# How to connect FreeAgent to OpenClaw (no API keys) > Connect FreeAgent to OpenClaw with ClawLink in one click — 76 tools your AI agent can call from chat via hosted OAuth. No API keys, no manual setup. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/freeagent The usual route to FreeAgent 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 FreeAgent setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect FreeAgent in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real FreeAgent actions from any chat surface with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself. **Start here:** install the ClawLink plugin (`openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin`), pair it in the browser, then connect the app in the ClawLink dashboard. The interactive install prompt is on the web version of this page: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/freeagent ## Setup It takes three steps to connect OpenClaw to FreeAgent. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect FreeAgent** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask OpenClaw in plain English. **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 freeagent # connect FreeAgent (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions freeagent # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run freeagent --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 FreeAgent in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — a one-click OAuth approval, no API keys. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use FreeAgent to cashflow summary for a given date range 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 FreeAgent is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 76 FreeAgent 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). ## FreeAgent MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a FreeAgent MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects FreeAgent to OpenClaw and exposes 76 FreeAgent 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 FreeAgent integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/freeagent) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw FreeAgent integration can do 76 FreeAgent tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 30 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 76. ### 30 of 76 FreeAgent tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Cashflow summary for a given date range** `freeagent_cashflow_summary_for_a_given_date_range` | Get cashflow summary for a date range from FreeAgent | | **Company details** `freeagent_company_details` | Get company details from FreeAgent | | **Create a timeslip** `freeagent_create_a_timeslip` | Create a new timeslip in FreeAgent | | **Create bank account** `freeagent_create_bank_account` | Create a bank account in FreeAgent | | **Create bill with attachment** `freeagent_create_bill_with_attachment` | Create a bill with optional attachment in FreeAgent | | **Create contact** `freeagent_create_contact` | Create a new contact in FreeAgent | | **Create estimate** `freeagent_create_estimate` | Create a new estimate in FreeAgent | | **Create invoice** `freeagent_create_invoice` | Create an invoice in FreeAgent | | **Get the pl summary** `freeagent_get_the_pl_summary` | Get the profit and loss summary from FreeAgent | | **List accounting transactions** `freeagent_list_accounting_transactions` | List accounting transactions in FreeAgent | | **Get invoice timeline** `freeagent_get_invoice_timeline` | Retrieve invoice timeline showing chronological record of invoice-related events | | **Get mileage settings** `freeagent_get_mileage_settings` | Retrieve mileage settings including engine type/size options and reimbursement rates | | **Get opening balances** `freeagent_get_opening_balances` | Retrieve the Opening Balances journal set for a company | | **Get personal profile** `freeagent_get_personal_profile` | Retrieve the authenticated user's personal profile from FreeAgent | | **Get the opening balances** `freeagent_get_the_opening_balances` | Retrieve the opening balances from the trial balance summary | | **Get the trial balance summary** `freeagent_get_the_trial_balance_summary` | Get the trial balance summary from FreeAgent | | **List accounting balance sheet** `freeagent_list_accounting_balance_sheet` | Retrieve the balance sheet for a FreeAgent account | | **List accounting balance sheet2** `freeagent_list_accounting_balance_sheet2` | Retrieve opening balances for the balance sheet from FreeAgent | | **List all cis bands for a company** `freeagent_list_all_cis_bands_for_a_company` | List all CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) bands for a company | | **List all expenses** `freeagent_list_all_expenses` | List all expenses from FreeAgent | | **List all price list items** `freeagent_list_all_price_list_items` | List all price list items from FreeAgent | | **List all properties** `freeagent_list_all_properties` | List all properties in FreeAgent | | **List all recurring invoices** `freeagent_list_all_recurring_invoices` | Retrieve a list of recurring invoices from FreeAgent | | **List all sales tax periods for a company** `freeagent_list_all_sales_tax_periods_for_a_company` | List all sales tax periods for a company in FreeAgent | | **List all stock items** `freeagent_list_all_stock_items` | List all stock items from FreeAgent | | **List all tasks** `freeagent_list_all_tasks` | List all tasks in FreeAgent | | **List all timeslips** `freeagent_list_all_timeslips` | List all timeslips from FreeAgent | | **List all users** `freeagent_list_all_users` | List users in FreeAgent | | **List bank accounts** `freeagent_list_bank_accounts` | List bank accounts in FreeAgent | | **List bank feeds** `freeagent_list_bank_feeds` | List all bank feeds for a company | ## Example prompts **Cashflow Summary For A Given Date Range** > Use FreeAgent to cashflow summary for a given date range and walk me through the result in plain English. **Company Details** > Use FreeAgent to company details and walk me through the result in plain English. **Create A Timeslip** > Create it in FreeAgent for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. **Create Bank Account** > Create it in FreeAgent for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. ## ClawLink vs. building it yourself The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app 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 FreeAgent working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Connection flow** | Register a FreeAgent app, configure redirect URLs, manage consent details, and reconnect users when auth settings drift. | Users connect FreeAgent through the hosted browser flow and ClawLink keeps the token lifecycle out of your app code. | | **Ongoing maintenance** | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for FreeAgent. | 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 FreeAgent actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 76 tools for FreeAgent are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes FreeAgent 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 FreeAgent in the browser, and the 76 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK, no config file, and no API key handling. Choosing between them? Read the full [Composio alternatives](https://claw-link.dev/hub/composio-alternatives) comparison. ### OpenClaw installed the FreeAgent skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about FreeAgent, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure FreeAgent 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 FreeAgent 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 FreeAgent tools FreeAgent 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 FreeAgent 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. ### FreeAgent 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. ### OAuth finished in the browser but the account is still missing Try reconnecting FreeAgent and complete the consent flow in the same browser session. Partial OAuth approvals or switching accounts mid-flow can leave the connection incomplete. ### Is there a OpenClaw FreeAgent integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to FreeAgent: link your FreeAgent account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the FreeAgent API through 76 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add FreeAgent to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink FreeAgent skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize FreeAgent. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files or API keys to manage. ### How long does it take to connect FreeAgent to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to FreeAgent in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring FreeAgent up myself? The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app 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 FreeAgent working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the FreeAgent skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about FreeAgent, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure FreeAgent 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. ## Related - [Connect Zoho Books](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/zoho-books) — Organize finances, invoices, bills, and accounting - [OpenClaw Zoho Invoice integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/zoho-invoice) — Create and send invoices, track payments, and manage billing - [Square](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/square) — Process payments and manage POS