OpenClaw Direct
Manage your dedicated AI assistant instances on OpenClaw Direct through natural language.
What it can do
- Update Employee Tool: Update an employee's name
- Show Employer Tool: Show your employer (account) details and employee roster
- Show Employee Tool: Show full details for a single employee (tenant instance)
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Manage your dedicated AI assistant instances on OpenClaw Direct through natural language. Deploy, monitor, and control always-on AI assistants that integrate with Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, and Signal — all from your AI coding assistant. Learn more about the MCP integration.
Tools (12)
Plans & Contracts
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
list_plans |
List all available hosting plans with pricing and specifications |
list_contracts |
List your subscriptions, optionally filtered by status (active, canceled, past_due) |
Account Overview
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
show_employer |
Show your account details and instance roster |
Instance Management
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
list_employees |
List all instances with status, tier, and health info. Filter by status or include terminated instances |
show_employee |
Show full details for a specific instance by slug or ID |
hire_employee |
Provision and launch a new, pending, or previously terminated instance. Verifies an active subscription exists before starting |
update_employee |
Rename an instance |
fire_employee |
Terminate an active or suspended instance |
Instance Lifecycle
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
put_employee_on_leave |
Suspend an active instance without terminating it |
return_employee_from_leave |
Resume a suspended instance back to active duty |
Monitoring
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
employee_timesheet |
View usage statistics for an instance over a configurable number of days (default: 30) |
employee_wellness_check |
Run a health check on a specific instance or all active instances at once |
Setup
Requires an OpenClaw Direct account. Connect via your account's MCP access token. See the getting started guide for setup instructions.
Resources
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How to connect
How to connect OpenClaw Direct to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://openclaw.run.tools
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect OpenClaw Direct to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://openclaw.run.tools
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect OpenClaw Direct to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://openclaw.run.tools
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (12)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| update_employee_tool | Update an employee's name |
| show_employer_tool | Show your employer (account) details and employee roster |
| show_employee_tool | Show full details for a single employee (tenant instance) |
| return_employee_from_leave_tool | Return an on-leave employee to active duty (resume) |
| put_employee_on_leave_tool | Put an active employee on leave (suspend without firing) |
| list_plans_tool | List all available hosting plans with pricing and specifications |
| list_employees_tool | List all employees (tenant instances) with status, tier, and health information |
| list_contracts_tool | List your employment contracts (subscriptions) |
| hire_employee_tool | Hire (provision) a pending or previously fired employee |
| fire_employee_tool | Fire (terminate) an active or on-leave employee |
| employee_wellness_check_tool | Run a wellness (health) check on a specific employee or all your active employees |
| employee_timesheet_tool | Show usage statistics (timesheet) for an employee over a given number of days |