How to Connect OpenClaw to Odoo ERP: Complete Integration Guide

Imagine checking inventory levels, creating sales quotes, and updating CRM leads — all from a WhatsApp message. That is what the OpenClaw + Odoo integration makes possible. This guide covers the architecture, key considerations, and implementation approach for connecting these two powerful platforms.

Why Connect OpenClaw to Odoo?

Odoo is a comprehensive ERP with dozens of modules, but it requires users to log into the web interface for every operation. For field sales teams, warehouse staff, and managers who live in their messaging apps, this creates friction.

OpenClaw bridges the gap by providing a conversational interface to Odoo. Your team sends natural language messages, and the AI agent translates them into Odoo API calls.

Architecture Overview

The integration uses Odoo's XML-RPC or JSON-RPC API, wrapped in custom OpenClaw skills:

OpenClaw Agent → Custom Odoo Skills → Odoo XML-RPC/JSON-RPC API → Odoo Database

Each Odoo module gets its own skill (or set of skills):

• Sales Skill — Create quotes, confirm orders, check order status
• Inventory Skill — Query stock levels, check warehouse availability, trigger transfers
• CRM Skill — Update leads, log activities, move opportunities through pipeline stages
• Accounting Skill — Check invoice status, send payment reminders, pull financial summaries
• Manufacturing Skill — Track production orders, check bill of materials, update work orders

Key Design Decisions

Permission Alignment

OpenClaw skills must respect Odoo's access control system. When a user sends a command via WhatsApp, the skill should authenticate as that user's Odoo account (or a service account with equivalent permissions), not as a superuser. This ensures existing Odoo security policies are enforced.

Read vs Write Operations

Start with read-only operations (stock queries, order lookups, report generation) before enabling write operations (creating orders, updating records). This builds trust and catches integration issues before they affect production data.

Error Handling

Odoo API errors need to be translated into human-readable messages. When a stock transfer fails because of insufficient inventory, the agent should explain the issue clearly, not pass through a Python traceback.

Data Formatting

Odoo returns structured data that needs formatting for messaging apps. Tables of products, order summaries, and financial reports should render cleanly in WhatsApp and Telegram — which means careful use of formatting, not HTML tables.

Common Use Cases

Field Sales: "What is our current stock of SKU-1234 across all warehouses?" → Agent queries Odoo Inventory and returns formatted stock levels by location.

Account Management: "Create a quote for customer Acme Corp: 50 units of Widget A at standard pricing" → Agent creates a draft quotation in Odoo Sales and returns the quote number.

Warehouse Operations: "Show me all pending delivery orders for today" → Agent queries Odoo Inventory and returns a list of today's outgoing shipments.

Finance: "What invoices are overdue by more than 30 days?" → Agent queries Odoo Accounting and returns a formatted aging report.

Security Best Practices

• Use API keys with scoped permissions, not admin credentials
• Implement rate limiting to prevent accidental API flooding
• Log all agent-initiated Odoo operations for audit trails
• Align OpenClaw user identities with Odoo user accounts
• Test write operations in a staging Odoo instance before production

Implementation Approach

Building a production-grade OpenClaw + Odoo integration requires deep knowledge of both platforms. The skill development process involves mapping Odoo module APIs, designing conversation flows, implementing error handling, and testing across edge cases.

ECOSIRE's OpenClaw + Odoo integration service handles this end-to-end: audit, skill development, security configuration, testing, and deployment.

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