Automation

Automate tasks with OpenClaw.

Overview

OpenClaw supports automation through:

Schedule recurring tasks:

bash

# Daily summary at 9am
openclaw cron add "daily-summary" \
  --schedule "0 9 * * *" \
  --prompt "Summarize my messages from yesterday"

Trigger actions from external services:

bash

# Create webhook endpoint
openclaw webhook create "github-notifications"

Get a daily digest of activity:

bash

openclaw cron add "morning-briefing" \
  --schedule "0 8 * * *" \
  --prompt "Give me a morning briefing"

Check system status periodically:

bash

openclaw cron add "health-check" \
  --schedule "*/30 * * * *" \
  --prompt "Check system health and alert if issues"

Receive notifications from: