OpenClaw MCP

What it does

OpenClaw MCP provides a secure, authenticated bridge between MCP clients (like Claude.ai or Claude Desktop) and a self-hosted OpenClaw AI assistant. It allows you to delegate complex tasks from a web-based chat to your local agent, enabling an 'AI orchestrating AI' workflow where the cloud model leverages the local agent's system access and specialized tools.

Tools

• openclaw_chat: Send messages to OpenClaw and receive direct responses.
• openclaw_status: Monitor the health and connectivity of the OpenClaw gateway.
• openclaw_instances: List and manage all configured OpenClaw instances.
• openclaw_chat_async: Queue long-running operations and receive a task ID immediately.
• openclaw_task_status: Track the progress and retrieve results of asynchronous tasks.
• openclaw_task_list: View and filter all current and past tasks.
• openclaw_task_cancel: Terminate a pending or running task.

Installation

For Claude Desktop, add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openclaw": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["openclaw-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OPENCLAW_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:18789",
        "OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN": "your-gateway-token",
        "OPENCLAW_MODEL": "openclaw",
        "OPENCLAW_TIMEOUT_MS": "300000"
      }
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

• Claude Desktop
• Claude.ai