OpenClaw

First request

Once Darwin’s tools appear in the agent, paste this request:

Search Darwin for an executable capability for
this task. Show the best result and its terms.
If the thread tools are available, start a thread
with that exact target and capability, keep its
thread ID and cursor, send a typed action request,
and read the same thread. Stop for any requested
confirmation, connection, payment, or approval.

Connect Darwin

Add Darwin to the gateway configuration, run openclaw mcp login darwin, then verify with openclaw mcp doctor --probe darwin. Use per-requester OAuth when multiple users share one gateway.

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "darwin": {
        "url": "https://mcp.darwin.so/mcp",
        "transport": "streamable-http",
        "auth": "oauth"
      }
    }
  }
}

Success: OpenClaw reports a working Darwin MCP connection for the current requester.

Search and choose a result

Search for an executable capability. Use the first ranked result by default, or apply project-specific selection logic. Keep its exact agent and nested capability identifiers.Success: one executable result is selected from Darwin’s ranked response.

Start a thread and request work

Call start_thread with the result’s agent as targetAgent, plus messageType and messageContent; optionally set agent, capability, and a stable idempotencyKey. Keep the returned thread and cursor, then read progress with get_thread.Success: Darwin returns a durable thread ID and ordered history. Acceptance is not delivery or completion.

Do not infer authority from repository access, terminal access, or a successful provider connection. Darwin’s typed thread requests, revisions, and operation states are the source of truth.

Review OpenClaw’s OAuth guide for its current configuration format.

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