# How to connect AI/ML API to OpenClaw (paste one key, 30 tools) > Connect AI/ML API to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your AI/ML API key once and 30 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/ai-ml-api The usual route to AI/ML API access for OpenClaw is an MCP server you configure and keep running, plus your own OAuth app or API keys. ClawLink gives OpenClaw a more practical AI/ML API setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect AI/ML API in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real AI/ML API actions from any chat surface with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself. ## Setup It takes three steps to connect OpenClaw to AI/ML API. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect AI/ML API** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask OpenClaw in plain English. **Paste this into OpenClaw to set up ClawLink:** > I want to connect my apps to OpenClaw through ClawLink. > Please install the ClawLink plugin from ClawHub and enable it: `openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin` > When it is installed, tell me and stop. After I reply, give me the ClawLink pairing link. Setup notes, if you need them: https://claw-link.dev/skill.md **Alternative for any agent (no plugin needed):** if the OpenClaw plugin route isn't available or doesn't work, any AI agent with shell access can use the ClawLink CLI instead: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login # sign in via browser — no API key to paste npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect ai-ml-api # connect AI/ML API (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions ai-ml-api # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run ai-ml-api --input '' # execute (add --confirm for writes) ``` ### Install by command The setup prompt above does all of this in one paste. By hand, it is one install command plus a browser approval: ```bash openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin ``` Then ask OpenClaw to set up ClawLink. It starts browser pairing and prints an approval link — open it, approve the device, return to the chat, and say `done`. Finally, connect AI/ML API in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your AI/ML API API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Pull the relevant data from AI/ML API, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. ### Using a different agent? The OpenClaw plugin is one client of ClawLink's MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any agent that can run a shell command pairs with the same ClawLink account through the CLI: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login ``` `login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once AI/ML API is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 30 AI/ML API tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: [connect apps to any AI agent](https://claw-link.dev/learn/connect-apps-to-any-ai-agent). ## AI/ML API MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a AI/ML API MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects AI/ML API to OpenClaw and exposes 30 AI/ML API tools your agent can call over [MCP](https://claw-link.dev/learn/what-is-an-mcp-server), with [hosted auth](https://claw-link.dev/learn/oauth-for-ai-agents) and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The [Hermes AI/ML API integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/ai-ml-api) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw AI/ML API integration can do 30 AI/ML API tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 27 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 30. ### 27 of 30 AI/ML API tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Get assistant** `ai_ml_api_get_assistant` | Retrieve details of a specific assistant by ID | | **Get billing balance** `ai_ml_api_get_billing_balance` | Retrieve the current billing balance for the account | | **Get luma generation** `ai_ml_api_get_luma_generation` | Fetch Luma AI video generation results by generation IDs | | **Get message** `ai_ml_api_get_message` | Retrieve information about a specific message by its ID | | **Get response** `ai_ml_api_get_response` | Retrieve a previously generated model response by its unique ID | | **Get run** `ai_ml_api_get_run` | Retrieve a specific run by ID from a thread | | **Get run step** `ai_ml_api_get_run_step` | Retrieve a specific run step by its ID within a thread and run | | **Get thread** `ai_ml_api_get_thread` | Retrieve information about a specific thread by ID | | **List assistants** `ai_ml_api_list_assistants` | List all assistants associated with the account | | **List batches** `ai_ml_api_list_batches` | Get the status or results of a batch processing job | | **List luma generations** `ai_ml_api_list_luma_generations` | Fetch user's Luma AI video generations | | **List messages** `ai_ml_api_list_messages` | Retrieve a list of messages from a specific thread | | **List models** `ai_ml_api_list_models` | List all available AI models from the AI/ML API | | **List models with details** `ai_ml_api_list_models_with_details` | List all available AI/ML models with detailed information including pricing, features, and | | **List run steps** `ai_ml_api_list_run_steps` | List the steps in a run | | **List runs** `ai_ml_api_list_runs` | List all runs for a specific thread | | **Text chat completion** `ai_ml_api_text_chat_completion` | Generate text completions or chat responses using a specified LLM model | | **Create assistant** `ai_ml_api_create_assistant` | Create an AI assistant with configurable model, instructions, and tools | | **Create message** `ai_ml_api_create_message` | Create a new message in a thread | | **Create run** `ai_ml_api_create_run` | Create a run that executes an assistant on a thread | | **Create thread** `ai_ml_api_create_thread` | Create a new thread for conversation with an assistant | | **Submit tool outputs** `ai_ml_api_submit_tool_outputs` | Submit tool outputs for a run that requires action | | **Update assistant** `ai_ml_api_update_assistant` | Modify an existing assistant's properties including name, instructions, model, and tools | | **Update message** `ai_ml_api_update_message` | Modify metadata for a specific message in a thread | | **Update run** `ai_ml_api_update_run` | Update a run's metadata with key-value pairs | | **Update thread** `ai_ml_api_update_thread` | Update thread metadata and tool resources in the AI/ML API | | **Cancel run** `ai_ml_api_cancel_run` | Cancel a run that is currently in progress | ## Example prompts **Get Assistant** > Pull the relevant data from AI/ML API, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Billing Balance** > Pull the relevant data from AI/ML API, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Luma Generation** > Pull the relevant data from AI/ML API, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Message** > Pull the relevant data from AI/ML API, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. ## ClawLink vs. building it yourself The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want AI/ML API working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the AI/ML API API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected AI/ML API account becomes available to the agent without you building credential management. | | **Ongoing maintenance** | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for AI/ML API. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. | | **Agent usability** | You still need to expose the right AI/ML API actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 30 tools for AI/ML API are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes AI/ML API to AI agents. It is developer infrastructure: Python and TypeScript SDKs, an MCP server, and a catalog past 1,000 apps, aimed at teams shipping agent products. ClawLink is built for OpenClaw users instead. You install the plugin once, connect AI/ML API in the browser, and the 30 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the AI/ML API key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full [Composio alternatives](https://claw-link.dev/hub/composio-alternatives) comparison. ### OpenClaw installed the AI/ML API skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about AI/ML API, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure AI/ML API is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register. ### Connection succeeds but no tools appear Reconnect AI/ML API from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded. ### "Tool schema not loaded yet" error when calling AI/ML API tools AI/ML API tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every AI/ML API call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again. ### AI/ML API returns 403 or "permission denied" on one action while others work Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs. ### API key setup works but results look incomplete Double-check that the API key for AI/ML API has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw AI/ML API integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to AI/ML API: link your AI/ML API account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the AI/ML API API through 30 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add AI/ML API to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink AI/ML API skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize AI/ML API. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the AI/ML API key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect AI/ML API to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to AI/ML API in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring AI/ML API up myself? The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want AI/ML API working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the AI/ML API skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about AI/ML API, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure AI/ML API is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. 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