Signal CLI Setup Guide

Signal Integration

Connect OpenClaw to Signal using signal-cli — an open-source command-line interface for Signal.

Requirements

• Java 17+ installed
• A dedicated phone number for the Signal bot
• signal-cli v0.11+

Step 1: Install signal-cli

# macOS via Homebrew
brew install signal-cli

# Linux
wget https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/releases/latest/download/signal-cli-*.tar.gz
tar -xzf signal-cli-*.tar.gz

Step 2: Register Your Number

signal-cli -u +1XXXXXXXXXX register
signal-cli -u +1XXXXXXXXXX verify CODE

Step 3: Configure OpenClaw

{
  "channels": {
    "signal": {
      "enabled": true,
      "number": "+1XXXXXXXXXX",
      "signalCliPath": "/usr/local/bin/signal-cli"
    }
  }
}

• Signal Troubleshooting
• Connect Signal Guide