How to connect Hive to OpenClaw
Connect Hive to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Hive key once and 10 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
HiveAPI KEYMCPHive is a project management and team collaboration platform for managing actions, projects, workflows, resources, and workspace metadata.. Once connected, OpenClaw can read and act on Hive from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
The usual route to Hive 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 Hive setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Hive in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Hive 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 Hive.
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 Hive
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw: "What can you do with Hive?"
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 Hive in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Hive API key once.
Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw:
Pull the relevant data from Hive, 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 Hive is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 10 Hive tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Hive MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a Hive MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Hive to OpenClaw and exposes 10 Hive tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The Hermes Hive integration works the same way.
What the OpenClaw Hive integration can do
10 Hive tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 8 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 10.
8 of 10 Hive tools for OpenClaw
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get action hive_get_action | Get the current details of one Hive action by ID |
List actions hive_list_actions | List Hive actions in a workspace, optionally narrowed by project, status, dates, hierarchy, or |
List labels hive_list_labels | List labels configured in a Hive workspace and return label IDs usable in action search |
List projects hive_list_projects | List projects in a Hive workspace, with optional archive and parent-project filters |
List workspaces hive_list_workspaces | List Hive workspaces accessible to the connected API key and return IDs needed by |
Search actions hive_search_actions | Search action titles in a Hive workspace and return one offset-based result page |
Create action hive_create_action | Create a Hive action (task) in a workspace, optionally inside a project and assigned to users |
Create label hive_create_label | Create a color-coded label in a Hive workspace |
Try it: find the Hive tool you need
Browse the 8 Hive 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 Hive, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
List the relevant items in Hive, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next.
List the relevant items in Hive, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next.
List the relevant items in Hive, 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 Hive working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Hive API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Hive 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 Hive. | 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 Hive actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 10 tools for Hive are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Hive 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 Hive in the browser, and the 10 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Hive 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 Hive skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Hive, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Hive 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 Hive 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 Hive tools
Hive 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 Hive 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.
Hive 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 Hive 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 Hive integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Hive: link your Hive account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Hive API through 10 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I add Hive to OpenClaw with ClawLink?
Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Hive skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Hive. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Hive key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Hive to OpenClaw?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Hive in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Hive 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 Hive working from chat.
OpenClaw installed the Hive skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Hive, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Hive 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.
