Twilio
Send SMS and make voice calls via Twilio. Automate notifications and call flows.
Details
Twilio skill gives your agent the ability to send SMS and place or receive calls via Twilio. For alerts, 2FA, and voice bots.
When to use
Use when the agent should send SMS or trigger voice. Requires Twilio credentials; good for critical alerts and verification.
How Twilio fits into your OpenClaw setup
Communication skills widen the set of places your assistant can listen and speak. OpenClaw already meets you in chat; skills like Twilio extend that reach to additional channels, inboxes, and messaging surfaces so nothing important needs you to be the relay.
Day-to-day use
Once Twilio is connected and authorised, the assistant can summarise what arrived, draft replies for your approval, or route messages to the right place automatically. Most people start in a supervised mode — the assistant proposes, you approve — and hand over more autonomy as trust builds.
Installing Twilio
Setup takes a few minutes. Open a terminal in your OpenClaw directory, run the command below, and restart the assistant so it picks up the new capability. Check the skill's README before first use — if it needs an API key or account access, you want that configured up front.
When the assistant comes back online, give it one easy request that only this skill can handle. If it responds correctly, you are done. If not, you have caught the problem while the install is still fresh in your mind — far better than discovering it mid-task next week.
clawhub install twilioGetting the most out of it
The value of Twilio grows with what surrounds it. An assistant with one skill performs a trick; an assistant with a curated dozen runs workflows. As your setup matures, revisit the catalogue with your actual week in mind — the gaps you notice while working are the best installation guide there is.
And if you would rather not assemble this yourself, we do it for a living: OpenClaw installation, a skill set chosen and configured around how you work — including Twilio where it fits — and custom skills built where the catalogue stops short.