Expanso

Expanso for OpenClaw

Run enterprise data pipelines locally while maintaining cloud visibility and control.

What This Skill Does

• Installs both expanso-edge daemon and expanso-cli
• Connects to your Expanso Cloud account
• Runs pipelines deployed from the cloud
• Reports metrics and status back to cloud

Quick Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/expanso-io/expanso-skills/main/openclaw/expanso/install.sh | bash

Setup

1. Create Expanso Cloud Account

Go to cloud.expanso.io and create a free account.

2. Get Bootstrap Token

1. Create a network in Expanso Cloud
2. Click "Add Node"
3. Copy the bootstrap token

3. Start the Daemon

./start.sh --token YOUR_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN

Natural Language Commands

After installation, just ask OpenClaw:

• "What's my Expanso status?"
• "Start Expanso"
• "Stop Expanso"
• "Show Expanso logs"
• "List my Expanso networks"

Shell Scripts

Architecture

┌─────────────────┐
│  Expanso Cloud  │ ◄── Build & deploy pipelines here
│ cloud.expanso.io│
└────────┬────────┘
         │ Bootstrap token
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  expanso-edge   │ ◄── Daemon runs on your machine
│   (daemon)      │     Executes pipelines locally
└────────┬────────┘
         │
┌────────┴────────┐
│  expanso-cli    │ ◄── Optional: CI/CD, automation
│   (optional)    │
└─────────────────┘
         │
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│   Your Data     │ ◄── Never leaves your machine
└─────────────────┘

Environment Variables

Configuration File

Store your token in ~/.expanso/config:

EXPANSO_EDGE_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN=your-token-here

Troubleshooting

"Not connected to cloud"

./status.sh           # Check status
./logs.sh | grep error # Look for errors

"Binary not found"

./install.sh --force  # Reinstall binaries

"Daemon won't start"

./stop.sh             # Ensure it's stopped
./start.sh --token YOUR_TOKEN  # Start with token
./logs.sh             # Check logs

Resources

• Expanso Documentation
• Expanso Cloud
• Pipeline Examples