namely

What This Skill Does

The Namely skill for OpenClaw provides a powerful, programmatic bridge to your human resources information system. Built on the Membrane infrastructure, it abstracts away complex API authentication and token management, allowing you to focus on human capital workflows. With this skill, you can manage the entire lifecycle of employee data within Namely, including personal profile management, organizational structures, compensation tracking, performance goals, and payroll configurations. Whether you need to retrieve contact information for a colleague, check time-off balances, or update job-related details, this skill serves as your command-line and agent-driven interface to the Namely ecosystem.

Installation

To begin, ensure you have the OpenClaw environment ready. First, install the Membrane CLI via npm with npm install -g @membranehq/cli. Authenticate your session by running membrane login --tenant. To add the skill to your agent, execute clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/gora050/namely. Once installed, you must connect the skill to your specific Namely instance. Run membrane search namely --elementType=connector --json to find your connector ID, then execute membrane connect --connectorId=YOUR_ID. Follow the browser-based prompts to authorize the connection.

Use Cases

This skill is designed for HR professionals, team leads, and automated administrative assistants. Key use cases include:

• Onboarding/Offboarding: Automatically synchronizing new hire data or updating job information upon role changes.
• Payroll Operations: Auditing compensation records or pulling payroll summaries for specific departments.
• Performance Management: Tracking progress against individual or team goals stored in Namely.
• Self-Service HR: Allowing employees to use natural language to query their own time-off balances or document status without logging into the full HRIS portal.
• Directory Queries: Quickly finding contact details or organizational reporting structures for faster inter-departmental communication.

Example Prompts

1. "Check how many vacation days I have left according to my Namely profile."
2. "Find the job title and manager for John Doe in our organization database."
3. "List all goals associated with the Engineering department in Namely."

Tips & Limitations

Always check for existing connections using membrane connection list --json before attempting to create a new one to avoid configuration bloat. The skill relies on your Namely permissions; ensure your API token has the correct OAuth scopes for the actions you intend to perform. If an action returns an error, use membrane action list --intent=QUERY --connectionId=... to verify that the target resource supports your requested operation. Remember that this skill operates on live production data—always verify your intent before executing state-changing operations like updating payroll or compensation data.