Clay is a comprehensive command-line interface for the Clay.earth platform, designed to search, organize, and manage professional contact networks.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install clay
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 clay using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Clay?
Clay serves as a powerful bridge between your terminal and your professional CRM, enabling seamless management of your network through a developer-friendly interface. By utilizing this within Openclaw Skills, users can perform complex queries, update contact details, and maintain interaction logs without switching contexts between applications.
The tool is designed for efficiency, offering granular control over contact data, group organization, and activity tracking. Whether you are searching for an investor by location or logging notes from a recent meeting, Clay provides a programmatic way to ensure your network data remains accurate and actionable.
Clay Use Cases
- Finding contacts based on specific work history, company, or educational background.
- Exporting filtered contact lists to CSV or TSV formats for external reporting or analysis.
- Creating and managing follow-up reminders and contextual notes for professional meetings.
- Organizing contacts into groups for targeted communication and outreach campaigns.
- Reviewing recent email and event history to prepare for upcoming networking interactions.
How Clay Works
- Install the CLI tool globally to make the clay command available in your terminal environment.
- Authenticate the tool with your Clay.earth account via a secure OAuth browser flow.
- Execute search commands using diverse flags to filter your network by attributes like title, company, or last interaction date.
- Modify your network data by creating new contacts, updating existing records, or merging duplicate entries.
- Retrieve and export interaction data, notes, and group memberships using structured output formats like JSON.
Clay Setup
To get started with this component for Openclaw Skills, follow these installation steps:
# Install the Clay CLI via npm
npm install -g @clayhq/clay-cli
# Log in to your Clay account
clay login
# Check your authentication status
clay status
Clay Data Schema & Taxonomy
Clay organizes data across several core entities to provide a holistic view of your network.
| Entity | Key Fields | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts | name, email, title, organization, work_history, location | Core person records with rich metadata. |
| Notes | content, contact_id, reminder_date | Textual records linked to contacts with reminder support. |
| Groups | title, group_id, member_ids | Categorization for contact segments (e.g., Starred, Investors). |
| Interactions | last_email_date, event_count, first_interaction_date | Automated tracking of emails, events, and meetings. |
| Events | start, end, contact_ids | Calendar and meeting events associated with network members. |
Clay Advanced Features
- Advanced search syntax supporting geolocation-based queries and distance-based filtering.
- Native support for multiple output formats including JSON, CSV, and TSV for integration with data pipelines.
- Contact referencing within notes using specialized markdown syntax for cross-linked data.
- Comprehensive sorting and pagination controls for managing high-volume contact databases.
- Seamless integration capabilities for Openclaw Skills to automate relationship management workflows.
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