OpenClaw MCP Server

local MCP server

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add openclaw-mcp -e OPENCLAW_URL=... -e OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=... -e OPENCLAW_MODEL=... -e OPENCLAW_TIMEOUT_MS=... -- npx -y openclaw-mcp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients

Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openclaw-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "openclaw-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENCLAW_URL": "...",
        "OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN": "...",
        "OPENCLAW_MODEL": "...",
        "OPENCLAW_TIMEOUT_MS": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.

Summary

MCP server bridging Claude.ai/Desktop with self-hosted OpenClaw via OAuth 2.1.

Questions

OpenClaw MCP Server is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package openclaw-mcp.

Run: claude mcp add openclaw-mcp -e OPENCLAW_URL=... -e OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=... -e OPENCLAW_MODEL=... -e OPENCLAW_TIMEOUT_MS=... -- npx -y openclaw-mcp

Run: codex mcp add openclaw-mcp --env OPENCLAW_URL=... --env OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=... --env OPENCLAW_MODEL=... --env OPENCLAW_TIMEOUT_MS=... -- npx -y openclaw-mcp

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