How to connect Gladia to OpenClaw
Connect Gladia to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Gladia key once and 9 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
GladiaAPI KEYMCPGladia provides state-of-the-art audio transcription and intelligence services through a simple API, enabling real-time and asynchronous transcription, translation, and audio analysis.. Once connected, OpenClaw can read and act on Gladia from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
The usual route to Gladia 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 Gladia setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Gladia in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Gladia 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 Gladia.
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 Gladia
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw: "What can you do with Gladia?"
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 Gladia in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Gladia API key once.
Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw:
Pull the relevant data from Gladia, 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:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Gladia is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 9 Gladia tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Gladia MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a Gladia MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Gladia to OpenClaw and exposes 9 Gladia tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The Hermes Gladia integration works the same way.
What the OpenClaw Gladia integration can do
9 Gladia tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 7 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 9.
7 of 9 Gladia tools for OpenClaw
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get live transcription result gladia_get_live_transcription_result | Retrieve metadata and results of a live transcription job |
Get pre recorded job gladia_get_pre_recorded_job | Retrieve a pre-recorded transcription job's metadata, status, and results by ID |
List live transcriptions gladia_list_live_transcriptions | List live transcription jobs |
List pre recorded jobs gladia_list_pre_recorded_jobs | List all pre-recorded transcription jobs matching the query parameters |
Initiate live session gladia_initiate_live_session | Initiates a live (real-time) transcription session with Gladia's API |
Initiate pre recorded transcription gladia_initiate_pre_recorded_transcription | Initiate a pre-recorded transcription job |
Upload audio video file gladia_upload_audio_video_file | Upload an audio or video file to Gladia for speech-to-text transcription |
Try it: find the Gladia tool you need
Browse the 7 Gladia tools
Click any tool to see exactly what OpenClaw can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Pull the relevant data from Gladia, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Gladia, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
List the relevant items in Gladia, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next.
List the relevant items in Gladia, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next.
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 Gladia working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Gladia API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Gladia 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 Gladia. | 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 Gladia actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 9 tools for Gladia are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Gladia 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 Gladia in the browser, and the 9 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Gladia 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 Gladia skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Gladia, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Gladia 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 Gladia 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 Gladia tools
Gladia 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 Gladia 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.
Gladia 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 Gladia 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 Gladia integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Gladia: link your Gladia account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Gladia API through 9 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I add Gladia to OpenClaw with ClawLink?
Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Gladia skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Gladia. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Gladia key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Gladia to OpenClaw?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Gladia in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Gladia 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 Gladia working from chat.
OpenClaw installed the Gladia skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Gladia, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Gladia 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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