Harness · OpenClaw

OpenClaw.

OpenClaw is Peter Steinberger's open-source autonomous agent — runs locally, uses Claude / DeepSeek / OpenAI as the model, and reaches you through messaging platforms (Signal, Telegram, Discord). MCP support is built in.

Auto-install

Paste this into OpenClaw

Click below to copy a self-install prompt. Paste it into your OpenClaw session and the agent will run through the steps itself — no manual edits.

Or follow the manual steps below.

1. Install the CLI

npm install -g @work.books/cli
workbook --version

2. Add Workbooks to OpenClaw's config

OpenClaw reads MCP servers from ~/.openclaw/config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "workbooks": {
      "command": "workbook",
      "args": ["mcp", "serve"]
    }
  }
}

3. Restart OpenClaw

Run openclaw restart or just kill the process and start a new session. The new tool surface shows up on next launch.

Quirks & tips

Skills supply-chain caution. The Feb 2026 ClawHavoc incident shipped 341 malicious skills via ClawHub. Don't install third-party Workbooks skills you haven't read. The MCP integration here doesn't touch ClawHub — it just speaks to the CLI you installed yourself.
Cross-platform reach is the win. Once wired up, you can ask Signal-bound OpenClaw to publish a workbook while you're on a walk. The CLI subprocess runs on whatever host OpenClaw is on.
Model choice matters. Pair with Claude or GPT-5 if you want OpenClaw to author workbooks end-to-end. Smaller models can drive the MCP tools but won't write the artifact code as cleanly.

Verify

From any messaging interface OpenClaw is bound to: "What workbook groups do I have?" It should call workbooks.list_groups via MCP.