Faxagent Skill

What This Skill Does

The FaxAgent skill empowers your OpenClaw agent to bridge the gap between digital workflows and traditional facsimile communications. Designed as a formal, AI-readable integration, it allows the agent to interface with the FaxAgent.ai API. Unlike automated bots that attempt to handle file uploads or payments autonomously, this skill is designed for human-in-the-loop oversight. It handles the submission of fax metadata—such as recipient information and notes—and retrieves specific URLs for document uploads, payment processing, and status tracking. By offloading these high-friction tasks to a dedicated web interface provided by the API, the agent maintains safety and security while ensuring your documents are sent efficiently. It includes built-in support for promo codes and safe, authenticated polling to provide status updates on your fax jobs.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your environment, use the OpenClaw CLI tool. Ensure you are within your project directory and execute the following command:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/faxagent/faxagent-skill

Once installed, the agent will recognize prompts involving faxing and automatically initialize the connection to the FaxAgent discovery endpoint to align its schemas.

Use Cases

• Legal Correspondence: Easily send signed PDFs that require formal fax delivery to courts or legal offices, then track them via a dedicated link.
• Medical Records: Securely initiate the faxing process for patient documentation, allowing the user to handle sensitive file uploads personally.
• Business Procurement: Submit purchase orders to legacy vendors who still rely on fax for processing, utilizing promo tokens to reduce costs.

Example Prompts

1. "Fax the document to 778-848-8626 with the note 'Attn: Compliance Dept' and give me the status link."
2. "Can you help me send a fax? I have a document for John Doe at 555-0199 and I have a promo token: SAVE20."
3. "Check the status of my recent fax job for the medical records request."

Tips & Limitations

• Security: This skill prioritizes safety by not automating payments or direct file uploads. Always interact with the upload_url and pay_url directly through your browser to ensure security.
• Reliability: Use the fax_number parameter consistently rather than to_number.
• Discovery: The skill automatically polls the discovery document to stay updated with API changes; avoid manual intervention unless the service requires re-authentication.
• Data Privacy: While the agent handles metadata, ensure that sensitive content resides only within the files you manually upload via the provided secure links.