OpenClaw MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 1 362 installs a week from npm. Last commit 6 Nov 2026.
MCP server bridging Claude.ai/Desktop with self-hosted OpenClaw via OAuth 2.1.
What the code does
We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
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Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.
This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add openclaw-mcp -e 'OPENCLAW_URL=<OPENCLAW_URL>' -e 'OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN=<OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN>' -- npx -y openclaw-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"openclaw-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"openclaw-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN": "<OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN>",
"OPENCLAW_URL": "<OPENCLAW_URL>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.openclaw-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "openclaw-mcp"]
env = { OPENCLAW_URL = "<OPENCLAW_URL>", OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN = "<OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"openclaw-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"openclaw-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN": "<OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN>",
"OPENCLAW_URL": "<OPENCLAW_URL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"openclaw-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"openclaw-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN": "<OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN>",
"OPENCLAW_URL": "<OPENCLAW_URL>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<OPENCLAW_URL> (URL of your OpenClaw gateway), <OPENCLAW_GATEWAY_TOKEN> (Bearer token for OpenClaw gateway authentication).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
OPENCLAW_MODEL (Model name for chat completions (e.g. 'openclaw' or 'openclaw/<agentId>')), OPENCLAW_TIMEOUT_MS (Request timeout in milliseconds).
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OpenClaw MCP Server — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.