Kakao (035720.KS) is expanding its AI ecosystem by linking its MCP-based platform "PlayMCP" with OpenClaw, an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) agent.
Kakao announced Tuesday that it supports integration between PlayMCP and OpenClaw. MCP, short for "Model Context Protocol," is a kind of standard rule that helps connect specific AI models with external services. Kakao's PlayMCP is a platform that gathers these MCP servers. Currently, in addition to Kakao's own services such as KakaoTalk's chat-with-myself, Talk Calendar, Kakao Map, Gift, and Melon, approximately 200 external MCP servers have been uploaded to the platform.
With Kakao's latest integration of PlayMCP and OpenClaw, MCP servers registered on PlayMCP can now be used within OpenClaw. OpenClaw is an AI agent that users install and operate directly on their local computers. It allows users to connect various large language models (LLMs) and access external tools and services from a single location. In particular, it is useful for automating repetitive tasks, as users can instruct the agent and receive results through conversation by using messengers such as Telegram as a channel.
From now on, OpenClaw users can directly utilize MCP servers stored in the PlayMCP toolbox within OpenClaw. For example, when a user instructs OpenClaw in natural language such as "Tell me the lunch menu at Elementary School A every morning at 9 a.m." or "Find job postings for junior server developers with less than five years of experience near Pangyo once a day," the agent then automatically runs the relevant MCP server and delivers the results to the desired channel.
The integration method is simple. When a user clicks "Connect with OpenClaw" in the PlayMCP toolbox, agrees to data provision for integration, and then clicks the "Generate Connection Prompt" button, text for integration is automatically created. When this text is pasted into the OpenClaw chat window, OpenClaw handles and completes the subsequent connection process on its own.
Strong security measures have also been applied. Kakao uses a "One Time Token" that is valid for only 10 minutes after issuance during the integration process, preventing authentication information from being exposed externally. Integrated OpenClaw connections can be immediately disconnected from the "Profile - Settings - Connected Services" menu in PlayMCP.
"PlayMCP aims for the openness that allows MCP developers to connect the servers they create with various AI services to experiment and expand," said Yoo Yong-ha, performance leader at Kakao AI Connect. "We hope that this integration with OpenClaw will enable users to conveniently connect and utilize various tools, including Kakao services, with their agents." Previously, Kakao integrated AI services such as ChatGPT and Claude with PlayMCP in November last year.
