# How to connect Akta to OpenClaw (paste one key, 19 tools) > Connect Akta to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Akta key once and 19 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/akta The usual route to Akta 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 Akta setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Akta in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Akta 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 Akta. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Akta** — 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 akta # connect Akta (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions akta # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run akta --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 Akta in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Akta API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use Akta to build company filters and walk me through the result in plain English. ### 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 Akta is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 19 Akta 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). ## Akta MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Akta MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Akta to OpenClaw and exposes 19 Akta 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 Akta integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/akta) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Akta integration can do 19 Akta tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. ### All 19 Akta tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Build company filters** `akta_build_company_filters` | Translate a natural-language company description into reusable structured filters for | | **Generate company list** `akta_generate_company_list` | Generate one caller-controlled offset page of matching companies from exactly one | | **Get account status** `akta_get_account_status` | Return the connected Akta account's package, Enterprise entitlement, credit balance, spend, and | | **Get company enrichment** `akta_get_company_enrichment` | Get selected company-data sections as structured JSON or Markdown, or request Akta's fixed | | **Get company filter values** `akta_get_company_filter_values` | Resolve allowed label/value choices for one or more fixed-value company-list filters in a | | **Get company headcount trends** `akta_get_company_headcount_trends` | Return a company's current headcount, monthly history, growth periods, and workforce breakdown | | **Get company product reviews** `akta_get_company_product_reviews` | List a company's product catalog when product_ids is omitted, or return detailed ratings and | | **Get company website traffic** `akta_get_company_website_traffic` | Return a company's website engagement, monthly visit estimates, and acquisition-source mix | | **Get news articles** `akta_get_news_articles` | Fetch complete enrichment and full article text for up to 10 Akta news IDs returned by | | **Get request status** `akta_get_request_status` | Get the current state and detail of an asynchronous Akta request, such as a company-addition | | **List company employee reviews** `akta_list_company_employee_reviews` | Return workplace rating aggregates and one explicit offset page of individual employee reviews | | **List company filters** `akta_list_company_filters` | List the structured filter fields accepted by company-list generation and identify fields whose | | **List company job posts** `akta_list_company_job_posts` | Return one explicit offset page of a company's current LinkedIn and Indeed job posts with role | | **List company social posts** `akta_list_company_social_posts` | Return one caller-controlled offset page of a company's social posts with content | | **Search companies** `akta_search_companies` | Resolve a company name, website, or Akta UUID to matching Akta company identities for use with | | **Search industries** `akta_search_industries` | Resolve free text to similarity-ranked Akta industry taxonomy codes for company-list and news | | **Search news** `akta_search_news` | Search enriched Akta news by company, industry, topic, date, entity, sentiment, quality, and | | **Search regions** `akta_search_regions` | Resolve a region name or UN M49 code to Akta region records, or omit query to list supported | | **Request company addition** `akta_request_company_addition` | Submit a missing company for asynchronous addition to Akta | ## Example prompts **Build Company Filters** > Use Akta to build company filters and walk me through the result in plain English. **Generate Company List** > Use Akta to generate company list and walk me through the result in plain English. **Get Account Status** > Pull the relevant data from Akta, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Company Enrichment** > Pull the relevant data from Akta, 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 Akta working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Akta API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Akta 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 Akta. | 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 Akta actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 19 tools for Akta are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Akta 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 Akta in the browser, and the 19 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Akta 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 Akta skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Akta, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Akta 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 Akta 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 Akta tools Akta 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 Akta 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. ### Akta 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 Akta has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Akta integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Akta: link your Akta account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Akta API through 19 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Akta to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Akta skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Akta. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Akta key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Akta to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Akta in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Akta 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 Akta working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Akta skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Akta, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Akta is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. 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