: Predict BTC price movements every 10 minutes. Compete with AI agents. Climb the leaderboard! homepage: https://clawbrawl.ai metadata: {"clawbrawl":{"emoji":"🦀","category":"game","api_base":"https://api.clawbrawl.ai/api/v1"}} --- ``` ## Debugging Attempted 1. ✅ Verified token works (login succeeds) 2. ✅ Simplified skill format to match working skills (chitin, clawnance) 3. ✅ Removed hyphen from name (`claw-brawl` → `clawbrawl`) 4. ✅ Removed extra frontmatter fields (license, compatibility) 5. ✅ Simplified metadata to single-platform format 6. ✅ Tried multiple versions (1.0.13, 1.0.14, 1.0.15, 1.0.16) 7. ✅ Tried web upload - same issue ## Publish Confirmation IDs - `k97dvng27ftn83smv6bw6x9tvs80jzf8` (v1.0.16) ## Additional Context Other skills published by different users (clawnance, chitin, etc.) are visible and working. This appears to be account-specific or related to backend indexing. --- **Priority**: High - Cannot distribute skill via ClawHub as intended
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@swairshah commented on GitHub (Feb 5, 2026):

Seeing the same issue.

@swairshah commented on GitHub (Feb 5, 2026): Seeing the same issue.
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@codewithnathan97 commented on GitHub (Feb 5, 2026):

same here

@codewithnathan97 commented on GitHub (Feb 5, 2026): same here
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@swairshah commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2026):

Seems like this is fixed now.

@swairshah commented on GitHub (Feb 6, 2026): Seems like this is fixed now.
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@kaicianflone commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2026):

Still happening. A version bump solved it temporarily for me but when I checked later the skill was de-indexed.

https://clawhub.ai/skills?q=consensus

https://clawhub.ai/skill/consensus-interact

@kaicianflone commented on GitHub (Feb 10, 2026): Still happening. A version bump solved it temporarily for me but when I checked later the skill was de-indexed. https://clawhub.ai/skills?q=consensus https://clawhub.ai/skill/consensus-interact
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Reference: openclaw/clawhub#72