Plane Project Management for Openclaw

A comprehensive integration allowing AI agents to manage projects, tasks, and documentation through the Plane API.

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v1.0.3
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Install & Download

1. ClawHub CLI

The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.

npx clawhub@latest install plane-project-manager

2. Manual Installation

Copy the skill folder to one of these locations

Global
~/.openclaw/skills/
Workspace
<project>/skills/

Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled

3. Prompt Installation

Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.

Help me install plane-project-manager 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 Plane Project Management?

The Plane Project Management skill is a specialized extension designed for Openclaw Skills that bridges the gap between your AI agent and the Plane open-source project management platform. It enables automated interaction with Plane's core features, including issue tracking, workspace management, and document organization. By centralizing credentials and providing a structured interface for API calls, this skill empowers developers to automate their project workflows without leaving their development environment.

Whether you are using a self-hosted instance or a cloud-based setup, this skill facilitates seamless communication between your AI coding assistant and your project's lifecycle management. It leverages the robust Plane API to ensure that tasks are updated in real-time, helping teams maintain a high velocity while using Openclaw Skills to handle the administrative overhead of project tracking.

Plane Project Management Use Cases

  • Automating the creation and assignment of issues based on codebase analysis.
  • Synchronizing development milestones with Plane project timelines.
  • Retrieving project documentation and specifications programmatically for context-aware coding.
  • Managing workspace members and permissions via Openclaw Skills integrations.
  • Batch updating task statuses during sprint transitions.

How Plane Project Management Works

  1. The AI agent initializes by reading the encrypted or local credential configuration stored in the user's home directory.
  2. A secure connection is established with the designated Plane instance URL using a unique API Token.
  3. The skill formats requests to specific Plane API v1 endpoints, such as workspaces, projects, or issues.
  4. Authentication is handled via the X-API-Key header to ensure all transactions are authorized and secure.
  5. The agent processes the JSON responses from Plane to perform subsequent actions or report project status to the user.

Plane Project Management Setup

First, create the necessary configuration directory and file:

mkdir -p ~/.config/plane
touch ~/.config/plane/credentials.json

Populate the credentials.json file with your environment details:

{
  "PLANE_URL": "http://localhost:8888",
  "PLANE_EMAIL": "[email protected]",
  "PLANE_PASSWORD": "your_password",
  "PLANE_API_TOKEN": "plane_api_your_token"
}

To obtain your API Token, log into your Plane instance and navigate to: http://localhost:8888/api/v1/users/me/api-tokens/.

Verify your setup with a simple connection test using Openclaw Skills patterns:

curl -s "http://localhost:8888/api/v1/workspaces/" \
  -H "X-API-Key: plane_api_your_actual_token"

Plane Project Management Data Schema & Taxonomy

The skill organizes data around the Plane API hierarchy. Below is the metadata taxonomy used by this Openclaw Skills extension:

Object Description Key Attributes
Credentials Authentication data URL, Email, Password, API Token
Workspaces Top-level containers Workspace Slug, ID, Name
Issues Individual task items State, Priority, Assignees, Labels
Documents Project wiki/docs Title, Content, Project ID

All configuration is maintained in a standard JSON format to ensure compatibility across different AI agent environments.

Plane Project Management Advanced Features

  • Support for self-hosted Plane deployments via custom URL configuration.
  • Integrated API token management to prevent hardcoding sensitive keys in scripts.
  • Workspace-level administration capabilities for managing team memberships.
  • Extensible architecture allowing for custom issue filtering and reporting using Openclaw Skills.
  • Real-time synchronization hooks for document and wiki management.

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