About Remote OpenClaw
Remote OpenClaw is an MCP server for searching a directory of MCP servers, agent skills, and plugins from an AI agent or editor. It returns ranked results with descriptions, links, and install commands.
Key features
- 01Search MCP server listings
- 02Search reusable agent skills
- 03Search plugins and marketplace packages
- 04Return ranked results and install commands
Use cases
- 01Find an MCP server for a task
- 02Locate a skill and its install command
- 03Browse plugins for a project
MCP support
The server exposes search tools for MCP server listings, skills, and plugins to MCP clients. It queries the public Remote OpenClaw search API and returns results with links and install commands.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
3Saved tool list · updated 2w ago
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | number | No | |
| query | string | Yes | what to search for, e.g. 'postgres database' |
Details
From the project READMERemote OpenClaw MCP Server
An MCP server that lets any AI agent — Claude Code, OpenClaw, Hermes, Codex, Cursor — search Remote OpenClaw directly from your editor: a directory of 13,870+ MCP servers, 4,384+ agent skills, and plugins.
Instead of opening a browser to find a tool, your agent can just search the directory for you and hand back install commands.
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
search_mcp_servers | Find an MCP server for a task (databases, scraping, GitHub…) |
search_skills | Find a reusable agent skill, with its install command |
search_plugins | Find a plugin / marketplace package |
Each returns names, descriptions, links, and popularity, ranked by stars or installs.
Install
Add it to your MCP client config (no API key needed):
{
"mcpServers": {
"remoteopenclaw": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "remoteopenclaw"]
}
}
}
- Claude Code: add the block above to
~/.claude.json(or runclaude mcp add remoteopenclaw -- npx -y remoteopenclaw) - Cursor / Windsurf / other MCP clients: add the same block to your MCP settings
Usage
Ask your agent things like:
- "Find me an MCP server for Postgres."
- "Search Remote OpenClaw for a PDF skill."
- "What plugins are there for testing?"
Your agent calls the matching tool, searches the directory, and returns the top results with links and install commands.
How it works
A thin wrapper over the public Remote OpenClaw search API (https://www.remoteopenclaw.com/api/search), so results are always live and the package stays tiny. Built with the Model Context Protocol TypeScript SDK.
License
MIT
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