Connecting Your PM Tool

In this lesson, you'll install the project management skill from ClawHub and connect it to your Jira, Linear, or Asana account.

Prerequisites

Make sure your OpenClaw Gateway is running and you have admin access to your PM tool. You'll need to generate an API token.

Install the PM skill

Search for and install the project management skill:

Search skills

clawhub search "project management"

Install it:

Install skill

clawhub install project-management

You should see:

[ClawHub] Installing project-management@2.4.1...
[ClawHub] Skill installed successfully.
[ClawHub] Run `openclaw skills config project-management` to configure.

Generate an API token

You'll need an API token from your PM tool. Follow the instructions for your platform:

Go to id.atlassian.com/manage-profile/security/api-tokens
Click Create API token
Name it "OpenClaw" and copy the token

You'll also need your Jira domain (e.g., yourteam.atlassian.net) and your email address.

Keep your token safe

Store your API token securely. OpenClaw encrypts it in your local config, but never share it in chat or commit it to version control.

Configure the connection

Run the config command and follow the prompts:

Configure Jira

openclaw skills config project-management --provider jira --domain "yourteam.atlassian.net" --email "you@company.com" --token "YOUR_API_TOKEN"

Verify the connection

Test that OpenClaw can reach your PM tool:

Test connection

openclaw skills test project-management

Expected output:

[project-management] Testing connection to Linear...
[project-management] Authenticated as: sarah@startup.co
[project-management] Found 3 projects, 47 tasks
[project-management] Connection OK

Test from chat

Open your chat platform and try a basic query:

How many open tasks do I have?

OpenClaw should respond with something like:

You have 12 open tasks across 2 projects:
- "Startup MVP" — 8 tasks (3 high priority)
- "Marketing Site" — 4 tasks (1 high priority)

Double-check your token and credentials. For Jira, make sure you're using your email address (not username) and the correct domain. Re-run the config command:

Reconfigure

openclaw skills config project-management

The skill only sees projects your API token has access to. Make sure your account is a member of the projects you want to manage. For Jira, check that your token user has the "Browse Projects" permission.

Checkpoint

Knowledge Check

What do you need from your PM tool to connect it to OpenClaw?

You should now have:

The project-management skill installed
Your PM tool connected and authenticated
A successful test query from chat

Next up: creating and managing tasks directly from chat.