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Openclaw by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Openclaw
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Openclaw

This skill should be used when the user mentions "openclaw", "OpenClaw CLI", asks to "send a message via openclaw", "manage openclaw agents", "configure openclaw gateway", "check openclaw status", "run openclaw agent", or asks about OpenClaw setup, channels, devices, or messaging automation.

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OpenClaw CLI

Overview

OpenClaw is a multi-channel messaging and agent platform. The CLI provides commands for gateway management, agent orchestration, channel operations (WhatsApp, Telegram), device pairing, and automated messaging workflows.

Quick Reference

# Check CLI version and help
openclaw --version
openclaw --help

# Setup and configuration
openclaw setup          # Initialize config and workspace
openclaw onboard        # Interactive setup wizard
openclaw configure      # Set credentials and defaults
openclaw doctor         # Health checks and diagnostics

# Gateway operations
openclaw gateway        # Start the WebSocket gateway
openclaw gateway --port 18789  # Custom port
openclaw --dev gateway  # Dev mode (isolated state, port 19001)
openclaw health         # Check gateway health
openclaw status         # Channel health and sessions

# Agent operations
openclaw agent --to +15555550123 --message "Hello"
openclaw agents         # Manage agent workspaces

# Messaging
openclaw message send --target +15555550123 --message "Hi"
openclaw message send --channel telegram --target @mychat --message "Hi"

# Channel management
openclaw channels login --verbose  # Link WhatsApp/Telegram
openclaw channels       # Manage channels

# Device and session management
openclaw devices        # Device pairing and tokens
openclaw sessions       # List conversation sessions

Common Workflows

Initial Setup

openclaw setup
openclaw onboard
openclaw channels login --verbose

Start Gateway and Send Message

openclaw gateway &
openclaw message send --target +15555550123 --message "Test"

Run Agent Turn

openclaw agent --to +15555550123 --message "Run summary" --deliver

Profile Isolation

Use --dev or --profile <name> to isolate state:

openclaw --dev gateway           # Uses ~/.openclaw-dev
openclaw --profile test gateway  # Uses ~/.openclaw-test

Documentation

Run openclaw --help for the latest available commands and options.

Full documentation: https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli

---name: openclawdescription: This skill should be used when the user mentions "openclaw", "OpenClaw CLI", asks to "send a message via openclaw", "manage openclaw agents", "configure openclaw gateway", "check openclaw status", "run openclaw agent", or asks about OpenClaw setup, channels, devices, or messaging automation.--- # OpenClaw CLI ## Overview OpenClaw is a multi-channel messaging and agent platform. The CLI provides commands for gateway management, agent orchestration, channel operations (WhatsApp, Telegram), device pairing, and automated messaging workflows. ## Quick Reference ```bash # Check CLI version and help openclaw --version openclaw --help # Setup and configuration openclaw setup # Initialize config and workspace openclaw onboard # Interactive setup wizard openclaw configure # Set credentials and defaults openclaw doctor # Health checks and diagnostics # Gateway operations openclaw gateway # Start the WebSocket gateway openclaw gateway --port 18789 # Custom port openclaw --dev gateway # Dev mode (isolated state, port 19001) openclaw health # Check gateway health openclaw status # Channel health and sessions # Agent operations openclaw agent --to +15555550123 --message "Hello" openclaw agents # Manage agent workspaces # Messaging openclaw message send --target +15555550123 --message "Hi" openclaw message send --channel telegram --target @mychat --message "Hi" # Channel management openclaw channels login --verbose # Link WhatsApp/Telegram openclaw channels # Manage channels # Device and session management openclaw devices # Device pairing and tokens openclaw sessions # List conversation sessions ``` ## Common Workflows ### Initial Setup ```bash openclaw setup openclaw onboard openclaw channels login --verbose ``` ### Start Gateway and Send Message ```bash openclaw gateway & openclaw message send --target +15555550123 --message "Test" ``` ### Run Agent Turn ```bash openclaw agent --to +15555550123 --message "Run summary" --deliver ``` ## Profile Isolation Use `--dev` or `--profile <name>` to isolate state: ```bash openclaw --dev gateway # Uses ~/.openclaw-dev openclaw --profile test gateway # Uses ~/.openclaw-test ``` ## Documentation Run `openclaw --help` for the latest available commands and options. Full documentation: https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli

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