# OpenBot / Chazakah Documentation

> Developer and product docs for OpenBot (Chazakah). Brand: OpenBot/Chazakah only.
> Product: https://chazakah.com · Docs: https://chazakah.dev/

- [OpenBot documentation](https://chazakah.dev/): Connect OpenBot to your tools, run agents on your Computer, and build with the bridge API. Product site: chazakah.com.
- [Get started](https://chazakah.dev/get-started/): Install OpenBot, open the desktop app or web chat, and connect your first provider and connector.
- [Quickstart](https://chazakah.dev/get-started/quickstart/): From a clean machine to a working chat with a cloud or local model.
- [First chat](https://chazakah.dev/get-started/first-chat/): Choose a model, set effort or Fast mode, and understand how sessions map to agents.
- [First connector](https://chazakah.dev/get-started/first-connector/): Connect GitHub, Slack, Gmail, or another app so the agent can read and act with your credentials.
- [Install](https://chazakah.dev/get-started/install/): Mac desktop launch, Linux server bridge, and where installers live.
- [Connectors, skills, and plugins](https://chazakah.dev/extend/): Three layers for customizing OpenBot: connectors give tool access, skills teach workflows, plugins package both.
- [Connectors](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/): Browse and connect MCP and channel apps so OpenBot can search mail, calendars, repos, and chat.
- [Get started with connectors](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/getting-started/): Connect an app from the directory, turn it on in a conversation, and manage or disconnect it later.
- [Connectors directory](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/directory/): Catalog of OpenBot connectors: OAuth Google suite, GitHub, Slack, messaging channels, and extensions.
- [Custom and unlisted connectors](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/custom/): Point OpenBot at an MCP server that is not in the directory — remote URL or local process.
- [Connector verification labels](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/verification/): How OpenBot distinguishes built-in, community, and custom connectors — and how to stay safe.
- [Gmail](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/gmail/): Connect the Gmail connector so OpenBot can use it in chat and on Computer.
- [Google Drive](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/google-drive/): Connect the Google Drive connector so OpenBot can use it in chat and on Computer.
- [Google Calendar](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/google-calendar/): Connect the Google Calendar connector so OpenBot can use it in chat and on Computer.
- [Google Docs](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/google-docs/): Connect the Google Docs connector so OpenBot can use it in chat and on Computer.
- [GitHub](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/github/): Connect the GitHub connector so OpenBot can use it in chat and on Computer.
- [Slack](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/slack/): Connect the Slack connector so OpenBot can use it in chat and on Computer.
- [Discord](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/discord/): Connect the Discord connector so OpenBot can use it in chat and on Computer.
- [Telegram](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/telegram/): Connect the Telegram connector so OpenBot can use it in chat and on Computer.
- [Notion](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/notion/): Connect the Notion connector so OpenBot can use it in chat and on Computer.
- [Figma](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/figma/): Connect the Figma connector so OpenBot can use it in chat and on Computer.
- [Microsoft 365](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/microsoft-365/): Connect the Microsoft 365 connector so OpenBot can use it in chat and on Computer.
- [Chat channels](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/channels/): Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage, Matrix, Microsoft Teams, and X as OpenBot channels.
- [MCP tunnels](https://chazakah.dev/connectors/mcp-tunnels/): Reach MCP servers on a private network without opening inbound firewall ports to the internet.
- [Skills overview](https://chazakah.dev/skills/): Skills are directories of instructions, scripts, and resources OpenBot loads to handle specific tasks.
- [Author a skill](https://chazakah.dev/skills/authoring/): Write SKILL.md, add resources and scripts, package the skill, and test it with OpenBot.
- [Skills catalog](https://chazakah.dev/skills/catalog/): Skill ids shipped in the OpenBot / OpenClaw catalog snapshot.
- [Skill best practices](https://chazakah.dev/skills/best-practices/): Write skills that are clear, least-privilege, and safe under OpenBot approvals.
- [Plugins overview](https://chazakah.dev/plugins/): Plugins package skills and optional MCP connectors as one install for chat and desktop.
- [Create a plugin](https://chazakah.dev/plugins/create/): Build a plugin with one skill and an optional MCP connector, validate it, and publish.
- [Share a plugin](https://chazakah.dev/plugins/share/): Share with specific people or publish to your organization library.
- [Build for OpenBot](https://chazakah.dev/build/): Build connectors, skills, plugins, and automations against the OpenBot bridge and OpenClaw gateway.
