Schedule social media posts with OpenClaw
Point your OpenClaw agent at the ClipSpeed server with an API key and message it from WhatsApp: clip the stream, post the best to TikTok at six.
- One endpoint and one Bearer key in the agent's MCP config
- Message it from WhatsApp, Telegram or Discord
- Compatible tier: standard MCP, verification in progress
ClipSpeed is the scheduler whose agent also makes the content. Posting today: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. Keep a human in the loop: OpenClaw shows the plan and you approve it.
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How to connect ClipSpeed to OpenClaw
OpenClaw has no browser to complete an OAuth sign-in, so it authenticates with a ClipSpeed API key in a header. Generate the key in your ClipSpeed account, add the server to the agent's MCP configuration, restart the agent.
1 · Connect · about a minute
{
"mcpServers": {
"clipspeed": {
"url": "https://api.clipspeed.ai/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer csai_live_..." }
}
}
}OpenClaw sits in ClipSpeed's compatible tier: same protocol and transport as the verified clients, not yet driven end to end by us. The developer reference below covers the wire in detail.
2 · Then ask
- In ClipSpeed, open Account → API & Integrations → Generate API Key. Copy the csai_live_ key once.
- Add the clipspeed server to your OpenClaw agent's MCP configuration with the URL and the Authorization header.
- Restart the agent and message it: "list my ClipSpeed channels".
- Keep the key in the agent's secrets store, not in a chat message.
Want a hosted always-on agent instead? See Grok Bot or Perplexity Computer. Developer reference: the OpenClaw MCP page.
What a first session looks like
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One connection powers every channel you run
Connect each platform to ClipSpeed once, through the platform's own sign-in. From then on OpenClaw can post to any of them by name, and ClipSpeed publishes at the minute you set. Posting today: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. The badge on each platform tells you the truth about the rest.
posting today next on the rail on the roadmap
Which way should I connect ClipSpeed to OpenClaw?
The first row is the route this page documents. Every row reaches the same account, the same calendar and the same booking rules; they differ in how you sign in and what else is in the toolset.
| Method | How you connect | Auth | Toolset | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCP with an API key (this page) | url + Authorization: Bearer csai_live_… in the agent's MCP config | ClipSpeed API key | Full | Self-hosted agents |
| ClipSpeed CLI + skill | In progress | API key | Scheduling, clipping | Agents that run commands, not MCP |
| Claude or ChatGPT | Connector URL | OAuth | Full | Chat without self-hosting |
The same server works with every other agent too: see the MCP server page and the AI agents overview.
Why use OpenClaw for social media with ClipSpeed?
OpenClaw brings the context: a personal agent you run yourself and message from WhatsApp, Telegram or Discord. ClipSpeed brings structured tools for every platform, the booking rules that keep an account healthy, and the two things no other scheduler's agent can do: cut the clips and generate the media in the same conversation.
Message it, it posts
"Clip tonight's stream and post the best to TikTok at 6" from WhatsApp. The agent calls ClipSpeed and reports the slots back.
Always on
The agent runs on your hardware, so scheduled routines fire while your phone is in your pocket.
Your key, your box
The API key lives in the agent's secrets. Revoke it in ClipSpeed any time.
Clips from inside the tool call
Submit a video or a live stream, get back captioned 9:16 clips with a viral score, and book the best ones. The clipping step is a tool, not a separate product.
Image and video generation
Generate a product shot, a quote card or a short opener with ClipSpeed's models, see the credit price first, and post the hosted result with media_url.
Rules that run on the server
Caps, spacing, exact-or-refused booking, duplicate protection and per-platform limits are enforced when OpenClaw books, so a hurried prompt cannot flood a platform or post the same thing twice.
What is OpenClaw?
OpenClaw is an open-source personal agent that runs on your own machine or server and takes instructions from messaging apps. It can call MCP servers that speak streamable HTTP. With ClipSpeed configured with an API key, your OpenClaw agent can clip videos, generate media and schedule posts when you message it.
OpenClaw vs nanoclaw vs Hermes Agent
| Surface | Where it runs | Who it is for | How ClipSpeed connects | Notable difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | Your machine; WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord | Self-hosters | MCP config with an API key | This page. Full personal agent with many channels. |
| nanoclaw | Your machine; WhatsApp or Telegram | Minimalists | Same MCP config | Smaller footprint, fewer integrations. |
| Hermes Agent | Your machine or server | Nous Research users | Same MCP config | Different agent framework, same server. |
Where it runs
Your own machine or server; chat from WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord.
Who it is for
People who want an always-on agent they own.
Status with ClipSpeed
Standard MCP route · not yet verified by us. OpenClaw speaks standard MCP over HTTP; we have not yet run it end to end ourselves and say so.
How ClipSpeed works with OpenClaw
Once connected, OpenClaw sees every ClipSpeed tool the moment the sign-in completes: channels, platform rules, posts, analytics, clipping and generation. It chains them for you; the rules below are what keeps that safe.
