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Connect FeedNest to OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent that works across WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, and more. Uses the `@feednest/openclaw` plugin, not the MCP server.

Prerequisites

Not MCP — uses a native plugin

OpenClaw has its own plugin system. The FeedNest integration ships as the `@feednest/openclaw` npm package, installed via ClawHub. You do not need to configure mcp.feednest.com.

Setup

  1. 1

    Install OpenClaw

    Follow the OpenClaw install guide if you have not already.

  2. 2

    Install the FeedNest plugin from ClawHub

    Run the install command in your OpenClaw workspace:

  3. 3

    Add your API key

    Open your OpenClaw config and add the feednest plugin entry with your API key.

  4. 4

    Restart OpenClaw

    Restart the OpenClaw process so the plugin loads and registers its tools.

openclaw plugins install @feednest/openclaw

OpenClaw plugin configuration

~/.openclaw/openclaw.json (JSON5 syntax accepted)

{
  plugins: {
    feednest: {
      apiKey: "fn_live_..."
    }
  }
}

Tool scoping

Reads enabled by default, writes opt-in

All 11 read-only tools (get_articles, get_article, get_feeds, etc.) are available immediately. The 14 write tools and text_to_speech require you to allowlist them per agent. This keeps agents safe by default.

Enable write and AI tools on an agent

Add to the agent's `tools.allow` list

{
  agents: {
    list: [{
      id: "main",
      tools: {
        allow: [
          "feednest",                    // all feednest tools
          // or individually:
          "feednest_mark_as_read",
          "feednest_save_article",
          "feednest_text_to_speech",
        ]
      }
    }]
  }
}

Tool names are prefixed

All FeedNest tools in OpenClaw are prefixed with feednest_ (e.g. feednest_get_articles, feednest_save_url) so they will not collide with other plugins.

Example prompts

"What's new in my feeds?"          → feednest_get_articles
"Summarize this article"           → feednest_get_article
"Save this link"                   → feednest_save_url
"My reading stats"                 → feednest_get_stats
"Tag today's AI articles"          → feednest_get_articles + feednest_tag_article

Troubleshooting

"API key is required"

Add `apiKey` to your OpenClaw `plugins.feednest` config. The key must start with `fn_live_`.

"Authentication failed"

Your key is malformed or revoked. Regenerate from **Settings → Developer API** and update the config.

Write tools not available to the agent

Writes are opt-in. Add `"feednest"` (all tools) or specific tool names to the agent's `tools.allow` list.

"This feature requires a FeedNest Pro subscription"

The FeedNest API requires Pro. Upgrade at [feednest.com/pricing](https://feednest.com/pricing).

"Too many requests"

The 1,000 requests/hour rate limit was hit. Wait a few minutes and retry.

For more help, see the general setup guide.