# How to connect Cardly to OpenClaw (paste one key, 29 tools) > Connect Cardly to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Cardly key once and 29 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/cardly The usual route to Cardly 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 Cardly setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Cardly in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Cardly 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 Cardly. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Cardly** — 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 cardly # connect Cardly (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions cardly # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run cardly --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 Cardly in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Cardly API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use Cardly to echo request 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 Cardly is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 29 Cardly 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). ## Cardly MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Cardly MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Cardly to OpenClaw and exposes 29 Cardly 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 Cardly integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/cardly) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Cardly integration can do 29 Cardly tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 24 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 29. ### 24 of 29 Cardly tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Echo request** `cardly_echo_request` | Echo all request parameters, body, and headers for debugging purposes | | **Generate preview** `cardly_generate_preview` | Generate a low-quality, watermarked preview document for a card | | **Get artwork** `cardly_get_artwork` | Retrieve information on a specific piece of artwork by its unique ID | | **Get webhook** `cardly_get_webhook` | Get details on an existing webhook | | **List artwork** `cardly_list_artwork` | Retrieve the currently available artwork for your organisation | | **List contact lists** `cardly_list_contact_lists` | Retrieve all active contact lists for your organization | | **List credit history** `cardly_list_credit_history` | Retrieves the account's credit transaction history showing all credits and debits | | **List doodles** `cardly_list_doodles` | Retrieve your currently available doodles from Cardly | | **List fonts** `cardly_list_fonts` | List available fonts for handwriting and text personalization in Cardly cards | | **List gift credit history** `cardly_list_gift_credit_history` | Lists gift credit history records for your organization with pagination and optional time-based | | **List invitations** `cardly_list_invitations` | Retrieve active invitations for your organisation with optional filters | | **List media** `cardly_list_media` | Retrieve the currently available media sizes for product artwork | | **List orders** `cardly_list_orders` | Retrieves a paginated list of orders placed by your organization | | **List templates** `cardly_list_templates` | Retrieve your currently available templates from Cardly | | **List users** `cardly_list_users` | Retrieve all users associated with your account | | **List webhooks** `cardly_list_webhooks` | Retrieves all webhooks configured for your organization, including their status, target URLs | | **List writing styles** `cardly_list_writing_styles` | List available writing styles | | **Retrieve account balance** `cardly_retrieve_account_balance` | Retrieve the current account and gift credit balances for your organisation | | **Retrieve order** `cardly_retrieve_order` | Retrieves detailed information about a specific order by its ID | | **Retrieve user** `cardly_retrieve_user` | Retrieves detailed information about a specific user account by ID | | **Create contact list** `cardly_create_contact_list` | Add a new contact list | | **Create invitation** `cardly_create_invitation` | Send an invitation to use your organisation portal | | **Create webhook** `cardly_create_webhook` | Create a new webhook subscription | | **Update webhook** `cardly_update_webhook` | Update a webhook’s settings, including target URL and events | ## Example prompts **Echo Request** > Use Cardly to echo request and walk me through the result in plain English. **Generate Preview** > Use Cardly to generate preview and walk me through the result in plain English. **Get Artwork** > Pull the relevant data from Cardly, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Webhook** > Pull the relevant data from Cardly, 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 Cardly working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Cardly API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Cardly 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 Cardly. | 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 Cardly actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 29 tools for Cardly are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Cardly 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 Cardly in the browser, and the 29 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Cardly 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 Cardly skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Cardly, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Cardly 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 Cardly 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 Cardly tools Cardly 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 Cardly 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. ### Cardly 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 Cardly has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Cardly integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Cardly: link your Cardly account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Cardly API through 29 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Cardly to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Cardly skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Cardly. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Cardly key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Cardly to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Cardly in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Cardly 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 Cardly working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Cardly skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Cardly, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Cardly is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. 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