- [Bridge APIs](https://chazakah.dev/build/bridge-apis/): The OpenBot bridge listens on :3100 (server) and is reached from the Mac via sand-gateway :3199.
- [Webhooks for routines](https://chazakah.dev/build/webhooks/): A routine with the webhook trigger runs when a signed event arrives at its hook URL.
- [SDK overview](https://chazakah.dev/build/sdk/): Official-style clients call the bridge HTTP API; start with fetch or thin TS/Python wrappers.
- [Publish to the directory](https://chazakah.dev/directory/): Submit a plugin or MCP connector for discovery in the OpenBot marketplace / directory.
- [Desktop overview](https://chazakah.dev/desktop/): The OpenBot desktop app: chat, Computer (sandbox + browser), voice, and Settings wired through the sand gateway.
- [Computer](https://chazakah.dev/desktop/computer/): One owner sandbox: shell workspace and browser desktop, gated by OpenClaw approvals in ask mode.
- [Forever-box](https://chazakah.dev/desktop/forever-box/): The persistent owner desktop screen: wake, VNC URL, hand-back, and idle hibernation.
- [Approvals](https://chazakah.dev/desktop/approvals/): Risky shell and browser actions stay on the gateway tool gate in ask mode — fail-closed.
- [Voice](https://chazakah.dev/desktop/voice/): Dictation and read-aloud run on the owner server with faster-whisper and Piper — no paid speech API.
- [Desktop apps](https://chazakah.dev/apps/): Install OpenBot on macOS, Linux, and Windows. v0.1.0-product includes macOS Apple Silicon and Linux x64 downloads; Windows packaging is not included.
- [macOS app](https://chazakah.dev/apps/mac/): Run OpenBot on a Mac with the sand gateway and Electron shell.
- [Linux](https://chazakah.dev/apps/linux/): The bridge and OpenClaw gateway run on Linux hosts you control. A Linux x64 desktop archive is available in v0.1.0-product.
- [Windows](https://chazakah.dev/apps/windows/): Windows installers are distributed via product GitHub Releases when published. Feature parity targets the same bridge API.
- [Updates](https://chazakah.dev/apps/updates/): Check and install app/host updates through the bridge app-updates API.
- [Office integrations](https://chazakah.dev/integrations/office/): Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 style workflows through OpenBot connectors and the office-docs skill.
- [Admin](https://chazakah.dev/admin/): Workspaces, spend limits, connections, and audit for multi-user isolation.
- [Workspaces](https://chazakah.dev/admin/workspaces/): Each user gets isolated computer workspace, attachments, and connector credentials.
- [Spend limits](https://chazakah.dev/admin/spend/): Track usage from gateway reports and apply budgets / hard limits.
- [Connections](https://chazakah.dev/admin/connections/): Administer which connectors and MCP servers members may enable.
- [Audit](https://chazakah.dev/admin/audit/): Redacted activity history and approval decisions for operators.
- [Enterprise](https://chazakah.dev/enterprise/): Admin guide, network requirements, and compliance pointers for OpenBot deployments.
- [Network requirements](https://chazakah.dev/enterprise/network/): What must be reachable for bridge, gateway, Computer, and docs.
- [Compliance pointers](https://chazakah.dev/enterprise/compliance/): Data map, retention, and security posture — not a certification claim.
- [Build with OpenBot](https://chazakah.dev/build-with-openbot/): Models, Fast mode, effort, context, files, streaming, and related platform capabilities.
- [Models and providers](https://chazakah.dev/build-with-openbot/models/): Catalog, selection API, and subscription vs API-key auth.
- [Fast mode](https://chazakah.dev/build-with-openbot/fast-mode/): Fast mode is the OpenClaw channel /fast directive persisted per default or session.
- [Effort / thinking](https://chazakah.dev/build-with-openbot/effort/): Map UI Effort to openclaw agent --thinking low|medium|high.
- [Context](https://chazakah.dev/build-with-openbot/context/): Context windows come from model configuration, not a per-run flag.
- [Files and attachments](https://chazakah.dev/build-with-openbot/files/): Upload documents and media into the owner workspace for the agent to open under approvals.
- [Streaming](https://chazakah.dev/build-with-openbot/streaming/): SSE keeps the HTTP connection open through Cloudflare; the CLI still returns one JSON object.
- [Agents and tools](https://chazakah.dev/agents-and-tools/): Agent skills, MCP, bash, browser, Computer, and remote MCP.
- [MCP connector](https://chazakah.dev/agents-and-tools/mcp/): OpenBot uses MCP servers for many connectors — local commands or remote HTTP.
