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Chat Channels

OpenClaw can talk to you on any chat app you already use. Each channel connects via the Gateway. Text is supported everywhere; media and reactions vary by channel.

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Supported channels

  • BlueBubbles — Recommended for iMessage; uses the BlueBubbles macOS server REST API with full feature support (edit, unsend, effects, reactions, group management — edit currently broken on macOS 26 Tahoe).
  • Discord — Discord Bot API + Gateway; supports servers, channels, and DMs.
  • Feishu — Feishu/Lark bot via WebSocket (plugin, installed separately).
  • Google Chat — Google Chat API app via HTTP webhook.
  • iMessage (legacy) — Legacy macOS integration via imsg CLI (deprecated, use BlueBubbles for new setups).
  • IRC — Classic IRC servers; channels + DMs with pairing/allowlist controls.
  • LINE — LINE Messaging API bot (plugin, installed separately).
  • Matrix — Matrix protocol (plugin, installed separately).
  • Mattermost — Bot API + WebSocket; channels, groups, DMs (plugin, installed separately).
  • Microsoft Teams — Bot Framework; enterprise support (plugin, installed separately).
  • Nextcloud Talk — Self-hosted chat via Nextcloud Talk (plugin, installed separately).
  • Nostr — Decentralized DMs via NIP-04 (plugin, installed separately).
  • Signal — signal-cli; privacy-focused.
  • Synology Chat — Synology NAS Chat via outgoing+incoming webhooks (plugin, installed separately).
  • Slack — Bolt SDK; workspace apps.
  • Telegram — Bot API via grammY; fast setup, groups, forum topics, and multi-bot polling/webhook fleets from one gateway.
  • Tlon — Urbit-based messenger (plugin, installed separately).
  • Twitch — Twitch chat via IRC connection (plugin, installed separately).
  • WebChat — Gateway WebChat UI over WebSocket.
  • WhatsApp — Most popular; uses Baileys and requires QR pairing.
  • Zalo — Zalo Bot API; Vietnam’s popular messenger (plugin, installed separately).
  • Zalo Personal — Zalo personal account via QR login (plugin, installed separately).

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Notes

  • Channels can run simultaneously; configure multiple and OpenClaw will route per chat.
  • Channels marked plugin, installed separately are not bundled with the core install. Install them with wednesdayai plugins install <package-or-path> (or pick them during onboarding); each channel page has a Plugin required section with the exact command. See Plugins.
  • Fastest setup is usually Telegram (simple bot token). WhatsApp requires QR pairing and stores more state on disk.
  • Group behavior varies by channel; see Groups.
  • Which agent answers a chat, and how messages route across channels and agents: see Channel routing and Multi-agent.
  • DM pairing and allowlists are enforced for safety; see Security.
  • Troubleshooting: Channel troubleshooting.
  • Model providers are documented separately; see Model Providers.