An advanced AI coding agent skill to seamlessly monitor, inspect, and trigger PhantomBuster automations and extract workflow data directly through ClawLink.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install phantombuster-automation
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 phantombuster-automation using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is PhantomBuster Automation?
The PhantomBuster Automation skill is designed to interface directly with PhantomBuster's robust automation platform. By utilizing this integration, developers and marketers can easily inspect existing agents, track launches, and retrieve compiled workflow data directly within their workspace. As one of the premier Openclaw Skills, it connects via ClawLink, providing a secure, streamlined pipeline to manage social media scraping, lead generation, and other web extraction activities without manual API management.
With automated authentication handled securely by ClawLink, you do not need to expose your sensitive API credentials during chat interactions. The integration provides powerful read-and-write capabilities, allowing your AI agent to observe running tasks, fetch historical launch data, and even trigger or modify automations programmatically once given authorization.
PhantomBuster Automation Use Cases
- Tracking the live status of active LinkedIn or Twitter scraping agents without switching tabs.
- Automatically downloading and processing CSV or JSON output data from finished PhantomBuster runs.
- Triggering a specific phantom automation dynamically as part of a multi-step marketing campaign sequence.
- Checking resource limits, API rate limiting, and execution times for your workspace agents.
- Troubleshooting failed automations by inspecting structured launch logs.
How PhantomBuster Automation Works
- Authentication Handshake: The user pairs the ClawLink plugin with OpenClaw and connects their PhantomBuster account in the ClawLink dashboard.
- Tool Discovery: OpenClaw retrieves the current integration tools by querying the live tool catalog with
clawlink_list_tools. - Intent Parsing: When a user queries about an agent or run, the AI agent parses the request and translates it to specific read or write tool calls.
- Security Check (Preview): For any destructive or triggering actions, a preview is generated, and explicit user confirmation is gathered.
- API Execution: ClawLink securely proxies the request to the PhantomBuster API, injecting the stored token safely.
- Response Formatting: The resulting data payload (e.g., launch logs, extracted data) is returned, formatted, and presented clearly in the workspace.
PhantomBuster Automation Setup
Get started with PhantomBuster Automation in three easy steps:
- Install the verified ClawLink plugin from ClawHub:
openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin
openclaw config set tools.alsoAllow '[\"clawlink-plugin\"]' --strict-json
openclaw gateway restart
- Direct OpenClaw to restart and reload by sending
/newas a standalone message. - Complete pairing and connect your account:
- Pair the plugin with
clawlink_begin_pairing(if not done yet). - Navigate to https://claw-link.dev/dashboard?add=phantombuster to link your PhantomBuster profile.
- Run
clawlink_list_integrationsto verify the connection is live.
- Pair the plugin with
PhantomBuster Automation Data Schema & Taxonomy
The PhantomBuster Automation skill organizes dynamic API requests and return types in the following schema:
| Resource | Parameter Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent | agent_id |
String | Unique identifier of the target PhantomBuster agent. |
| Launch | launch_id |
String | Unique identifier of a specific run instance. |
| Limit | limit |
Integer | Pagination parameter to restrict returned items (default: 20). |
| Status | status |
String | Filter criteria for launches (e.g., finished, running). |
Output Schema Example
- Agent Metadata: Contains fields for execution status, scheduling parameters, container settings, and agent configuration.
- Launch Results: Delivers execution logs, success flags, time elapsed, and structured data outputs (such as extracted contact lists).
PhantomBuster Automation Advanced Features
- Safe Write Controls: Every execution that triggers an automation or modifies an agent configuration automatically triggers a dry-run preview and blocks execution until the user manually confirms the action.
- Implicit Authentication Injection: Leverage the security model of ClawLink where sensitive credentials never enter the context window, minimizing exposure vectors.
- Robust Error Tolerance: Features built-in status mapping to easily handle rate limits (HTTP 429) using exponential backoff guidelines and detailed parameter validation prompts.
- Live Tool Customization: Search and discover updated features dynamically using ClawLink's directory, ensuring you always have the latest API tools available.
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