---
slug: "zulip"
source_type: "clawhub"
source_url: "https://clawhub.ai/skills/zulip-bridge"
repo: ""
source_file: "description"
---
---
name: zulip-bridge
version: 2026.7.0
description: 💬 High-performance Zulip bridge skill. Enables messaging, stream monitoring, and administrative actions on Zulip servers.
user-invocable: true
metadata: {
  "openclaw": {
    "requires": {
      "plugins": ["zulip"]
    }
  }
}
---
# 💬 Zulip Bridge Skill

> ⚠️ **DEPRECATED**: This skill is superseded by the `@niyazmft/openclaw-zulip` code plugin.
>
> Install the plugin directly with:
> ```
> openclaw plugins install clawhub:@niyazmft/openclaw-zulip
> ```
> This skill remains available for backward compatibility but is no longer actively updated.

This skill provides the intelligence and instructions for interacting with the Zulip communication platform through the OpenClaw Zulip Bridge plugin.

## Capabilities
- **Messaging**: Send messages to Zulip streams, topics, or direct messages.
- **Stream Management**: Create, edit, and list Zulip streams.
- **User Actions**: Invite users to streams and check user presence.
- **Reactions**: Add or remove emoji reactions to messages.
- **Monitoring**: Real-time arrival of messages with durable deduplication.

## Usage Guide

### Messaging Targets
- **Streams**: Use `stream:STREAM_NAME` (e.g., `stream:bot-testing`).
- **Topics**: Use `stream:STREAM_NAME:TOPIC_NAME` (e.g., `stream:bot-testing:alerts`).
- **Direct Messages**: Use `user:EMAIL` (e.g., `user:alice@example.com`).

### Workflow
1. **Setup**: Ensure the Zulip plugin is installed and credentials (`email`, `apiKey`, `site`) are configured inside `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`.
2. **Context**: When an event arrives from Zulip, the agent will automatically have context including the `messageId`, `senderId`, and `stream`/`topic`.
3. **Response**: Use the `messaging` tool to respond. The bridge will handle chunking, markdown conversion, and media uploads automatically.

## Constraints
- **Admin Actions**: Actions like deactivating users require `enableAdminActions: true` in the configuration.
- **Mention Gating**: By default, the bot only responds to @mentions in streams unless `chatmode` is changed.