Meituan recently launched the ‘Runner Skill,’ which makes its delivery-ordering capabilities available to the entire AI assistant ecosystem through encapsulated interfaces. Whether users are employing OpenClaw, Cursor, WeChat, Feishu, or any other AI assistant, they simply describe their needs in everyday language—for instance, ‘Pick up my package from the pickup station and deliver it home’ or ‘Buy one jin of river snails at the market’—and the system automatically identifies the scenario, matches addresses, estimates costs, and places the order, thereby streamlining what used to require multiple steps into just one. This Skill requires zero development effort; it’s ready to use right away, compatible with both local and cloud-based versions of OpenClaw as well as various third-party clients, and its source code has been open-sourced on GitHub and ClawHub.
This move represents a crucial step for Meituan in extending its AI-powered ordering capabilities beyond its own app. Back in June 2025, Meituan introduced ‘AI Helps Me Handle Things’ within its app, utilizing natural language processing to categorize user requests into six main categories: pick-up/delivery, shopping assistance, restaurant queue reservation, medical services, moving/installation help, and general assistance—effectively proving the feasibility of replacing traditional forms with conversational interactions. Now, the Runner Skill encapsulates those same capabilities into standardized interfaces applicable to all cities where Meituan’s delivery service operates. On the user experience front, the Skill integrates with Meituan’s address book and supports fuzzy matching; prior to placing an order, users see a detailed preview card displaying the destination address, items needed, delivery fees, and estimated arrival time, after which they can confirm the order. Post-ordering, users may also ask their AI assistant for real-time updates on their courier’s progress—all without ever leaving the app.