Nextcloud Talk (plugin)
Status: supported via plugin (webhook bot). Direct messages, rooms, reactions, and markdown messages are supported.
Plugin required
Nextcloud Talk ships as a plugin and is not bundled with the core install.
Install via CLI (npm registry):
openclaw plugins install @openclaw/nextcloud-talk
Local checkout (when running from a git repo):
openclaw plugins install ./extensions/nextcloud-talk
If you choose Nextcloud Talk during setup and a git checkout is detected,
OpenClaw will offer the local install path automatically.
Details: Plugins
Quick setup (beginner)
-
Install the Nextcloud Talk plugin.
-
On your Nextcloud server, create a bot:
./occ talk:bot:install "OpenClaw" "<shared-secret>" "<webhook-url>" --feature reaction
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Enable the bot in the target room settings.
-
Configure OpenClaw:
- Config:
channels.nextcloud-talk.baseUrl + channels.nextcloud-talk.botSecret
- Or env:
NEXTCLOUD_TALK_BOT_SECRET (default account only)
-
Restart the gateway (or finish setup).
Minimal config:
{
channels: {
"nextcloud-talk": {
enabled: true,
baseUrl: "https://cloud.example.com",
botSecret: "shared-secret",
dmPolicy: "pairing",
},
},
}
Notes
- Bots cannot initiate DMs. The user must message the bot first.
- Webhook URL must be reachable by the Gateway; set
webhookPublicUrl if behind a proxy.
- Media uploads are not supported by the bot API; media is sent as URLs.
- The webhook payload does not distinguish DMs vs rooms; set
apiUser + apiPassword to enable room-type lookups (otherwise DMs are treated as rooms).
Access control (DMs)
- Default:
channels.nextcloud-talk.dmPolicy = "pairing". Unknown senders get a pairing code.
- Approve via:
openclaw pairing list nextcloud-talk
openclaw pairing approve nextcloud-talk <CODE>
- Public DMs:
channels.nextcloud-talk.dmPolicy="open" plus channels.nextcloud-talk.allowFrom=["*"].
allowFrom matches Nextcloud user IDs only; display names are ignored.
Rooms (groups)
- Default:
channels.nextcloud-talk.groupPolicy = "allowlist" (mention-gated).
- Allowlist rooms with
channels.nextcloud-talk.rooms:
{
channels: {
"nextcloud-talk": {
rooms: {
"room-token": { requireMention: true },
},
},
},
}
- To allow no rooms, keep the allowlist empty or set
channels.nextcloud-talk.groupPolicy="disabled".
Capabilities
| Feature | Status |
|---|
| Direct messages | Supported |
| Rooms | Supported |
| Threads | Not supported |
| Media | URL-only |
| Reactions | Supported |
| Native commands | Not supported |
Configuration reference (Nextcloud Talk)
Full configuration: Configuration
Provider options:
channels.nextcloud-talk.enabled: enable/disable channel startup.
channels.nextcloud-talk.baseUrl: Nextcloud instance URL.
channels.nextcloud-talk.botSecret: bot shared secret.
channels.nextcloud-talk.botSecretFile: regular-file secret path. Symlinks are rejected.
channels.nextcloud-talk.apiUser: API user for room lookups (DM detection).
channels.nextcloud-talk.apiPassword: API/app password for room lookups.
channels.nextcloud-talk.apiPasswordFile: API password file path.
channels.nextcloud-talk.webhookPort: webhook listener port (default: 8788).
channels.nextcloud-talk.webhookHost: webhook host (default: 0.0.0.0).
channels.nextcloud-talk.webhookPath: webhook path (default: /nextcloud-talk-webhook).
channels.nextcloud-talk.webhookPublicUrl: externally reachable webhook URL.
channels.nextcloud-talk.dmPolicy: pairing | allowlist | open | disabled.
channels.nextcloud-talk.allowFrom: DM allowlist (user IDs). open requires "*".
channels.nextcloud-talk.groupPolicy: allowlist | open | disabled.
channels.nextcloud-talk.groupAllowFrom: group allowlist (user IDs).
channels.nextcloud-talk.rooms: per-room settings and allowlist.
channels.nextcloud-talk.historyLimit: group history limit (0 disables).
channels.nextcloud-talk.dmHistoryLimit: DM history limit (0 disables).
channels.nextcloud-talk.dms: per-DM overrides (historyLimit).
channels.nextcloud-talk.textChunkLimit: outbound text chunk size (chars).
channels.nextcloud-talk.chunkMode: length (default) or newline to split on blank lines (paragraph boundaries) before length chunking.
channels.nextcloud-talk.blockStreaming: disable block streaming for this channel.
channels.nextcloud-talk.blockStreamingCoalesce: block streaming coalesce tuning.
channels.nextcloud-talk.mediaMaxMb: inbound media cap (MB).
Last modified on March 22, 2026