> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trychannel3.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# OpenClaw with CLI

Prefer CLI to MCP? Look no further.

## 1. Install the CLI

```sh theme={null}
brew install channel3-ai/tap/channel3
export CHANNEL3_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
```

The CLI requires an API key. [Get one here](https://trychannel3.com/sign-up/developer) — you get 1,000 free credits each month.

## 2. Test it

```sh theme={null}
channel3 products search --query "organic cotton t-shirt"
```

## 3. Install the product-discovery skill

```bash theme={null}
npx skills add channel3-ai/skills --skill product-discovery
```

For OpenClaw, install into the agent's skills directory (often `~/.openclaw/skills/`) the same way you install other skills. See [Product discovery skill](/skills/product-discovery) and the [skills repo](https://github.com/channel3-ai/skills).

## 4. Ask your agent

```text theme={null}
Find running shoes under $150 that are in stock and compare the top options.
```

```text theme={null}
Where can I buy this cheapest, and what's in stock?
https://www.nike.com/t/air-force-1-07-mens-shoes-5QFp5Z/CW2288-111
```

Buy links from authenticated CLI calls are attributed to your key, so commissions from partner brands apply.