From 6ca59a5ea8bb3d92a2aa61d916503c1228889be4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cporter202 <163957687+cporter202@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:57:45 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update OpenClaw Focus and Recommended APIs --- OPENCLAW_FOCUS.md | 9 ++-- OPENCLAW_RECOMMENDED.md | 103 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ README.md | 21 ++++---- 3 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) create mode 100644 OPENCLAW_RECOMMENDED.md diff --git a/OPENCLAW_FOCUS.md b/OPENCLAW_FOCUS.md index 32cf6fc..d60df3f 100644 --- a/OPENCLAW_FOCUS.md +++ b/OPENCLAW_FOCUS.md @@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ This repository curates **APIs that are productive for tying into [OpenClaw](https://openclaw.ai)** — the open-source, local-first personal AI assistant that runs on your own devices and connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, and more. +**Start small.** Use the **[curated list (~100 APIs)](./OPENCLAW_RECOMMENDED.md)** first. Add more from the full list only when you need something specific — less overwhelming, same power. + --- ## What is OpenClaw? @@ -60,13 +62,14 @@ We **exclude** or deprioritize: ## How to Use This List with OpenClaw -1. **Pick an API** from a category that fits your use case (e.g. [MCP Servers](./mcp-servers-apis-131/), [Integrations](./integrations-apis-890/), [Automation](./automation-apis-4825/)). +1. **Start with the [curated list](./OPENCLAW_RECOMMENDED.md)** (~100 APIs) — MCP servers and key integrations. Pick 2–3, wire them, then add more as needed. +2. **Or pick from a category** when you know what you want (e.g. [MCP Servers](./mcp-servers-apis-131/), [Integrations](./integrations-apis-890/), [Automation](./automation-apis-4825/)). 2. **Create a skill** — In `~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/` or `~/.openclaw/skills/`, add a folder with a `SKILL.md` that: - Describes when the agent should use the API. - Declares `metadata.openclaw.primaryEnv` (or `requires.env`) for the API key. - Instructs the agent to call your tool (e.g. HTTP request to the API). -3. **Configure the key** — In `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`, under `skills.entries.`, set `apiKey` or `env` so the key is injected at runtime. -4. **Optional: Publish to ClawHub** — Share your skill so others can `clawhub install `. +4. **Configure the key** — In `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`, under `skills.entries.`, set `apiKey` or `env` so the key is injected at runtime. +5. **Optional: Publish to ClawHub** — Share your skill so others can `clawhub install `. For **MCP servers**, use OpenClaw’s MCP integration to attach the server; no skill is required for basic tool exposure. diff --git a/OPENCLAW_RECOMMENDED.md b/OPENCLAW_RECOMMENDED.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..57855a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/OPENCLAW_RECOMMENDED.md @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +# 🦞 OpenClaw — Start Here (Curated List) + +**~100 APIs** that are the best fit for OpenClaw. Use this list first; only browse the [full list](./README.md#-table-of-contents) when you need something specific. + +--- + +## How to use + +1. Pick an API below (MCP = plug in directly; others = wrap as a [skill](https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/skills)). +2. Add your API key in `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json` under `skills.entries.` if the API needs one. +3. For **MCP** servers, use OpenClaw’s MCP integration — no skill required for basic tools. + +--- + +## MCP servers (plug in directly) + +| API | What it does | OpenClaw use | +|-----|--------------|--------------| +| [Brave Search MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/brave-search-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Private search via Brave | Web search from the assistant | +| [Google Search MCP Server](https://apify.com/datascoutapi/google-search-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Real-time Google SERPs | Search from the assistant | +| [Tavily MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/tavily-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Web search + extraction via Tavily | Research, citations | +| [Exa MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/exa-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Semantic search (mcp.exa.ai) | Deep search for the assistant | +| [Firecrawl MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/firecrawl-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Web scrape → clean content | “Fetch this page” / RAG | +| [Perplexity Sonar MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/perplexity-sonar-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Real-time web search (Perplexity API) | Answer questions with live web | +| [Web Search MCP Server](https://apify.com/abotapi/ai-search-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Real-time web search for agents | General search tool | +| [Google Calendar Create Event](https://apify.com/sambehnke/google-calendar-create-event?fpr=p2hrc6) | Create Google Calendar events via MCP | “Schedule a meeting” | +| [Google calendar Cancel Appointment (MCP)](https://apify.com/sambehnke/googlecalendar-cancel-appointment-tool?fpr=p2hrc6) | Cancel Google Calendar events | “Cancel my 3pm” | +| [Google Maps MCP](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/google-maps-mcp?fpr=p2hrc6) | Businesses, reviews, contact info | “Find a restaurant near X” | +| [Google Sheet MCP SERVER](https://apify.com/bhansalisoft/google-sheet-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Read/write Google Sheets | Spreadsheet automation | +| [Slack MCP](https://apify.com/parseforge/slack-mcp?fpr=p2hrc6) | Channels, messages, send updates | “Post to Slack” / read threads | +| [Discord MCP Server](https://apify.com/bhansalisoft/discord-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Discord tools for AI automation | Bot + automation | +| [WhatsApp Cloud API MCP](https://apify.com/mdbm/whatsapp-cloud-api-mcp?fpr=p2hrc6) | WhatsApp Business API via MCP | “Send WhatsApp” from assistant | +| [Home Assistant MCP Server](https://apify.com/parseforge/home-assistant-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Control smart home (lights, climate, etc.) | “Turn off living room lights” | +| [Open Meteo MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/open-meteo-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Weather, air quality, geocoding | “What’s the weather?” | +| [Weather MCP Server](https://apify.com/jiri.spilka/weather-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Weather via Open-Meteo API | Simple weather tool | +| [DeepL MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/deepl-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Translation (DeepL API) | “Translate this” | +| [Wikipedia MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/wikipedia-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Wikipedia articles, summaries | Quick fact lookup | +| [ArXiv MCP server](https://apify.com/jakub.kopecky/arxiv-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Search & read arXiv papers | Research / citations | +| [PubMed MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/pubmed-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Biomedical literature | Medical/scientific lookup | +| [Doc To Markdown MCP Server](https://apify.com/abotapi/doc-to-markdown-mcp?fpr=p2hrc6) | PDF/Word/Excel → Markdown | “Summarize this PDF” | +| [Markitdown Mcp Server](https://apify.com/rector_labs/markitdown-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | 29+ doc formats → Markdown | RAG / doc ingestion | +| [API Doc Mcp](https://apify.com/wuyuwen0/api-doc-mcp?fpr=p2hrc6) | Scrape docs, make searchable for AI | “Look up API for X” | +| [Docfork MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/docfork-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | 9000+ libraries docs + code examples | Dev reference in chat | +| [Calculator MCP server](https://apify.com/agentify/calculator-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Precise numerical calculations | Math in the assistant | +| [Dictionary MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/dictionary-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Define, synonyms, example usage | “Define X” | +| [Time MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/time-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Time-related operations | Timezone / time queries | +| [Kiwi MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/kiwi-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Flight