# How to connect Maintainx to OpenClaw (paste one key, 30 tools) > Connect Maintainx to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Maintainx key once and 30 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/maintainx The usual route to Maintainx 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 Maintainx setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Maintainx in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Maintainx 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 Maintainx. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Maintainx** — 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 maintainx # connect Maintainx (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions maintainx # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run maintainx --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 Maintainx in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Maintainx API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use Maintainx to find entity 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 Maintainx is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 30 Maintainx 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). ## Maintainx MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Maintainx MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Maintainx to OpenClaw and exposes 30 Maintainx 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 Maintainx integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/maintainx) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Maintainx integration can do 30 Maintainx tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 28 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 30. ### 28 of 30 Maintainx tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Find entity** `maintainx_find_entity` | A tool to search and find specific entities within MaintainX by specified fields | | **Get category** `maintainx_get_category` | Retrieve detailed information about a specific category by its ID | | **Get location** `maintainx_get_location` | Retrieve detailed information about a specific location by its ID | | **Get user** `maintainx_get_user` | Retrieve detailed information about a specific user by their ID | | **Get vendor** `maintainx_get_vendor` | Retrieve detailed information about a specific vendor by its ID | | **Get workorders costs** `maintainx_get_workorders_costs` | Retrieve costs information for a specific work order by its ID | | **List asset criticalities** `maintainx_list_asset_criticalities` | Retrieve a list of asset criticalities from MaintainX | | **List assets** `maintainx_list_assets` | Allows users to retrieve a list of all assets in their organization | | **List categories** `maintainx_list_categories` | Retrieves a list of all categories in your MaintainX organization | | **List locations** `maintainx_list_locations` | Retrieves a list of all available locations in the organization's MaintainX account | | **List meters** `maintainx_list_meters` | List all meters in your organization | | **List parts** `maintainx_list_parts` | List parts/inventory items with pagination and filtering | | **List procedure templates** `maintainx_list_procedure_templates` | List procedure templates from MaintainX | | **List teams** `maintainx_list_teams` | Retrieves a list of all teams in your MaintainX organization | | **List work orders** `maintainx_list_work_orders` | List work orders from MaintainX | | **List work request portals** `maintainx_list_work_request_portals` | List all work request portals in your MaintainX organization | | **List work requests** `maintainx_list_work_requests` | Retrieve a list of work requests from MaintainX | | **Create category** `maintainx_create_category` | Create a new category in MaintainX for organizing work orders, assets, and other items | | **Create location** `maintainx_create_location` | Create a new location in MaintainX | | **Create procedure template** `maintainx_create_procedure_template` | Create a new procedure template in MaintainX with checklist items for work orders | | **Create work order** `maintainx_create_work_order` | Creates a new work order in MaintainX | | **Create work order comment** `maintainx_create_work_order_comment` | Creates a new comment on an existing work order in MaintainX | | **Create work request** `maintainx_create_work_request` | Create a new work request in MaintainX | | **Create work request portal** `maintainx_create_work_request_portal` | Creates a new work request portal in MaintainX | | **Update vendors attachment** `maintainx_update_vendors_attachment` | Update a vendor attachment in MaintainX | | **Update work order** `maintainx_update_work_order` | Allows users to update an existing work order in MaintainX by modifying specific attributes | | **Update work order status** `maintainx_update_work_order_status` | Allows users to update the status of a specific work order in MaintainX | | **Update work request portal** `maintainx_update_work_request_portal` | Updates an existing work request portal in MaintainX | ## Example prompts **Find Entity** > Use Maintainx to find entity and walk me through the result in plain English. **Get Category** > Pull the relevant data from Maintainx, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Location** > Pull the relevant data from Maintainx, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get User** > Pull the relevant data from Maintainx, 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 Maintainx working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Maintainx API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Maintainx 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 Maintainx. | 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 Maintainx actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 30 tools for Maintainx are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Maintainx 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 Maintainx in the browser, and the 30 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Maintainx 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 Maintainx skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Maintainx, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Maintainx 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 Maintainx 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 Maintainx tools Maintainx 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 Maintainx 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. ### Maintainx 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 Maintainx has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Maintainx integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Maintainx: link your Maintainx account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Maintainx API through 30 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Maintainx to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Maintainx skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Maintainx. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Maintainx key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Maintainx to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Maintainx in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Maintainx 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 Maintainx working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Maintainx skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Maintainx, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Maintainx 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 - [Trello](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/trello) — Manage boards, lists, and cards - [OpenClaw Moco integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/moco) — MOCO is a business management software offering project management, time tracking, and invoicing solutions. - [ClickUp tools](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/clickup) — Manage tasks, docs, goals, and sprints