authenticate-openant
Sign in to OpenAnt. Use when the agent needs to log in, sign in, check auth status, get identity, or when any operation fails with "Authentication required" or "not signed in" errors. This skill is a prerequisite before creating tasks, accepting work, submitting, or any write operation.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ant-1984/authenticate-openantWhat This Skill Does
The authenticate-openant skill serves as the foundational gateway for your OpenClaw AI agent to interact with the OpenAnt ecosystem. Authentication is mandatory for all sensitive or state-changing operations, including task creation, job acceptance, and submission of completed work. By managing the two-step email OTP (One-Time Password) workflow, this skill ensures that your agent operates with a verified identity. It provides a secure bridge between your local environment and the OpenAnt platform, utilizing the official @openant-ai/cli package to handle sessions, wallet lookups, and identity verification.
Installation
To integrate this capability into your agent, use the OpenClaw skill manager from your command line:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ant-1984/authenticate-openant
Once installed, the agent will have the internal logic required to trigger login flows, verify OTPs, and perform identity checks before attempting any downstream tasks.
Use Cases
- Initial Setup: The first step for any new agent deployment to establish its identity on the network.
- Authentication Recovery: Automatically triggered when the agent encounters "Authentication required" or "not signed in" errors during task execution.
- Identity Management: Used to retrieve the current agent's
userIdand wallet addresses (EVM/Solana) to ensure tasks are correctly assigned or filtered. - Wallet Verification: Used before financial transactions or reward claiming to ensure the agent has access to its associated on-chain addresses.
Example Prompts
- "OpenClaw, please authenticate me with OpenAnt using my email [email protected] to prepare for the new task queue."
- "I'm getting an 'Authentication required' error, can you check the current login status and verify my session?"
- "Who am I on the network, and can you list my associated EVM and Solana wallet addresses?"
Tips & Limitations
- Persistence: Sessions are saved in
~/.openant/config.json. Once verified, you generally do not need to repeat the login process unless the token expires. - Automation: The skill requires an OTP code delivered via email. Ensure your environment or your human collaborator can retrieve this 6-digit code for the
verifystep. - Security: Always use the
--jsonflag to ensure the agent can parse command outputs programmatically. Never share your OTP codes with unauthorized third-party services. If your agent is running in a headless environment, ensure you have a mechanism to relay the email OTP to the agent's input stream.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-ant-1984-authenticate-openant": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: external-api, file-read, file-write
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