# How to connect GorillaDesk to OpenClaw (paste one key, 13 tools) > Connect GorillaDesk to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your GorillaDesk key once and 13 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/gorilladesk The usual route to GorillaDesk 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 GorillaDesk setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect GorillaDesk in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real GorillaDesk 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 GorillaDesk. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect GorillaDesk** — 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 gorilladesk # connect GorillaDesk (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions gorilladesk # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run gorilladesk --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 GorillaDesk in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your GorillaDesk API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Pull the relevant data from GorillaDesk, 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 GorillaDesk is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 13 GorillaDesk 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). ## GorillaDesk MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a GorillaDesk MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects GorillaDesk to OpenClaw and exposes 13 GorillaDesk 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 GorillaDesk integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/gorilladesk) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw GorillaDesk integration can do 13 GorillaDesk tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. ### All 13 GorillaDesk tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Get company** `gorilladesk_get_company` | Return the company profile selected by the connected GorillaDesk API key, including contact | | **Get credits** `gorilladesk_get_credits` | Retrieve one customer credit by ID, or list credits, optionally filtering to one customer | | **Get customers** `gorilladesk_get_customers` | Retrieve one customer by ID, or search and page through customers using status, state, account | | **Get documents** `gorilladesk_get_documents` | Retrieve one document by ID, or search documents by customer, job, state, status, creation | | **Get estimates** `gorilladesk_get_estimates` | Retrieve one estimate by ID, or search estimates by customer, job, state, status, signature | | **Get invoices** `gorilladesk_get_invoices` | Retrieve one invoice by ID, or search invoices by customer, job, state, payment/signature | | **Get jobs** `gorilladesk_get_jobs` | Retrieve one job by ID, or search jobs by customer, state, date, keyword, expansions, and | | **Get payments** `gorilladesk_get_payments` | Retrieve one payment by ID, or search payments by customer, invoice, status, date, expansions | | **Get services** `gorilladesk_get_services` | Retrieve one GorillaDesk service by ID, or list configured services with sorting and offset | | **Get users** `gorilladesk_get_users` | Retrieve one GorillaDesk user by ID, or list the company's users when no ID is supplied | | **List phone types** `gorilladesk_list_phone_types` | List the configured customer phone-type definitions, including IDs, names, default flags, and | | **Create customer** `gorilladesk_create_customer` | Create a GorillaDesk customer together with the required primary service location | | **Create customer note** `gorilladesk_create_customer_note` | Permanently add a text note to a GorillaDesk customer and optionally notify users | ## Example prompts **Get Company** > Pull the relevant data from GorillaDesk, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Credits** > Pull the relevant data from GorillaDesk, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Customers** > Pull the relevant data from GorillaDesk, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Documents** > Pull the relevant data from GorillaDesk, 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 GorillaDesk working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the GorillaDesk API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected GorillaDesk 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 GorillaDesk. | 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 GorillaDesk actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 13 tools for GorillaDesk are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes GorillaDesk 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 GorillaDesk in the browser, and the 13 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the GorillaDesk 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 GorillaDesk skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about GorillaDesk, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure GorillaDesk 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 GorillaDesk 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 GorillaDesk tools GorillaDesk 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 GorillaDesk 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. ### GorillaDesk 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 GorillaDesk has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw GorillaDesk integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to GorillaDesk: link your GorillaDesk account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the GorillaDesk API through 13 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add GorillaDesk to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink GorillaDesk skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize GorillaDesk. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the GorillaDesk key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect GorillaDesk to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to GorillaDesk in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring GorillaDesk 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 GorillaDesk working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the GorillaDesk skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about GorillaDesk, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure GorillaDesk 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 - [OpenClaw HubSpot integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/hubspot) — Manage contacts, deals, and pipelines - [CentralStationCRM](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/centralstationcrm) — CentralStationCRM is an easy-to-use CRM software focusing on collaboration and long-term customer relationships. - [Salesforce](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/salesforce) — Manage CRM data and workflows