5 AgentPatch Tools Every OpenClaw Setup Needs

OpenClaw is most useful when it can actually look things up, not just work from training data. AgentPatch gives it that ability through a single MCP connection. If you’re running OpenClaw and haven’t connected it yet, here are five tools worth having.

Setup

The AgentPatch CLI is designed for AI agents to use via shell access. Install it, and your agent can discover and invoke any tool on the marketplace.

Install (zero dependencies, Python 3.10+):

pip install agentpatch

Set your API key:

export AGENTPATCH_API_KEY=your_api_key

Example commands your agent will use:

ap search "web search"
ap run google-search --input '{"query": "test"}'

Get your API key from the AgentPatch dashboard.

Install the AgentPatch skill from ClawHub — it teaches OpenClaw when to use AgentPatch and how to use the CLI:

clawhub install agentpatch

MCP Server (Alternative)

If you prefer raw MCP tool access instead of the skill, add AgentPatch to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "agentpatch": {
        "transport": "streamable-http",
        "url": "https://agentpatch.ai/mcp",
        "headers": {
          "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual key from the AgentPatch dashboard. Restart OpenClaw and it discovers all AgentPatch tools automatically.

The Five Tools

1. Google Search (50 credits/call) The most broadly useful tool. Your bot can look up anything current — news, prices, documentation, answers to one-off questions — without being limited to training data. Ask it something time-sensitive and it searches instead of guessing.

Details: agentpatch.ai/tools/thomas/google-search

2. Google Maps (75 credits/call) For any question involving places or local businesses. “What’s open for dinner near me?” or “Find a hardware store in this zip code” — the bot searches Maps and returns real results with ratings and hours.

Details: agentpatch.ai/tools/thomas/google-maps

3. Google News (75 credits/call) Recent news on any topic. Useful when someone asks about something that happened recently and the bot needs current context rather than general background.

Details: agentpatch.ai/tools/thomas/google-news

4. Generate Image (800 credits/call) The bot can generate images directly from a text description using Recraft. Useful for quick visual requests: mockups, illustrations, header images, creative prompts. The image comes back in the chat.

Details: agentpatch.ai/tools/toolkit/generate-image-recraft

5. Email - Send (100 credits/call) Your bot can send emails on your behalf. Useful for drafting and sending follow-ups, notifications, or outreach directly from chat without switching to an email client.

Details: agentpatch.ai/tools/agentpatch/send-email

Example

The combination of these tools means your bot can handle multi-step requests naturally. Message it on Telegram:

“Look up what’s trending in electric vehicles, find the top-rated EV dealership near me, and email me a quick summary.”

The bot searches Google Trends, looks up Maps results, and sends the summary to your inbox — three tools, one message, no manual steps.

Wrapping Up

These five tools cover most of what makes an OpenClaw bot useful day-to-day. Connect AgentPatch once and you get all of them — plus everything else on the marketplace. See the full list at agentpatch.ai.

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