What this skill does
Control PhantomBuster automation agents via API. List agents, launch automations, get output/results, check status, and abort running agents. Use when the user needs to run LinkedIn scraping, Twitter automation, lead generation phantoms, or any PhantomBuster workflow.
PhantomBuster is part of the Automation & Workflows category — automation and workflow skills that schedule, trigger, and orchestrate tasks. You can install it on its own or alongside other automation & workflows skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install PhantomBuster
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
phantombusterand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add PhantomBuster with a single command:
openclaw skills add phantombuster
This pulls phantombuster from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/phantombuster/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use PhantomBuster
Once installed, PhantomBuster activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Turning social content into video
PhantomBuster works with social content. Getting from there to something postable is a separate job: ViralMint — an open-source video pipeline — renders a script or a set of clips into a finished vertical video with captions, ready to post.
It runs as an MCP server, so an OpenClaw agent can drive it from the same chat you already use: ask for a short, and the render comes back finished. See how to connect a video pipeline to your agent.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
phantombuster-1.2.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/phantombuster/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install PhantomBuster?
Install PhantomBuster in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for phantombuster, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add phantombuster. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/phantombuster/.
Is PhantomBuster free?
Yes. PhantomBuster is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does PhantomBuster do?
Control PhantomBuster automation agents via API. List agents, launch automations, get output/results, check status, and abort running agents. Use when the user needs to run LinkedIn scraping, Twitter automation, lead generation phantoms, or any PhantomBuster workflow.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models