OpenClaw + ClickUp: Automated Project Management Setup

Why Connect OpenClaw to ClickUp?

ClickUp has become a popular all-in-one project management platform, offering tasks, docs, goals, and time tracking in a single workspace. By connecting OpenClaw to ClickUp, your AI agent gains the ability to automate the most time-consuming parts of project management.

Based on hands-on testing with teams ranging from 3 to 25 members, the integration delivers the most value in three areas: automated task creation from unstructured inputs (emails, Slack messages, meeting notes), sprint management with automatic story point estimation, and cross-project reporting that aggregates data from multiple ClickUp spaces.

If you are comparing project management integrations, you may also want to review the Asana integration or the Jira integration — each platform has different strengths depending on your team's workflow.

Prerequisites

• OpenClaw installed and running — see the beginner setup guide if needed.
• ClickUp account — Free plan works for basic tasks; Business plan required for sprints and advanced features.
• ClickUp API token — generated from Settings > Apps in your ClickUp workspace.
• Node.js 18+ — for the OpenClaw ClickUp skill runtime.

Step-by-Step Setup

Step 1: Generate a ClickUp API Token

In ClickUp, navigate to Settings > Apps and click Generate under the API Token section. Alternatively, use OAuth2 for team-wide deployments.

# Store your ClickUp API token
export CLICKUP_API_TOKEN="pk_your_token_here"

# Verify the token
curl -s -H "Authorization: $CLICKUP_API_TOKEN" \
  https://api.clickup.com/api/v2/user | jq '.user.username'

Step 2: Get Your Workspace and Space IDs

# List workspaces (teams)
curl -s -H "Authorization: $CLICKUP_API_TOKEN" \
  https://api.clickup.com/api/v2/team | jq '.teams[] | {name: .name, id: .id}'

# List spaces in a workspace
curl -s -H "Authorization: $CLICKUP_API_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.clickup.com/api/v2/team/TEAM_ID/space" | jq '.spaces[] | {name: .name, id: .id}'

# List folders and lists
curl -s -H "Authorization: $CLICKUP_API_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.clickup.com/api/v2/space/SPACE_ID/folder" | jq '.folders[] | {name: .name, id: .id}'

Step 3: Configure OpenClaw

# ~/.openclaw/config.yaml
integrations:
  clickup:
    api_token: ${CLICKUP_API_TOKEN}
    default_team: "your_team_id"
    default_space: "your_space_id"
    default_list: "your_list_id"

skills:
  - name: clickup-manager
    trigger: "clickup"
    actions:
      - create_task
      - update_task
      - move_task
      - list_tasks
      - manage_sprint
      - track_time

Step 4: Install and Test

# Install the ClickUp skill
openclaw skill install clickup-manager

# Test with a simple task creation
openclaw run "Create a ClickUp task titled 'Integration Test' with priority Urgent in the default list"

# Verify
openclaw run "List all tasks in the default ClickUp list created today"

Example Use Cases

1. Sprint Planning Automation

Let OpenClaw analyze your backlog and suggest sprint assignments based on team capacity and task complexity:

openclaw run "Review the ClickUp backlog in the 'Product' space, estimate story points for unestimated tasks, and create a sprint plan for next week assuming 40 story points of team capacity"

2. Cross-Project Status Reports

Generate weekly status reports that aggregate data across multiple ClickUp spaces:

openclaw run "Generate a weekly status report from all ClickUp spaces: tasks completed, tasks overdue, blockers identified, and team utilization percentage"

3. Automated Bug Triage

When bugs are reported through any channel, OpenClaw can create ClickUp tasks with the right priority, assignee, and labels based on the bug description and historical patterns.

curl -s -H "Authorization: $CLICKUP_API_TOKEN" \
  "https://api.clickup.com/api/v2/list/LIST_ID/field" | jq '.fields[] | {name: .name, id: .id, type: .type}'