search (Kiwi.com) | “Find flights to X” | +| [Hubspot MCP Server](https://apify.com/anchor/hubspot-apify-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Contacts, prospects (HubSpot) | CRM from the assistant | +| [Browserbase MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/browserbase-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Browser automation (Browserbase) | “Browse this page” | +| [Playwright MCP Server](https://apify.com/jiri.spilka/playwright-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Browser automation (Playwright) | Scraping / automation | +| [CVE Search MCP Server](https://apify.com/vulnv/cve-search?fpr=p2hrc6) | CVE (security) lookup | “CVEs for product X” | +| [Financial Datasets MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/financial-datasets-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Stock/financial data | “Stock data for X” | +| [GA4 MCP](https://apify.com/smacient/ga4-mcp-worker?fpr=p2hrc6) | Google Analytics 4 | “Traffic for my site” | +| [FetchSERP MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/fetchserp-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | SEO, SERP, keyword research | “SERP for keyword X” | +| [GSC MCP](https://apify.com/smacient/gsc-mcp-worker?fpr=p2hrc6) | Google Search Console | SEO insights in chat | +| [WordPress MCP Server](https://apify.com/extremescrapes/wordpress-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | WordPress REST API (publish, update) | “Publish this post” | +| [Zendesk MCP Server](https://apify.com/amaranth_nylon/zendesk-mcp-server-actor?fpr=p2hrc6) | Zendesk integration | Support tickets from chat | +| [Mcp Research Server](https://apify.com/fiery_dream/mcp-research-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Web + academic search, doc Q&A | “Research topic X” | +| [MCP Reddit](https://apify.com/barudob/mcp-reddit?fpr=p2hrc6) | Reddit posts, search, sentiment | “What’s on Reddit for X” | +| [Openapi To Mcp Converter](https://apify.com/theguide/openapi-to-mcp-converter?fpr=p2hrc6) | Turn any OpenAPI spec into MCP | Use any REST API as MCP | + +--- + +## Integrations & productivity (great as skills) + +| API | What it does | OpenClaw use | +|-----|--------------|--------------| +| [Open Weather Map](https://apify.com/prog-party/open-weather-map?fpr=p2hrc6) | Weather by location | “Weather in Paris” skill | +| [Any Website URL to Article Summarizer](https://apify.com/easyapi/any-website-url-to-article-summarizer?fpr=p2hrc6) | URL → summary | “Summarize this link” skill | +| [AI Search Tool - Real-Time Web Search](https://apify.com/abotapi/ai-web-search-tool?fpr=p2hrc6) | Web/news/image/video search | Research skill | +| [YouTube Transcript Downloader + Timestamp Export](https://apify.com/vulnv/youtube-transcript-downloader-timestamp-export?fpr=p2hrc6) | YouTube → transcript | “Summarize this video” skill | +| [Youtube Transcript Scraper](https://apify.com/supreme_coder/youtube-transcript-scraper?fpr=p2hrc6) | Bulk YouTube transcripts | Video research skill | +| [Job Search Engines](https://apify.com/nextapi/job-search-engines?fpr=p2hrc6) | LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor in one call | “Find jobs” skill | +| [AI Travel Agent](https://apify.com/harvestlabs/ai-travel-agent?fpr=p2hrc6) | Trip planning, flights, stays | “Plan my trip” skill | +| [AI Real Estate Agent](https://apify.com/harvestlabs/ai-real-estate-agent?fpr=p2hrc6) | Listings by criteria | “Find properties” skill | +| [AI Newsletter Agent](https://apify.com/louisdeconinck/ai-newsletter-agent?fpr=p2hrc6) | Curated newsletters by topic | “Daily digest” skill | +| [Company Research Intelligence Tool](https://apify.com/easyapi/company-research-intelligence-tool?fpr=p2hrc6) | Domain → company report | “Research company X” skill | + +--- + +## Automation & webhooks + +| API | What it does | OpenClaw use | +|-----|--------------|--------------| +| [n8n Documentation MCP Server](https://apify.com/agentify/n8n-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | n8n node docs for building workflows | Build workflows from chat | +| [Natural Language Dataset Query](https://apify.com/apify/natural-language-dataset-query?fpr=p2hrc6) | NL queries on Apify datasets (MCP) | “Query my dataset” | +| [nova-mcp-server](https://apify.com/sambehnke/nova-integrations-mcp-server?fpr=p2hrc6) | Load your chosen Apify actors as MCP tools | Dynamic tool loading | + +--- + +## More by category (browse when you need them) + +- **Full MCP list** → [mcp-servers-apis-131](./mcp-servers-apis-131/) +- **Integrations** (calendar, email, storage) → [integrations-apis-890](./integrations-apis-890/) +- **Automation** (workflows, webhooks) → [automation-apis-4825](./automation-apis-4825/) +- **AI** (models, search, summarization) → [ai-apis-1208](./ai-apis-1208/) +- **Travel, Jobs, News, Ecommerce, etc.