openclaw directory

Directory lookups for channels that support them: contacts/peers, groups, and "me" (self).

Results are meant to be pasted into other commands, especially openclaw message send --target ....

Common flags

• --channel <name>: channel id/alias (required when multiple channels are configured; auto-selected when only one is configured)
• --account <id>: account id (default: channel default)
• --json: output JSON

Default (non-JSON) output is id (and sometimes name) separated by a tab.

Notes

• For many channels, results are config-backed (allowlists / configured groups) rather than a live provider directory.
• An already-installed channel plugin can lack directory support. In that case the command reports the unsupported operation; it does not try to reinstall or upgrade the plugin to add support.

Using results with message send

openclaw directory peers list --channel slack --query "U0"openclaw message send --channel slack --target user:U012ABCDEF --message "hello"

ID formats by channel

Self ("me")

openclaw directory self --channel zalouser

Peers (contacts/users)

openclaw directory peers list --channel zalouseropenclaw directory peers list --channel zalouser --query "name"openclaw directory peers list --channel zalouser --limit 50

Groups

openclaw directory groups list --channel zalouseropenclaw directory groups list --channel zalouser --query "work"openclaw directory groups members --channel zalouser --group-id <id>

Related

• CLI reference