How to connect Apilio to OpenClaw
Connect Apilio to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Apilio key once and 8 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
ApilioAPI KEYMCPApilio is a home automation platform that enables users to connect and control smart devices from various brands, offering flexible automation through complex conditions, time constraints, and integrations with services like IFTTT and Tuya.. Once connected, OpenClaw can read and act on Apilio from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
The usual route to Apilio 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 Apilio setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Apilio in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Apilio 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 Apilio.
1Install the plugin
Paste the setup prompt into OpenClaw, or install from the terminal and ask OpenClaw to pair:
openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin- 2
Connect Apilio
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw: "What can you do with Apilio?"
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:
openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-pluginThen 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 Apilio in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Apilio API key once.
Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw:
Pull the relevant data from Apilio, 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:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Apilio is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 8 Apilio tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Apilio MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a Apilio MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Apilio to OpenClaw and exposes 8 Apilio tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The Hermes Apilio integration works the same way.
What the OpenClaw Apilio integration can do
8 Apilio tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected.
All 8 Apilio tools for OpenClaw
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get boolean variables apilio_get_boolean_variables | Fetch all boolean variables |
Get conditions apilio_get_conditions | Retrieves all conditions from your Apilio account |
Get logicblocks apilio_get_logicblocks | Retrieves all logicblocks for the authenticated Apilio user |
Get numeric variables apilio_get_numeric_variables | Retrieves all numeric variables from your Apilio account with their current values and metadata |
Get string variables apilio_get_string_variables | Fetch all string variables |
List time conditions apilio_list_time_conditions | Fetch all time conditions of a user |
List tuya conditions apilio_list_tuya_conditions | Retrieve all Tuya conditions from your Apilio account |
List variable conditions apilio_list_variable_conditions | Retrieve all variable conditions from your Apilio account |
Try it: find the Apilio tool you need
Browse the 8 Apilio tools
Click any tool to see exactly what OpenClaw can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Pull the relevant data from Apilio, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Apilio, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Apilio, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Apilio, 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 Apilio working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Apilio API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Apilio 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 Apilio. | 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 Apilio actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 8 tools for Apilio are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Apilio 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 Apilio in the browser, and the 8 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Apilio key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full Composio alternatives comparison.
Troubleshooting
OpenClaw installed the Apilio skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Apilio, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Apilio 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 Apilio 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 Apilio tools
Apilio 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 Apilio 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.
Apilio 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 Apilio has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes.
FAQ
Is there a OpenClaw Apilio integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Apilio: link your Apilio account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Apilio API through 8 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I add Apilio to OpenClaw with ClawLink?
Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Apilio skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Apilio. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Apilio key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Apilio to OpenClaw?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Apilio in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Apilio 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 Apilio working from chat.
OpenClaw installed the Apilio skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Apilio, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Apilio 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.
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