OpenClaw Setup Guide

Connect OpenClaw
to Your Data

Set up Expanso Cloud and wire pipelines into OpenClaw. Your credentials stay on your machine — the AI never sees them.

1 Create Account

2 Build Pipeline

3 Connect AI

How it works

You

AI Assistant

OpenClaw

MCP Agent

Expanso Cloud

Your Infra

Your Tools

Gmail · Slack · Jira

Prerequisites

OpenClaw installed and running · Node.js 18+ · An Expanso Cloud account (free)

Create Your Expanso Cloud Account

Expanso Cloud handles pipeline building, deployment, scheduling, and monitoring. Free tier - no credit card needed.

1.1 Sign up for free

Create your account at cloud.expanso.io:

open https://cloud.expanso.io/login

1.2 Install the Expanso CLI

Install the CLI tools on your machine (macOS / Linux):

curl -fsSL https://get.expanso.io/edge/install.sh | bash

# Verify installation
expanso-edge --version

1.3 Connect to Cloud

Get your bootstrap token from the Cloud dashboard. Store it in an environment variable to keep it out of your shell history:

# Store your token in an environment variable
export EXPANSO_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN="exso_bt_your_token_here"

# Authenticate using the environment variable
expanso-edge bootstrap --token "$EXPANSO_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN"

Security: Your credentials stay in your shell environment - OpenClaw and the AI never see them.

Create Free Account →

Account ready? Build your pipeline in Cloud

Build and Deploy in Expanso Cloud

Use the Expanso Cloud dashboard to create, test, and deploy pipelines - no CLI required.

2.1 Open Expanso Cloud

Go to cloud.expanso.io and sign in to your account.

2.2 Create a new pipeline

Click New Pipeline and use the visual editor or paste YAML directly. Here's a simple example:

input:
  generate:
    count: 1
    mapping: |
      root.message = "Hello from Expanso!"
      root.timestamp = now()

pipeline:
  processors:
    - mapping: |
        root = this
        root.processed = true

output:
  stdout: {}

2.3 Deploy with one click

Click Deploy in the Cloud dashboard. Your pipeline runs on your connected edge node - credentials stay local.

Browse ready-made pipelines: We have 172 pre-built pipelines for email triage, Stripe reports, DevOps monitoring, and more. Browse the catalog →

Open Expanso Cloud → Browse 172 Pipelines

Pipeline deployed? Connect to OpenClaw

Connect to Your AI Assistant

Add the Expanso MCP server to OpenClaw, Claude Desktop, or any MCP-compatible client.

3.1 For Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "expanso-pipelines": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@expanso/mcp-pipelines"]
    }
  }
}

3.2 For OpenClaw

expanso-cli mcp add npx @expanso/mcp-pipelines

Security: Your API keys (OpenAI, Slack, Stripe, etc.) are stored in environment variables on your machine. The MCP server reads them locally - they're never sent to the AI.

🎉

You're all set!

Browse our catalog of 172 ready-to-use pipelines, or build your own in Expanso Cloud.

Open Expanso Cloud → Browse Pipelines

Available Integration Guides

Connect OpenClaw to your everyday tools. Each guide walks you through setting up a pipeline in under 10 minutes.

Gmail

Triage inbox, draft replies, and automate email workflows. IMAP/SMTP and Pub/Sub.

IMAP · SMTP · Pub/Sub

Slack

Post updates, search messages, and build channel-based automation workflows.

OAuth · Bot API

Jira

Create tickets, query issues, and sync sprint progress into your AI workflows.

REST API · OAuth 2.0

Google Calendar

Schedule meetings, check availability, and create events from natural language.

OAuth 2.0 · ICS Feed

Need help?

💬 Join our Slack for real-time help 📚 Read the docs for detailed configuration 🐛 Report issues on GitHub

Connect OpenClawto Your Data