modbender Expanso Skills for OpenClaw
Deploy data processing pipelines to your local Expanso Edge. Skills run locally, keeping credentials secure and enabling offline operation.
What is Expanso?
- Expanso Edge — Local runtime that executes pipelines on your machine
- Expanso Cloud — Orchestrates and deploys pipelines to your Edge nodes
- Expanso Skills — Pre-built pipelines for common data tasks
Setup
1. Create an Expanso Cloud account
- Go to cloud.expanso.io and sign up
- Create a new organization (or use an existing one)
- Note your Cloud Endpoint URL (e.g.,
https://abc123.us1.cloud.expanso.io)
2. Install the tools
# Install Expanso Edge (local runtime)
curl -fsSL https://get.expanso.io/edge/install.sh | bash
# Install Expanso CLI (deploy to cloud)
curl -fsSL https://get.expanso.io/cli/install.sh | sh
3. Get a Bootstrap Token
- In Expanso Cloud, go to Settings → Edge Nodes
- Click "Add Edge Node"
- Copy the Bootstrap URL and Bootstrap Token
4. Connect your Edge to the Cloud
# Set the bootstrap URL and token from Expanso Cloud
export EXPANSO_EDGE_BOOTSTRAP_URL="https://start.cloud.expanso.io"
export EXPANSO_EDGE_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN="your-token-from-cloud"
# Start Edge (it will register automatically)
expanso-edge
This connects your local Edge node to your Expanso Cloud organization. Your Edge will now receive pipeline deployments from the cloud.
5. Deploy a skill
# Browse skills at https://skills.expanso.io
# Then deploy one:
expanso-cli job deploy https://skills.expanso.io/text-summarize/pipeline-cli.yaml
The pipeline will be deployed through Expanso Cloud to your local Edge node.
Available Skills
Browse 172+ skills at skills.expanso.io:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| AI | text-summarize, image-describe, audio-transcribe |
| Security | pii-redact, secrets-scan, hash-digest |
| Transforms | json-pretty, csv-to-json, array-filter |
| Utilities | uuid-generate, email-validate, mime-type |
Example: PII Redaction
Ask OpenClaw to redact sensitive data:
"Redact the PII from this customer feedback"
OpenClaw will use the pii-redact skill running on your local Expanso Edge to process the data — your API keys and data never leave your machine.
How It Works
┌─────────────┐ ┌───────────────┐ ┌──────────────┐
│ OpenClaw │────▶│ Expanso Edge │────▶│ Your Data │
│ (asks) │ │ (processes) │ │ (stays local)│
└─────────────┘ └───────────────┘ └──────────────┘
│
┌──────┴──────┐
│Expanso Cloud│
│(orchestrates)│
└─────────────┘
Resources
- Skills Marketplace — Browse and deploy skills
- Expanso Cloud — Manage your Edge nodes
- Documentation — Full guides and API reference
- GitHub — Skill source code