Connect OpenClaw to Desklet
A few commands, plus the Desklet skill.
You need a Desklet account. 14 days free, no card.
Start 14-day trialWith commands
Add Desklet in a terminal.
openclaw mcp add desklet --url https://desklet.io/mcp --transport streamable-httpSet auth: "oauth" on mcp.servers.desklet in the OpenClaw config, or sign in from its Settings.
Sign in to Desklet.
openclaw mcp login desklet
With the Desklet CLI and skill
For OpenClaw on a computer where it runs shell commands.
Install the Desklet CLI with Homebrew, or with the install script where there is no Homebrew.
brew install --cask desklet-io/tap/deskletcurl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/desklet-io/desklet/master/install.sh | shSign in once. The browser opens and asks which desks this computer sees and the mode. It shows up in Settings → Agents as Desklet CLI.
desklet loginAdd the Desklet skill, which teaches OpenClaw the CLI and its rules.
npx skills add desklet-io/desklet
When you sign in
Desklet asks which desks OpenClaw may see, and whether it may only read (Read) or also put results on them (Read & add). OpenClaw then shows up in Settings → Agents.
Try asking
- “Check Desklet and tidy up what I dropped in my inbox today.”
- “Put the result on Desklet.”
If it doesn’t work
To check the connection, run:
openclaw mcp doctor desklet --probeWhat a connected agent can do
- It never deletes anything, whichever way it connects.
- It sees only the desks you choose.
- You pick the mode: Read, where it only looks, or Read & add, where it also puts results on the desk.
- You can disconnect it any time in Settings → Agents, or revoke an AI link from the desk’s ⋯ menu.