# How to connect Holded to OpenClaw (paste one key, 10 tools) > Connect Holded to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Holded key once and 10 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/holded The usual route to Holded 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 Holded setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Holded in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Holded 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 Holded. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Holded** — 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 holded # connect Holded (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions holded # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run holded --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 Holded in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Holded API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use Holded to find contacts 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 Holded is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 10 Holded 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). ## Holded MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Holded MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Holded to OpenClaw and exposes 10 Holded 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 Holded integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/holded) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Holded integration can do 10 Holded 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 Holded tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Find contacts** `holded_find_contacts` | Find Holded contacts by name prefix or an exact email, phone, mobile, tax ID, or external ID | | **Find invoices** `holded_find_invoices` | Find Holded invoices by fuzzy document-number prefix or list them by contact, payment status | | **Get contact** `holded_get_contact` | Return the complete profile of one contact by its Holded contact ID | | **Get invoice** `holded_get_invoice` | Return full details, lines, totals, and payment summary for one invoice by its Holded ID | | **Create contact** `holded_create_contact` | Create a customer, supplier, lead, debtor, creditor, or unclassified contact and return its new | | **Create invoice** `holded_create_invoice` | Create a sales invoice for an existing contact and return its ID; this does not send, approve | | **Update contact** `holded_update_contact` | Safely change selected fields on a contact without clearing unspecified profile data | | **Update invoice** `holded_update_invoice` | Safely change selected mutable fields on an invoice without clearing unspecified invoice data | ## Example prompts **Find Contacts** > Use Holded to find contacts and walk me through the result in plain English. **Find Invoices** > Use Holded to find invoices and walk me through the result in plain English. **Get Contact** > Pull the relevant data from Holded, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Invoice** > Pull the relevant data from Holded, 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 Holded working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Holded API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Holded 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 Holded. | 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 Holded actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 10 tools for Holded are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Holded 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 Holded in the browser, and the 10 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Holded 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 Holded skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Holded, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Holded 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 Holded 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 Holded tools Holded 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 Holded 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. ### Holded 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 Holded has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Holded integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Holded: link your Holded account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Holded API through 10 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Holded to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Holded skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Holded. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Holded key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Holded to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Holded in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Holded 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 Holded working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Holded skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Holded, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Holded 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 - [HubSpot](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/hubspot) — Manage contacts, deals, and pipelines - [OpenClaw CentralStationCRM integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/centralstationcrm) — CentralStationCRM is an easy-to-use CRM software focusing on collaboration and long-term customer relationships. - [Connect Salesforce](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/salesforce) — Manage CRM data and workflows