# How to connect Coinbase to OpenClaw (paste one key, 28 tools) > Connect Coinbase to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Coinbase key once and 28 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/coinbase The usual route to Coinbase 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 Coinbase setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Coinbase in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Coinbase 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 Coinbase. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Coinbase** — 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 coinbase # connect Coinbase (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions coinbase # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run coinbase --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 Coinbase in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Coinbase API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Pull the relevant data from Coinbase, 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: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login ``` `login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Coinbase is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 28 Coinbase 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). ## Coinbase MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Coinbase MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Coinbase to OpenClaw and exposes 28 Coinbase 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 Coinbase integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/coinbase) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Coinbase integration can do 28 Coinbase tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. ### All 28 Coinbase tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Get asset details** `coinbase_get_asset_details` | Retrieve detailed information about a specific asset from Coinbase International Exchange | | **Get exchange currency** `coinbase_get_exchange_currency` | Retrieve detailed information about a specific currency from Coinbase Exchange API | | **Get instrument details** `coinbase_get_instrument_details` | Get complete details for a specific trading instrument on Coinbase International Exchange | | **Get instruments funding** `coinbase_get_instruments_funding` | Get historical funding rates for a specific instrument from Coinbase International Exchange | | **Get instruments quote** `coinbase_get_instruments_quote` | Get the current quote for a specific trading instrument on Coinbase International Exchange | | **Get instruments volumes daily** `coinbase_get_instruments_volumes_daily` | Retrieve daily trading volume data for specified instruments on Coinbase International Exchange | | **Get market product book** `coinbase_get_market_product_book` | Get the current order book (market depth) for a specific product | | **Get product** `coinbase_get_product` | Retrieve detailed information about a specific product (trading pair) from Coinbase Exchange | | **Get product book** `coinbase_get_product_book` | Retrieves the order book for a specific product on Coinbase Exchange | | **Get products ticker** `coinbase_get_products_ticker` | Get real-time ticker information for a specific product on Coinbase Exchange | | **Get products volume summary** `coinbase_get_products_volume_summary` | Retrieve volume summaries for all trading products on Coinbase Exchange | | **Get public market trades** `coinbase_get_public_market_trades` | Get public market trades for a specific product (trading pair) | | **Get server time** `coinbase_get_server_time` | Retrieve the current server time from Coinbase Advanced Trade API | | **Get supported networks** `coinbase_get_supported_networks` | Retrieve supported blockchain networks for a specific cryptocurrency asset on Coinbase | | **Get wrapped asset conversion rate** `coinbase_get_wrapped_asset_conversion_rate` | Get the current conversion rate for a wrapped asset on Coinbase Exchange | | **List assets** `coinbase_list_assets` | Retrieve all supported assets from the Coinbase International Exchange | | **List currencies** `coinbase_list_currencies` | Get all known currencies from Coinbase Exchange API | | **List exchange products** `coinbase_list_exchange_products` | Retrieve all known trading pairs from Coinbase Exchange | | **List instruments** `coinbase_list_instruments` | List all instruments available for trading on Coinbase International Exchange | | **List instruments candles** `coinbase_list_instruments_candles` | Retrieve aggregated candle (OHLCV) data for instruments on Coinbase International Exchange | | **List loans assets** `coinbase_list_loans_assets` | Retrieve all assets available for loans from the Coinbase Exchange | | **List market products** `coinbase_list_market_products` | List market products from Coinbase Advanced Trade API | | **List product candles** `coinbase_list_product_candles` | Retrieve historical candlestick (OHLCV) data for a specific trading product on Coinbase | | **List products candles** `coinbase_list_products_candles` | Retrieve historical candlestick (OHLCV) data for a trading pair | | **List products stats** `coinbase_list_products_stats` | Get 24-hour statistics for a product on Coinbase Exchange | | **List products trades** `coinbase_list_products_trades` | Retrieve recent trades for a specific product from Coinbase Exchange API | | **List wallets** `coinbase_list_wallets` | Retrieve all wallets from Coinbase via the CDP SDK | | **List wrapped assets** `coinbase_list_wrapped_assets` | Retrieve all wrapped assets from Coinbase Exchange | ## Example prompts **Get Asset Details** > Pull the relevant data from Coinbase, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Exchange Currency** > Pull the relevant data from Coinbase, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Instrument Details** > Pull the relevant data from Coinbase, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Instruments Funding** > Pull the relevant data from Coinbase, 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 Coinbase working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Coinbase API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Coinbase 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 Coinbase. | 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 Coinbase actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 28 tools for Coinbase are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Coinbase 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 Coinbase in the browser, and the 28 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Coinbase 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 Coinbase skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Coinbase, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Coinbase 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 Coinbase 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 Coinbase tools Coinbase 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 Coinbase 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. ### Coinbase 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 Coinbase has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Coinbase integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Coinbase: link your Coinbase account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Coinbase API through 28 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Coinbase to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Coinbase skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Coinbase. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Coinbase key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Coinbase to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Coinbase in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Coinbase 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 Coinbase working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Coinbase skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Coinbase, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Coinbase is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. 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