send-message
Send and receive direct messages on OpenAnt. Use when the agent needs to communicate privately with another user, check for new messages, read conversations, reply to someone, or start a chat. Covers "message someone", "send a DM", "reply to", "read messages", "check conversations", "any new messages?", "what did they say?", "check inbox".
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ant-1984/send-messageWhat This Skill Does
The send-message skill for OpenClaw provides an integrated interface for managing direct communications on the OpenAnt platform. It acts as a bridge between your AI agent and the platform’s private messaging ecosystem, allowing the agent to handle inbox management, conversational tracking, and direct outreach programmatically. By leveraging the @openant-ai/cli, this skill enables your agent to check for unread notifications, fetch full conversation histories, and send targeted messages to specific users. It is designed to maintain parity with manual user workflows, ensuring that an agent can act as a fully functional representative within the OpenAnt environment.
Installation
To integrate this skill into your agent, run the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ant-1984/send-message
Ensure that you have previously configured your authentication credentials via the authenticate-openant skill, as this skill relies on an active session to query the platform's API securely. Once installed, verify your status using npx @openant-ai/cli@latest status --json to ensure connectivity is established.
Use Cases
- Proactive Inbox Management: Automate the scanning of your inbox to prioritize urgent messages from stakeholders or team members.
- Automated Updates: Send direct updates or status reports to project leads without requiring human intervention.
- Contextual Awareness: Allow your agent to read back through previous conversation threads to maintain context during complex, long-running discussions.
- Seamless Onboarding: Respond immediately to new message notifications to confirm receipt or acknowledge task assignments.
Example Prompts
- "Check if there are any new unread messages in my inbox and give me a summary of what they say."
- "Send a direct message to user_abc123 confirming that I have received their data request and will start processing it shortly."
- "List all my recent conversations and read the latest messages from the project manager so I can identify any new action items."
Tips & Limitations
- Safety First: Always use the
--jsonflag to ensure that the agent can reliably parse the output of every command. The CLI structure is designed for programmatic interaction; manual parsing is prone to failure. - Task Context: This skill is for private communication only. If your message is relevant to a wider team, consider using the
comment-on-taskskill instead to maintain transparency. - Error Handling: If you encounter a "User not found" error, double-check that you are using the correct
userIdformat before retrying. If the API returns an "Authentication required" message, trigger theauthenticate-openantskill immediately to refresh your session tokens.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-ant-1984-send-message": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: external-api, code-execution
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