OpenClaw · Skill

Hostex

Default recommendation: use a read-only PAT.

Web & Frontend Development
v0.1.1
VirusTotal: Benign

Install

Start with the primary install command. Alternate entrypoints are included below for ClawHub and OpenClaw CLI users.

Primary command

clawhub install ansonfreeman/hostex

ClawHub installer

npx clawhub@latest install ansonfreeman/hostex

OpenClaw CLI

openclaw skills install ansonfreeman/hostex

Direct OpenClaw install

openclaw install ansonfreeman/hostex

What this skill does

Default recommendation: use a read-only PAT.

Why it matters

Write operations are gated behind both an env flag and a --confirm argument, so an agent cannot modify live pricing or availability without deliberate user approval.

Typical use cases

  • Check which reservations are checking in next week
  • Block a property from new bookings during a maintenance window
  • Update nightly prices on an Airbnb or Booking.com listing
  • Send a message to a guest through the Hostex inbox
  • Create a direct booking reservation for a known guest

Source instructions

Hostex API Skill (Node)

Auth (PAT)

  • Set env var: HOSTEX_ACCESS_TOKEN
  • Requests use header: Hostex-Access-Token: <PAT>
  • OpenAPI security scheme name: HostexAccessToken

Default recommendation: use a read-only PAT.

Dates / timezone

  • All date params are YYYY-MM-DD
  • Interpret dates in property timezone (no UTC timestamps)

OpenAPI source of truth

Stable OpenAPI JSON:

Use scripts/openapi-sync.mjs to cache a local copy into references/openapi.json.

Quick commands (scripts)

All scripts expect HOSTEX_ACCESS_TOKEN.

Read-only (safe)

List properties:

node skills/hostex/scripts/hostex-read.mjs list-properties --limit 20

List reservations (by check-in range):

node skills/hostex/scripts/hostex-read.mjs list-reservations --start-check-in-date 2026-02-01 --end-check-in-date 2026-02-28 --limit 20

List reservations (by reservation code):

node skills/hostex/scripts/hostex-read.mjs list-reservations --reservation-code 0-1234567-abcdef

Get availability:

node skills/hostex/scripts/hostex-read.mjs get-availabilities --start 2026-02-10 --end 2026-02-20 --property-id 123

Writes (guarded)

Writes are disabled unless:

  • HOSTEX_ALLOW_WRITES=true

and you pass --confirm.

Send message:

HOSTEX_ALLOW_WRITES=true node skills/hostex/scripts/hostex-write.mjs send-message --conversation-id 123 --text "Hello!" --confirm

Update listing prices (single range example):

HOSTEX_ALLOW_WRITES=true node skills/hostex/scripts/hostex-write.mjs update-listing-prices \
  --channel-type airbnb \
  --listing-id 456 \
  --start 2026-02-10 \
  --end 2026-02-15 \
  --price 199 \
  --confirm

Update listing prices (multi-range in one request):

HOSTEX_ALLOW_WRITES=true node skills/hostex/scripts/hostex-write.mjs update-listing-prices \
  --channel-type booking_site \
  --listing-id 100541-10072 \
  --prices "2026-02-03..2026-02-05:599,2026-02-06..2026-02-07:699,2026-02-08..2026-02-09:599" \
  --confirm

Create reservation (Direct Booking) (example):

HOSTEX_ALLOW_WRITES=true node skills/hostex/scripts/hostex-write.mjs create-reservation \
  --property-id 123 \
  --custom-channel-id 77 \
  --check-in-date 2026-02-10 \
  --check-out-date 2026-02-12 \
  --guest-name "Alice" \
  --currency USD \
  --rate-amount 200 \
  --commission-amount 0 \
  --received-amount 200 \
  --income-method-id 3 \
  --confirm

Update property availabilities (close/open) (example):

# Close a property for a date range
HOSTEX_ALLOW_WRITES=true node skills/hostex/scripts/hostex-write.mjs update-availabilities \
  --property-ids "11322075" \
  --available false \
  --start-date 2026-02-03 \
  --end-date 2027-02-02 \
  --confirm

Operational guardrails (mandatory)

When doing any write operation:

  1. Summarize the change (who/what/when/how much).
  2. Require the user to explicitly confirm (e.g. CONFIRM).
  3. Prefer --dry-run first if available.

Notes

  • Pagination: endpoints commonly accept offset + limit (limit max 100).
  • Never print tokens in logs; scripts redact secrets automatically.

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