Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @nickian/nocodb
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install nocodb
What This Skill Does
Connects to a self-hosted NocoDB instance via REST API to read and write spreadsheet-style database records. Supports listing bases and tables, inspecting column schemas, querying rows with filters and sorting, and inserting new rows.
Lets agents read and write structured NocoDB data directly without opening a browser or using the NocoDB UI.
When to use it
- Look up a specific book record by ID in a personal library database
- Filter inventory rows by stock level to find items needing reorder
- Insert a new contact entry into a NocoDB CRM table
- Inspect column schema before writing data to avoid field mismatches
- Page through large tables with limit and offset to process records in batches
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: find all books with 'Preparation' in the title from the Library base
AGENT
- 1Run columns command to confirm the Title field name in the Books table
- 2Run rows command with --where '(Title,like,%Preparation%)' against Library/Books
- 3Parse the returned rows and present matching titles and IDs to the user
OUTPUT
A list of matching book records with their titles and row IDs
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.
NOCODB_URL environment variable pointing to a self-hosted NocoDB instanceNOCODB_TOKEN environment variable (API token from NocoDB Team & Settings)