# Use Hjarni with OpenClaw

Connect your OpenClaw agent to Hjarni, a knowledge base with a built-in MCP server. Your agent gets access to your notes, folders, and tags on demand.

## What OpenClaw can do with Hjarni

1. Search notes

   Full-text search across all your notes, folders, and tags.

2. Create and update notes

   Save new notes with Markdown content, tags, and wiki-links. Update existing ones.

3. Organize into folders

   Place notes in the right folder, or create new folders.

4. Tag and link notes

   Add tags for filtering and create wiki-links between related notes.

5. Follow your AI instructions

   Respect your custom instructions for specific folders and topics.

## How to connect OpenClaw to Hjarni

### 1. Get a Hjarni API token

1. Log in to [hjarni.com](https://hjarni.com).
2. Go to **Settings > Connections**.
3. Create a new API token. Copy it from the page that opens.
4. On the same page, give it **Read** or **Write** on the folders the agent should work in, and click **Save access**. A new token reaches no folders until you do. See [Agent tokens](https://hjarni.com/docs/agent-tokens).

### 2. Add Hjarni to your OpenClaw config

Add Hjarni as an MCP server in your `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`:

```
{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "hjarni": {
        "url": "https://hjarni.com/mcp",
        "headers": {
          "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Replace `YOUR_API_TOKEN` with the token you copied.

### 3. Verify the connection

Ask your OpenClaw agent one of these:

- `List my recent Hjarni notes`
- `Search Hjarni for notes about deployment`
- `Create a note in Hjarni called OpenClaw test`

If tools do not appear, check the URL and token, or use the [MCP troubleshooting](https://hjarni.com/docs/mcp#troubleshooting) section.

## What workflows work best

### Automated content distribution

Store your distribution checklist in Hjarni. When a webhook fires, OpenClaw retrieves it and works through the steps.

### Debugging with context

Capture your go-to debugging steps for common errors. OpenClaw queries them before trying its own fixes.

### Research and synthesis

Have OpenClaw search your existing notes, synthesize findings, and save new summaries with links to sources.

### Persistent agent memory

OpenClaw saves what it learns to Hjarni. Next session, it reads those notes back. Your context travels with you.

Common questions

## FAQ

**Does Hjarni give OpenClaw long-term memory?**

Not automatically. But when you save information as notes, OpenClaw can search and retrieve it in future sessions. The notes are the memory. OpenClaw is the interface.

**Does Hjarni include its own AI model?**

No. Hjarni is a knowledge base, not an AI model. It gives OpenClaw access to your notes through MCP.

**Can OpenClaw access my notes from any machine?**

Yes. Hjarni is cloud-hosted. The same API token works wherever you run OpenClaw.

**Can I use Hjarni with other AI tools too?**

Yes. Your notes work with OpenClaw, Claude, ChatGPT, and anything else that supports MCP.