How to integrate Currents api MCP with OpenClaw

OpenClaw is the fastest growing agent harness out there, which can work 24/7 to automate almost any kind of tasks. However, its capabilities are limited to the tools it has access to. Composio allows your OpenClaw to access Currents api with authentication management handled for you. You can execute actions on Currents api via your favorite OpenClaw interface (Telegram, WhatsApp, TUI, etc), whichever you prefer.

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Introduction

OpenClaw is the fastest growing agent harness out there, which can work 24/7 to automate almost any kind of tasks. However, its capabilities are limited to the tools it has access to. Composio allows your OpenClaw to access Currents api with authentication management handled for you. You can execute actions on Currents api via your favorite OpenClaw interface (Telegram, WhatsApp, TUI, etc), whichever you prefer.

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Why use Composio?

Apart from a managed and hosted MCP server, you will get:

  • Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

How to install Currents api with OpenClaw

Using Composio API Key and Setup Prompt

Copy the setup prompt from the OpenClaw dashboard
  • Run it in your OpenClaw chat interface.
  • Authenticate Currents api from the dashboard
  • Go back to your OpenClaw interface and start asking questions.

Using OpenClaw/Composio Plugin

1. Install OpenClaw Composio plugin

bash
openclaw plugins install @composio/openclaw-plugin

2. Copy the API Key from dashboard.composio.dev

3. Setup OpenClaw Config

bash
openclaw config set plugins.entries.composio.config.consumerKey "ck_your_key_here"

4. Restart OpenClaw

bash
openclaw gateway restart

5. Go to your chat interface and start asking questions.

6. When prompted, authenticate the app and you're all set.

How It Works

The plugin connects to Composio's MCP server at https://connect.composio.dev/mcp and registers all available tools directly into the OpenClaw agent. Tools are called by name — no extra search or execute steps needed.

If a tool returns an auth error, the agent will prompt you to connect that toolkit at dashboard.composio.dev.

Configuration

bash
{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "composio": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "consumerKey": "ck_your_key_here"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
OptionDescriptionDefault
enabledEnable or disable the plugintrue
consumerKeyYour Composio consumer key (ck_...)
mcpUrlMCP server URL (advanced)https://connect.composio.dev/mcp

What is the Currents api MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Currents api MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Currents api account. It provides structured and secure access to global news data and usage analytics, so your agent can fetch the latest headlines, monitor news categories, analyze usage reports, and automate real-time news tracking on your behalf.

  • Fetch real-time news articles: Instantly retrieve the latest news stories from diverse sources worldwide, filtered by category or language.
  • Monitor activity notifications: Set up notification channels for specific users or applications, allowing your agent to watch for real-time events and updates.
  • Analyze usage statistics: Access detailed usage reports for Google Workspace entities to gain insights into user activity patterns and system performance.
  • Fallback news listing: When listing users isn't supported, seamlessly get the most recent news articles as a fallback to keep information flowing.
  • User activity reporting: Retrieve granular usage reports for individual users, helping you track engagement and audit activity over time.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated Currents api with OpenClaw using Composio plugin. Now interact with Currents api directly from your terminal, Web UI, or any messenger app using natural language commands.

Key benefits of this setup:

  • Seamless integration across TUI, Web UIs, and Messenger apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, etc.
  • Natural language commands for Currents api operations
  • Managed authentication through Composio
  • Access to 20,000+ tools across 1000+ apps for cross-app workflows
  • Programmatic tool calling for complex tool chaining

Next steps:

  • Try asking OpenClaw to perform various Currents api operations
  • Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits like Calendar, Slack, Notion, etc.
  • Build complex automation scripts that leverage OpenClaw's 24/7 running capabilities
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Currents api action and event your agent gets out of the box.

List Latest News

Tool to retrieve the latest news articles from Currents News API.

Activities Watch

Start a push notification channel to watch user activities for Google Workspace applications.

Get Entity Usage Reports

Tool to retrieve usage statistics for a specific Google Workspace entity.

List Users

Tool to list users in a Google Workspace domain.

Search News Articles

Retrieve news articles from Currents News API with flexible search and filtering.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Currents api MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Currents api tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Currents api and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. OpenClaw fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Currents api tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Currents api scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Currents api data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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