# How to connect QuintaDB to OpenClaw (paste one key, 12 tools) > Connect QuintaDB to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your QuintaDB key once and 12 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/quintadb The usual route to QuintaDB 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 QuintaDB setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect QuintaDB in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real QuintaDB 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 QuintaDB. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect QuintaDB** — 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 quintadb # connect QuintaDB (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions quintadb # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run quintadb --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 QuintaDB in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your QuintaDB API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Pull the relevant data from QuintaDB, 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 QuintaDB is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 12 QuintaDB 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). ## QuintaDB MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a QuintaDB MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects QuintaDB to OpenClaw and exposes 12 QuintaDB 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 QuintaDB integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/quintadb) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw QuintaDB integration can do 12 QuintaDB tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 11 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 12. ### 11 of 12 QuintaDB tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Get database** `quintadb_get_database` | Get metadata and resource counts for one allowed QuintaDB database by app ID | | **Get record** `quintadb_get_record` | Get one record by exact ID from an allowed QuintaDB database | | **List fields** `quintadb_list_fields` | List the fields in a QuintaDB form, including field IDs and types | | **List forms** `quintadb_list_forms` | List forms/tables in an allowed QuintaDB database, including IDs and record counts needed for | | **List records** `quintadb_list_records` | Return one page of records from a QuintaDB form, optionally constrained to a report | | **List reports** `quintadb_list_reports` | List QuintaDB reports/views for a form | | **Search records** `quintadb_search_records` | Search records in one QuintaDB form using explicit field or system-column predicates | | **Create record** `quintadb_create_record` | Create one record in a QuintaDB form using values keyed by field ID | | **Create records** `quintadb_create_records` | Create 2-100 QuintaDB records using sequential individual API calls in input order | | **Update record** `quintadb_update_record` | Update selected fields on one QuintaDB record using a field-ID keyed values object | | **Update records by ID** `quintadb_update_records_by_id` | Update 2-100 exact QuintaDB record IDs using sequential individual API calls in input order | ## Example prompts **Get Database** > Pull the relevant data from QuintaDB, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **Get Record** > Pull the relevant data from QuintaDB, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention. **List Fields** > List the relevant items in QuintaDB, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. **List Forms** > List the relevant items in QuintaDB, 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 QuintaDB working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the QuintaDB API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected QuintaDB 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 QuintaDB. | 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 QuintaDB actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 12 tools for QuintaDB are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes QuintaDB 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 QuintaDB in the browser, and the 12 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the QuintaDB 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 QuintaDB skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about QuintaDB, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure QuintaDB 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 QuintaDB 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 QuintaDB tools QuintaDB 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 QuintaDB 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. ### QuintaDB 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 QuintaDB has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw QuintaDB integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to QuintaDB: link your QuintaDB account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the QuintaDB API through 12 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add QuintaDB to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink QuintaDB skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize QuintaDB. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the QuintaDB key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect QuintaDB to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to QuintaDB in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring QuintaDB 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 QuintaDB working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the QuintaDB skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about QuintaDB, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure QuintaDB is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. 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