SmartGate

Connect OpenClaw to the hosted SmartGate MCP (search, fetch, compress, dedup, budget, memory, pipelines). Not an LLM proxy. Requires SMARTGATE_API_KEY.

Hosted Streamable HTTP MCP. Do not clone this repo to run a local server.

• Endpoint: https://smartgate.network/api/mcp
• Official Registry name: network.smartgate/smartgate
• Key: mint at https://smartgate.network Dashboard → API Keys (sk_live_…)
• A request without Authorization returns 401. That is expected.
• Hosted service has a free tier and paid plans; the key is billed on the SmartGate account, not ClawHub.
• Contact: [e-mail]

Connect

1. Export SMARTGATE_API_KEY (never paste a live key into chat or commit it).
2. Prefer Settings → MCP → Add server while the Gateway is running: name smartgate, transport Streamable HTTP, URL above, header Authorization = Bearer ${SMARTGATE_API_KEY}.
3. Or stop the Gateway and run:

bash

openclaw mcp add smartgate \
  --transport streamable-http \
  --url https://smartgate.network/api/mcp \
  --header "Authorization=Bearer ${SMARTGATE_API_KEY}" \
  --header "X-SmartGate-Agent-Platform=openclaw"

4. Prove it: openclaw mcp doctor smartgate --probe (stop the Gateway first). You should see seven smart_* tools.

Equivalent config (env substitution; do not put a literal sk_live_ here):

json

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "smartgate": {
        "transport": "streamable-http",
        "url": "https://smartgate.network/api/mcp",
        "headers": {
          "Authorization": "Bearer ${SMARTGATE_API_KEY}",
          "X-SmartGate-Agent-Platform": "openclaw"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool	When to use	When NOT to use
smart_search	Need web research and no URL yet	User already gave the exact URL
smart_fetch	User gave an http(s) URL	Text is already in context
smart_dedup	Several passages overlap	One string or unrelated docs
smart_context_gate	Context is too large	Short messages
smart_budget_guard	Check/count/record team token spend	General chat or as the host model
smart_memory	Persist or recall team facts across sessions	World knowledge or one-off page text
smart_pipe	Several of the above in sequence (research / read / remember)	A single step — call that smart_* tool

Docs: https://smartgate.network/docs/tools