VNClaw Odoo Skill

Integrate with Odoo 17 via XML-RPC API. Use when: managing projects, tasks, calendar events, time off requests, helpdesk tickets, knowledge articles, documents, or timesheets in Odoo 17. Supports read, create, and update operations only. No delete allowed.

VNClaw — Odoo 17 Integration Skill

Execution Rules (MUST follow)

1. ALWAYS run the command immediately. Never ask the user to confirm or explain what the command does before running it. Translate the request → pick the command → execute it in one step.
2. Never say "Would you like me to execute this?" — just execute it.
3. Never ask "Do you want me to run this?" — just run it.
4. If the command fails, show the error and try to fix it. Do not ask the user for help diagnosing unless you have exhausted all options.
5. Credentials: If env vars are missing, inform the user which variable is missing and stop. Do not ask for the value interactively.

Path Resolution

IMPORTANT: All commands below use SKILL_SCRIPTS as shorthand for the absolute path to the scripts directory. The skill may be installed in two locations — resolve it by checking both:

bash

# Resolve SKILL_SCRIPTS from workspace (.github/skills/) or global (~/.vscode/extensions/ or ~/skills/)
SKILL_SCRIPTS="$(
  # 1. Check workspace: .github/skills/vnclaw-odoo-skill/scripts
  _ws_root="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || pwd)"
  _ws_path="$_ws_root/.github/skills/vnclaw-odoo-skill/scripts"
  # 2. Global fallback locations
  _global_path="$HOME/.vnclaw/skills/vnclaw-odoo-skill/scripts"
  _global_path2="$HOME/.openclaw/skills/vnclaw-odoo-skill/scripts"

  if [ -d "$_ws_path" ]; then
    echo "$_ws_path"
  elif [ -d "$_global_path" ]; then
    echo "$_global_path"
  elif [ -d "$_global_path2" ]; then
    echo "$_global_path2"
  else
    # Last resort: search filesystem
    find "$HOME" /opt -type d -name vnclaw-odoo-skill -path '*/skills/*' 2>/dev/null | head -1 | sed 's|$|/scripts|'
  fi
)"
echo "SKILL_SCRIPTS=$SKILL_SCRIPTS"

Possible install locations:

Location type	Path
Workspace skill	<git-root>/.github/skills/vnclaw-odoo-skill/scripts/
User global (vnclaw)	~/.vnclaw/skills/vnclaw-odoo-skill/scripts/
User global (openclaw)	~/.openclaw/skills/vnclaw-odoo-skill/scripts/

Environment Variables (Required)

Credentials are loaded from environment variables. Never hardcode credentials.

Variable	Description
ODOO_URL	Base URL (e.g., https://mycompany.odoo.com)
ODOO_DB	Database name
ODOO_USERNAME	Login username (email)
ODOO_API_KEY	API key or password

Common Features (All Modules)

All module scripts share these capabilities:

• --my — Filter to current authenticated user's records
• Name-based lookups — Use --user "Alice", --project "Website" etc. instead of IDs
• Date shortcuts — --today, --yesterday, --this-week, --last-week, --this-month, --last-month, --this-year
• Custom date range — --date-from 2026-03-01 --date-to 2026-03-31
• Log notes — log-note action to post internal notes on records (where supported)
• Notify — notify action to schedule activity notifications by user name (where supported)
• JSON output — All scripts output JSON to stdout, logs go to stderr

DATE FIELD RULE for tasks.py: Date shortcuts filter date_deadline by default. To filter by when a task was created, always add --date-field created. To filter by when a task was last updated, use --date-field updated.

