# How to connect Android Texter to OpenClaw (paste one key, 11 tools) > Connect Android Texter to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Android Texter key once and 11 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/android-texter The usual route to Android Texter 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 Android Texter setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Android Texter in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Android Texter 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 Android Texter. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Android Texter** — 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 android-texter # connect Android Texter (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions android-texter # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run android-texter --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 Android Texter in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Android Texter API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Pull the relevant data from Android Texter, 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 Android Texter is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 11 Android Texter 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). ## Android Texter MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Android Texter MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Android Texter to OpenClaw and exposes 11 Android Texter 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 Android Texter integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/android-texter) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Android Texter integration can do 11 Android Texter tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 10 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 11. ### 10 of 11 Android Texter tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Get message status** `android_texter_get_message_status` | Get the provider's current queued, sent, delivered, or failed status for a message ID returned | | **List contacts** `android_texter_list_contacts` | List contacts in the connected Android Texter account, optionally filtering by name or phone | | **List conversation history** `android_texter_list_conversation_history` | Return one newest-first page of inbound and outbound message history exchanged with one phone | | **List devices** `android_texter_list_devices` | List Android devices linked to the account, including IDs and online state needed to select a | | **List messages** `android_texter_list_messages` | List one newest-first page of messages, optionally restricting results to sent or received | | **List quick replies** `android_texter_list_quick_replies` | List saved quick-reply shortcuts that can be reused when composing messages | | **Create quick reply** `android_texter_create_quick_reply` | Create a reusable quick-reply shortcut | | **Update quick reply** `android_texter_update_quick_reply` | Replace an existing quick reply's shortcut, title, and body | | **Send message** `android_texter_send_message` | Immediately queue a real SMS or MMS to one phone number through a linked Android device | | **Send messages batch** `android_texter_send_messages_batch` | Sequentially queue the same real SMS or MMS for 1-10 recipients | ## Example prompts **Get Message Status** > Pull the relevant data from Android Texter, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **List Contacts** > List the relevant items in Android Texter, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. **List Conversation History** > List the relevant items in Android Texter, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. **List Devices** > List the relevant items in Android Texter, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. ## 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 Android Texter working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Android Texter API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Android Texter 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 Android Texter. | 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 Android Texter actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 11 tools for Android Texter are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Android Texter 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 Android Texter in the browser, and the 11 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Android Texter 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 Android Texter skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Android Texter, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Android Texter 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 Android Texter 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 Android Texter tools Android Texter 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 Android Texter 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. ### Android Texter 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 Android Texter has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Android Texter integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Android Texter: link your Android Texter account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Android Texter API through 11 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Android Texter to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Android Texter skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Android Texter. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Android Texter key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Android Texter to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Android Texter in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Android Texter 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 Android Texter working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Android Texter skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Android Texter, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Android Texter 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. ## Related - [SendGrid](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/sendgrid) — Deliver transactional and marketing emails - [Dialpad](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/dialpad) — Business phone, messaging, and video conferencing - [Discord Bot tools](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/discord-bot) — Automate Discord server actions with bot-specific permissions