How to connect Kanban Tool to OpenClaw
Connect Kanban Tool to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Kanban Tool key once and 11 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
Kanban ToolAPI KEYMCPKanban Tool is a visual project and task management platform for organizing boards, workflows, tasks, collaboration, and time tracking.. Once connected, OpenClaw can read and act on Kanban Tool from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
The usual route to Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Kanban Tool in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool.
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 Kanban Tool
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw: "What can you do with Kanban Tool?"
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 Kanban Tool in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Kanban Tool API key once.
Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw:
Pull the relevant data from Kanban Tool, 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 Kanban Tool is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 11 Kanban Tool tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Kanban Tool MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a Kanban Tool MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Kanban Tool to OpenClaw and exposes 11 Kanban Tool tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The Hermes Kanban Tool integration works the same way.
What the OpenClaw Kanban Tool integration can do
11 Kanban Tool tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 10 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 11.
10 of 11 Kanban Tool tools for OpenClaw
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get board kanban_tool_get_board | Fetch a board's workflow configuration and collaborators without loading its full active task |
Get task kanban_tool_get_task | Fetch a task with its comments, subtasks, attachments, changelog, dependencies, and time |
List boards kanban_tool_list_boards | List boards available to the connected Kanban Tool user, including each board's permissions and |
Search tasks kanban_tool_search_tasks | Search visible tasks with Kanban Tool query syntax and return one page plus a continuation |
Add comment kanban_tool_add_comment | Add a text comment to a task |
Create subtask kanban_tool_create_subtask | Create a subtask under an existing task or create it unattached for later use, with optional |
Create task kanban_tool_create_task | Create a task on a board with optional workflow placement, assignment, estimates, due dates |
Update subtask kanban_tool_update_subtask | Update a subtask's name, assignee, or completion state |
Update task kanban_tool_update_task | Update a task's content, placement, assignment, estimates, dates, tags, or external references |
Change task lifecycle kanban_tool_change_task_lifecycle | Archive, unarchive, soft-delete, or restore a task |
Try it: find the Kanban Tool tool you need
Browse the 10 Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Kanban Tool, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
List the relevant items in Kanban Tool, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next.
Search Kanban Tool for what I need, summarize the results, and tell me the next best action.
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 Kanban Tool working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Kanban Tool API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool. | 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 Kanban Tool actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 11 tools for Kanban Tool are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool in the browser, and the 11 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Kanban Tool, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool tools
Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool 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.
Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Kanban Tool: link your Kanban Tool account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Kanban Tool API through 11 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I add Kanban Tool to OpenClaw with ClawLink?
Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Kanban Tool skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Kanban Tool. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Kanban Tool key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Kanban Tool to OpenClaw?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Kanban Tool in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Kanban Tool 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 Kanban Tool working from chat.
OpenClaw installed the Kanban Tool skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Kanban Tool, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Kanban Tool 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.
