# How to connect Apiframe to OpenClaw (paste one key, 7 tools) > Connect Apiframe to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Apiframe key once and 7 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/apiframe The usual route to Apiframe 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 Apiframe setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Apiframe in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Apiframe 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 Apiframe. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Apiframe** — 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 apiframe # connect Apiframe (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions apiframe # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run apiframe --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 Apiframe in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Apiframe API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Pull the relevant data from Apiframe, 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 Apiframe is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 7 Apiframe 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). ## Apiframe MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Apiframe MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Apiframe to OpenClaw and exposes 7 Apiframe 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 Apiframe integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/apiframe) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Apiframe integration can do 7 Apiframe tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. ### All 7 Apiframe tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Get account** `apiframe_get_account` | Return the authenticated Apiframe user, team plan and credit balance, role, and active API-key | | **Get job** `apiframe_get_job` | Get the current status, progress, provider-specific result, cost, and error details for one | | **List jobs** `apiframe_list_jobs` | Return one page of generation jobs, optionally filtered by status, model, job ID, or ownership | | **List models** `apiframe_list_models` | List Apiframe's current image, video, or music models with pricing and the complete live | | **Generate image** `apiframe_generate_image` | Submit a paid image generation job that consumes Apiframe credits based on the selected model | | **Generate music** `apiframe_generate_music` | Submit a paid music generation job that consumes Apiframe credits, with cost and output count | | **Generate video** `apiframe_generate_video` | Submit a paid video generation job that consumes Apiframe credits based on the selected model | ## Example prompts **Get Account** > Pull the relevant data from Apiframe, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Job** > Pull the relevant data from Apiframe, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **List Jobs** > List the relevant items in Apiframe, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. **List Models** > List the relevant items in Apiframe, 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 Apiframe working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Apiframe API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Apiframe 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 Apiframe. | 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 Apiframe actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 7 tools for Apiframe are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Apiframe 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 Apiframe in the browser, and the 7 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Apiframe 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 Apiframe skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Apiframe, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Apiframe 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 Apiframe 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 Apiframe tools Apiframe 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 Apiframe 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. ### Apiframe 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 Apiframe has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Apiframe integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Apiframe: link your Apiframe account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Apiframe API through 7 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Apiframe to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Apiframe skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Apiframe. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Apiframe key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Apiframe to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Apiframe in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Apiframe 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 Apiframe working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Apiframe skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Apiframe, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Apiframe is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. 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