OpenClaw RCS channel

Community distribution repository for the Twilio RCS Business Messaging channel proposed in openclaw/openclaw#105025.

Status

• Source synchronized to reviewed PR head 4dd5832e90fbbbdf9e169722cc0a169a1db07300 on 2026-08-16.
• The upstream implementation has no current actionable or security findings; its focused RCS suite passes 63 tests and hosted CI is green apart from the expected dependency-approval gate.
• The upstream PR still needs a maintainer distribution decision and a redacted approved-sender/device carrier round trip.
• This repository is the community source for the ClawHub package clawSean/rcs. It is not published to npm.

The implementation remains synchronized with the reviewed upstream proposal; only community distribution metadata differs.

What it does

• Sends RCS-only text and media through a dedicated Twilio Messaging Service.
• Receives signed Twilio callbacks through a public HTTPS webhook.
• Persists accepted inbound callbacks before acknowledging them.
• Supports pairing, allowlists, multi-account configuration, and durable replay.
• Publishes Gateway lifecycle state and monotonic delivery/read observations.
• Rejects callbacks whose Account SID or Messaging Service SID does not match the configured account.

Requirements

• OpenClaw 2026.8.1 or newer
• A Twilio account with an approved RCS sender
• A dedicated Twilio Messaging Service containing that sender
• A public HTTPS webhook URL reaching the OpenClaw Gateway

Configuration

Install the community package through OpenClaw's plugin manager:

openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawSean/rcs

The complete setup guide is in docs/rcs.md.

{
  channels: {
    rcs: {
      enabled: true,
      accountSid: "ACxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      authToken: { source: "env", provider: "default", id: "TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN" },
      messagingServiceSid: "MGxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      publicWebhookUrl: "https://gateway.example.com/webhooks/rcs",
      dmPolicy: "pairing",
    },
  },
}

Development and verification

This source is synchronized from extensions/rcs in the OpenClaw monorepo. The full suite runs from an OpenClaw checkout:

pnpm test:extension rcs

The repository ships compiled JavaScript in dist/ for ClawHub installation, but intentionally does not vendor OpenClaw's test harness or duplicate the monorepo lockfile. See the upstream PR for exact-head CI, package-runtime, and isolated Gateway proof.

Provenance

• Upstream PR: openclaw/openclaw#105025
• Distribution decision: openclaw/openclaw#105710
• Synchronized head: 4dd5832e90f

License

MIT — see LICENSE.