How to integrate Northflank MCP with OpenClaw

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 Northflank with authentication management handled for you. You can execute actions on Northflank via your favorite OpenClaw interface (Telegram, WhatsApp, TUI, etc), whichever you prefer.

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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 Northflank with authentication management handled for you. You can execute actions on Northflank via your favorite OpenClaw interface (Telegram, WhatsApp, TUI, etc), whichever you prefer.

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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 1000+ 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 Northflank 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 Northflank 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

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

4. Restart OpenClaw

bash
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

bash
{
  "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 Northflank MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Northflank MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Northflank account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Northflank operations on your behalf.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Northflank with OpenClaw using Composio plugin. Now interact with Northflank 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 Northflank operations
  • Managed authentication through Composio
  • Access to 20,000+ tools across 1000+ apps for cross-app workflows
  • Programmatic tool calling for complex tool chaining

Next steps:

  • Try asking OpenClaw to perform various Northflank 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
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Northflank action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create or Update Project

Tool to create a new project or update an existing project in Northflank (upsert operation).

Create or Update Secret

Tool to create or update a secret group in a Northflank project.

Create Project

Tool to create a new project in Northflank.

Create Secret

Tool to create a secret group in a Northflank project.

Delete Project

Tool to permanently delete a Northflank project and all associated resources.

Get DNS ID

Tool to retrieve the DNS identifier for the authenticated account.

Get Project

Tool to retrieve detailed information about a specific Northflank project.

Get Secret

Tool to retrieve a secret from a Northflank project including its contents.

Get Secret Details

Tool to view a secret with details about its linked addons from a Northflank project.

List Addon Types

Tool to retrieve information about available addon types in Northflank.

List Cloud Provider Node Types

Tool to retrieve supported cloud provider node types available on Northflank.

List Cloud Provider Regions

Tool to retrieve supported cloud provider regions available on Northflank.

List Pipelines

Tool to list all pipelines for a Northflank project.

List Plans

Tool to retrieve available billing/resource plans in Northflank.

List Projects

Tool to list all projects in your Northflank team with pagination support.

List Regions

Tool to retrieve available project regions in Northflank.

List Secrets

Tool to list all secrets belonging to a Northflank project.

List Services

Tool to list all services belonging to a Northflank project.

Patch Secret

Tool to partially update a secret group in a Northflank project.

Update Project

Tool to update a project in Northflank.

Update Secret

Tool to update a secret in a Northflank project.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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 Northflank tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Northflank 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.

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 Northflank data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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