Quick Start

Getting Started: MCP + OpenClaw (formerly clawdbot) in 10 Minutes

Follow these steps to get a fully working OpenClaw with two essential MCPs: Filesystem (scoped) and Brave Search.

Step 1 — Install OpenClaw

Install OpenClaw bash 
curl -fsSL https://clawd.bot/install.sh | bash

Step 2 — Add MCP servers

Open your OpenClaw config and paste the template below. Replace paths and keys.

Minimal MCP config json 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "./workdir"]
    },
    "brave-search": {
      "url": "https://api.search.brave.com/mcp/",
      "headers": {"Authorization": "Bearer ${BRAVE_API_KEY}"}
    }
  }
}

Step 3 — Verify

⚡️ One-Command Setup

Magic Setup - Zero Config Required

Copy this prompt and paste it into openclaw. It will auto-install 4 essential MCP servers in 30 seconds.

magic-setup.txt 
@OpenClaw (openclaw) I need you to set up my "Super Assistant" environment automatically.

Please follow these steps:

1. [Check Environment]: Verify if Node.js (v18+) is installed. If missing, guide me to install it first.

2. [Install Core MCP Servers]: Use npx to install these essential servers (no API keys needed):
   • @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem (Access to Desktop/Documents)
   • @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory (Long-term memory)
   • @modelcontextprotocol/server-fetch (Web scraping)
   • @modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking (Deep reasoning)

3. [Verify]: After installation, test it: "List files on my Desktop"

Execute step-by-step. If you encounter "command not found", let me know.
✅ No Config Needed
⏱️ 30s Install
🎯 Covers 80% Use Cases
✓ Verified for Claude 3.5 Sonnet
❓ Installation Failed? 🔑 Need More MCPs?

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