Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @hoangnv170752/thingsboard-skill
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install thingsboard-skill
What This Skill Does
Manages ThingsBoard IoT platform resources through its REST API. Covers devices, telemetry data, dashboards, assets, and user accounts. Authentication is handled via JWT tokens with automatic refresh support.
Provides direct CLI access to ThingsBoard's full REST API without requiring the web UI, enabling automation and scripting of IoT data workflows.
When to use it
- Query latest sensor readings from IoT devices
- List and inspect all registered tenant devices
- Pull historical telemetry data for a specific time range
- Make a dashboard publicly accessible without credentials
- Audit tenant users and customer accounts
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: Get the last hour of temperature data from my first device
AGENT
- 1Authenticate against TB_URL using TB_USERNAME and TB_PASSWORD to obtain a JWT token
- 2Fetch the device list and extract the first device's UUID
- 3Query telemetry keys for that device to confirm 'temperature' exists
- 4Calculate START_TS and END_TS as millisecond epoch values spanning the last hour
- 5Request timeseries data for 'temperature' within that range and return the parsed JSON
OUTPUT
A JSON array of timestamped temperature readings from the past hour
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.
ThingsBoard server instance (self-hosted or cloud) with REST API accessTB_URL environment variable set to the server addressTB_USERNAME environment variable set to a valid account emailTB_PASSWORD environment variable set to the account password