OpenClaw: Set Up the ContentStudio Skill

OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI agent that can use the ContentStudio skill and CLI to manage ContentStudio workflows through a connected chat channel. Once configured, it can work with posts, media, workspaces, accounts, campaigns, labels, and team members.

Prerequisites

You need:

• A machine to run OpenClaw

• Node.js

• A ContentStudio API key

• An AI model provider key supported by OpenClaw

• Optionally, a supported chat channel such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or Discord

Install the ContentStudio skill and CLI

1. Install and configure OpenClaw using its official installation process.

2. Install the ContentStudio skill:

openclaw skills install @contentstudio-official/contentstudio

3. Install the CLI used by the skill:

npm install -g contentstudio-cli

Configure ContentStudio authentication

Open the main API module in ContentStudio. On the API tab, create an API key and make it available in the background service process environment:

export CONTENTSTUDIO_API_KEY=cs_your_api_key_here

For local testing only, you can authenticate the CLI interactively:

contentstudio auth:login --api-key cs_your_api_key_here

Verify authentication and choose a workspace:

contentstudio auth:status
contentstudio --json workspaces:current
contentstudio --json workspaces:list
contentstudio workspaces:use <workspace_id>

Important: configure the running service, not only your shell

A shell export does not automatically reach an already-running OpenClaw service. Configure CONTENTSTUDIO_API_KEY in the actual service environment—for example, systemd Environment= or EnvironmentFile=, Docker -e, or Compose environment:—then restart the service. OpenClaw remains blocked until its process can access the required variable.

Connect a chat channel

Use OpenClaw’s supported channel setup flow. For Telegram, you create a bot, enable the Telegram plugin, add the channel with its bot token, start or restart the gateway, and approve the resulting pairing code.

Keep the bot private: enable pairing and allowlist trusted users or chat IDs. An unrestricted bot could allow untrusted users to issue ContentStudio commands.

Start safely

Begin with read-only prompts:

• “Show my connected Instagram accounts.”

• “List my draft posts.”

• “Show the active workspace.”

Then create a draft before attempting scheduled or published content:

• “Create a draft for my Facebook page: Weekend sale starts now!”

Troubleshooting

• The bot does not respond: check the channel token, pairing approval, plugin state, and gateway status.

• The skill reports no API key: add CONTENTSTUDIO_API_KEY to the running service environment and restart it.

• No workspace is selected: list workspaces and set the intended workspace with the CLI.

Confirm the supported OpenClaw version, provider, channel configuration, and approval behavior in your own deployment before enabling write-capable workflows.