- The agent connects to the ClipSpeed server over HTTP with a Bearer key
- It reads
platform_settingsbefore composing schedule_postis exact or refused with the next open slotpreview: truefor a plan it sends you before booking- Routines in the agent can call the same tools on a schedule
How booking works, whatever the client
- Exact or refused. A time you name is booked to the minute or refused with the reason and the next open slot. ClipSpeed never moves a booked post without asking.
- As soon as possible is placed and said. Leave the time out and the reply tells you exactly where the post landed.
- Preview books nothing.
preview: trueruns the whole booking, including caps, spacing and slot choice, and writes nothing. It is how a week gets planned before it is booked. - Limits are refused at booking, never trimmed at send time. The reply carries the real count so the fix is one edit.
- Pacing protects the account. Text posts on X are at least 30 minutes apart (ten a day); LinkedIn text is an hour apart (three a day); video uploads are two to four hours apart under your plan's daily cap.
- One piece of content goes to one platform once. The same text or the same file to the same platform is recognised as a duplicate and refused.
- Cancel is undoable for 72 hours in the ClipSpeed app. Copy can be edited while a post is still scheduled; the time cannot, by design.
{
"mcpServers": {
"clipspeed": {
"url": "https://api.clipspeed.ai/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${CLIPSPEED_API_KEY}" }
}
}
}
# Verify from chat:
# you: list my ClipSpeed channels
# agent: TikTok connected (@yourname) · YouTube connected · X connected# What the agent reads at connect time (tool descriptions, abridged)
list_channels Connected platforms, what each accepts, limits, your time zone
connect_channel A private 10-minute link to connect one platform
platform_settings Limits, title rules, link handling, pacing per platform
schedule_post clip_id | text | media_url → platforms[], scheduled_at, preview
list_scheduled_posts Scheduled, sending, posted, failed — with post links
update_scheduled_post Edit copy while still scheduled (the time never moves)
cancel_scheduled_post Cancel; undoable 72 h in the app
post_analytics Views, likes, comments, shares where the platform gives them
submit_to_clipspeed Start clipping a video or stream link → projectId
check_clips Finished 9:16 clips with titles, transcripts, viral scores
generate_image / generate_video / wait_for_generation
---
name: clipspeed
description: Clip videos, generate images and video, and schedule posts with ClipSpeed
# SKILL.md ships with the ClipSpeed CLI (in progress). Over MCP the same rules
# live in the tool descriptions the agent reads at connect time.
---
# Rules
- Read platform_settings before composing; limits are refused, never trimmed.
- Preview a plan (preview: true) before booking; never skip the user's approval.
- A refused slot comes back with the next open one. Use it; never guess a time.
- One piece of content goes to one platform once.What Postiz-style schedulers cannot do
Cut the clips first
OpenClaw does not need finished video to start. Hand it a YouTube link, a podcast, a stream VOD or a local export. ClipSpeed finds the moments, cuts them to 9:16 with word-by-word captions, scores each one 0 to 100 for shareability, and returns them in the same conversation. OpenClaw picks by score, writes the caption from the transcript, and books the clips on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. Three tool calls, one approval, no download and no re-upload.
- Clips arrive with a title written from the hook, a transcript and a viral score, so the agent can choose and caption without watching the footage.
- Live streams can be clipped while they are still on air; the agent books the highlights for the next morning before the stream ends.
- Every clip is already hosted, so
schedule_posttakes its id directly. Nothing moves through your laptop.
submit_to_clipspeedPaste the link. ClipSpeed starts the job and returns a project id.check_clipsPoll with the project id. Back come the finished 9:16 clips with titles, transcripts, viral scores and preview links.schedule_postPass the clip id, the platforms, a caption and a time. OpenClaw shows the plan with preview: true, you say yes, it books.generate_image or generate_videoDescribe the shot. ClipSpeed runs it on the model that fits (Seedance, Kling, Veo, Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image and others) and quotes the credits first.wait_for_generationReturns the hosted result link and a preview the agent can show you.schedule_post with media_urlThe result link goes straight into the booking. The caption, the time and the file are approved together.The other half nobody else has
Generate the image or video, then post it
A product shot for Instagram, a 16:9 announcement graphic for X, a six-second opener before a clip: OpenClaw can make an image or a short video with ClipSpeed's image and video models and book the result in the same reply. There is no separate design tool, no export, no upload page. The generated file is hosted, so media_url is the only thing the booking needs.
- The price in credits is quoted before anything renders, within the per-generation and daily caps you set in Settings.
- Results are previewed in the conversation, so you approve the picture and the post at once.
- Images post as JPG, PNG or WebP up to 25 MB; video posts as MP4, MOV or WebM up to 1 GB.
Headless: OpenClaw as a publisher nobody has to babysit
From WhatsApp to a booked post. The appeal of OpenClaw is the surface: you message your own agent like a person. With ClipSpeed on the other end, "clip tonight's stream and post the best" is a complete instruction. The agent clips, scores, books and replies with the slot and the id. Because the ClipSpeed rules run server-side, a hurried message cannot double-post or flood a platform.
