Signal + OpenClaw integration
Connect Signal to OpenClaw
ConnectChats brings your Signal chats into OpenClaw. Ask OpenClaw to catch you up, find any message and draft replies. Nothing gets sent until you approve it.
Free to start. No app to install. Every send needs your OK.
What OpenClaw can do with your Signal
ConnectChats gives OpenClaw a small set of tools. OpenClaw calls them when you ask about your Signal chats, and only for the chats you share.
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Catch you up
Ask what you missed and OpenClaw reads your unread Signal chats, then gives you the short version: who needs an answer, what was decided, what can wait.
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Find any message
The address someone sent last month, the price a client agreed to, the link from a group chat. OpenClaw searches your Signal history and quotes the message.
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Draft replies
OpenClaw writes the reply in your tone, in the chat's language, with the context of the whole thread. You read it, edit it, and send it.
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Send with your OK
When you approve a draft, ConnectChats sends it from your own Signal account and confirms delivery. Auto-send only runs in chats where you switch it on.
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Things to ask OpenClaw
Type these in OpenClaw once Signal is linked.
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What did I miss in my Signal chats today?
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Summarize the family group on Signal since Friday.
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Who asked me a question on Signal that I haven't answered?
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Find the address my sister sent me on Signal.
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Draft a reply to Alex on Signal saying I can make it Saturday.
How to connect Signal to OpenClaw
It takes about two minutes. You do it once, and the same account then works in every AI app you add.
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Add ConnectChats to OpenClaw
- Add ConnectChats with openclaw mcp add connectchats --url https://api.connectchats.com/mcp --transport streamable-http.
- Set auth to oauth for that server in your OpenClaw config.
- Stop the Gateway, run openclaw mcp login connectchats and sign in with your passkey in the browser.
- Start the Gateway again, and your agent can use your shared chats.
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Link your Signal account
- Open https://connectchats.com/app and choose Link a chat app, then Signal.
- On your phone, open Signal, go to Settings, then Linked devices, and tap Link a new device.
- Scan the QR code shown in ConnectChats.
- Your chats then appear in the dashboard, where you choose which ones your AI app can see.
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Pick the chats OpenClaw can see
Every chat is listed in your ConnectChats dashboard. Share all of them or only the ones you choose. OpenClaw never sees the rest.
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Ask OpenClaw about your Signal
Open a new conversation in OpenClaw and ask about your chats. OpenClaw calls ConnectChats when it needs your messages.
How Signal and OpenClaw work together
ConnectChats links to your Signal account as a linked device, the same way Signal Desktop does, and brings in the chats you choose. Your phone stays your main device, and you can unlink ConnectChats from it at any time.
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Signal in ConnectChats
One to one chats and groups are supported. Signal gives a newly linked device little or no past history, so most chats start from the moment you link. Messages are decrypted on our server so your AI app can read them, then stored encrypted with a key only your passkey can unlock. Photos, videos and voice notes show up as short text descriptions, with their captions.
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ConnectChats in OpenClaw
OpenClaw adds remote MCP servers from its command line or its config file, and ConnectChats works there as one of them. Add it once, sign in with your passkey, and your agent can catch you up on your chats and draft replies you approve. OpenClaw was called Clawdbot, then Moltbot, before taking its current name. OpenClaw runs on your own machine or server, so you control where it lives. ConnectChats itself is hosted, so your chat apps stay linked even when your OpenClaw machine is off. OpenClaw already talks to you through chat apps. ConnectChats is different: it gives the agent read and draft access to your own chats, with approval before anything is sent. The same ConnectChats account works in every AI app, so the chats you already linked are available in OpenClaw without linking them again.
Your Signal stays under your control
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You pick the chats
OpenClaw only sees the Signal chats you share. Unshare a chat and it disappears from every AI app at once.
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Drafts by default
OpenClaw prepares replies. You approve each one before it reaches Signal, unless you turn on auto-send for that chat.
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Stored messages are encrypted
Stored messages are encrypted with a key that only your passkey can unlock. We never train models on your messages.
Questions
Can OpenClaw read my Signal messages?
Yes, once you link Signal in ConnectChats and add ConnectChats to OpenClaw. OpenClaw reads only the chats you share, and only when you ask it something that needs them.
Can OpenClaw send Signal messages for me?
OpenClaw can draft a reply and send it after you approve it. Messages go out from your own Signal account. You can allow automatic sending for specific chats, and it stays off everywhere else.
Is the Signal to OpenClaw integration free?
Yes. The free plan links two chat apps and works in every supported AI app, with no limit on what you ask. No card needed.
Do I need to install anything?
No. You add ConnectChats inside OpenClaw and link Signal from your browser. There is no app to download and nothing runs on your computer.
Does it work with other AI apps too?
Yes. The same ConnectChats account works in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Manus, Muse and any AI app that supports remote MCP servers. Link Signal once and use it everywhere.
Does linking ConnectChats weaken Signal's encryption?
Signal still encrypts messages on their way to every device, including ConnectChats. ConnectChats is one of those devices, so it can read the messages it receives. It then stores them encrypted with a key only your passkey can unlock. If you want a chat to stay out of it, do not share it, or do not link Signal.
Will I see my old Signal messages?
Mostly not. Signal shares little or no history with a newly linked device, so expect messages from the moment you link onward.
What do I need to link Signal?
Only Signal on your phone. Open https://connectchats.com/app, choose Signal, then scan the QR code from Settings, Linked devices, Link a new device in Signal.
Is OpenClaw the same as Clawdbot or Moltbot?
Yes. The project was renamed from Clawdbot to Moltbot, then to OpenClaw. The setup is the same whichever name your install uses.
Do I need to restart OpenClaw after adding ConnectChats?
Yes. Stop the Gateway before you run openclaw mcp login connectchats, then start it again so your agent picks up the new server.
Related pages
Signal with other AI apps
Other chat apps in OpenClaw
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