diff --git a/pkg/skills/clawhub_registry.go b/pkg/skills/clawhub_registry.go
index b520f3260..bd4bed8fb 100644
--- a/pkg/skills/clawhub_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/skills/clawhub_registry.go
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/pkg/utils"
@@ -19,7 +17,6 @@ const (
 	defaultClawHubTimeout  = 30 * time.Second
 	defaultMaxZipSize      = 50 * 1024 * 1024 // 50 MB
 	defaultMaxResponseSize = 2 * 1024 * 1024  // 2 MB
-	defaultMaxRetries      = 3
 )
 
 // ClawHubRegistry implements SkillRegistry for the ClawHub platform.
@@ -279,7 +276,12 @@ func (c *ClawHubRegistry) DownloadAndInstall(
 // --- HTTP helper ---
 
 func (c *ClawHubRegistry) doGet(ctx context.Context, urlStr string) ([]byte, error) {
-	resp, err := c.doGetWithRetry(ctx, urlStr, "application/json")
+	req, err := c.newGetRequest(ctx, urlStr, "application/json")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := utils.DoRequestWithRetry(c.client, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -298,50 +300,25 @@ func (c *ClawHubRegistry) doGet(ctx context.Context, urlStr string) ([]byte, err
 	return body, nil
 }
 
-func (c *ClawHubRegistry) doGetWithRetry(ctx context.Context, urlStr, accept string) (*http.Response, error) {
-	var lastErr error
-	for attempt := 0; attempt < defaultMaxRetries; attempt++ {
-		req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", urlStr, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		req.Header.Set("Accept", accept)
-		if c.authToken != "" {
-			req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+c.authToken)
-		}
-
-		resp, err := c.client.Do(req)
-		if err != nil {
-			lastErr = err
-		} else {
-			if resp.StatusCode >= 200 && resp.StatusCode < 300 {
-				return resp, nil
-			}
-
-			if !isRetryableStatus(resp.StatusCode) || attempt == defaultMaxRetries-1 {
-				return resp, nil
-			}
-
-			delay := retryDelay(resp.Header.Get("Retry-After"), attempt)
-			resp.Body.Close()
-			if err := sleepWithContext(ctx, delay); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if attempt == defaultMaxRetries-1 {
-			return nil, lastErr
-		}
-		if err := sleepWithContext(ctx, retryDelay("", attempt)); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+func (c *ClawHubRegistry) newGetRequest(ctx context.Context, urlStr, accept string) (*http.Request, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, urlStr, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return nil, lastErr
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", accept)
+	if c.authToken != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+c.authToken)
+	}
+	return req, nil
 }
 
 func (c *ClawHubRegistry) downloadToTempFileWithRetry(ctx context.Context, urlStr string) (string, error) {
-	resp, err := c.doGetWithRetry(ctx, urlStr, "application/zip")
+	req, err := c.newGetRequest(ctx, urlStr, "application/zip")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := utils.DoRequestWithRetry(c.client, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -383,54 +360,3 @@ func (c *ClawHubRegistry) downloadToTempFileWithRetry(ctx context.Context, urlSt
 
 	return tmpPath, nil
 }
-
-func isRetryableStatus(statusCode int) bool {
-	return statusCode == http.StatusTooManyRequests || statusCode >= http.StatusInternalServerError
-}
-
-func retryDelay(retryAfter string, attempt int) time.Duration {
-	if d, ok := parseRetryAfter(retryAfter); ok {
-		return d
-	}
-	return time.Duration(attempt+1) * time.Second
-}
-
-func parseRetryAfter(headerValue string) (time.Duration, bool) {
-	headerValue = strings.TrimSpace(headerValue)
-	if headerValue == "" {
-		return 0, false
-	}
-
-	if sec, err := strconv.Atoi(headerValue); err == nil {
-		if sec < 0 {
-			sec = 0
-		}
-		return time.Duration(sec) * time.Second, true
-	}
-
-	if resetAt, err := http.ParseTime(headerValue); err == nil {
-		d := time.Until(resetAt)
-		if d < 0 {
-			d = 0
-		}
-		return d, true
-	}
-
-	return 0, false
-}
-
-func sleepWithContext(ctx context.Context, delay time.Duration) error {
-	if delay <= 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	timer := time.NewTimer(delay)
-	defer timer.Stop()
-
-	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return ctx.Err()
-	case <-timer.C:
-		return nil
-	}
-}