How to connect Are.na to OpenClaw
Connect Are.na to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Are.na key once and 10 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
Are.naAPI KEYMCPAre.na is a platform for collecting, organizing, and connecting ideas, images, links, and other creative research.. Once connected, OpenClaw can read and act on Are.na from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
The usual route to Are.na 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 Are.na setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Are.na in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Are.na 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 Are.na.
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 Are.na
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw: "What can you do with Are.na?"
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 Are.na in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Are.na API key once.
Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw:
Pull the relevant data from Are.na, 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 Are.na is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 10 Are.na tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Are.na MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a Are.na MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Are.na to OpenClaw and exposes 10 Are.na tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The Hermes Are.na integration works the same way.
What the OpenClaw Are.na integration can do
10 Are.na tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 9 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 10.
9 of 10 Are.na tools for OpenClaw
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get block arena_get_block | Get the details of one Are.na block by ID, including its subtype, content, source, creator, and |
Get channel arena_get_channel | Get an Are.na channel by numeric ID or slug, including visibility, counts, owner, and the |
Get current user arena_get_current_user | Return the identity and account details for the authenticated Are.na user |
Get my feed arena_get_my_feed | Return one page of the authenticated user's personalized Are.na activity feed, newest first |
List channel contents arena_list_channel_contents | Return one page of blocks and nested channels from an Are.na channel, with optional sorting and |
Add to channels arena_add_to_channels | Add an existing Are.na block or channel to one or more target channels without duplicating the |
Create channel arena_create_channel | Create a user-owned Are.na channel, closed by default, and return its stable numeric ID and |
Update channel arena_update_channel | Update selected fields of an Are.na channel the authenticated user can edit |
Remove from channel arena_remove_from_channel | Remove one block or nested channel placement from an Are.na channel |
Try it: find the Are.na tool you need
Browse the 9 Are.na 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 Are.na, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Are.na, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Are.na, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Are.na, 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 Are.na working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Are.na API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Are.na 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 Are.na. | 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 Are.na actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 10 tools for Are.na are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Are.na 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 Are.na in the browser, and the 10 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Are.na 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 Are.na skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Are.na, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Are.na 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 Are.na 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 Are.na tools
Are.na 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 Are.na 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.
Are.na 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 Are.na 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 Are.na integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Are.na: link your Are.na account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Are.na API through 10 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I add Are.na to OpenClaw with ClawLink?
Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Are.na skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Are.na. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Are.na key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Are.na to OpenClaw?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Are.na in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Are.na 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 Are.na working from chat.
OpenClaw installed the Are.na skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Are.na, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Are.na 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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