Installation Methods

Three ways to install ChainStream skills for OpenClaw agents: Vercel Skills CLI, ClawHub, or direct MCP configuration.

Overview

There are three ways to connect ChainStream to your OpenClaw agent. Choose the method that best fits your workflow.

Method	Best For	Setup Time
Vercel Skills CLI	Cross-agent compatibility, supports 40+ agents	~30 seconds
ClawHub	OpenClaw-native, community ecosystem	~1 minute
Direct MCP Config	Full control, custom deployments	~2 minutes

Method 1: Vercel Skills CLI

The Vercel Skills CLI is a cross-agent package manager that installs ChainStream skills into any supported AI agent with a single command.

Quick Install

npx skills add chainstream-io/skills

This auto-detects your agent environment and configures the ChainStream MCP tools accordingly.

Agent-Specific Install

To target a specific agent:

npx skills add chainstream-io/skills -a openclaw

Supported Agents

The Vercel Skills CLI supports 40+ agents, including:

Agent	Install Command
OpenClaw	npx skills add chainstream-io/skills -a openclaw
Claude Code	npx skills add chainstream-io/skills -a claude-code
Cursor	npx skills add chainstream-io/skills -a cursor
Cline	npx skills add chainstream-io/skills -a cline
GitHub Copilot	npx skills add chainstream-io/skills -a copilot
Codex	npx skills add chainstream-io/skills -a codex

See Cross-Agent Compatibility for the full compatibility table and config file locations.

After installation, set your API key as an environment variable:

export CHAINSTREAM_API_KEY=your-key

Method 2: ClawHub

ClawHub is the native skill marketplace for OpenClaw. The ChainStream skill is published as a community package.

Skill Details

Field	Value
URL	clawhub.ai/chainstream/chainstream-data
Version	3.1.1
MCP Tools	17
License	MIT-0

Install via CLI

openclaw skills install chainstream-data

Install via ClawHub UI

1. Visit clawhub.ai/chainstream/chainstream-data
2. Click Install
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure your API key

Configure API Key

After installing from ClawHub, set the API key in your OpenClaw agent configuration:

skills:
  chainstream-data:
    env:
      CHAINSTREAM_API_KEY: your-key

The ClawHub skill exposes 17 MCP tools (the 15 core tools plus 2 ClawHub-specific utilities). See the Tools Reference for details on the core toolset.

Method 3: Direct MCP Config

Configure the ChainStream MCP server directly in your OpenClaw agent’s configuration file. ChainStream offers two connection modes:

Cloud Endpoint (Recommended)

Connect to the hosted MCP endpoint — zero installation, always up-to-date:

skills:
  chainstream:
    type: mcp
    url: https://mcp.chainstream.io/mcp
    env:
      CHAINSTREAM_API_KEY: your-key

Local npm Package

Run the MCP server locally via the @chainstream-io/mcp npm package. The package connects to ChainStream’s API on your behalf — useful when your agent framework requires a local stdio process:

skills:
  chainstream:
    type: mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - "@chainstream-io/mcp"
    env:
      CHAINSTREAM_API_KEY: your-key

See MCP Server Setup for detailed configuration with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other clients.

Verify Installation

After installing with any method, verify the tools are available by asking your OpenClaw agent:

What ChainStream tools do you have access to?

The agent should list the available tools, including tokens_search, tokens_analyze, wallets_profile, and others.

Next Steps

Cross-Agent Compatibility

Full compatibility table for all supported agents and their config locations.

Security

Important security considerations for production deployments.