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Description
Zoho Books API integration with managed OAuth. Manage invoices, contacts, bills, expenses, and other accounting data.
Use this skill when users want to read, create, update, or delete invoices, contacts, bills, expenses, or other financial records in Zoho Books.
For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).
Requires network access and valid Maton API key.
Usage Guidance
This skill is internally consistent: it uses a Maton gateway to access Zoho Books and only needs MATON_API_KEY. Before installing, verify you trust maton.ai (privacy/security, data handling), only provide a least-privilege API key, consider creating a dedicated Maton account with limited scope, review any OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai, and be cautious about allowing autonomous agent invocation since the agent can make requests to your Zoho data through Maton. If you need provenance, ask the publisher for a homepage or organizational identity before supplying credentials.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: zoho-books
Version: 1.0.2
The OpenClaw AgentSkills skill bundle for Zoho Books appears benign. The `SKILL.md` clearly outlines its purpose to integrate with Zoho Books via the `maton.ai` gateway, requiring network access and a `MATON_API_KEY`. All code examples demonstrate standard API interactions with `https://gateway.maton.ai` and `https://ctrl.maton.ai`, accessing only the declared `MATON_API_KEY` environment variable. There is no evidence of prompt injection attempts against the agent, unauthorized data exfiltration, persistence mechanisms, or other malicious activities. The described behaviors are consistent with a legitimate API integration skill.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The skill exposes Zoho Books endpoints via a Maton gateway and requests only a MATON_API_KEY. Needing an API key to call a managed gateway is coherent with the described managed-OAuth integration.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md only instructs the agent to call gateway.maton.ai and ctrl.maton.ai endpoints and to read the MATON_API_KEY environment variable. It does not ask the agent to read unrelated files, other environment variables, or local system state.
Install Mechanism
No install spec or code files are provided (instruction-only). This minimizes install-time risk because nothing is downloaded or written to disk by the skill itself.
Credentials
The skill requires a single environment variable, MATON_API_KEY, which is proportionate to calling a managed gateway. However, that key likely grants Maton access to proxy or act on behalf of Zoho Books connections — so the key confers significant access and should be treated as sensitive.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not always-on and is user-invocable. Model invocation is allowed (normal), which means the agent could call the Maton gateway autonomously if permitted. This is expected behavior but increases risk if you don't trust Maton or the provided API key.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install zoho-books - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/zoho-books - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.2
- Added a new metadata section specifying required environment variables and a custom emoji for clawdbot compatibility.
- No changes to skill functionality or API behavior. Documentation and examples remain unchanged.
v1.0.1
- No code or documentation changes detected in this release.
- Version updated from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 for metadata consistency.
- No impact to existing features or usage.
v1.0.0
- Initial release of the Zoho Books API integration.
- Supports managed OAuth authentication and Maton API key authorization.
- Provides endpoints for full CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations on Zoho Books modules, including invoices, contacts, bills, expenses, sales orders, and purchase orders.
- Includes comprehensive Python examples for API usage and connection management.
- Allows users to manage multiple Zoho Books connections and specify which connection to use.
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Zoho Books?
Zoho Books API integration with managed OAuth. Manage invoices, contacts, bills, expenses, and other accounting data. Use this skill when users want to read, create, update, or delete invoices, contacts, bills, expenses, or other financial records in Zoho Books. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway). Requires network access and valid Maton API key. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 3993 downloads so far.
How do I install Zoho Books?
Run "/install zoho-books" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Zoho Books free?
Yes, Zoho Books is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Zoho Books support?
Zoho Books is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Zoho Books?
It is built and maintained by byungkyu (@byungkyu); the current version is v1.0.2.
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