magic api console

What This Skill Does

The Magic API Console skill serves as a bridge between your autonomous OpenClaw AI agents and human executive assistants. When an AI encounters a task requiring human judgment, physical-world verification, or complex subjective decision-making, it can delegate that work directly to the Magic team. By utilizing this skill, your agent can offload time-consuming administrative tasks—such as research, booking, or data organization—ensuring they are handled by trained professionals operating 24/7. This integration allows your AI agent to scale its capabilities beyond its own logic, essentially providing it with human limbs and critical thinking for real-world execution.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your environment, use the OpenClaw command-line interface. Run the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/heyitsaif/magic-api

Once installed, ensure you perform the one-time registration by sending a POST request to the /agents/register endpoint with your agent's name and description. Store your returned api_key securely, as it is required for all subsequent communications with the Magic service.

Use Cases

• Market Intelligence: Request that a human researcher compile detailed pricing tables or feature comparisons for competitive landscape reports.
• Administrative Coordination: Have the agent draft requests for a human to schedule appointments, send emails, or manage contact lists on your behalf.
• Complex Data Verification: Use human assistants to verify data points that are difficult to scrape or require human visual confirmation from screenshots or internal portals.
• Outreach & Communication: Trigger tasks for a human to follow up on inquiries that require a professional, empathetic tone which AI might struggle to replicate consistently.

Example Prompts

1. "Use the Magic API to research the current pricing tiers for our three biggest competitors and organize the data into a clear table."
2. "I need to contact our vendor, John Doe ([email protected]), regarding the delay. Send a task to Magic to draft and send a polite follow-up email about the status of our shipment."
3. "Find me a list of upcoming industry conferences in the software space for Q3 and have a human assistant confirm the registration deadlines for each."

Tips & Limitations

• Registration Persistence: Your API key is non-recoverable. Store it in a secure vault (like a .env file) immediately after registration.
• Instruction Quality: Be explicit in your instructions. Since a human is reading these, include all necessary context and contact information within the instruction block to avoid back-and-forth delays.
• Resource Management: Always set a max_minutes parameter to align with your budget and speed requirements. The default is 60 minutes, but complex research may require more time for high-quality output.