How to integrate VideoDB MCP with OpenClaw

OpenClaw is the fastest growing agent harness out there, which can work 24/7 to automate almost any kind of tasks. However, its capabilities are limited to the tools it has access to. Composio allows your OpenClaw to access VideoDB with authentication management handled for you. You can execute actions on VideoDB via your favorite OpenClaw interface (Telegram, WhatsApp, TUI, etc), whichever you prefer.

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Introduction

OpenClaw is the fastest growing agent harness out there, which can work 24/7 to automate almost any kind of tasks. However, its capabilities are limited to the tools it has access to. Composio allows your OpenClaw to access VideoDB with authentication management handled for you. You can execute actions on VideoDB via your favorite OpenClaw interface (Telegram, WhatsApp, TUI, etc), whichever you prefer.

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Why use Composio?

Apart from a managed and hosted MCP server, you will get:

  • Programmatic tool calling allows LLMs to write its code in a remote workbench to handle complex tool chaining. Reduces to-and-fro with LLMs for frequent tool calling.
  • Handling Large tool responses out of LLM context to minimize context rot.
  • Dynamic just-in-time access to 20,000 tools across 1000+ other Apps for cross-app workflows. It loads the tools you need, so LLMs aren't overwhelmed by tools you don't need.

How to install VideoDB with OpenClaw

Using Composio API Key and Setup Prompt

Copy the setup prompt from the OpenClaw dashboard
  • Run it in your OpenClaw chat interface.
  • Authenticate VideoDB from the dashboard
  • Go back to your OpenClaw interface and start asking questions.

Using OpenClaw/Composio Plugin

1. Install OpenClaw Composio plugin

bash
openclaw plugins install @composio/openclaw-plugin

2. Copy the API Key from dashboard.composio.dev

3. Setup OpenClaw Config

bash
openclaw config set plugins.entries.composio.config.consumerKey "ck_your_key_here"

4. Restart OpenClaw

bash
openclaw gateway restart

5. Go to your chat interface and start asking questions.

6. When prompted, authenticate the app and you're all set.

How It Works

The plugin connects to Composio's MCP server at https://connect.composio.dev/mcp and registers all available tools directly into the OpenClaw agent. Tools are called by name — no extra search or execute steps needed.

If a tool returns an auth error, the agent will prompt you to connect that toolkit at dashboard.composio.dev.

Configuration

bash
{
  "plugins": {
    "entries": {
      "composio": {
        "enabled": true,
        "config": {
          "consumerKey": "ck_your_key_here"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
OptionDescriptionDefault
enabledEnable or disable the plugintrue
consumerKeyYour Composio consumer key (ck_...)—
mcpUrlMCP server URL (advanced)https://connect.composio.dev/mcp

What is the VideoDB MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The VideoDB MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your VideoDB account. It provides structured and secure access to your media collections, videos, audio files, and images, so your agent can organize collections, ingest media, find content, answer grounded questions, and manage media on your behalf.

  • Media collection organization: Have your agent create collections, review available collections, and update their names, descriptions, or visibility.
  • Video, audio, and image ingestion: Direct your agent to add media from a web address to the collection you choose.
  • Semantic media search: Instruct your agent to search indexed media by meaning and return content relevant to your request.
  • Grounded collection questions: Let the agent ask questions about a collection and check when each answer is ready.
  • Media discovery and management: Have your agent list videos, audio files, or images, review their metadata, and rename selected media.

Conclusion

You've successfully integrated VideoDB with OpenClaw using Composio plugin. Now interact with VideoDB directly from your terminal, Web UI, or any messenger app using natural language commands.

Key benefits of this setup:

  • Seamless integration across TUI, Web UIs, and Messenger apps like Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, etc.
  • Natural language commands for VideoDB operations
  • Managed authentication through Composio
  • Access to 20,000+ tools across 1000+ apps for cross-app workflows
  • Programmatic tool calling for complex tool chaining

Next steps:

  • Try asking OpenClaw to perform various VideoDB operations
  • Explore cross-app workflows by connecting more toolkits like Calendar, Slack, Notion, etc.
  • Build complex automation scripts that leverage OpenClaw's 24/7 running capabilities
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every VideoDB action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Ask Collection

Queue a grounded question-answer request over a VideoDB collection's Search V2 indexes.

Create Collection

Create a VideoDB collection for organizing and searching media.

Get Async Result

Check one VideoDB async operation by response ID.

Get Collection

Get metadata for one VideoDB collection by ID.

Get Media

Get metadata for one VideoDB video, audio file, or image.

Ingest Media

Queue ingestion of a video, audio file, or image from an HTTP(S) URL into a VideoDB collection.

List Collections

List collections available to the connected VideoDB API key and identify the default collection.

List Media

List videos, audio files, or images in one VideoDB collection using one normalized media interface.

Rename Media

Rename one VideoDB video, audio file, or image.

Search Collection

Run synchronous semantic search over indexed media in a VideoDB collection.

Update Collection

Update the name, description, or visibility of an existing VideoDB collection.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone VideoDB MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of VideoDB tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from VideoDB and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. OpenClaw fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right VideoDB tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which VideoDB scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your VideoDB data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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