** → [README → Table of contents](./README.md#-table-of-contents) + +--- + +**Less is more.** Start with 2–3 APIs from the tables above, wire them as MCP or skills, then add more as you need. The full list (10k+ APIs) is there when you want to go deeper. + +[← Back to main list](./README.md) · [OpenClaw focus & criteria](./OPENCLAW_FOCUS.md) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 734161d..c8b3b51 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ **APIs that are productive for tying into [OpenClaw](https://openclaw.ai)** — your local-first personal AI assistant. Use these APIs to build **skills**, connect **MCP servers**, and power **webhooks** and automations so your assistant can actually *do* things across WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, and more. +**👉 Start here (curated, ~100 APIs): [OPENCLAW_RECOMMENDED.md](./OPENCLAW_RECOMMENDED.md)** — less overwhelming; add more from the full list only when you need them. + 📖 **[Why this list? What counts? →](./OPENCLAW_FOCUS.md)** --- @@ -70,26 +72,25 @@ ## 🤔 What Can You Build with OpenClaw? -This list curates **10,498 APIs** that are **productive for OpenClaw**: you can turn them into **skills** (so your assistant can call them), connect **MCP servers**, or wire **webhooks** and cron. Your assistant then gets real-world capabilities — search, book, send, analyze, automate — on the channels you already use. +**Don’t get overwhelmed.** Start with the **[curated list (~100 APIs)](./OPENCLAW_RECOMMENDED.md)** — MCP servers (search, calendar, Slack, weather, docs, etc.) and a few top integrations. Add more from the full list only when you need something specific. -**Best-fit categories for OpenClaw:** +The full list has **10,498 APIs** across 18 categories. All are **productive for OpenClaw** (skills, MCP, webhooks), but you only need a handful to get real value: -- 🧩 **MCP Servers** — Plug in directly; OpenClaw can use MCP as a first-class integration. -- 🤖 **Automation** — Workflows, triggers, webhooks the agent can start or react to. -- 🔌 **Integrations** — Calendar, email, messaging, storage — "do this for me" APIs for skills. -- 🧠 **AI** — Extra models/agents; add API keys in `skills.entries.*.apiKey`. -- 🤝 **Agents** — Task APIs (research, content, jobs) — wrap as skills for your assistant. -- ✈️ **Travel / Jobs / News / Ecommerce / Social / Real Estate / SEO / Videos** — "Find X", "book Y", "summarize Z" — ideal for domain-specific skills. +- 🧩 **MCP Servers** — Plug in directly (search, calendar, Slack, weather, Wikipedia, etc.). +- 🔌 **Integrations** — Calendar, email, storage — "do this for me" skills. +- 🤖 **Automation** — Webhooks, cron, workflows. +- 🧠 **AI / Agents / Travel / Jobs / News** — Wrap as skills when you need "find X", "summarize Y", "book Z". -**How to use:** Pick an API → [create a skill](https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/skills) (or use MCP) → configure API key in `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json` → your assistant can call it. See **[OPENCLAW_FOCUS.md](./OPENCLAW_FOCUS.md)** for criteria and category relevance. +**How to use:** [OpenClaw_RECOMMENDED.md](./OPENCLAW_RECOMMENDED.md) → pick 2–3 APIs → MCP or [create a skill](https://docs.openclaw.ai/tools/skills) → set API key in `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`. See **[OPENCLAW_FOCUS.md](./OPENCLAW_FOCUS.md)** for criteria. --- ## 📚 Table of Contents +- **[🦞 Start here — curated list (~100 APIs)](./OPENCLAW_RECOMMENDED.md)** — recommended first; less overwhelming - **[OpenClaw focus & criteria](./OPENCLAW_FOCUS.md)** — What counts, category relevance, how to build skills -**By category (OpenClaw-relevant):** +**Full list by category (browse when you need more):** | Category | APIs | OpenClaw fit | |----------|------|--------------|