# How to connect Prerender to OpenClaw (paste one key, 10 tools) > Connect Prerender to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Prerender key once and 10 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/prerender The usual route to Prerender 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 Prerender setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Prerender in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Prerender 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 Prerender. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Prerender** — 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 prerender # connect Prerender (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions prerender # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run prerender --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 Prerender in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Prerender API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use Prerender to check health 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 Prerender is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 10 Prerender 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). ## Prerender MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Prerender MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Prerender to OpenClaw and exposes 10 Prerender 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 Prerender integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/prerender) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Prerender integration can do 10 Prerender tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. ### All 10 Prerender tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Check health** `prerender_check_health` | Check the health status of the Prerender API service | | **Get cache clear status** `prerender_get_cache_clear_status` | Check the status of a cache clear job | | **Get prerendered page** `prerender_get_prerendered_page` | Fetch a prerendered HTML page | | **List healthz** `prerender_list_healthz` | Check Prerender API health and availability | | **List v3** `prerender_list_v3` | Get a greeting message from the Prerender API | | **Search cached URLS** `prerender_search_cached_urls` | Search for cached URLs in your Prerender account and view their cache status | | **Change recache speed** `prerender_change_recache_speed` | Adjust the rendering speed of Manual/API and Automatic rendering queues | | **Create SEO audit report** `prerender_create_seo_audit_report` | Generate SEO audit reports for a specific URL | | **Recache URL** `prerender_recache_url` | Cache or recache URLs in Prerender | | **Clear cache** `prerender_clear_cache` | Clear Prerender cache using SQL-like wildcard patterns | ## Example prompts **Check Health** > Use Prerender to check health and walk me through the result in plain English. **Get Cache Clear Status** > Pull the relevant data from Prerender, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Prerendered Page** > Pull the relevant data from Prerender, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **List Healthz** > List the relevant items in Prerender, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. ## 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 Prerender working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Prerender API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Prerender 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 Prerender. | 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 Prerender actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 10 tools for Prerender are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Prerender 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 Prerender in the browser, and the 10 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Prerender 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 Prerender skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Prerender, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Prerender 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 Prerender 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 Prerender tools Prerender 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 Prerender 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. ### Prerender 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 Prerender has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Prerender integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Prerender: link your Prerender account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Prerender API through 10 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Prerender to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Prerender skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Prerender. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Prerender key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Prerender to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Prerender in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Prerender 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 Prerender working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Prerender skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Prerender, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Prerender 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 - [GitHub tools](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/github) — Manage repositories, issues, pull requests, and workflows - [PagerDuty tools](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/pagerduty) — Manage incidents, on-call schedules, and services - [OpenClaw SafetyCulture integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/safetyculture) — SafetyCulture (formerly iAuditor) is a workplace operations platform that enables teams to conduct digital inspections, manage audits, track issues, schedule tasks, and maintain compliance through mobile and web applications.