How to Build OpenClaw Cloud Workspaces

OpenClaw cloud workspaces are shared cloud storage environments designed for multiple OpenClaw agents to collaborate on files persistently. They provide durable storage that survives agent restarts, crashes, or deployments, unlike local file systems that lose state when agents stop.

Fastio powers these workspaces with native OpenClaw integration through its remote MCP server. Connect OpenClaw directly to https://mcp.fast.io/mcp (use https://mcp.fast.io/mcp/key with a Bearer header). Named mode tools cover upload, download, storage, find, ai, share, and more, so agents can upload, download, list, search, and delete files. Agents can manage files using natural language commands, such as "upload the latest report to the analysis workspace" or "find all PDFs mentioning Q4 sales."

Files belong to the organization, not individual agents. Agents display real-time presence indicators, so you can see who's active. Enable Intelligence Mode to auto-index files for RAG-based semantic search. Query across documents with natural language and receive cited responses from Ripley, the built-in RAG agent.

Example: A research agent uploads data files. A summarizer agent queries them via RAG. Then a reporter generates outputs. All in the same workspace, with no data loss.

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Local OpenClaw installations limit you to one machine and session-based storage. Cloud workspaces scale to teams of agents running anywhere, with continuous availability and easy human handoff. Agents maintain state across sessions, enabling long-running work.

Agents create project folders, enable RAG on documents, and invite human teammates into the same workspace. Use URL import to pull a file from a source URL without downloading it locally. This keeps agents lightweight and cloud-native.

Create an API key in Settings > Devices & Agents > API Keys, or with POST /current/user/auth/key/. See pricing details.

Evidence and Benchmarks:

• Cloud setups reduce agent downtime by eliminating local storage failures (source: Fastio docs).

GET https://api.fast.io/current/workspace/{workspace_id}/storage/{node_id}/versions/
POST https://api.fast.io/current/workspace/{workspace_id}/storage/{node_id}/versions/{version_id}/restore/

Sign up at Fastio storage for agents. Create an organization, then workspaces tailored for OpenClaw.

Detailed steps:

1. Go to Fastio and sign up. Use a dedicated email for the agent team.
2. Create an organization for your agent team.
3. Add a workspace: Choose name, description, privacy (org-only or invite-only), and enable Intelligence Mode for automatic RAG indexing.
4. Generate an API key in Settings > Devices & Agents > API Keys, or with POST /current/user/auth/key/. This key provides access to 19 MCP tools.
5. Test upload: call the MCP upload tool from the agent, or POST a small file to https://api.fast.io/current/upload/.

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call",
 "params":{"name":"upload","arguments":{"action":"web-import","url":"https://example.com/report.pdf",
 "profile_type":"workspace","profile_id":"1234567890123456789"}}}

Connect the agent to https://mcp.fast.io/mcp (or https://mcp.fast.io/mcp/key with a Bearer header). Upload actions include web-import, stream-upload, create-session, chunk, and finalize. Storage actions include list, search, details, move, copy, and delete.

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Connect OpenClaw directly to Fastio's remote MCP server for complete file management.

To connect:

# Connect OpenClaw to https://mcp.fast.io/mcp

No extra packages or containers required. Configure your Fastio API key from the Fastio dashboard.

Fastio's MCP server provides named mode tools including:

• upload: web-import, stream-upload, create-session, chunk, finalize, batch
• download
• storage: list, search, move, copy, delete, details (requires profile_type of workspace or share)
• find: unified search across a workspace or share
• ai: ask (read-only RAG with citations, requires profile_type)
• share and fileshare
• event: activity and audit log
• workspace: notes (create-note, read-note, update-note)

Test in chat: "Upload my local report.pdf to the 'project-analysis' workspace and summarize it using RAG."

Agents handle authentication automatically via your stored API key.

Agents join Fastio workspaces, just like humans. List workspaces with GET /current/workspaces/all/. Create one with POST /current/org/{org_id}/create/workspace/. Invite teammates with POST /current/workspace/{workspace_id}/members/{email_or_user_id}/.

Orchestrator pattern:

1. Orchestrator creates workspaces with POST /current/org/{org_id}/create/workspace/.
2. Invites specialist agents by email or user id.
3. Coordinates with versions: specialists inspect version history before writing, keeping an append-only audit trail.

Full example workflow:

1. Data agent: URL import a CSV with the MCP upload tool (web-import) or POST /current/web_upload/.
2. Analyzer agent: processes the CSV node and saves results with automated version tracking.
3. The reporter watches GET /current/activity/poll/{entityId}?wait=95&lastactivity={timestamp} or GET /current/events/search/.
4. Reporter asks Ripley for a cited summary via the MCP ai tool (ask).
5. Human review: invite a teammate as a member, or create a branded Send, Receive, or Exchange share with POST /current/workspace/{workspace_id}/create/share/.

Scale to dozens of agents. The orchestrator can list members and read activity as work lands.

Intelligence Mode: Enable it per workspace for automatic indexing. New uploads are parsed, embedded, and ready for RAG queries. Ask "What does the Q1 report say about revenue?" and get cited excerpts from Ripley.

Setup: Workspace settings > Enable Intelligence. Queries use the MCP RAG tool (ai, action ask, with profile_type). You can also start a chat with POST /current/workspace/{workspace_id}/ai/agent/ and send a message with POST /current/workspace/{workspace_id}/ai/agent/{chat_id}/message/.

Realtime Activity: For tracking file and workspace updates, poll the realtime activity feed via GET /current/activity/poll/{entityId}?wait=95&lastactivity={timestamp}, search GET /current/events/search/, or monitor the WebSocket events feed.

Ownership Transfer: Agents build complete setups (org, workspaces, shares), then invite a human teammate into the workspace.

Steps:

1. Invite the human: POST /current/workspace/{workspace_id}/members/{email_or_user_id}/
2. Human accepts and opens the workspace in the UI.
3. Agent continues as a collaborator. Hand the client a branded share with POST /current/workspace/{workspace_id}/create/share/.

Perfect for agent-built deliverables handed to clients.

Troubleshooting Tips:

• Versions: retrieve file revisions from /current/workspace/{workspace_id}/storage/{node_id}/versions/.
• RAG: after edits, ask Ripley again so the cited answer reflects the latest version.
• Rate limits: HTTP 429 with error code 1671 means back off until the x-ve-limit-expires header.