Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @codeninja23/native-airtable
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install native-airtable
What This Skill Does
Reads Airtable bases, tables, and records directly via the Airtable REST API using a Personal Access Token. Supports filtering, searching, field selection, and view-specific queries. No third-party proxy involved.
Calls api.airtable.com directly instead of routing through a third-party integration layer, so there are no extra latency hops or service dependencies.
When to use it
- Pull task records filtered by status from a project tracker
- Look up a contact by email in a CRM base
- Fetch all rows from a product inventory table
- Read records from a specific saved view in Airtable
- Search a people table by name or company
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: find all contacts at Acme Corp in my Contacts table
AGENT
- 1Run list-bases to find the correct base ID
- 2Run list-tables to confirm the Contacts table exists
- 3Run search-records with search term 'Acme' against the Contacts table
- 4Return matching records with name, email, and company fields
OUTPUT
A list of contact records where the company field matches Acme Corp
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.
Airtable Personal Access Token (PAT) with data.records:read and schema.bases:read scopes, set as AIRTABLE_PAT env var — create at https://airtable.com/create/tokens