OpenClaw + Feishu: the smoothest “claw” setup for Chinese users

In China, the combo that really scales is OpenClaw + Feishu. This article explains why it’s the smoothest “claw” setup for Chinese users, with openclaw local deployment and openclawd guide notes.

Why Feishu?

Feishu enterprise API is generous, so your agent can read docs, manage tables, and create tasks without hitting limits. Feishu is a full productivity stack: drive, approval, tasks, calendar, base, knowledge base, docs—all with APIs. OpenClaw has plugins for them, so you get an agent that can use the whole suite—unlike Telegram/Discord which are mainly message pipes. Chinese UX is solid: @bot, threads, rich cards, IME; no VPN needed, low latency.

What can OpenClaw + Feishu do?

Docs: knowledge-base Q&A (“summarize last week’s tech docs”), drafting (“write a PRD from requirements”), batch (“merge three months of meeting notes”). Calendar: availability, create meetings and invites, daily summary. Tasks: create tasks and subtasks, today’s due list, collaboration. Tables: analyze bases, add columns and formulas, merge tables. Team: weekly summaries, new knowledge pages, feedback collection.

Setup overview

Flow: Feishu → OpenClaw → LLM → Feishu API → reply. You need: model API key (e.g. MiniMax or Kimi), a machine running OpenClaw, and Feishu (org or personal). Create an app in Feishu open platform, enable permissions, get App ID and Secret; enable feishu in OpenClaw and add credentials; restart and @ the bot in a group to test.

Advanced

Multi-agent (main agent delegates to sub-agents for search, writing, analysis), scheduled Feishu digests (HEARTBEAT for morning briefs), workflow automation (calendar conflict alerts, doc sync, message-triggered tasks), knowledge-base RAG (sync Feishu docs to a vector store, retrieve then generate).

Cost and tips

Feishu has a free tier; paid is roughly 50–80 CNY/user/month. OpenClaw cost = machine + power + model API. Feishu + OpenClaw balances features and cost. Tips: grant minimal permissions, use allowlists for groups, isolate memory, keep secrets in env vars and rotate them.

To skip openclaw local deployment and Feishu config yourself, use a hosted service per the openclawd guide and try OpenClaw in the browser or desktop.