# How to connect Beamer to OpenClaw (paste one key, 12 tools) > Connect Beamer to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Beamer key once and 12 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/beamer The usual route to Beamer 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 Beamer setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Beamer in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Beamer 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 Beamer. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Beamer** — 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 beamer # connect Beamer (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions beamer # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run beamer --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 Beamer in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Beamer API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use Beamer to count post comments 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: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login ``` `login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Beamer is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 12 Beamer 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). ## Beamer MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Beamer MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Beamer to OpenClaw and exposes 12 Beamer 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 Beamer integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/beamer) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Beamer integration can do 12 Beamer tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. ### All 12 Beamer tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Count post comments** `beamer_count_post_comments` | Count existing comments on a specific post | | **Count post reactions** `beamer_count_post_reactions` | Count existing reactions on a specific post | | **Count posts** `beamer_count_posts` | Count existing posts | | **Count unread posts** `beamer_count_unread_posts` | Count unread posts for a user | | **Get category** `beamer_get_category` | Retrieve metadata for a Beamer category by its ID | | **Get feed** `beamer_get_feed` | Retrieve the URL for your standalone feed | | **Get notification** `beamer_get_notification` | Retrieve details of a specific notification by its unique notification ID | | **Get post comments** `beamer_get_post_comments` | Retrieve comments for a specific post | | **Get post reactions** `beamer_get_post_reactions` | Retrieve all reactions associated with a specific post | | **Get posts** `beamer_get_posts` | Retrieve a list of posts | | **Ping** `beamer_ping` | Ping the Beamer API | | **Get notifications** `beamer_get_notifications` | Fetch unread notifications | ## Example prompts **Count Post Comments** > Use Beamer to count post comments and walk me through the result in plain English. **Count Post Reactions** > Use Beamer to count post reactions and walk me through the result in plain English. **Count Posts** > Use Beamer to count posts and walk me through the result in plain English. **Count Unread Posts** > Use Beamer to count unread posts and walk me through the result in plain English. ## 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 Beamer working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Beamer API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Beamer 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 Beamer. | 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 Beamer actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 12 tools for Beamer are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Beamer 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 Beamer in the browser, and the 12 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Beamer 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 Beamer skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Beamer, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Beamer 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 Beamer 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 Beamer tools Beamer 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 Beamer 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. ### Beamer 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 Beamer has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Beamer integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Beamer: link your Beamer account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Beamer API through 12 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Beamer to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Beamer skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Beamer. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Beamer key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Beamer to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Beamer in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Beamer 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 Beamer working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Beamer skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Beamer, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Beamer is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. 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