- [Bash / shell tool](https://chazakah.dev/agents-and-tools/bash/): Shell commands run inside the sandbox with the approval gate in ask mode.
- [Browser tool](https://chazakah.dev/agents-and-tools/browser/): The sandbox browser container provides CDP and noVNC. Autostart of Chrome over the desktop is disabled so the wallpaper/dock show first.
- [Computer tool](https://chazakah.dev/agents-and-tools/computer/): Ensure, view, snapshot, and hand-back the owner Computer from chat and the desktop UI.
- [Remote MCP](https://chazakah.dev/agents-and-tools/remote-mcp/): Hosted MCP endpoints (for example Google MCP remotes) reached via mcp-remote and OAuth client files on the server.
- [API reference](https://chazakah.dev/api/): HTTP reference for the OpenBot bridge and related gateway methods.
- [Auth API](https://chazakah.dev/api/auth/): User sessions, refresh, and admin user management.
- [Chat API](https://chazakah.dev/api/chat/): Send a message through openclaw agent.
- [Providers API](https://chazakah.dev/api/providers/): API keys, subscription OAuth, and custom OpenAI-compatible providers.
- [Connectors API](https://chazakah.dev/api/connectors/): List, connect, test, disconnect, and OAuth callback.
- [Settings API](https://chazakah.dev/api/settings/): Owner settings, password, apps, general settings, vault, bot library.
- [Computer API](https://chazakah.dev/api/computer/): Ensure sandbox, VNC, snapshots, attachments, approvals.
- [Routines API](https://chazakah.dev/api/routines/): Scheduled, webhook, and file-change routines.
- [Webhooks API](https://chazakah.dev/api/webhooks/): Public POST /open-bot/hooks/:id with HMAC verification.
- [Manage OpenBot](https://chazakah.dev/manage/): Authentication, retention, analytics, and access transparency.
- [Authentication](https://chazakah.dev/manage/auth/): Invite-only signup, owner keys isolated, public site marketing-only when closed.
- [Retention](https://chazakah.dev/manage/retention/): Platform state files, transcript SQLite, and deletion behavior.
- [Analytics](https://chazakah.dev/manage/analytics/): Usage and activity logs for operators — not third-party telemetry by default.
- [Models hub](https://chazakah.dev/models/): Model picker, providers (Cursor, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Mistral, OpenRouter, Ollama, custom), and defaults.
- [Ollama (local)](https://chazakah.dev/models/ollama/): openclaw-ollama runs only while a local model is selected.
- [Custom providers](https://chazakah.dev/models/custom/): Add OpenAI-compatible, Anthropic-compatible, or alternate Ollama hosts from Settings.
- [Managed agents](https://chazakah.dev/managed-agents/): Environments, memory, schedules/routines, permissions, sandboxes, multi-agent.
- [Memory](https://chazakah.dev/managed-agents/memory/): Workspace memory files the agent reads each session.
- [Routines](https://chazakah.dev/managed-agents/routines/): Background agent runs on a schedule, webhook, or file change.
- [Permissions](https://chazakah.dev/managed-agents/permissions/): Tool gate ask mode, approval rules, and egress allowlists.
- [Sandboxes](https://chazakah.dev/managed-agents/sandboxes/): Resource caps, binds, and idle behavior for the owner Computer.
- [CLI and SDKs](https://chazakah.dev/cli-sdks/): OpenClaw CLI on the host, plus HTTP scripting in TypeScript and Python.
- [CLI](https://chazakah.dev/cli-sdks/cli/): Primary turn path: openclaw agent with Gateway safety gate.
- [TypeScript](https://chazakah.dev/cli-sdks/typescript/): Call the bridge with fetch and an API token.
- [Python](https://chazakah.dev/cli-sdks/python/): Script webhooks and chat against the bridge.
- [Test and evaluate](https://chazakah.dev/test-and-evaluate/): Guardrails, consistency, refusals, and latency budgets for OpenBot.
- [Release notes](https://chazakah.dev/release-notes/): Changelog hub for OpenBot / Chazakah desktop, bridge, and docs.
- [Resources](https://chazakah.dev/resources/): Links, cookbooks, status, and repo pointers.
- [About OpenBot](https://chazakah.dev/about/): What OpenBot / Chazakah is — pricing honesty, glossary, and deprecations.
- [Pricing](https://chazakah.dev/about/pricing/): Pricing is published on the product site; these docs do not invent tiers.
- [Glossary](https://chazakah.dev/about/glossary/): OpenBot / Chazakah terms.