
OpenClaw Guides
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Building a Custom MCP Server: Give Your OpenClaw Agent Access to Internal Tools
MCP lets your OpenClaw agent access internal CRMs, ERPs, and databases without direct access. Learn how to build, secure, and deploy a custom MCP server.

OpenClaw Agent-to-Agent Communication: Setting Up A2A Protocol
Google's A2A protocol lets OpenClaw agents discover and delegate tasks to each other. Learn how to set up multi-agent communication with the A2A Gateway plugin.

How to Give Your OpenClaw Agent Long-Term Memory
RAG answers 'what does this document say?' but memory answers 'what does this user need?' Learn how to configure persistent memory with Mem0 and OpenClaw's built-in files.

Connecting OpenClaw to n8n: Workflow Automation for Executives
OpenClaw handles reasoning. n8n handles execution. Together they automate board decks, deal flow triage, and weekly briefings. Here's the complete setup guide.

How to Vet and Audit OpenClaw Skills Before Installing Them
824 malicious skills were found in ClawHub's ClawHavoc campaign. Learn how to audit OpenClaw skills for security risks before they touch your production data.

How to Back Up and Migrate Your OpenClaw Agent Without Losing Data
Learn how to back up your OpenClaw agent's state, credentials, and memory — and migrate between cloud and hardware deployments without downtime or data loss.

Setting Up OpenClaw Approval Gates: Human-in-the-Loop for High-Stakes Actions
Meta's Sev 1 agent breach proved why fully autonomous AI is a liability. Learn how to configure OpenClaw approval gates for human oversight on high-stakes actions.

OpenClaw Credential Security: Why Your Agent Should Never See Your Passwords
35% of exposed OpenClaw instances have credential vulnerabilities. Learn how Composio OAuth middleware keeps your API keys, tokens, and passwords out of your agent's reach.

Running OpenClaw on a MacBook Air: Portable AI for Traveling Executives
The MacBook Air M4 runs OpenClaw agents with 32B+ parameter local models, all-day battery life, and zero cloud dependency. Here's why traveling executives are choosing portable AI.

OpenClaw for Non-Technical Founders: What You Need to Know Before Your First Deployment
No coding required. No terminal commands. Here are the honest answers to the 7 questions every non-technical founder asks before deploying OpenClaw — hardware, cost, setup time, and what to automate first.

The OpenClaw Ecosystem Explained: Gateway, Skills, Channels, and MCP
OpenClaw isn't one tool — it's four systems working together. Here's how the Gateway, Skills, Channels, and MCP architecture works, explained for executives who need to make deployment decisions.

What Is OpenClaw? A Plain-English Guide for Business Leaders
OpenClaw is an AI agent that works 24/7 on hardware you own. 350,000+ GitHub stars in weeks. Here's what it actually does, how it connects to your tools, and why Jensen Huang compared it to Linux.