How to connect Telnyx to OpenClaw
Connect Telnyx to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Telnyx key once and 30 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
TelnyxAPI KEYMCPTelnyx is a communications platform offering voice, messaging, and data services through a global private network.. Once connected, OpenClaw can read and act on Telnyx from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
The usual route to Telnyx 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 Telnyx setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Telnyx in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Telnyx 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 Telnyx.
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 Telnyx
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw: "What can you do with Telnyx?"
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 Telnyx in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Telnyx API key once.
Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw:
Pull the relevant data from Telnyx, 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 Telnyx is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 30 Telnyx tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Telnyx MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a Telnyx MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Telnyx to OpenClaw and exposes 30 Telnyx tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The Hermes Telnyx integration works the same way.
What the OpenClaw Telnyx integration can do
30 Telnyx tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 26 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 30.
26 of 30 Telnyx tools for OpenClaw
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Get black box test results telnyx_get_black_box_test_results | Retrieve black box test results from Telnyx SETI Observability |
Get user balance telnyx_get_user_balance | Retrieve the current user account balance and credit details |
List audit logs telnyx_list_audit_logs | Retrieve a list of audit log entries for your account |
List connections telnyx_list_connections | Retrieve all connections in your account |
List dynamic emergency endpoints telnyx_list_dynamic_emergency_endpoints | List dynamic emergency endpoints |
List global ip health check types telnyx_list_global_ip_health_check_types | List all available global IP health check types |
List messaging profiles telnyx_list_messaging_profiles | List messaging profiles |
List messaging URL domains telnyx_list_messaging_url_domains | List configured messaging URL domains |
List mobile network operators telnyx_list_mobile_network_operators | List available mobile network operators |
List network interfaces telnyx_list_network_interfaces | List all network interfaces for a specified network |
List networks telnyx_list_networks | List all networks in your account |
List notification channels telnyx_list_notification_channels | List all notification channels |
List notification event conditions telnyx_list_notification_event_conditions | List all notification event conditions |
List notification events telnyx_list_notification_events | List all notification events with their IDs |
List notification profiles telnyx_list_notification_profiles | List all notification profiles |
List phone numbers telnyx_list_phone_numbers | List phone numbers associated with your account |
List sso authentication providers telnyx_list_sso_authentication_providers | Retrieve all configured SSO authentication providers |
Retrieve network telnyx_retrieve_network | Retrieve details of a specific network by ID |
Retrieve notification channel telnyx_retrieve_notification_channel | Retrieve a notification channel by ID |
Retrieve notification profile telnyx_retrieve_notification_profile | Retrieve a notification profile by ID |
Retrieve notification setting telnyx_retrieve_notification_setting | Retrieve a notification setting by ID |
Create network telnyx_create_network | Create a new network |
Create notification channel telnyx_create_notification_channel | Create a notification channel |
Create notification profile telnyx_create_notification_profile | Create a notification profile |
Create notification setting telnyx_create_notification_setting | Add a notification setting |
Update network telnyx_update_network | Update details of an existing network |
Try it: find the Telnyx tool you need
Browse the 26 Telnyx 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 Telnyx, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Telnyx, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
List the relevant items in Telnyx, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next.
List the relevant items in Telnyx, 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 Telnyx working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Telnyx API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Telnyx 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 Telnyx. | 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 Telnyx actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 30 tools for Telnyx are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Telnyx 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 Telnyx in the browser, and the 30 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Telnyx 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 Telnyx skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Telnyx, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Telnyx 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 Telnyx 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 Telnyx tools
Telnyx 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 Telnyx 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.
Telnyx 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 Telnyx 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 Telnyx integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Telnyx: link your Telnyx account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Telnyx API through 30 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I add Telnyx to OpenClaw with ClawLink?
Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Telnyx skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Telnyx. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Telnyx key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Telnyx to OpenClaw?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Telnyx in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Telnyx 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 Telnyx working from chat.
OpenClaw installed the Telnyx skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Telnyx, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Telnyx 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.
