# OpenClaw + Pear guide

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## Connection and authentication

Use the authentication method shown for each client surface.

| Client surface | Authentication | Setup guide |
| --- | --- | --- |
| OpenClaw skill | External skill | Setup guide available |
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OpenClaw currently uses Pear only through a separately maintained ClawHub skill. This
is an external dependency, not direct Pear-owned hosted MCP compatibility.

## Setup

```bash
openclaw skills verify @ashtonau/pear-apple --version 1.0.2
openclaw skills install @ashtonau/pear-apple --version 1.0.2
```

Version `1.0.2` is deliberately pinned; review its
[ClawHub files and verification result](https://clawhub.ai/ashtonau/skills/pear-apple)
before installing or changing that pin. Make `PEAR_API_KEY` available to the OpenClaw
process through your local environment or secret manager without placing the value in
an install command or checked-in file. Start a new session after installation so the
agent picks up the skill.

## Current support

The external OpenClaw skill is Apple-focused. Its package documents Apple Calendar,
Contacts, scheduling, planning-summary workflows, and only the legacy reminder data
Apple still exposes through CalDAV. Pear's hosted CalDAV connection cannot access
Apple's upgraded Reminders store. Review the package contents and pinned version before
installing. For direct access to Pear's hosted MCP endpoint, choose a maintained client
guide from the documentation hub.

## Use cases

- Summarize today's events and pending reminders into a planning note.
- Use reminder workflows only when legacy Apple CalDAV data meets the need; Microsoft To Do is a separate, unaffected hosted provider path.
- Use free-time search before the agent proposes meeting times or follow-up windows.

## Apple Reminders compatibility

Pear's hosted CalDAV connection cannot access Apple's upgraded Reminders store.
Reconnecting iCloud or replacing the App-Specific Password cannot change that protocol
limit. Microsoft To Do uses Microsoft Graph and is unaffected. Modern Apple Reminders
would require an Apple-platform companion using EventKit with the user's permission;
Pear does not currently provide one. See the
[Apple Reminders compatibility note](./apple-reminders-compatibility.md).