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Install the AI Parcels Skill in OpenClaw — 60-Second Setup

OpenClaw skills extend your AI agent with new real-world capabilities in a single file. The AI Parcels skill gives your agent the ability to quote, compare, locate drop-off points, and book UK parcels — completely autonomously, with no coding or API credentials.

⏱ Time savings estimate

Getting a shipping quote manually means opening a browser, visiting a carrier site, entering parcel details, and comparing across 3–5 tabs. That's typically 5–10 minutes per shipment. With the AI Parcels skill, you just say what you want to ship — your agent handles the rest in under 10 seconds. For small businesses shipping daily, that's 3–5 hours saved every week.

What is an OpenClaw skill?

An OpenClaw skill is a SKILL.md file that tells your AI agent what an external API does, when to use it, and how to call it. Skills are human-readable and machine-readable — both you and your agent understand what's happening at every step. Think of it as a job description for your AI, written in plain English with structured technical instructions underneath.

What the AI Parcels skill enables

🏷️ Compare live UK parcel prices from Evri, DPD, Royal Mail, UPS, FedEx and more
📍 Find nearby drop-off lockers — give a postcode, get the closest options
📋 Check what info a courier needs — phone number, customs forms etc. before booking
🛒 Create a booking — collects the details and generates a payment link
🌍 Handle international shipments — including customs declarations for the USA and EU

How to install it

Download the SKILL.md — visit ai.parcels.dotnethelp.co.uk/SKILL.md and save the file.
Open OpenClaw and navigate to Skills → Add skill.
Upload or paste the SKILL.md file contents into the skill editor.
Save and activate — your agent now has access to the AI Parcels API.
Test it — try: "What's the cheapest way to send a 1kg parcel from London to Edinburgh?"

Full example — end-to-end autonomous booking

Conversation

You

Book me the cheapest delivery for a small box of chocolates from 10 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA to 1 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1AA. It weighs 1kg.

Agent

I've fetched live quotes for your 1kg parcel from London to Edinburgh: 📦 Evri Parcel Shop — £2.89 · Est. Wed 26 Feb (cheapest) 📮 Royal Mail Tracked 48 — £3.49 · Est. Thu 27 Feb 🚚 DPD Next Day — £5.99 · Est. Tue 25 Feb I'll go with Evri at £2.89. What's the recipient's name, email, and phone number?

You

Jane Smith, jane@example.com, 0131 000 0000. Sender: John Doe, john@example.com, 020 7946 0000.

Agent

Booking created! Here's your payment link: 🔗 https://www.parcel2go.com/checkout/pay?token=... Click that link to pay and your Evri label will be generated instantly. Total: £2.89 inc. VAT. Want me to find the nearest Evri drop-off to SW1A 2AA?

Privacy — what data is sent

For quotes: postcodes, weight, dimensions. No personal information.
For bookings: sender and recipient names, addresses, email, and phone — the minimum required by carriers to generate a shipping label.
What isn't sent: no local files, no environment variables, no credentials from your machine.

All requests go over HTTPS to api.ai.parcels.dotnethelp.co.uk. The full trust statement is detailed in the SKILL.md itself.

Tips for getting the most out of the skill

Share your default origin address at the start of a conversation — the agent will remember it throughout.
Ask it to "find the nearest Evri locker" alongside a quote — it will run both calls together.
For international parcels, mention the contents and value — the agent will automatically include customs declarations.