How to integrate Gladia MCP with OpenClaw

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Introduction

OpenClaw is the fastest growing agent harness out there, which can work 24/7 to automate almost any kind of tasks. However, its capabilities are limited to the tools it has access to. Composio allows your OpenClaw to access Gladia with authentication management handled for you. You can execute actions on Gladia via your favorite OpenClaw interface (Telegram, WhatsApp, TUI, etc), whichever you prefer.

Why use Composio?

Apart from a managed and hosted MCP server, you will get:

  • Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 850+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

How to install Gladia with OpenClaw

Using Composio API Key and Setup Prompt

Copy the setup prompt from the OpenClaw dashboard
  • Run it in your OpenClaw chat interface.
  • Authenticate Gladia from the dashboard
  • Go back to your OpenClaw interface and start asking questions.

Using OpenClaw/Composio Plugin

1. Install OpenClaw Composio plugin

bash
openclaw plugins install @composio/openclaw-plugin

2. Copy the API Key from dashboard.composio.dev

3. Setup OpenClaw Config

openclaw config set plugins.entries.composio.config.consumerKey "ck_your_key_here"

4. Restart OpenClaw

openclaw gateway restart

5. Go to your chat interface and start asking questions.

6. When prompted, authenticate the app and you're all set.

How It Works

The plugin connects to Composio's MCP server at https://connect.composio.dev/mcp and registers all available tools directly into the OpenClaw agent. Tools are called by name — no extra search or execute steps needed.

If a tool returns an auth error, the agent will prompt you to connect that toolkit at dashboard.composio.dev.

Configuration

{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "composio": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "consumerKey": "ck_your_key_here"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
OptionDescriptionDefault
enabledEnable or disable the plugintrue
consumerKeyYour Composio consumer key (ck_...)
mcpUrlMCP server URL (advanced)https://connect.composio.dev/mcp

What is the Gladia MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Gladia MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Gladia account. It provides structured and secure access to advanced audio transcription and intelligence services, so your agent can perform actions like uploading audio, transcribing recordings, retrieving live transcription results, and organizing jobs on your behalf.

  • Real-time and asynchronous transcription: Instantly start live or pre-recorded transcription jobs for audio and video files, letting your agent process spoken content with ease.
  • Audio and video file uploads: Seamlessly upload audio or video files to Gladia's servers as a first step before transcription or analysis.
  • Fetch detailed transcription results: Retrieve comprehensive results and metadata from both live and pre-recorded transcription sessions, including job status and transcribed text.
  • Job management and status tracking: List, filter, and monitor all your live and pre-recorded transcription jobs so your agent can keep tabs on ongoing or completed work.
  • Effortless workflow automation: Combine audio file handling, job initiation, and result retrieval into streamlined, agent-driven automations—saving you time and manual effort.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Get live transcription resultTool to retrieve metadata and results of a live transcription job.
Get Pre-recorded Transcription ResultTool to retrieve metadata for a pre-recorded transcription job.
Initiate Live Transcription SessionTool to initiate a live transcription session.
Initiate Pre-Recorded TranscriptionTool to initiate a pre-recorded transcription job.
List live transcription jobsTool to list live transcription jobs.
Gladia List Pre-Recorded TranscriptionsTool to list pre-recorded transcription jobs with optional filters.
Upload Audio/Video FileTool to upload an audio or video file to Gladia's servers.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Gladia with OpenClaw using Composio plugin. Now interact with Gladia directly from your terminal, Web UI, or any messenger app using natural language commands.

Key benefits of this setup:

  • Seamless integration across TUI, Web UIs, and Messenger apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, etc.
  • Natural language commands for Gladia operations
  • Managed authentication through Composio
  • Access to 20,000+ tools across 850+ apps for cross-app workflows
  • Programmatic tool calling for complex tool chaining

Next steps:

  • Try asking OpenClaw to perform various Gladia operations
  • Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits like Calendar, Slack, Notion, etc.
  • Build complex automation scripts that leverage OpenClaw's 24/7 running capabilities

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Gladia MCP?

With a standalone Gladia MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Gladia tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Gladia and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with OpenClaw?

Yes, you can. OpenClaw fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Gladia tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Gladia while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Gladia scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Gladia data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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