How to connect Timely to OpenClaw
Connect Timely to OpenClaw with ClawLink in one click — 41 tools your AI agent can call from chat via hosted OAuth. No API keys, no manual setup.
TimelyOAUTH2MCPAutomatic time tracking and project management. Once connected, OpenClaw can read and act on Timely from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
The usual route to Timely 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 Timely setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Timely in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Timely actions from any chat surface with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself.
Copy this prompt into OpenClaw, or open the Timely skill on ClawHub.
Before installing anything, inspect the ClawHub skill metadata and setup requirements.
If the skill asks you to install a third-party package or CLI, verify its source, maintainer, and package contents before running the install command.
Install the skill "Timely" (hith3sh/timely) from ClawHub only after those checks pass.
Skill page: https://clawhub.ai/hith3sh/timely
Keep the work scoped to this skill only.
After install, help me finish setup from verified skill metadata.
Use only the metadata you can verify from ClawHub; do not invent missing requirements.
Ask before making any broader environment changes.Setup
It takes three steps to connect OpenClaw to Timely.
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 Timely
One-click OAuth in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw: "What can you do with Timely?"
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 Timely in the ClawLink dashboard — a one-click OAuth approval, no API keys.
Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw:
Create it in Timely for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.
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 Timely is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 41 Timely tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Timely MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a Timely MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Timely to OpenClaw and exposes 41 Timely tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The Hermes Timely integration works the same way.
What the OpenClaw Timely integration can do
41 Timely tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 30 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 41.
30 of 41 Timely tools for OpenClaw
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Create report timely_create_report | Generate reports for a Timely account with optional filters |
Filter reports timely_filter_reports | Filter Timely reports based on date range, users, projects, labels, teams, and billing status |
Get activities timely_get_activities | Retrieve all activities (audit trail) for a Timely account |
Get client timely_get_client | Retrieve details of a specific client by its ID |
Get current permissions timely_get_current_permissions | Retrieve the current user's permissions for a specified account |
Get current user timely_get_current_user | Retrieve the currently authenticated user |
Get label timely_get_label | Retrieve a label by ID from a Timely account |
Get project timely_get_project | Retrieve a single project by its ID |
Get team timely_get_team | Retrieve details of a specific team by its ID |
Get user timely_get_user | Retrieve a user by ID from a Timely account |
Get user capacities timely_get_user_capacities | Retrieve capacity information for a specific user in a Timely account |
Get user permissions timely_get_user_permissions | Retrieve a user's permissions by their ID |
Get webhook timely_get_webhook | Retrieve a specific webhook by its ID |
List accounts timely_list_accounts | Retrieve all accessible Timely accounts for the authenticated user |
List clients timely_list_clients | List all clients in a Timely account with optional filtering and sorting |
List events timely_list_events | List all events (time entries) in a Timely account with optional filtering by date range |
List forecasts timely_list_forecasts | List all forecasts (tasks) in a Timely account with optional date filtering |
List labels timely_list_labels | List all labels in a Timely account |
List project events timely_list_project_events | List all events (time entries) for a specific project in Timely |
List projects timely_list_projects | List all projects in a Timely account with optional filtering and sorting |
List roles timely_list_roles | List all available roles in a Timely account |
List teams timely_list_teams | List all teams in the specified Timely account |
List user events timely_list_user_events | List all events (time entries) for a specific user in Timely |
List users timely_list_users | List all users in a Timely account with optional filtering and pagination |
List webhooks timely_list_webhooks | List all webhooks in the specified account |
Retrieve account timely_retrieve_account | Retrieve details of a specific account by its ID |
Create client timely_create_client | Create a new client in the specified Timely account |
Create day locking timely_create_day_locking | Create a day locking entry that prevents editing of time entries for specific dates and users |
Create label timely_create_label | Create a new label in the specified Timely account |
Create team timely_create_team | Create a new team in the specified Timely account |
Try it: find the Timely tool you need
Browse the 30 Timely tools
Click any tool to see exactly what OpenClaw can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Create it in Timely for me, then confirm the important fields before you finish.
Use Timely to filter reports and walk me through the result in plain English.
Pull the relevant data from Timely, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Timely, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
ClawLink vs. building it yourself
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app 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 Timely working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Connection flow | Register a Timely app, configure redirect URLs, manage consent details, and reconnect users when auth settings drift. | Users connect Timely through the hosted browser flow and ClawLink keeps the token lifecycle out of your app code. |
| Ongoing maintenance | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for Timely. | 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 Timely actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 41 tools for Timely are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Timely 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 Timely in the browser, and the 41 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK, no config file, and no API key handling. Choosing between them? Read the full Composio alternatives comparison.
Troubleshooting
OpenClaw installed the Timely skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Timely, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Timely 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 Timely 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 Timely tools
Timely 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 Timely 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.
Timely 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.
OAuth finished in the browser but the account is still missing
Try reconnecting Timely and complete the consent flow in the same browser session. Partial OAuth approvals or switching accounts mid-flow can leave the connection incomplete.
FAQ
Is there a OpenClaw Timely integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Timely: link your Timely account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Timely API through 41 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I add Timely to OpenClaw with ClawLink?
Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Timely skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Timely. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files or API keys to manage.
How long does it take to connect Timely to OpenClaw?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Timely in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Timely up myself?
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual OAuth app 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 Timely working from chat.
OpenClaw installed the Timely skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Timely, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Timely 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.
