Are all MCP servers compatible?

Yes, as long as they implement the MCP standard. OpenClaw, Claude Code and Codex all speak MCP.

Can I limit skills to specific MCP servers?

Yes. In skill frontmatter tools: [notion, gdrive] . Other MCP servers are invisible to that skill.

What if an MCP server crashes?

OpenClaw temporarily marks it unavailable. Skills that need it fail with a clear error. Auto-restart after 30 s.

Guide

Set up OpenClaw MCP servers

MCP (Model Context Protocol) connects OpenClaw to your tools. Full setup guide for the most popular MCP servers.

Manuel Streit

/ May 11, 2026 / 3 min read

About this guide

Configure MCP servers for OpenClaw: Notion, Google Drive, GitHub, CRM, databases — with correct scopes and auth paths.

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol — an open standard from Anthropic, adopted by OpenClaw. Defines how agents call tools: function, auth, inputs, outputs. An MCP server bundles a tool provider (e.g. Notion).

Install Notion MCP

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-notion
openclaw mcp add notion --token YOUR_NOTION_TOKEN

Create a Notion integration token via notion.so/my-integrations, explicitly add workspaces to the integration.

Google Drive MCP

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-gdrive
openclaw mcp add gdrive

OAuth flow in browser, restrict to specific folders. Never give write-all permissions.

GitHub MCP

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-github
openclaw mcp add github --token YOUR_GH_PAT

Personal Access Token with minimal scopes (repo:read, issues:write) — not org:admin.

Custom MCP server

For proprietary tools (internal CRM, custom API) build a custom MCP server. Template at github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers. We build these on request — see MCP service.