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Add Google Chat Channel

Copies, registers, pins and verifies the Google Chat adapter for a NanoClaw agent in one guided pass.

AutomationIntermediate★ 30,471⑂ 12,865AI score 7/10Last updated: Aug 9, 2026

What it does

Automates wiring a Google Chat channel into NanoClaw:

  • Pulls gchat.ts and its registration test from the channels branch into src/channels/
  • Appends the self-registration import to src/channels/index.ts (skipped if present)
  • Installs @chat-adapter/gchat@4.29.0 at an exact pinned version (no ranges, no latest)
  • Runs pnpm run build and a single vitest registration test that proves the adapter is actually registered and the dependency resolves
  • Walks you through Google Cloud Console setup (Chat API, HTTP endpoint, service account) and stores GCHAT_CREDENTIALS in .env (set-if-absent)

Every nc: directive is idempotent, so re-running the skill is safe.

Who it's for

  • NanoClaw operators who want their agent reachable from Google Workspace spaces
  • Teams standardized on Google Chat instead of Slack or Discord
  • Anyone who has hand-wired a channel adapter and forgotten the barrel import

Examples

  1. Onboard a team space — ask "add the Google Chat channel with add-gchat"; the adapter is copied, registered, built and tested, then you paste the service-account JSON.
  2. Local development loop — run ngrok http 3000, point the Chat API Configuration endpoint at the tunnel, and confirm inbound webhooks in logs/nanoclaw.log.
  3. Debug a silent bot — run vitest run src/channels/gchat-registration.test.ts; red means the barrel import or dependency drifted, so just re-apply the Apply steps.

· · · Install guide · · ·

Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install in Claude Code

Let Claude do it — paste this into Claude Code

Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart.
Copy the .claude/skills/add-gchat folder from the GitHub repo nanocoai/nanoclaw into my ~/.claude/skills/add-gchat/.
When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.

Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git /tmp/nanoclaw && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/nanoclaw/.claude/skills/add-gchat ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git
  3. Create the skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill: cp -r nanoclaw/.claude/skills/add-gchat ~/.claude/skills/
    • If you already work inside the NanoClaw repo, no copy is needed.
  5. Change into your NanoClaw project root and start Claude Code — the skill assumes that repository layout (src/channels/, pnpm, vitest).
  6. Ask: "Add the Google Chat channel using the add-gchat skill."
  7. Follow the Google Cloud Console steps: enable the Google Chat API, create a service account with the Chat Bot role, download the JSON key, and paste it as a single line when prompted.
  8. Expose port 3000 publicly (ngrok, Cloudflare Tunnel or a reverse proxy), then run /manage-channels to attach the channel to an agent group and restart the service.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT