How to connect AssemblyAI to OpenClaw
Connect AssemblyAI to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your AssemblyAI key once and 9 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
AssemblyAIAPI KEYMCPAssemblyAI provides speech-to-text transcription and audio intelligence APIs for uploaded and remotely hosted media.. Once connected, OpenClaw can read and act on AssemblyAI from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
The usual route to AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect AssemblyAI in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI.
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 AssemblyAI
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw: "What can you do with AssemblyAI?"
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 AssemblyAI in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your AssemblyAI API key once.
Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw:
Use AssemblyAI to export subtitles 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:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once AssemblyAI is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 9 AssemblyAI tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
AssemblyAI MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a AssemblyAI MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects AssemblyAI to OpenClaw and exposes 9 AssemblyAI tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The Hermes AssemblyAI integration works the same way.
What the OpenClaw AssemblyAI integration can do
9 AssemblyAI tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 8 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 9.
8 of 9 AssemblyAI tools for OpenClaw
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Export subtitles assemblyai_export_subtitles | Export a completed transcript as raw SRT or WebVTT subtitle text |
Get redacted audio assemblyai_get_redacted_audio | Get the processing status and short-lived signed download URL for PII-redacted audio |
Get transcript assemblyai_get_transcript | Retrieve an AssemblyAI transcript's current state and results, optionally waiting until |
Get transcript segments assemblyai_get_transcript_segments | Return sentence- or paragraph-level segments, timestamps, confidence, and words for a completed |
List transcripts assemblyai_list_transcripts | List project transcripts from the last 90 days, newest first, with optional filters and a |
Search transcript assemblyai_search_transcript | Find words or phrases in a completed transcript and return occurrence counts and timestamps |
Submit transcript assemblyai_submit_transcript | Queue an asynchronous pre-recorded transcription from a reachable media URL |
Upload media assemblyai_upload_media | Upload an audio or video file to AssemblyAI and return the project-private URL to use when |
Try it: find the AssemblyAI tool you need
Browse the 8 AssemblyAI tools
Click any tool to see exactly what OpenClaw can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Use AssemblyAI to export subtitles and walk me through the result in plain English.
Pull the relevant data from AssemblyAI, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from AssemblyAI, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from AssemblyAI, 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 AssemblyAI working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the AssemblyAI API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI. | 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 AssemblyAI actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 9 tools for AssemblyAI are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI in the browser, and the 9 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about AssemblyAI, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI tools
AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI 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.
AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to AssemblyAI: link your AssemblyAI account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the AssemblyAI API through 9 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I add AssemblyAI to OpenClaw with ClawLink?
Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink AssemblyAI skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize AssemblyAI. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the AssemblyAI key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect AssemblyAI to OpenClaw?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to AssemblyAI in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI working from chat.
OpenClaw installed the AssemblyAI skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about AssemblyAI, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure AssemblyAI 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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