SLOP Plugin Adds Real-Time App State Awareness to OpenClaw Agents

What the SLOP Plugin Does

The SLOP plugin connects OpenClaw agents to the SLOP protocol, which exposes application state as structured, semantic data. Instead of relying on screenshots or guessing, agents get direct access to what's happening in applications.

Key Features

• connected_apps tool: Lists all discovered SLOP providers including desktop apps, CLI tools, and browser tabs
• app_action tool: Invokes contextual actions on any discovered app's state tree
• Actions appear and disappear dynamically as application state changes (e.g., a "reply" action on a message, a "merge" action on a mergeable PR)

Installation

Install from the registry:

openclaw plugins install u/slop-ai/openclaw-plugin

Or link locally for development:

openclaw plugins install --link /path/to/slop/packages/typescript/openclaw-plugin

How Discovery Works

The plugin automatically discovers SLOP providers through two mechanisms:

• The ~/.slop/providers/ directory
• A Chrome extension bridge

Any application that exposes a SLOP tree—whether it's a desktop app, CLI tool, or browser tab—shows up automatically without additional configuration.

Resources

The SLOP protocol has full specifications, SDKs in 4 languages, and working examples available at github.com/devteapot/slop. All code is MIT licensed.