Channel Skills

Connect OpenClaw to Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, and other messaging apps

Channel skills integrate OpenClaw with messaging platforms so you can talk to your assistant from Slack, Discord, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Teams, and more. Set up the channel first (see Channels), then add any channel-specific skills from ClawHub with openclaw skills install <skill-name>.

Messaging Platforms

Ecosystem

Install and enable

  1. Search ClawHub for skills in this category.
  2. Follow safe install checklist before enabling untrusted packages.
  3. openclaw skills install <skill-name> then openclaw skills list.
  4. Restart the Gateway if the skill README requires it.

Other Categories

Productivity - Calendar, Gmail, Todoist. Dev and Infrastructure - GitHub, Docker, n8n. Research - Web search, deep research. Media - Spotify, Sonos, voice. All Skills - Full list.

Scope channel skills carefully

Install only needed connectors per workspace. After install verify pairing and run openclaw security audit --deep.

Avoid duplicate connectors

Two Slack skills or overlapping Discord bots can duplicate events and double replies. openclaw skills list after each install; disable legacy connectors.

See also