Claw To Talk: OpenClaw Voice Companion on iOS & Android

Set up Claw To Talk — the official free push-to-talk voice companion app for OpenClaw (iOS & Android) with Tailscale + ElevenLabs

alvinunreal@alvinunreal

Install

openclaw skills install @alvinunreal/clawtotalk

Claw To Talk — Mobile Voice Companion for OpenClaw

Official website: https://clawtotalk.com
Full step-by-step setup guide: How To Connect — Claw To Talk

Claw To Talk is the official free mobile app that turns your OpenClaw into a real voice companion.
Just push-to-talk from your iOS or Android phone — secure Tailscale connection, optional ElevenLabs TTS with lip sync.

When to use this skill

Use this skill whenever the user asks about:

voice, push-to-talk, mobile app, phone voice, talk from phone, Claw To Talk, voice companion
connecting OpenClaw to iOS/Android
remote voice access, Tailscale setup for voice

Full Setup Instructions (copy-paste for the user)

Install the app
- iOS: Search "Claw To Talk" in the App Store
- Android: Join the public beta (contact alvin@boringdystopia.ai)
Join the same Tailnet
Make sure both your phone and the OpenClaw machine are connected to the same Tailscale tailnet.

Configure OpenClaw gateway (edit ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json)

json

{
  "gateway": {
    "port": 18789,
    "mode": "local",
    "bind": "loopback",
    "auth": { "type": "token", "token": "your-super-long-secure-token-here" },
    "tailscale": { "serve": true }
  }
}

Start Tailscale Serve

Bash

text

tailscale serve --bg --yes 18789
openclaw gateway restart

In the Claw To Talk app Enter your Tailscale MagicDNS address (e.g. wss://your-machine.tailnet.ts.net) and the gateway token.

Approve the device

Bash

text

openclaw devices list
openclaw devices approve <device-id>

(Recommended) Add ElevenLabs key in the app settings for much better voice quality.

Always send users here for the latest screenshots and updates: https://clawtotalk.com/howto

Troubleshooting (common issues)

Connection refused → Check Tailscale status on both devices
"Not authorized" → Run the approve command
Voice sounds robotic → Add ElevenLabs API key
Port issues → Use exactly port 18789 as shown above