OpenClaw Integration

Dinobase integrates with OpenClaw via a skill that teaches your OpenClaw agent to query business data using the Dinobase CLI.

Install the skill

openclaw skills install dinobase

This installs the Dinobase skill from ClawHub. If dinobase isn’t installed, OpenClaw will auto-install it via uv.

Manual install

If you prefer to install manually:

pip install dinobase

mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills/dinobase
curl -o ~/.openclaw/skills/dinobase/SKILL.md \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DinobaseHQ/dinobase/main/integrations/openclaw/SKILL.md

Setup

Once the skill is installed, set up your data sources. You can either tell your agent:

“Initialize Dinobase and connect my Stripe account with API key sk_test_…”

Or run the commands yourself:

dinobase init
dinobase add stripe --api-key sk_test_...
dinobase add hubspot --api-key pat-...
dinobase sync

See Connecting Sources for the full list of 100+ supported sources, and Syncing & Scheduling for background sync options.

Usage

Ask your OpenClaw agent data questions that span multiple tools:

“Which customers churned last quarter but had declining usage AND open support tickets?”

The agent will:

Run dinobase info to see available sources and tables
Run dinobase describe on relevant tables to understand schemas
Write and execute SQL via dinobase query
Format and present the results

All Dinobase CLI commands output JSON by default, which the agent parses automatically.

How it works

The OpenClaw skill teaches the agent to use the Dinobase CLI via the built-in exec tool. The agent runs shell commands like dinobase query "SELECT ..." and parses the JSON output.

This is the same interface used by Claude Code, Aider, and other shell-capable agents. The data and query engine are identical to the MCP server — just a different transport.

What the agent can do

Action	Command
See available data	`dinobase info`
Check source freshness	`dinobase status`
Describe a table	`dinobase describe stripe.customers`
Run SQL queries	`dinobase query "SELECT ..."`
Cross-source joins	SQL JOIN across schemas
Write data back	`dinobase query "UPDATE ..."` + `dinobase confirm`
Refresh stale data	`dinobase refresh stripe`

Next steps

Getting Started — Full setup walkthrough
Connecting Sources — Add your business data
Querying Data — SQL patterns and cross-source joins
Syncing & Scheduling — Keep data fresh
Schema Annotations — Add context for AI agents
CLI Reference — All commands and flags