openclaw/docs/channels/nextcloud-talk.md

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Nextcloud Talk support status, capabilities, and configuration	Working on Nextcloud Talk channel features	Nextcloud Talk

Nextcloud Talk is a downloadable channel plugin (@openclaw/nextcloud-talk) that connects OpenClaw to a self-hosted Nextcloud instance through a Talk webhook bot. Direct messages, rooms, reactions, and markdown messages are supported; media goes out as URLs.

Install

openclaw plugins install @openclaw/nextcloud-talk

Use the bare package spec to follow the current official release tag. Pin an exact version only when you need a reproducible install.

From a local checkout (dev workflows):

openclaw plugins install ./path/to/local/nextcloud-talk-plugin

Restart the gateway after installing. Details: Plugins

Quick setup (beginner)

1. Install the plugin (above).

2. On your Nextcloud server, create a bot:

   ./occ talk:bot:install "OpenClaw" "<shared-secret>" "<webhook-url>" --feature webhook --feature response --feature reaction
   

   Keep --feature response: without it, outbound replies fail with 401. Repair an existing bot with ./occ talk:bot:state --feature webhook --feature response --feature reaction <botId> 1.

3. Enable the bot in the target room settings.

4. Configure OpenClaw:

   • Config: channels.nextcloud-talk.baseUrl + channels.nextcloud-talk.botSecret
   • Or env: NEXTCLOUD_TALK_BOT_SECRET (default account only)

   CLI setup (--url/--token are aliases for the explicit fields; nc-talk and nc work as channel aliases):

   openclaw channels add --channel nextcloud-talk \
     --url https://cloud.example.com \
     --token "<shared-secret>"
   

   Equivalent explicit fields:

   openclaw channels add --channel nextcloud-talk \
     --base-url https://cloud.example.com \
     --secret "<shared-secret>"
   

   File-backed secret:

   openclaw channels add --channel nextcloud-talk \
     --base-url https://cloud.example.com \
     --secret-file /path/to/nextcloud-talk-secret
   

5. 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.
• The webhook URL must be reachable from the Nextcloud server; set webhookPublicUrl when the gateway sits behind a proxy. Webhook requests are HMAC-SHA256 signed with the bot secret; invalid signatures are rejected and rate limited.
• Media uploads are not supported by the bot API; outbound media is appended as an Attachment: <url> line.
• The webhook payload does not distinguish DMs from rooms; set apiUser + apiPassword to enable room-type lookups (cached about 5 minutes). Without them, every conversation is treated as a room.
• Outbound requests go through the SSRF guard. For a Nextcloud host on a trusted private/internal network, opt in with channels.nextcloud-talk.network.dangerouslyAllowPrivateNetwork: true.
• With apiUser/apiPassword and webhookPublicUrl set, openclaw channels status probes the bot and warns when the response feature is missing.

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 (lowercased); display names are ignored.

Rooms (groups)

• Default: channels.nextcloud-talk.groupPolicy = "allowlist" (mention-gated).
• Allowlist rooms with channels.nextcloud-talk.rooms, keyed by room token; "*" sets a wildcard default:

{
  channels: {
    "nextcloud-talk": {
      rooms: {
        "room-token": { requireMention: true },
      },
    },
  },
}

• Per-room keys: requireMention (default true), enabled (false disables the room), allowFrom (per-room sender allowlist), tools (allow/deny tool overrides), skills (limit loaded skills), systemPrompt.
• 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 (string or secret reference).
• channels.nextcloud-talk.botSecretFile: regular-file secret path. Symlinks are rejected.
• channels.nextcloud-talk.apiUser: API user for room lookups (DM detection) and the status probe.
• 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 (default: pairing). open requires allowFrom=["*"].
• channels.nextcloud-talk.allowFrom: DM allowlist (user IDs).
• channels.nextcloud-talk.groupPolicy: allowlist | open | disabled (default: allowlist).
• channels.nextcloud-talk.groupAllowFrom: room sender allowlist (user IDs); falls back to allowFrom when unset.
• channels.nextcloud-talk.rooms: per-room settings and allowlist (see above).
• Static sender access groups can be referenced from allowFrom and groupAllowFrom with accessGroup:<name>.
• 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 keyed by user ID (historyLimit).
• channels.nextcloud-talk.textChunkLimit: outbound text chunk size in chars (default: 4000).
• 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.responsePrefix: outbound reply prefix.
• channels.nextcloud-talk.markdown.tables: markdown table rendering mode (off | bullets | code | block).
• channels.nextcloud-talk.mediaMaxMb: inbound media cap (MB).
• channels.nextcloud-talk.network.dangerouslyAllowPrivateNetwork: allow private/internal Nextcloud hosts past the SSRF guard.
• channels.nextcloud-talk.accounts.<id>: per-account overrides (same keys); defaultAccount picks the default. Env vars NEXTCLOUD_TALK_BOT_SECRET / NEXTCLOUD_TALK_API_PASSWORD apply to the default account only.

Related

• Channels Overview — all supported channels
• Pairing — DM authentication and pairing flow
• Groups — group chat behavior and mention gating
• Channel Routing — session routing for messages
• Security — access model and hardening