Natural Language → Command Mapping

Use this table to translate common user requests into the correct command:

User says...	Command
"my tasks"	tasks.py list --my
"my tasks this week" / "tasks with deadline this week"	tasks.py list --my --this-week
"tasks I created this week" / "tasks created this week"	tasks.py list --my --this-week --date-field created
"tasks created today"	tasks.py list --my --today --date-field created
"tasks created this month"	tasks.py list --my --this-month --date-field created
"tasks updated today" / "recently modified tasks"	tasks.py list --my --today --date-field updated
"my timesheets this week"	timesheets.py list --my --this-week
"log 2 hours on project X"	timesheets.py log --project "X" --hours 2 --description "..."
"my timesheet summary this month"	timesheets.py summary --my --this-month
"my calendar today" / "my meetings today"	calendar_events.py list --my --today
"my tickets" / "tickets assigned to me"	helpdesk.py list --my
"my leave requests this year"	time_off.py list --my --this-year

Quick Decision: Which Script to Use

User wants to...	Script	Example
List/view/create/update tasks	tasks.py	python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py list --my --this-week
List/view/create/update projects	projects.py	python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/projects.py list --my
Log/view/update timesheets	timesheets.py	python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/timesheets.py log --project "Website" --hours 2 --description "review"
List/view/create/update calendar events	calendar_events.py	python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/calendar_events.py list --my --today
List/view/create/update helpdesk tickets	helpdesk.py	python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py list --my --this-week
List/view/create/update time off requests	time_off.py	python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/time_off.py list --my --this-year
List/view/create/update knowledge articles	knowledge.py	python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/knowledge.py list --my --published
List/view/create/update documents	documents.py	python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/documents.py list --folder "HR"
Access any user-defined / custom model	custom_app.py	python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py list crm.lead --my --this-month
Test connection to Odoo	odoo_core.py	python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/odoo_core.py test-connection

---

Module: Tasks (tasks.py)

Manages project.task. Actions: list, get, create, update, log-note, notify, stages.

Date filter field — use --date-field to choose which date to filter on:

• deadline (default) — filters by date_deadline
• created — filters by create_date (when the task was created)
• updated — filters by write_date (when the task was last modified)

bash

# My tasks
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py list --my

# My tasks CREATED this week  ← "created" requires --date-field created
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py list --my --this-week --date-field created

# My tasks CREATED today
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py list --my --today --date-field created

# My tasks CREATED this month
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py list --my --this-month --date-field created

# Tasks with a DEADLINE this week (default behavior, --date-field deadline is implicit)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py list --my --this-week

# Tasks assigned to a specific user (by name) created this week
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py list --user "Alice" --this-week --date-field created

# Tasks in a project (by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py list --project "Website Redesign"

# Search tasks by keyword
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py list --search "login bug"

# Overdue tasks
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py list --overdue

# Tasks in a stage (by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py list --stage "In Progress"

# Tasks by tag
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py list --tag "urgent"

# Get task detail
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py get 42

# Create a task (project and assignee by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py create --name "Fix login bug" --project "Website" --assign "Alice" --deadline 2026-04-01

# Update task stage (by name) and assignee (by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py update 42 --stage "Done" --assign "Bob"

# Log an internal note on a task
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py log-note 42 --body "Waiting for client feedback"

# Notify a user via activity
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py notify 42 --user "Alice" --summary "Please review this task"

# List available stages
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/tasks.py stages

Module: Projects (projects.py)

Manages project.project. Actions: list, get, create, update, log-note, notify, stages.

bash

# Projects I manage
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/projects.py list --my

# Filter by manager name
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/projects.py list --manager "Alice"

# Search projects
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/projects.py list --search "Website"

# Active projects only + favorites
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/projects.py list --active-only --favorites

# Get project details
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/projects.py get 1

# Create a project with manager by name
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/projects.py create --name "Website Redesign" --manager "Alice"

# Update project stage and dates
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/projects.py update 1 --stage "In Progress" --date-start 2026-04-01 --date-end 2026-06-30

# Log note on project
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/projects.py log-note 1 --body "Kickoff meeting completed"

# Notify project manager
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/projects.py notify 1 --user "Alice" --summary "Budget review needed"

# List project stages
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/projects.py stages

Module: Timesheets (timesheets.py)

Manages account.analytic.line. Actions: list, summary, log, update.

bash

# My timesheets this week
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/timesheets.py list --my --this-week

# Timesheets by user name
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/timesheets.py list --user "Alice" --this-month

# Timesheets by employee name
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/timesheets.py list --employee "Alice Smith"

# Timesheets for a project (by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/timesheets.py list --project "Website Redesign"

# Custom date range
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/timesheets.py list --date-from 2026-03-01 --date-to 2026-03-31

# Summary (hours grouped by project/task)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/timesheets.py summary --my --this-month

# Log a timesheet entry (project by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/timesheets.py log --project "Website Redesign" --hours 2.5 --description "Code review"

# Log for specific date
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/timesheets.py log --project "Website" --hours 3 --description "Dev" --date 2026-03-17

# Update a timesheet entry
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/timesheets.py update 15 --hours 4 --description "Updated"

Module: Calendar Events (calendar_events.py)

Manages calendar.event. Actions: list, get, create, update.

bash

# My events today
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/calendar_events.py list --my --today

# My events this week
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/calendar_events.py list --my --this-week

# Events where a specific person is attending (by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/calendar_events.py list --attendee "Alice"

# Events by organizer
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/calendar_events.py list --organizer "Bob"

# Search events
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/calendar_events.py list --search "Sprint"

# Custom date range
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/calendar_events.py list --date-from 2026-03-20 --date-to 2026-03-25

# Get event details
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/calendar_events.py get 10

# Create a meeting with attendees by name
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/calendar_events.py create --name "Sprint Planning" --start "2026-03-20 09:00:00" --stop "2026-03-20 10:00:00" --attendees "Alice, Bob, Carol" --location "Room A"

# Reschedule
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/calendar_events.py update 10 --start "2026-03-20 14:00:00" --stop "2026-03-20 15:00:00"

Module: Helpdesk (helpdesk.py)

Manages helpdesk.ticket. Actions: list, get, create, update, log-note, notify, stages.

bash

# My assigned tickets
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py list --my

# Tickets assigned to a user (by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py list --user "Alice"

# Tickets from a customer (by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py list --customer "Acme Corp"

# Search + date filter
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py list --search "login" --this-week

# High-priority tickets by team
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py list --priority 2 --team "Support"

# Filter by stage name
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py list --stage "In Progress"

# Get ticket details
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py get 5

# Create a ticket (assign and customer by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py create --name "Login page broken" --team "Support" --assign "Alice" --customer "Acme Corp"

# Update ticket stage and assignee (by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py update 5 --stage "Solved" --assign "Bob"

# Log note on ticket
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py log-note 5 --body "Escalated to engineering"

# Notify a user
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py notify 5 --user "Alice" --summary "Please investigate"

# List available stages
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/helpdesk.py stages

Module: Time Off (time_off.py)

Manages hr.leave. Actions: list, get, create, update, leave-types.

bash

# My leave requests
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/time_off.py list --my

# Leave requests by user name
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/time_off.py list --user "Alice"

# By employee name
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/time_off.py list --employee "Alice Smith"

# Filter by state
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/time_off.py list --state validate

# Filter by leave type name
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/time_off.py list --leave-type "Sick Time Off"

# This year's leaves
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/time_off.py list --my --this-year

# List available leave types
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/time_off.py leave-types

# Create a leave request (employee and type by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/time_off.py create --date-from "2026-03-25 08:00:00" --date-to "2026-03-26 17:00:00" --leave-type "Paid Time Off" --name "Personal day"

# Get leave details
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/time_off.py get 12

Module: Knowledge (knowledge.py)

Manages knowledge.article. Actions: list, get, create, update.

bash

# My articles
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/knowledge.py list --my

# Articles by author name
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/knowledge.py list --author "Alice"

# Published articles only
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/knowledge.py list --published

# Root-level articles only
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/knowledge.py list --root-only

# Search articles
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/knowledge.py list --search "onboarding"

# Filter by category
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/knowledge.py list --category workspace

# Get article with body content
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/knowledge.py get 5

# Create an article under a parent (by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/knowledge.py create --name "Setup Guide" --parent-name "Engineering" --body "<h1>Getting Started</h1>"

