# How to connect GroqCloud to OpenClaw (paste one key, 7 tools) > Connect GroqCloud to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your GroqCloud key once and 7 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/groqcloud The usual route to GroqCloud 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 GroqCloud setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect GroqCloud in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real GroqCloud 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 GroqCloud. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect GroqCloud** — 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 groqcloud # connect GroqCloud (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions groqcloud # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run groqcloud --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 GroqCloud in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your GroqCloud API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Create it in GroqCloud for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. ### 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 GroqCloud is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 7 GroqCloud 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). ## GroqCloud MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a GroqCloud MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects GroqCloud to OpenClaw and exposes 7 GroqCloud 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 GroqCloud integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/groqcloud) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw GroqCloud integration can do 7 GroqCloud tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. ### All 7 GroqCloud tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Create audio transcription** `groqcloud_create_audio_transcription` | Transcribe audio into text in the same language as the audio | | **Groq create audio translation** `groqcloud_groq_create_audio_translation` | Translate an audio file into English text | | **Groq create chat completion** `groqcloud_groq_create_chat_completion` | Generate a chat-based completion for a conversation | | **Groq retrieve model** `groqcloud_groq_retrieve_model` | Retrieve detailed information about a specific model | | **List models** `groqcloud_list_models` | List all available models and their metadata | | **List voices** `groqcloud_list_voices` | Retrieve available TTS voices for Groq PlayAI models | | **Create response** `groqcloud_create_response` | Create a model response for the given input | ## Example prompts **Create Audio Transcription** > Create it in GroqCloud for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. **Groq Create Audio Translation** > Use GroqCloud to groq create audio translation and walk me through the result in plain English. **Groq Create Chat Completion** > Use GroqCloud to groq create chat completion and walk me through the result in plain English. **Groq Retrieve Model** > Use GroqCloud to groq retrieve model and walk me through the result in plain English. ## 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 GroqCloud working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the GroqCloud API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected GroqCloud 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 GroqCloud. | 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 GroqCloud actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 7 tools for GroqCloud are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes GroqCloud 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 GroqCloud in the browser, and the 7 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the GroqCloud 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 GroqCloud skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about GroqCloud, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure GroqCloud 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 GroqCloud 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 GroqCloud tools GroqCloud 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 GroqCloud 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. ### GroqCloud 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 GroqCloud has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw GroqCloud integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to GroqCloud: link your GroqCloud account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the GroqCloud API through 7 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add GroqCloud to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink GroqCloud skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize GroqCloud. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the GroqCloud key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect GroqCloud to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to GroqCloud in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring GroqCloud 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 GroqCloud working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the GroqCloud skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about GroqCloud, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure GroqCloud is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. 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