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PowerToys Command Palette — OpenClaw Extension

The OpenClaw Command Palette extension integrates with PowerToys Command Palette to give you fast keyboard-driven access to OpenClaw from anywhere on your desktop.

Prerequisites

  • PowerToys installed (v0.90 or later recommended — this is the version that shipped Command Palette).
  • OpenClaw Tray (Molty) installed and configured.

Installation

Via the OpenClaw Installer (recommended)

When running the OpenClaw Tray installer, tick the "Install PowerToys Command Palette extension" checkbox. The installer will register the extension automatically.

Manual Registration

If you installed without the Command Palette option, or need to re-register after a repair:

  1. Open PowerShell (no admin needed).

  2. Run:

    Add-AppxPackage -Register "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\OpenClawTray\CommandPalette\AppxManifest.xml" -ForceApplicationShutdown

  3. Restart PowerToys if it was running.

Verifying Registration

Open Command Palette (Win+Alt+Space), type "OpenClaw" — you should see the OpenClaw commands appear.

Available Commands

Command Action
🦞 Open Dashboard Opens the OpenClaw web dashboard in your default browser
💬 Web Chat Opens the embedded Web Chat window in OpenClaw Tray
📝 Quick Send Opens the Quick Send dialog to compose a message
⚙️ Settings Opens the OpenClaw Tray Settings dialog

Usage

  1. Press Win+Alt+Space to open Command Palette.
  2. Type OpenClaw (or just oc) to filter to OpenClaw commands.
  3. Select the action with arrow keys and press Enter.

Commands are also surfaced as deep links — you can invoke them from a browser or script using openclaw:// URIs (see SETUP.md).

Troubleshooting

OpenClaw commands don't appear in Command Palette

  1. Make sure PowerToys Command Palette is enabled: PowerToys Settings → Command Palette → Enable Command Palette.
  2. Try re-registering the extension (see Manual Registration above).
  3. Restart PowerToys after registration.
  4. Check that the extension files exist at %LOCALAPPDATA%\OpenClawTray\CommandPalette\.

Commands appear but do nothing

The extension communicates with OpenClaw Tray via openclaw:// deep links. Make sure:

  • OpenClaw Tray (OpenClaw.Tray.WinUI.exe) is running.
  • The openclaw:// URI scheme is registered. If not, re-run the OpenClaw Tray installer.

Extension was removed after a PowerToys update

PowerToys updates can sometimes unregister third-party extensions. Re-register with:

Add-AppxPackage -Register "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\OpenClawTray\CommandPalette\AppxManifest.xml" -ForceApplicationShutdown

Unregistering the extension

To remove the OpenClaw extension from Command Palette without uninstalling Tray:

Get-AppxPackage -Name '*OpenClaw*' | Remove-AppxPackage

Notes

  • The extension is a sparse MSIX package registered per-user, so no administrator rights are required.

  • It is built against the Microsoft.CommandPalette.Extensions SDK and communicates with Tray exclusively via openclaw:// deep links — there is no direct IPC between the extension and Tray.

  • Command Palette extension commands and their deep link targets:

    Command Deep link
    Open Dashboard openclaw://dashboard
    Web Chat openclaw://chat
    Quick Send openclaw://send
    Settings openclaw://settings
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