How to connect Smartlead to OpenClaw
Connect Smartlead to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Smartlead key once and 19 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
SmartleadAPI KEYMCPSmartlead is a sales engagement platform for managing cold email campaigns, leads, sending accounts, inbox activity, deliverability, prospecting, and sender provisioning.. Once connected, OpenClaw can read and act on Smartlead from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
The usual route to Smartlead 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 Smartlead setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Smartlead in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Smartlead 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 Smartlead.
1Install the plugin
Paste the setup prompt into OpenClaw, or install from the terminal and ask OpenClaw to pair:
openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin- 2
Connect Smartlead
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw: "What can you do with Smartlead?"
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:
openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-pluginThen 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 Smartlead in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Smartlead API key once.
Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw:
Pull the relevant data from Smartlead, 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:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Smartlead is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 19 Smartlead tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Smartlead MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a Smartlead MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Smartlead to OpenClaw and exposes 19 Smartlead tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The Hermes Smartlead integration works the same way.
What the OpenClaw Smartlead integration can do
19 Smartlead tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 17 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 19.
17 of 19 Smartlead tools for OpenClaw
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get campaign smartlead_get_campaign | Get configuration and performance summary for one Smartlead campaign by ID |
Get campaigns smartlead_get_campaigns | Get configuration and performance summaries for 1-20 Smartlead campaigns |
Get delivery test smartlead_get_delivery_test | Get the documented configuration for one Smart Delivery spam test by ID |
Get prospect usage smartlead_get_prospect_usage | Get Smart Prospect lead-search metrics, fetch counts, daily limits, and available credit balance |
List campaigns smartlead_list_campaigns | List campaigns visible to the connected Smartlead account, optionally for one client |
List delivery folders smartlead_list_delivery_folders | List folders used to organize Smart Delivery tests |
List delivery tests smartlead_list_delivery_tests | List Smart Delivery spam and inbox-placement tests |
List email accounts smartlead_list_email_accounts | List connected sending accounts with health, warmup, usage, provider, and campaign filters |
List inbox replies smartlead_list_inbox_replies | List lead replies across campaigns from Master Inbox using bounded filters and one page at a |
List prospect industries smartlead_list_prospect_industries | List and search Smart Prospect industry filter values without searching contacts or consuming |
List purchased domains smartlead_list_purchased_domains | List domains already purchased through Smart Senders |
List saved prospect searches smartlead_list_saved_prospect_searches | List saved Smart Prospect search definitions without executing them or consuming contact-search |
List sender vendors smartlead_list_sender_vendors | List Smart Senders marketplace vendors and current domain/mailbox pricing without placing an |
Search available domains smartlead_search_available_domains | Check Smart Senders marketplace domain availability for a vendor |
Create campaign smartlead_create_campaign | Create a new campaign in DRAFTED status |
Create delivery folder smartlead_create_delivery_folder | Create an organizational folder for Smart Delivery tests |
Search prospect contacts smartlead_search_prospect_contacts | Search one page of Smart Prospect contacts |
Try it: find the Smartlead tool you need
Browse the 17 Smartlead tools
Click any tool to see exactly what OpenClaw can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Pull the relevant data from Smartlead, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Smartlead, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Smartlead, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Smartlead, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
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 Smartlead working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Smartlead API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Smartlead 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 Smartlead. | 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 Smartlead actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 19 tools for Smartlead are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Smartlead 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 Smartlead in the browser, and the 19 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Smartlead key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full Composio alternatives comparison.
Troubleshooting
OpenClaw installed the Smartlead skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Smartlead, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Smartlead 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 Smartlead 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 Smartlead tools
Smartlead 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 Smartlead 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.
Smartlead 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 Smartlead has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes.
FAQ
Is there a OpenClaw Smartlead integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Smartlead: link your Smartlead account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Smartlead API through 19 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I add Smartlead to OpenClaw with ClawLink?
Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Smartlead skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Smartlead. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Smartlead key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Smartlead to OpenClaw?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Smartlead in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Smartlead 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 Smartlead working from chat.
OpenClaw installed the Smartlead skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Smartlead, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Smartlead 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.
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