# How to connect PDF Munk to OpenClaw (paste one key, 9 tools) > Connect PDF Munk to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your PDF Munk key once and 9 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/pdf-munk The usual route to PDF Munk 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 PDF Munk setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect PDF Munk in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real PDF Munk 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 PDF Munk. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect PDF Munk** — 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 pdf-munk # connect PDF Munk (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions pdf-munk # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run pdf-munk --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 PDF Munk in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your PDF Munk API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use PDF Munk to ocr image 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 PDF Munk is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 9 PDF Munk 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). ## PDF Munk MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a PDF Munk MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects PDF Munk to OpenClaw and exposes 9 PDF Munk 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 PDF Munk integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/pdf-munk) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw PDF Munk integration can do 9 PDF Munk tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. ### All 9 PDF Munk tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Ocr image** `pdf_munk_ocr_image` | Extract text and line-level OCR results from an image available at a public URL | | **Ocr PDF** `pdf_munk_ocr_pdf` | Extract text from a scanned PDF available at a public URL using OCR controls | | **Parse PDF** `pdf_munk_parse_pdf` | Extract text, layout blocks, tables, or full structured content from a PDF available at a | | **Convert images to PDF** `pdf_munk_convert_images_to_pdf` | Combine one or more public images into a temporary hosted PDF in the supplied order, returning | | **Convert PDF to images** `pdf_munk_convert_pdf_to_images` | Convert selected pages of a public PDF into temporary hosted PNG, JPEG, or WebP images | | **Generate image** `pdf_munk_generate_image` | Generate a temporary hosted PNG image from a public webpage URL or raw HTML, returning its | | **Generate PDF** `pdf_munk_generate_pdf` | Generate a hosted PDF from either a public webpage URL or raw HTML, with practical page and | | **Merge pdfs** `pdf_munk_merge_pdfs` | Merge two to fifteen publicly accessible PDFs in the supplied order and return a temporary | | **Watermark file** `pdf_munk_watermark_file` | Add a text watermark to a PDF or image at a public URL and return a temporary hosted result URL | ## Example prompts **Ocr Image** > Use PDF Munk to ocr image and walk me through the result in plain English. **Ocr Pdf** > Use PDF Munk to ocr pdf and walk me through the result in plain English. **Parse Pdf** > Use PDF Munk to parse pdf and walk me through the result in plain English. **Convert Images To Pdf** > Use PDF Munk to convert images to pdf 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 PDF Munk working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the PDF Munk API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected PDF Munk 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 PDF Munk. | 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 PDF Munk actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 9 tools for PDF Munk are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes PDF Munk 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 PDF Munk in the browser, and the 9 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the PDF Munk 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 PDF Munk skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about PDF Munk, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure PDF Munk 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 PDF Munk 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 PDF Munk tools PDF Munk 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 PDF Munk 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. ### PDF Munk 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 PDF Munk has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw PDF Munk integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to PDF Munk: link your PDF Munk account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the PDF Munk API through 9 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add PDF Munk to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink PDF Munk skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize PDF Munk. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the PDF Munk key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect PDF Munk to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to PDF Munk in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring PDF Munk 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 PDF Munk working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the PDF Munk skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about PDF Munk, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure PDF Munk is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. 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