channels-setupGuide to set up and configure IM channels(Telegram, Discord, Slack, Feishu, Dingtalk) for OpenClaw.
Install via ClawdBot CLI:
clawdbot install petopagi/channels-setupUse openclaw CLI to enable and configure the channels you want.
After configuration, you should restart the gateway to apply changes:
openclaw gateway restartIn order to use openclaw cli, you may need execute source /root/.nvm/nvm.sh first to load nvm environment.
Before restart gateway, must tell user you will restart yourself.
openclaw config set channels.telegram.botToken "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN"
openclaw config set channels.telegram.dmPolicy "pairing"
openclaw config set channels.telegram.groups."*".requireMention true
openclaw config set channels.telegram.enabled trueopenclaw config set channels.discord.token "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN"
openclaw config set channels.discord.enabled trueopenclaw config set channels.slack.mode "socket"
openclaw config set channels.slack.appToken "xapp-..."
openclaw config set channels.slack.botToken "xoxb-..."
openclaw config set channels.slack.enabled trueopenclaw config set channels.feishu.appId "YOUR_APP_ID"
openclaw config set channels.feishu.appSecret "YOUR_APP_SECRET"
openclaw config set channels.feishu.groupPolicy "true"
openclaw config set channels.feishu.enabled trueEdit the channels and gateway fields in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json as below:
{
"channels": {
"dingtalk-connector": {
"enabled": true,
"clientId": "dingxxxxxxxxx", // DingTalk AppKey
"clientSecret": "your_secret_here", // DingTalk AppSecret
"gatewayToken": "", // Optional: Gateway authentication token, the value of gateway.auth.token in openclaw.json
"gatewayPassword": "", // Optional: Gateway authentication password (choose either token or password)
"sessionTimeout": 1800000 // Optional: Session timeout (ms), default is 30 minutes
}
},
"gateway": {
"http": {
"endpoints": {
"chatCompletions": {
"enabled": true
}
}
}
}
}You can refer to the following documents for more detailed configuration instructions:
For Feishu channel detail setup, please refer to:
For Dingtalk channel detail setup, please refer to:
For Telegram, Slack, Discord or more channels setup, please refer to OpenClaw Channel Setup Guide. Use ls /root/.local/share/pnpm/global/5/node_modules/openclaw/docs/channels to see all available channel setup guides.
Generated Mar 1, 2026
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💬 Integration Tip
Ensure all channel tokens and secrets are securely stored and regularly updated to prevent unauthorized access. Test configurations in a staging environment before applying to production to avoid disruptions.
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