Routine: evening-clips
When: daily 23:00
Do: Check whether today's stream VOD is ready. Clip it with ClipSpeed,
keep the top three by score, and schedule them to TikTok and
YouTube Shorts tomorrow at 11:00, 15:00 and 19:00. Message me the plan.Keep these on
preview: truefirst, so an unattended run reports a plan before it books.- The ClipSpeed server registered on that machine; use the API key header where there is no browser.
- A log of the reply: every booked slot comes back with its id, and every refusal with the next open slot.
What can you ask OpenClaw to do?
Anything the ClipSpeed tools expose: channels, posts, media, clips, generation and analytics. Four typical requests and what OpenClaw does with each. Copy one and change the names.
Tonight's VOD
Clip tonight's stream VOD and post the best one to TikTok at 6pm.
A week of Shorts
Keep the top five clips from this week's VODs and plan one YouTube Short a day at 5pm. Send me the plan first.
Generate a thumbnail
Generate a 16:9 thumbnail for tonight's VOD and post it to X with the stream title.
Nightly
Every night at 11, clip the day's VOD and schedule the top three for tomorrow. Message me the plan.
Which platforms can OpenClaw post to?
ClipSpeed posts today to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. Every platform below has a dedicated OpenClaw guide with the settings reference, the limits and example prompts. The badge is the truth: only a platform marked posting today can be booked.
OpenClaw and ClipSpeed: frequently asked questions
How do I connect ClipSpeed to OpenClaw?
OpenClaw has no browser to complete an OAuth sign-in, so it authenticates with a ClipSpeed API key in a header. Generate the key in your ClipSpeed account, add the server to the agent's MCP configuration, restart the agent. In ClipSpeed, open Account → API & Integrations → Generate API Key. Copy the csai_live_ key once. Add the clipspeed server to your OpenClaw agent's MCP configuration with the URL and the Authorization header. Nothing else is installed, and the same account you use in the ClipSpeed app is the one OpenClaw books into.
Do I need a paid ClipSpeed plan to schedule from OpenClaw?
Scheduling needs an active ClipSpeed plan or the $1 trial, and it is included on every paid plan at no extra cost. OpenClaw itself is billed by OpenClaw (open source) under your own account. Connect during the trial, book a few posts, and the plan screen in ClipSpeed takes it from there.
Is OpenClaw the same as nanoclaw?
No. OpenClaw: your machine; whatsapp, telegram, discord, full personal agent with many channels. nanoclaw: your machine; whatsapp or telegram, smaller footprint, fewer integrations. Hermes Agent: your machine or server, different agent framework, same server. All of them reach the same ClipSpeed account and the same calendar; this page covers OpenClaw.
What can OpenClaw do with ClipSpeed?
List your connected channels, read each platform's rules, write posts within those rules, schedule or preview them, edit or cancel what is scheduled, and read the numbers after a post goes out. It can also cut a video or a live stream into captioned 9:16 clips with a viral score, generate images and video, and book the results. Today that posts to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn; text-only posts go to X (Twitter) and LinkedIn.
Will posts go out while I am away?
Yes. Once OpenClaw books a post, ClipSpeed holds it and publishes at the scheduled minute whether or not the chat is open. For runs where OpenClaw decides what to post without you, use its headless mode shown on this page and keep preview mode on so the plan is reviewed first.
Does OpenClaw need my social media passwords?
No. You connect each platform to ClipSpeed once through that platform's own sign-in; ClipSpeed never sees the password and OpenClaw never sees the platform at all. OpenClaw authenticates to ClipSpeed over OAuth, so no key is pasted anywhere, and it can only reach channels already connected in your account. Keep OpenClaw's confirmation step on for anything that goes live.
Which platforms can OpenClaw post to through ClipSpeed?
Today: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter) and LinkedIn. Next on the rail: Facebook, Threads, Bluesky and Pinterest. 21 more platforms, from Telegram and Discord to Reddit and WordPress, are described on their pages with an honest status badge and are not bookable until that badge changes. Each platform below has its own OpenClaw guide with a settings reference and the limits that apply.
OpenClaw does not show the ClipSpeed tools. What should I check?
Confirm the connection finished: the ClipSpeed sign-in (or the API key header) has to complete before the tool list is advertised. Then start a fresh chat and make sure the ClipSpeed connector is enabled for it. If a channel is missing rather than a tool, connect the platform in ClipSpeed first and ask OpenClaw to list channels again.
Why an API key instead of OAuth for OpenClaw?
OpenClaw has no browser of its own to complete a sign-in. A ClipSpeed API key in the Authorization header does the same job. Generate it in Account → API & Integrations and keep it in the agent's secrets.
Has ClipSpeed verified OpenClaw end to end?
Not yet. OpenClaw is in the compatible tier: same protocol, transport and credential as the verified clients. The badge on this page changes when we have driven it ourselves.
Other AI agents that schedule through ClipSpeed
The same ClipSpeed account works with every agent below, through the MCP server or, for agents that run commands, the CLI that is in progress.