# How to connect Outline to OpenClaw (paste one key, 101 tools) > Connect Outline to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Outline key once and 101 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/outline The usual route to Outline 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 Outline setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Outline in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Outline actions from any chat surface with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself. **Start here:** install the ClawLink plugin (`openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin`), pair it in the browser, then connect the app in the ClawLink dashboard. The interactive install prompt is on the web version of this page: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/outline ## Setup It takes three steps to connect OpenClaw to Outline. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Outline** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask OpenClaw in plain English. **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 outline # connect Outline (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions outline # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run outline --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 Outline in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Outline API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use Outline to activate user 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 Outline is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 101 Outline 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). ## Outline MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Outline MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Outline to OpenClaw and exposes 101 Outline 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 Outline integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/outline) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Outline integration can do 101 Outline tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 30 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 101. ### 30 of 101 Outline tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Activate user** `outline_activate_user` | Activate a previously suspended user in Outline | | **Add collection group** `outline_add_collection_group` | Add a group to a collection in Outline | | **Add document user** `outline_add_document_user` | Add a user membership to a document | | **Add group to document** `outline_add_group_to_document` | Give all members in a group access to a document | | **Export all collections** `outline_export_all_collections` | Export all collections and their documents in bulk | | **Export collection** `outline_export_collection` | Export a collection in markdown, JSON, or HTML format | | **Export document** `outline_export_document` | Export a document from Outline in Markdown, HTML, or PDF format | | **Get attachment redirect** `outline_get_attachment_redirect` | Retrieve an attachment redirect URL from Outline | | **Get auth config** `outline_get_auth_config` | Retrieve authentication configuration options for an Outline workspace | | **Get collection** `outline_get_collection` | Retrieve a collection by its unique identifier | | **Get collection documents** `outline_get_collection_documents` | Retrieve a collection's document structure as a tree of navigation nodes | | **Get comment** `outline_get_comment` | Retrieve a comment by its ID from Outline | | **Get document info** `outline_get_document_info` | Retrieve a document from Outline by its UUID, urlId, or shareId | | **Get documents documents** `outline_get_documents_documents` | Retrieve a document's child structure | | **Get file operation info** `outline_get_file_operation_info` | Retrieve the details and current status of a file operation by its unique identifier | | **Get group info** `outline_get_group_info` | Retrieve a group by its unique identifier | | **Get oauth client info** `outline_get_oauth_client_info` | Retrieve an OAuth client from Outline by its id or clientId | | **Get revision info** `outline_get_revision_info` | Retrieve a revision by its ID from Outline | | **Get share info** `outline_get_share_info` | Retrieve a share object by its unique identifier or by the associated document ID | | **Get template info** `outline_get_template_info` | Retrieve a template by its unique identifier | | **Get user info** `outline_get_user_info` | Retrieve a user by their unique identifier | | **List archived documents** `outline_list_archived_documents` | List all archived documents in the Outline workspace | | **List collection group memberships** `outline_list_collection_group_memberships` | List all group memberships for a specific collection in Outline | | **List collection memberships** `outline_list_collection_memberships` | List all individual user memberships for a collection | | **List collections** `outline_list_collections` | List all collections that the authenticated user has access to | | **List comments** `outline_list_comments` | Retrieve all comments with optional filtering by document or collection | | **List data attributes** `outline_list_data_attributes` | List all data attributes in Outline | | **List deleted documents** `outline_list_deleted_documents` | List all deleted documents in the workspace that the current user has access to | | **List document group memberships** `outline_list_document_group_memberships` | List a document's group memberships | | **List document memberships** `outline_list_document_memberships` | List users with direct membership to a document | ## Example prompts **Activate User** > Use Outline to activate user and walk me through the result in plain English. **Add Collection Group** > Use Outline to add collection group and walk me through the result in plain English. **Add Document User** > Use Outline to add document user and walk me through the result in plain English. **Add Group To Document** > Use Outline to add group to document and walk me through the result in plain English. ## 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 Outline working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Outline API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Outline 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 Outline. | 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 Outline actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 101 tools for Outline are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Outline 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 Outline in the browser, and the 101 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Outline 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 Outline skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Outline, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Outline 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 Outline 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 Outline tools Outline 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 Outline 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. ### Outline 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 Outline has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Outline integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Outline: link your Outline account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Outline API through 101 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Outline to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Outline skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Outline. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Outline key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Outline to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Outline in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Outline 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 Outline working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Outline skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Outline, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Outline 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 - [OpenClaw DocuSign integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/docusign) — Send, sign, and manage agreements and envelopes - [Trello](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/trello) — Manage boards, lists, and cards - [Moco tools](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/moco) — MOCO is a business management software offering project management, time tracking, and invoicing solutions.