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Channels

OpenClaw runs as a multi-channel inbox. One Gateway process serves multiple chat surfaces simultaneously.

Supported channels

  • WhatsApp (Baileys).
  • Telegram (grammY).
  • Slack (Bolt).
  • Discord (discord.js).
  • Google Chat (Chat API).
  • Signal (signal-cli).
  • BlueBubbles — iMessage, recommended.
  • iMessage — legacy imsg driver.
  • Microsoft Teams — extension.
  • Matrix — extension.
  • Zalo — extension.
  • Zalo Personal — extension.
  • WebChat — served by the Gateway.

Extension packages add channels like Mattermost, Feishu, Line, Nextcloud Talk, Twitch, IRC, Nostr, Tlon, and more. See the upstream docs/channels/ directory for per-channel setup notes.

Routing

  • Inbound channels, accounts, and peers can be routed to isolated agents (workspaces + per-agent sessions).
  • Per-channel chunking, mention gating, and reply tags for group routing.

See DM policy & pairing for inbound DM controls and Group routing for group rules.

Per-channel configuration

Channel config lives under channels.<name> in openclaw.json. Common keys:

  • channels.<name>.allowFrom — sender allowlist.
  • channels.<name>.dmPolicy — pairing (default) or open.
  • channels.<name>.groups — group routing and mention rules.

The wizard (openclaw onboard) walks through per-channel pairing for the major channels.

Channel CLI

openclaw channels login     # Interactive pairing
openclaw channels status    # Per-channel status
openclaw channels start <channel>
openclaw channels stop <channel>
openclaw channels logout <channel>

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