First OpenClaw client support cursor agent CLI inside VSCode/Cursor/Antigravity
Story behindAs someone actively working with OpenClaw and AI agents, I initially struggled to understand its real-world value. With Antigravity and the right MCP configuration, I could already accomplish almost everything I needed. So I kept asking myself: what does OpenClaw truly add? The problems I faced:
The inspiration:After digging deeper, I realized the real strength of OpenClaw lies in its structured
Files like:
This structure enables agents to evolve within a controlled loop — identity, memory, tools, and behavior all defined in Markdown. It’s essentially a programmable personality layer for AI agents. In theory, I could open this folder in Antigravity and achieve similar results. But since I already use Cursor’s unlimited Agent Mode, I wanted OpenClaw to leverage Cursor’s own MCP system instead of its default deep system MCP access. Cursor has its own system prompts and MCP invocation mechanism, which I consider safer and cleaner. The journey:Since official OpenClaw didn’t support Cursor Agent CLI, I forked it and added support myself. You can install my fork via Node.js:
To simplify everything, I also built the AtomClaw extension. The goal was:
If you’ve used my n8n Atom extension before, you’ll notice the interface feels almost identical. I also created a browser skill that forces the agent to use browserOS MCP instead of Playwright (which OpenClaw uses by default). The real use case (for me):The most practical application so far has been intelligent note-taking. I can:
No need to remember exact keywords. No manual searching. Just conversational recall. That’s when OpenClaw truly started to make sense to me — not as a replacement for Antigravity, but as a structured memory and identity layer that enhances AI agents in a more sustainable way. |