Skills.expanso.io expanso

Connect your OpenClaw to Expanso Cloud. Install expanso-edge + expanso-cli, run data pipelines locally with cloud visibility, control, and traceability.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/expanso-io/skills.expanso.io

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/expanso-io/skills.expanso.io "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/openclaw/expanso" ~/.claude/skills/expanso-io-skills-expanso-io-expanso-9fe448 && rm -rf "$T"

OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/expanso-io/skills.expanso.io "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/openclaw/expanso" ~/.openclaw/skills/expanso-io-skills-expanso-io-expanso-9fe448 && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: openclaw/expanso/SKILL.md

source content

Expanso for OpenClaw

Run enterprise data pipelines locally while maintaining cloud visibility and control.

What This Skill Does

Installs both
```
expanso-edge
```
daemon and
```
expanso-cli
```
Connects to your Expanso Cloud account
Runs pipelines deployed from the cloud
Reports metrics and status back to cloud

Quick Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/expanso-io/expanso-skills/main/openclaw/expanso/install.sh | bash

Setup

1. Create Expanso Cloud Account

Go to cloud.expanso.io and create a free account.

2. Get Bootstrap Token

Create a network in Expanso Cloud
Click "Add Node"
Copy the bootstrap token

3. Start the Daemon

./start.sh --token YOUR_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN

Natural Language Commands

After installation, just ask OpenClaw:

"What's my Expanso status?"
"Start Expanso"
"Stop Expanso"
"Show Expanso logs"
"List my Expanso networks"

Shell Scripts

Script	Purpose
`./install.sh`	Install edge + CLI binaries
`./start.sh --token TOKEN`	Start edge daemon
`./stop.sh`	Stop daemon
`./status.sh`	Check everything
`./logs.sh [-f]`	View logs
`./uninstall.sh`	Remove binaries
`./test.sh`	Run test suite

Architecture

┌─────────────────┐
│  Expanso Cloud  │ ◄── Build & deploy pipelines here
│ cloud.expanso.io│
└────────┬────────┘
         │ Bootstrap token
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│  expanso-edge   │ ◄── Daemon runs on your machine
│   (daemon)      │     Executes pipelines locally
└────────┬────────┘
         │
┌────────┴────────┐
│  expanso-cli    │ ◄── Optional: CI/CD, automation
│   (optional)    │
└─────────────────┘
         │
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│   Your Data     │ ◄── Never leaves your machine
└─────────────────┘

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`EXPANSO_EDGE_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN`	Yes	Token from Expanso Cloud
`EXPANSO_BIN_DIR`	No	Binary location (default: ~/.expanso/bin)
`EXPANSO_LOG_DIR`	No	Log location (default: ~/.expanso/logs)

Configuration File

Store your token in

~/.expanso/config

EXPANSO_EDGE_BOOTSTRAP_TOKEN=your-token-here

Troubleshooting

"Not connected to cloud"

./status.sh           # Check status
./logs.sh | grep error # Look for errors

"Binary not found"

./install.sh --force  # Reinstall binaries

"Daemon won't start"

./stop.sh             # Ensure it's stopped
./start.sh --token YOUR_TOKEN  # Start with token
./logs.sh             # Check logs