An AI agent skill designed to safely execute day-to-day BasicOps tasks, updates, and reviews via a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install basicops-mcp-operator
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install basicops-mcp-operator using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is BasicOps MCP Operator?
The BasicOps MCP Operator is a specialized skill designed to empower AI agents to interact directly with the BasicOps platform through an active Model Context Protocol (MCP) connection. Instead of relying on raw REST API calls or complex manual integrations, this skill leverages standard MCP tool surfaces to read, update, and organize tasks, projects, notes, messages, and reviews.
By adding this capability to your AI workspace, you can manage your team's workflow using intuitive natural language. The skill is built with strict safety guidelines to prevent accidental modifications, ensuring that complex workspace actions like status changes, assignments, and thread summaries are executed reliably. It is a highly efficient addition to your repository of Openclaw Skills, bridging the gap between conversational AI and collaborative project management.
BasicOps MCP Operator Use Cases
- Assigning tasks to team members based on conversational context.
- Changing task status, priorities, or marking assignments complete in BasicOps.
- Generating thread summaries or compiling checklists and subtasks under parent issues.
- Submitting task reviews or requesting feedback from specific teammates.
- Querying related work across projects without manually searching the UI.
How BasicOps MCP Operator Works
- Detect MCP Surface: The AI agent checks the active environment for an available, authenticated BasicOps MCP tool definition.
- Identify Target Objects: It parses natural language requests to identify the specific task, project, note, or thread to be modified.
- Context Gathering: The skill performs safe reads and confirms user and workspace context before executing any mutations.
- Execute Safe Writes: If clear and unambiguous, the agent executes the requested mutation (e.g., assignment, status transition, subtask creation).
- Brief Summary Output: The agent provides a concise, plain-language notification summarizing the exact changes made.
BasicOps MCP Operator Setup
To use the BasicOps MCP Operator, ensure you have an active and authenticated BasicOps MCP server running in your environment.
Prerequisites
If the connection is missing, unauthorized, or unverified, you should first configure it using the setup companion skill:
# Trigger the setup skill to establish the MCP connection
openclaw run basicops-mcp-setup
Usage
Once configured, the agent naturally interprets user intents for task updates. Simply prompt your agent to execute commands, such as:
# Example prompt to your MCP-enabled agent
"Mark the rollout task as high priority and assign it to Amanda"
No additional REST configurations or environment secrets are needed on this operator skill directly, as it inherits the credentials from the established MCP server connection.
BasicOps MCP Operator Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill interacts with the standard BasicOps entity hierarchy. Below is an overview of the key data structures and operations managed by this skill:
| Object Type | Key Fields Managed | Common Operations |
|---|---|---|
| Tasks | ID, Title, Description, Priority, Assignee | Create, Update Status, Assign, Complete |
| Subtasks | Parent ID, Checklist Items, Status | Create Subtask, Generate Checklist |
| Projects | Project ID, Name, Workspace | Context Discovery, Cross-Project Updates |
| Reviews | Reviewer ID, Status, Comments | Request Review, Post Status |
| Threads | Message Content, Sender, Target | Summarize Thread, Post Reply |
All operations prefer non-destructive actions. For safety-critical writes, the skill validates the active workspace and current user context first to avoid cross-tenant issues.
BasicOps MCP Operator Advanced Features
- Natural-Language Intent Mapping: Automatically translates casual phrasing (e.g., "start this" to status
In Progressor "make this high priority" toHighpriority). - Proactive Context-Aware Reads: Automatically inspects related tasks, notes, and local code context before committing modifications or summaries.
- Minimal Multi-User Conflict Safeguards: Protects shared workspaces by requiring confirmation on non-trivial or destructive mutations.
- Cohesive Thread Nesting: Prefers commenting or replying directly inside existing threads to keep communications organized rather than creating messy top-level updates.
- Companion Integration: Seamlessly hands off authentication and missing configuration challenges to the companion
basicops-mcp-setupskill.
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