Chrome Channel for OpenClaw in Sider

The official Chrome channel plugin for connecting OpenClaw to the Sider Chrome extension.

Once connected, you can control OpenClaw directly from the Sider Chrome sidebar.

【【【 Quick install from the terminal 】】】

Run in Terminal:

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npx -y @sider-ai/chrome-openclaw-sider-cli install

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This convenience command downloads and executes the installer CLI from npm at runtime. If you prefer a more reviewable path, use the manual openclaw plugins install/update commands below instead.

You can also paste this command into the OpenClaw chat box and ask OpenClaw to install it for you. This will install or update the plugin and automatically start terminal pairing.

【【【 Manual installation 】】】

If the quick install does not work, follow these steps:

【 1. Install or update the plugin 】

Install in Terminal:

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openclaw plugins install clawhub:chrome-openclaw-sider

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If the plugin is already installed, update it with:

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openclaw plugins update clawhub:chrome-openclaw-sider

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You can run these commands directly in your terminal, or paste them into the OpenClaw chat box and ask OpenClaw to execute them.

【 2. Pair the plugin with Sider’s Chrome extension using a pairing code 】

Run in Terminal:

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openclaw channels login --channel chrome-openclaw-sider

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Your terminal will display a short pairing code. Enter this code in the Sider browser extension.

In the Sider Chrome extension, open the Claw widget from the right column of the extension and enter the pairing code there. This will connect the Sider Chrome extension to your OpenClaw instance.

【 3. Restart the gateway 】

After entering the pairing code, restart the gateway in Terminal:

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openclaw gateway restart

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Data Handling / Security / Privacy

• The plugin sends Sider conversation content, assistant replies, streaming events, tool-call status, and uploaded attachments to Sider/selfclaw endpoints so Sider can render and route the chat.
• Pairing or setup exchanges persist the resulting long-lived token into your local OpenClaw config at ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.
• When you send a local attachment, the plugin may read files from OpenClaw media roots in order to upload them to Sider. When Sider sends attachments inbound, the plugin may download and save them into OpenClaw-managed media storage.
• Install and pair this plugin only if you trust the Sider service and are comfortable with the relevant chat content and attachments being transmitted to it.
• Runtime environment variables: SIDER_BASE_URL overrides the default API base URL, and SIDER_SETUP_TOKEN provides a setup-token fallback for the default account.