Getting Started with OpenClaw and AgentPatch MCP Tools

OpenClaw is an open-source AI agent that runs locally and uses messaging platforms — Telegram, Discord, Signal — as its interface. It’s great for personal automation, and AgentPatch makes it even better — connect once, and OpenClaw gains access to web search, image generation, email, Google Maps, Google Trends, YouTube transcripts, and more from a single tool marketplace.

What You’ll Need

Setup

Add AgentPatch to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "agentpatch": {
        "transport": "streamable-http",
        "url": "https://agentpatch.ai/mcp",
        "headers": {
          "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual key from the AgentPatch dashboard. Restart OpenClaw and it discovers all AgentPatch tools automatically.

Verify It Works

Send this message to your OpenClaw bot:

“Search for the latest news about large language models and give me a quick summary.”

If OpenClaw returns news results, you’re all set.

Available Tools

Once connected, OpenClaw can call any tool on the AgentPatch marketplace. The current lineup includes:

  • Google Search and Bing Search — search the web for docs, error messages, articles, or anything else
  • Google News — find recent news about technologies, companies, or topics
  • Google Maps — look up addresses, business listings, and location data
  • Google Trends — check search interest data for keywords and topics
  • Image Generation — generate images from text descriptions using Recraft
  • Email — send emails with research results, summaries, or notifications
  • YouTube Transcripts — pull transcripts from YouTube videos for reference

New tools are added to the marketplace and become available automatically — no config changes needed.

Example

You’re chatting with OpenClaw on Telegram and want to find a place for dinner:

“Find me highly rated Italian restaurants near Times Square in New York.”

OpenClaw calls the Google Maps tool through AgentPatch and sends back a list of results right in your chat. No Google Maps API key needed.

Or you want a quick news update:

“Search for the latest news about open-source AI agents and summarize what’s happening.”

OpenClaw calls the Google News tool through AgentPatch, retrieves recent articles, and sends you a summary. Same connection, different tool.

Wrapping Up

Once AgentPatch is connected to OpenClaw, you get the entire tool marketplace. New tools are added regularly and become available automatically. Get your API key at agentpatch.ai.

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