openclaw-task-mcp

Simple Node stdio MCP server for OpenClaw task lifecycle.

Tools:

• start_task → sessions_spawn

• list_tasks → sessions_list (subagent-filtered)

• get_task_status → sessions_history (+ result when available)

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18.19.1

• Reachable OpenClaw Gateway

• Gateway token with permission to invoke tools

Related MCP server: Task Manager MCP Server

Install

git clone https://github.com/EnviableAmaretto/openclaw-task-mcp.git
cd openclaw-task-mcp
npm install
npm run hooks:install

MCP config (Claude-code style / SillyTavern-style)

Put base URL and token directly in the MCP server env block:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openclaw": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/openclaw-task-mcp/src/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "OPENCLAW_BASE_URL": "http://127.0.0.1:18789",
        "OPENCLAW_API_TOKEN": "your-gateway-token",
        "OPENCLAW_TIMEOUT_MS": "30000"
      }
    }
  }
}

args[0] must be the absolute path where you cloned this repository on your host. Examples:

• /home/sillytavern/SillyTavern/repositories/openclaw-task-mcp/src/index.js

• /opt/openclaw-task-mcp/src/index.js

• /srv/mcp/openclaw-task-mcp/src/index.js

No separate HTTP MCP endpoint is needed in this mode; the app launches this process over stdio.

Local run (manual)

OPENCLAW_BASE_URL="http://127.0.0.1:18789" \
OPENCLAW_API_TOKEN="YOUR_TOKEN" \
node src/index.js

Tests

npm test

Quality gates

• Local pre-push hook (.githooks/pre-push) runs npm test.

• CI (.github/workflows/ci.yml) runs npm ci && npm test on push/PR.

• Mandatory before commit: launch MCP server (npm start) and execute at least one real E2E MCP call successfully. Tests alone are not sufficient.

Security notes

• Keep token private; do not commit it.

• Prefer private host networking for the OpenClaw URL.

• Rotate token regularly.