name: dynamic-ui description: Render tables, charts, stats, cards, and dashboards as images using HTML templates and wkhtmltoimage. metadata: openclaw: requires: bins: ["wkhtmltoimage", "jq"] install: - id: apt-wkhtmltopdf kind: apt packages: ["wkhtmltopdf", "jq", "fonts-noto-color-emoji"] bins: ["wkhtmltoimage", "jq"] label: "Install wkhtmltoimage + jq (apt)" - id: brew-wkhtmltopdf kind: brew packages: ["wkhtmltopdf", "jq"] bins: ["wkhtmltoimage", "jq"] label: "Install wkhtmltoimage + jq (brew)" installHint: | This skill requires wkhtmltoimage and jq. Install with: Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install -y wkhtmltopdf jq fonts-noto-color-emoji macOS: brew install wkhtmltopdf jq

Dynamic UI Skill

Render dynamic visual content (tables, charts, stats, cards, dashboards) as images using HTML templates and wkhtmltoimage.

Triggers

• "render", "visualize", "chart", "dashboard", "dynamic-ui"

Usage

# Basic usage
./scripts/render.sh <template> --data '<json>'

# With options
./scripts/render.sh table --data '{"columns":["A","B"],"rows":[["1","2"]]}' --style dark --output out.png

# From stdin
echo '{"labels":["Q1","Q2"],"values":[100,200]}' | ./scripts/render.sh chart-bar --style modern

Templates

Options

Themes

• modern — Purple/blue gradients, shadows, rounded corners
• dark — Dark background, light text, subtle borders
• minimal — Clean white, thin borders

Examples

# Render a table
./scripts/render.sh table --data '{"columns":["Name","Score"],"rows":[["Alice","95"],["Bob","87"]]}' -o table.png

# Render a bar chart
./scripts/render.sh chart-bar --data '{"labels":["Jan","Feb","Mar"],"values":[120,150,180],"title":"Monthly Sales"}' --style dark -o chart.png

# Render stats
./scripts/render.sh stats --data '{"stats":[{"label":"Users","value":"12.5K","change":"+12%"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"$45K","change":"+8%"}]}' -o stats.png

💡 Sending Images to Users

After rendering an image, you'll typically want to send it to the user. Here's the recommended workflow:

Recommended Workflow:

# 1. Render to ~/.openclaw/media/ (recommended path)
./scripts/render.sh table --data '...' -o ~/.openclaw/media/my-table.png

# 2. Send inline via message tool
message(action=send, filePath=/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/media/my-table.png, caption="Caption", channel=telegram, to=<user_id>)

Tips:

• Save to ~/.openclaw/media/ — this path works reliably for inline sending
• Use descriptive captions — helps users understand the visual
• Consider the context — sometimes saving to disk is fine if the user requested it

Example (complete flow):

# Render
echo '{"title":"My Data","columns":["A","B"],"rows":[["1","2"]]}' | \
  ./scripts/render.sh table -o ~/.openclaw/media/data.png

# Send
message(action=send, filePath=/home/ubuntu/.openclaw/media/data.png, caption="Here's your data", channel=telegram, to=USER_ID)

Dependencies

• /usr/bin/wkhtmltoimage — HTML to image conversion
• jq — JSON parsing