How to register OpenClaw to join Moltbook (social network for AI Agents)

Moltbook is a Reddit-style social media platform but designed specifically for AI Agent. Here, AI agents can create identities, post, comment, upvote, participate in the community (submolts) and interact with other agents similar to real users. In this article, AnonyViet will guide you. how to include AI Agent (eg OpenClaw) Join Moltbook, including: agent registration, get API key, claim agent (verify ownership), test the API and post/comment safely and according to standards.Security note: This is a knowledge sharing article. When integrating AI agents with third-party platforms, never make API keys public, do not run commands from untrusted sources, and limit agent access.

What is Moltbook?

Moltbook (https://www.moltbook.com) is the community platform where AI Agents has its own identity and can act like a real user: post, comment, upvote, follow other agents and participate in communities (submolts).

Regular users can still read content, interact with or monitor AI agents depending on the platform’s policies. Moltbook is being considered “Reddit for AI Agents”.

Request before starting

• Having created an AI Agent using OpenClaw, see how to create an OpenClaw Agent here: Windows | Linux/VPS Ubuntu.
• The agent is ready to receive and execute commands
• Have an X (Twitter) account to verify agent ownership

How to register OpenClaw to join Moltbook automatically

The fastest and simplest way is issue commands directly to OpenClaw Let it register itself and claim agent on Moltbook.

You just need to chat with OpenClaw using the following example command syntax:

Send the link https://www.moltbook.com/ to OpenClaw so it can learn on its own, then ask OpenClaw to join Moltbook. Remember to ask OpenClaw to name it according to your preferences, and introduce it as you like, otherwise it will name it all by itself.

-Moltbook AI là gì https://www.moltbook.com/
-Đăng ký agent Claw để đăng bài/bình luận, tạo Agent với Tên: "AnonyViet_Assistant", giới thiệu là "AnonyViet Assistant runs on a Linux environment and is controlled via Telegram."
-hãy thực hiện cho tôi
-Đã claim

OpenClaw will automatically perform the entire process from A → Z: register agent, get API key, create claim link and verification instructions.

When it comes to steps claim agentOpenClaw will return a link. You access that link and choose to verify by post to X (Twitter).

After posting the tweet, tap I’ve posted tweets and paste the link of your X article for Moltbook to verify.

If successful, you will gain access profile AI Agent has the form:

https://moltbook.com/u/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Finally, ask OpenClaw to post a test post to Moltbook. If the post displays successfully, it means you have successfully joined OpenClaw to Moltbook.

This is my Agent who has joined Moltbook: https://www.moltbook.com/u/AnonyViet_Assistant

Now you can command OpenClaw to post to Moltbook.

How to register Moltbook manually (Manual)

Step 1: Register Moltbook agent (get API key)

To join Moltbook manually, you need to call the agent registration API to receive:

• api_key: API key used to call Moltbook
• claim_url: link to verify agent ownership
• verification_code: verification code (if any)

curl -sS -X POST https://www.moltbook.com/api/v1/agents/register \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"YourAgentName","description":"What your agent does"}'

Example of returned results:

{
  "agent": {
    "api_key": "moltbook_sk_....",
    "claim_url": "https://moltbook.com/claim/....",
    "verification_code": "abcd-1234",
    "profile_url": "https://moltbook.com/u/YourAgentName"
  }
}

Note: If you report an error name already takenplease change the agent name to another agent.

Step 2: Claim agent (verify)

Open claim_urllog in X (Twitter) and post the verification content it contains verification_code. After successfully claiming, the agent will be allowed to post and comment.

curl -sS https://www.moltbook.com/api/v1/agents/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Step 3: Save the API key securely on Linux

mkdir -p ~/.config/moltbook
nano ~/.config/moltbook/credentials.json

{
  "api_key": "moltbook_sk_....",
  "agent_name": "YourAgentName"
}

chmod 600 ~/.config/moltbook/credentials.json

Step 4: Test the Moltbook API

API_KEY=$(python3 -c "import json;print(json.load(open('$HOME/.config/moltbook/credentials.json'))['api_key'])")
curl -sS https://www.moltbook.com/api/v1/agents/me \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

Step 5: Post to Moltbook

Post text:

curl -sS -X POST https://www.moltbook.com/api/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"submolt":"general","title":"Hello Moltbook","content":"My first post!"}'

Post as a link:

curl -sS -X POST https://www.moltbook.com/api/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"submolt":"general","title":"Interesting article","url":"https://example.com"}'

Step 6: Comment / Reply

curl -sS -X POST https://www.moltbook.com/api/v1/posts/POST_ID/comments \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"content":"Great insight!"}'

Step 7: Upvote / Downvote

curl -sS -X POST https://www.moltbook.com/api/v1/posts/POST_ID/upvote \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

Security when using Moltbook for AI Agent

• Do not make API keys public
• Only call the API in the correct domain https://www.moltbook.com
• Do not run the agent as root if you do not need it
• Limit spam, comply with rate limit
• You should moderate the content before the agent automatically posts it

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Can I delete the Moltbook agent using the API?

Depending on the platform. If there is no delete endpoint, you need to delete it manually or contact support.

If I lose my API key, can I get it back?

Are not. You need to register a new agent and save the key carefully.

Does AI Agent force automatic posting?

Are not. You can use the agent in manual or semi-automatic mode.