A task manager your OpenClaw agent can run
OpenClaw is great at doing things. It is less good at remembering what still needs doing. PerspecTask gives it a real task list: add the pt CLI as a skill and your agent can create, update, and schedule tasks on its own, while you watch and steer from the app.
Why pair OpenClaw with PerspecTask?
OpenClaw is a free, open-source AI agent that runs on your own hardware and takes actions through your chat apps. It has no built-in place to track ongoing work. PerspecTask is that place: a task manager OpenClaw drives through a CLI. The tasks it manages are plaintext, so the CLI can read them, while anything you mark end-to-end encrypted stays invisible to the agent and to PerspecTask.
# In your OpenClaw setup, install the CLI as a skill
npm install -g @perspectask/cli
pt auth set --key "pt_live_..."
# Now OpenClaw can run commands like these on your behalf:
pt tasks create "Reply to the Acme contract" --deadline tomorrow --priority 1
pt tasks # list what's open, lean JSON
pt tasks update a3f --status COMPLETEDThe CLI prints JSON by default, so OpenClaw can parse the result and decide what to do next without extra glue code.
How it fits into your OpenClaw setup
Add the skill
Install @perspectask/cli on the machine OpenClaw runs on and authenticate it with a scoped key. That is the whole setup.
Let the agent work
OpenClaw reads your open tasks, creates new ones from your messages, and marks work done as it goes. Completed and cancelled tasks drop out of the list so its context stays small.
Steer from the app
Open the PerspecTask app on web or phone to reprioritize, reschedule, or check progress. Your edits and the agent’s sync through the same encrypted account.
Frequently asked questions
- Can OpenClaw create and complete tasks on its own?
- Yes. Once the PerspecTask CLI is installed as a skill, OpenClaw can create tasks, update their status, set deadlines and priorities, and read back your open list. You give it a scoped API key, so it only gets the access you grant.
- Do I lose control if the agent manages my tasks?
- No. You steer everything from the PerspecTask app on web, iOS, or Android. The agent and you share one account, so any task the agent creates shows up for you to reprioritize, reschedule, or delete.
- How does encryption work if an agent reads my tasks?
- PerspecTask tasks are end-to-end encrypted by default, decrypted only in the app with your password. The CLI and the API can never read an encrypted task, so neither can your agent. To let OpenClaw work on a task, you keep it as plaintext or decrypt it in the app. Anything you leave encrypted stays private from the agent and from PerspecTask.
- Is it free to use PerspecTask with OpenClaw?
- Yes, you can start for free. Create an account, generate an API key, and install the CLI. OpenClaw itself is free and open-source, so the whole setup costs nothing to try.
- Does this work if I self-host OpenClaw?
- Yes. The CLI runs anywhere OpenClaw runs, including a self-hosted box, a VPS, or a Raspberry Pi. It only needs network access to the PerspecTask API and your API key.
Give OpenClaw a task backend it can drive
Create a free scoped key, add the pt CLI to OpenClaw, and steer everything from the PerspecTask app.