Google opens the door to AI claws in new Workspace release

Open Claw has taken the AI ​​industry by storm in recent months, inspiring a new AI term for personal AI agents: claws. It is now so popular that even Google can’t ignore it.

If you’re a Google Workspace user, Google has now released a command line interface (CLI) that officially gives developers a way to integrate third-party AI agents like OpenClaw into the Workspace platform. This means OpenClaw and other AI assistants can connect to a user’s Google Workspace services such as Gmail and Google Drive.

Google published the Google Workspace CLI on Github just a few days ago, along with specific documentation on how to integrate OpenClaw. The documentation also includes tips on how to connect MCP (Model Context Protocol) compatible applications such as the Claude Desktop application and the Gemini CLI.

As PCWorld Noted, OpenClaw and similar claws could already connect to Google Workspace. However, this involved workarounds and the use of multiple APIs to integrate AI assistants into Google’s services and platforms.

Although Google CLI is an official Google release, the company has stated that it is “not an officially supported Google product” and is aimed more at developers than the average Google user.

Still, this is a notable move on Google’s part. This is a first step in Google’s adoption of Claws and giving developers a legitimate way to integrate them into their Google Workspace account.

OpenClaw went viral earlier this year and has become the standard bearer for agentic AI tools. Last month, OpenAI hiring OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger, who joined the company with the goal of “creating an agent that even my mother can use.”