# How to connect Thanks.io to OpenClaw (paste one key, 29 tools) > Connect Thanks.io to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Thanks.io key once and 29 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/thanks-io The usual route to Thanks.io 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 Thanks.io setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Thanks.io in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Thanks.io 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 Thanks.io. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect Thanks.io** — 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 thanks-io # connect Thanks.io (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions thanks-io # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run thanks-io --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 Thanks.io in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your Thanks.io API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > List the relevant items in Thanks.io, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. ### 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 Thanks.io is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 29 Thanks.io 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). ## Thanks.io MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a Thanks.io MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Thanks.io to OpenClaw and exposes 29 Thanks.io 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 Thanks.io integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/thanks-io) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw Thanks.io integration can do 29 Thanks.io tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 25 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 29. ### 25 of 29 Thanks.io tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **List handwriting styles** `thanks_io_list_handwriting_styles` | Retrieve available handwriting styles | | **List image templates** `thanks_io_list_image_templates` | Retrieve a list of available image templates | | **List mailing lists** `thanks_io_list_mailing_lists` | List all mailing lists | | **List message templates** `thanks_io_list_message_templates` | List available message templates | | **Order preview letter** `thanks_io_order_preview_letter` | Preview a letter send as PDF | | **Order preview notecard** `thanks_io_order_preview_notecard` | Preview a notecard send | | **Order preview windowless letter** `thanks_io_order_preview_windowless_letter` | Preview a windowless letter send | | **Orders list** `thanks_io_orders_list` | List recent orders | | **Orders search by address** `thanks_io_orders_search_by_address` | Search orders by recipient street address | | **Recipients get details** `thanks_io_recipients_get_details` | Get details for a specific recipient by ID | | **Recipients search by email** `thanks_io_recipients_search_by_email` | Search recipients by email across mailing lists | | **Sub accounts list** `thanks_io_sub_accounts_list` | List all available sub-accounts | | **Sub accounts show** `thanks_io_sub_accounts_show` | Retrieve details for a specific sub-account by ID | | **Add recipient to mailing list** `thanks_io_add_recipient_to_mailing_list` | Add a new recipient to a mailing list | | **Create mailing list** `thanks_io_create_mailing_list` | Create a new mailing list | | **Execute stored send** `thanks_io_execute_stored_send` | Execute a previously created stored send | | **Mailing lists buy radius search** `thanks_io_mailing_lists_buy_radius_search` | Buy or append a radius search mailing list based on address and radius | | **Recipients create multi** `thanks_io_recipients_create_multi` | Create multiple recipients at once in a mailing list | | **Recipients update** `thanks_io_recipients_update` | Update existing recipient details by recipient ID | | **Send postcard** `thanks_io_send_postcard` | Send a customized postcard | | **Stored send notecard** `thanks_io_stored_send_notecard` | Create a stored send for a notecard | | **Stored send postcard** `thanks_io_stored_send_postcard` | Create a stored send for a postcard | | **Stored send windowless letter** `thanks_io_stored_send_windowless_letter` | Create a stored send for a windowless letter | | **Sub accounts create** `thanks_io_sub_accounts_create` | Create a new sub-account | | **Sub accounts update** `thanks_io_sub_accounts_update` | Update details for a specific sub-account | ## Example prompts **List Handwriting Styles** > List the relevant items in Thanks.io, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. **List Image Templates** > List the relevant items in Thanks.io, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. **List Mailing Lists** > List the relevant items in Thanks.io, group them by priority, and recommend what OpenClaw should do next. **List Message Templates** > List the relevant items in Thanks.io, 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 Thanks.io working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Thanks.io API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Thanks.io 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 Thanks.io. | 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 Thanks.io actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 29 tools for Thanks.io are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes Thanks.io 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 Thanks.io in the browser, and the 29 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Thanks.io 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 Thanks.io skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Thanks.io, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Thanks.io 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 Thanks.io 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 Thanks.io tools Thanks.io 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 Thanks.io 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. ### Thanks.io 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 Thanks.io has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw Thanks.io integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Thanks.io: link your Thanks.io account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Thanks.io API through 29 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add Thanks.io to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Thanks.io skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Thanks.io. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Thanks.io key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect Thanks.io to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Thanks.io in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Thanks.io 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 Thanks.io working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the Thanks.io skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Thanks.io, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Thanks.io 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 - [OpenClaw ActiveCampaign integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/activecampaign) — Marketing automation, CRM, and email marketing - [OpenClaw Benchmark Email integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/benchmark-email) — Benchmark Email is a comprehensive email marketing platform offering tools for creating, sending, and analyzing email campaigns. - [Mailchimp tools](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/mailchimp) — Create email campaigns and manage audiences