# How to connect NetLicensing to OpenClaw (paste one key, 21 tools) > Connect NetLicensing to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your NetLicensing key once and 21 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/netlicensing The usual route to NetLicensing 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 NetLicensing setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect NetLicensing in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real NetLicensing 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 NetLicensing. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect NetLicensing** — 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 netlicensing # connect NetLicensing (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions netlicensing # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run netlicensing --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 NetLicensing in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your NetLicensing API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Pull the relevant data from NetLicensing, 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: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login ``` `login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once NetLicensing is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 21 NetLicensing 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). ## NetLicensing MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a NetLicensing MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects NetLicensing to OpenClaw and exposes 21 NetLicensing 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 NetLicensing integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/netlicensing) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw NetLicensing integration can do 21 NetLicensing tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 20 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 21. ### 20 of 21 NetLicensing tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Get resource** `netlicensing_get_resource` | Get one product, product module, license template, licensee, license, transaction, or bundle by | | **List licensing options** `netlicensing_list_licensing_options` | Return the supported licensing models and license types used when configuring product modules | | **List resources** `netlicensing_list_resources` | List one page of products, product modules, license templates, licensees, licenses | | **Create bundle** `netlicensing_create_bundle` | Create a purchasable NetLicensing bundle from existing license templates | | **Create license** `netlicensing_create_license` | Assign a license from a license template to a licensee | | **Create license template** `netlicensing_create_license_template` | Create a license template under a product module using a supported license type | | **Create licensee** `netlicensing_create_licensee` | Create a licensee under a product so licenses can be assigned and validated | | **Create licenses from bundle** `netlicensing_create_licenses_from_bundle` | Create one or more licenses for a licensee from the license templates associated with a bundle | | **Create product** `netlicensing_create_product` | Create a NetLicensing product that can contain product modules and licensees | | **Create product module** `netlicensing_create_product_module` | Create a licensing-model-specific module under a NetLicensing product | | **Update bundle** `netlicensing_update_bundle` | Update selected bundle details or replace its complete set of license templates | | **Update license** `netlicensing_update_license` | Update a license's identity/number, name, parent-feature relationship, status, timing, pricing | | **Update license template** `netlicensing_update_license_template` | Update selected pricing, visibility, limits, or license behavior on a license template | | **Update licensee** `netlicensing_update_licensee` | Update selected status, identity, transfer, or non-secret custom properties of a licensee | | **Update product** `netlicensing_update_product` | Update selected properties of an existing product; supplying discounts replaces the complete | | **Update product module** `netlicensing_update_product_module` | Update selected properties and model-specific settings of a product module | | **Check in licensee session** `netlicensing_check_in_licensee_session` | Return and release a NetLicensing floating-license session for a licensee and return the | | **Check out licensee session** `netlicensing_check_out_licensee_session` | Allocate a NetLicensing floating-license session for a licensee and return the validation | | **Transfer licenses** `netlicensing_transfer_licenses` | Irreversibly transfer all eligible licenses from a source licensee marked for transfer to a | | **Validate licensee** `netlicensing_validate_licensee` | Validate a NetLicensing licensee's active licenses and return the validation results with their | ## Example prompts **Get Resource** > Pull the relevant data from NetLicensing, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **List Licensing Options** > List the relevant items in NetLicensing, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. **List Resources** > List the relevant items in NetLicensing, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. **Create Bundle** > Create it in NetLicensing for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish. ## 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 NetLicensing working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the NetLicensing API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected NetLicensing 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 NetLicensing. | 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 NetLicensing actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 21 tools for NetLicensing are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes NetLicensing 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 NetLicensing in the browser, and the 21 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the NetLicensing 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 NetLicensing skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about NetLicensing, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure NetLicensing 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 NetLicensing 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 NetLicensing tools NetLicensing 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 NetLicensing 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. ### NetLicensing 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 NetLicensing has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw NetLicensing integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to NetLicensing: link your NetLicensing account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the NetLicensing API through 21 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add NetLicensing to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink NetLicensing skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize NetLicensing. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the NetLicensing key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect NetLicensing to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to NetLicensing in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring NetLicensing 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 NetLicensing working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the NetLicensing skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about NetLicensing, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure NetLicensing is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. 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