# Update article content
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/knowledge.py update 5 --body "<p>Updated content</p>"

Module: Documents (documents.py)

Manages documents.document. Actions: list, get, create, update, folders.

bash

# My documents
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/documents.py list --my

# Documents by owner name
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/documents.py list --owner "Alice"

# Documents in a folder (by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/documents.py list --folder "HR Documents"

# Search documents
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/documents.py list --search "invoice"

# Filter by type and date
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/documents.py list --type binary --this-month

# Filter by tag
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/documents.py list --tag "contracts"

# List available folders
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/documents.py folders

# Get document details
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/documents.py get 3

# Create a URL-type document (folder by name, owner by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/documents.py create --name "Design Spec" --folder "Engineering" --owner "Alice" --url "https://example.com/spec"

# Update document folder
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/documents.py update 3 --folder "Archive"

Module: Custom App (custom_app.py)

For any Odoo model not covered by the dedicated scripts — CRM, Sales, Purchase, Inventory, Manufacturing, Accounting, or any custom app installed in the Odoo instance.

Recommended workflow:

1. Discover the model technical name with models
2. Inspect available fields with fields
3. Then list, get, create, update as needed

bash

# --- Discovery ---

# Search for models by name (find the technical model name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py models --search "CRM"
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py models --search "Sale Order"
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py models --module crm

# Inspect fields of a model
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py fields crm.lead
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py fields crm.lead --search "stage"
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py fields sale.order --type many2one

# --- Reading ---

# List records with auto-detected default fields
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py list crm.lead

# My CRM leads this month
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py list crm.lead --my --this-month

# Search by name + assigned user
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py list crm.lead --search "Acme" --user "Alice"

# Custom domain + explicit fields
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py list sale.order \
  --domain '[["state","=","sale"]]' \
  --fields '["id","name","partner_id","amount_total","date_order"]' \
  --order "date_order desc" --limit 20

# Filter by date field (custom field name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py list sale.order --date-field date_order --this-month

# Get a single record (all fields)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py get crm.lead 42

# Count matching records
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py count crm.lead --domain '[["stage_id.name","=","Won"]]'

# --- Writing ---

# Create a record
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py create crm.lead \
  --values '{"name":"New Opportunity","partner_id":5,"expected_revenue":10000}'

# Update a single record
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py update crm.lead 42 \
  --values '{"stage_id":3,"priority":"1"}'

# Update multiple records at once
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py update crm.lead --ids '[42,43,44]' \
  --values '{"user_id":7}'

# --- Notes & Activities ---

# Log an internal note on any record
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py log-note crm.lead 42 --body "Called the client, follow up next week"

# Schedule an activity notification (user resolved by name)
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/custom_app.py notify crm.lead 42 \
  --user "Alice" --summary "Please follow up with this lead"

Generic Client (odoo_core.py)

For raw low-level access or testing the connection:

bash

# Test connection
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/odoo_core.py test-connection

# Search/read with raw domain
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/odoo_core.py search-read res.partner --fields '["name","email","phone"]' --limit 20

# Get field definitions
python3 $SKILL_SCRIPTS/odoo_core.py fields res.partner

Security Rules

1. No delete — unlink is blocked in all scripts.
2. Sensitive models blocked — ir.rule, ir.model.access, ir.config_parameter, etc.
3. Read-only models — res.users, hr.employee, stage/type models cannot be modified.
4. Credentials from environment only — Never pass credentials as arguments.
5. Audit logging — All operations are logged to stderr with timestamps.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
Access Denied	Check all 4 env vars: ODOO_URL, ODOO_DB, ODOO_USERNAME, ODOO_API_KEY
Model not found	Module may not be installed in your Odoo instance
No module named odoo_core	Run the script from the scripts directory or use absolute path
Script not found	Resolve SKILL_SCRIPTS path as shown in Path Resolution above

Field Reference

See Odoo Models Reference for detailed field lists per model.