# Send Basecamp to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "item": {
    "slug": "basecamp",
    "name": "Basecamp",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "开发工具",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/basecamp",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/basecamp",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/basecamp",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=basecamp",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "SKILL.md",
      "LICENSE.txt"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "slug": "basecamp",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-04-30T10:52:38.764Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-07T10:52:38.764Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=basecamp",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=basecamp",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"basecamp-1.0.2.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null,
        "slug": "basecamp"
      },
      "scope": "item",
      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/basecamp"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/basecamp",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/basecamp",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/basecamp/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/basecamp/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/basecamp/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### Basecamp

Access the Basecamp 4 API with managed OAuth authentication. Manage projects, to-dos, messages, schedules, documents, and team collaboration.

### Quick Start

# List all projects
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/basecamp/projects.json')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

### Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/basecamp/{resource}.json

The gateway proxies requests to 3.basecampapi.com/{account_id}/ and automatically injects your OAuth token and account ID.

Important: All Basecamp API URLs must end with .json.

### Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

### Getting Your API Key

Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
Go to maton.ai/settings
Copy your API key

### Connection Management

Manage your Basecamp OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

### List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=basecamp&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

### Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'basecamp'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

### Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "71e313c8-9100-48c6-8ea1-6323f6fafd04",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-08T03:12:39.815086Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-08T03:12:59.259878Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "basecamp",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

### Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

### Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Basecamp connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/basecamp/projects.json')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '71e313c8-9100-48c6-8ea1-6323f6fafd04')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

### User Info

Get Current User

GET /basecamp/my/profile.json

Response:

{
  "id": 51197030,
  "name": "Chris Kim",
  "email_address": "chris@example.com",
  "admin": true,
  "owner": true,
  "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles",
  "avatar_url": "https://..."
}

### People Operations

List People

GET /basecamp/people.json

Response:

[
  {
    "id": 51197030,
    "name": "Chris Kim",
    "email_address": "chris@example.com",
    "admin": true,
    "owner": true,
    "employee": true,
    "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles"
  }
]

Get Person

GET /basecamp/people/{person_id}.json

List Project Members

GET /basecamp/projects/{project_id}/people.json

### Project Operations

List Projects

GET /basecamp/projects.json

Response:

[
  {
    "id": 46005636,
    "status": "active",
    "name": "Getting Started",
    "description": "Quickly get up to speed with everything Basecamp",
    "created_at": "2026-02-05T22:59:26.087Z",
    "url": "https://3.basecampapi.com/6153810/projects/46005636.json",
    "dock": [...]
  }
]

Get Project

GET /basecamp/projects/{project_id}.json

The project response includes a dock array with available tools (message_board, todoset, vault, chat, schedule, etc.). Each dock item has:

id: The tool's ID
name: Tool type (e.g., "todoset", "message_board")
enabled: Whether the tool is active
url: Direct URL to access the tool

Create Project

POST /basecamp/projects.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New Project",
  "description": "Project description"
}

Update Project

PUT /basecamp/projects/{project_id}.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated Project Name",
  "description": "Updated description"
}

Delete (Trash) Project

DELETE /basecamp/projects/{project_id}.json

### To-Do Operations

Get Todoset

First, get the todoset ID from the project's dock:

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/todosets/{todoset_id}.json

List Todolists

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/todosets/{todoset_id}/todolists.json

Response:

[
  {
    "id": 9550474442,
    "title": "Basecamp essentials",
    "description": "",
    "completed": false,
    "completed_ratio": "0/5",
    "url": "https://..."
  }
]

Create Todolist

POST /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/todosets/{todoset_id}/todolists.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New Todo List",
  "description": "List description"
}

Get Todolist

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/todolists/{todolist_id}.json

List Todos

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/todolists/{todolist_id}/todos.json

Response:

[
  {
    "id": 9550474446,
    "content": "Start here",
    "description": "",
    "completed": false,
    "due_on": null,
    "assignees": []
  }
]

Create Todo

POST /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/todolists/{todolist_id}/todos.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "content": "New todo item",
  "description": "Todo description",
  "due_on": "2026-02-15",
  "assignee_ids": [51197030]
}

Response:

{
  "id": 9555973289,
  "content": "New todo item",
  "completed": false
}

Update Todo

PUT /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/todos/{todo_id}.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "content": "Updated todo",
  "description": "Updated description"
}

Complete Todo

POST /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/todos/{todo_id}/completion.json

Returns 204 on success.

Uncomplete Todo

DELETE /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/todos/{todo_id}/completion.json

### Message Board Operations

Get Message Board

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/message_boards/{message_board_id}.json

List Messages

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/message_boards/{message_board_id}/messages.json

Create Message

POST /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/message_boards/{message_board_id}/messages.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "subject": "Message Subject",
  "content": "<p>Message body with HTML</p>",
  "category_id": 123
}

Get Message

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/messages/{message_id}.json

Update Message

PUT /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/messages/{message_id}.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "subject": "Updated Subject",
  "content": "<p>Updated content</p>"
}

### Schedule Operations

Get Schedule

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/schedules/{schedule_id}.json

List Schedule Entries

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/schedules/{schedule_id}/entries.json

Create Schedule Entry

POST /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/schedules/{schedule_id}/entries.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "summary": "Team Meeting",
  "description": "Weekly sync",
  "starts_at": "2026-02-15T14:00:00Z",
  "ends_at": "2026-02-15T15:00:00Z",
  "all_day": false,
  "participant_ids": [51197030]
}

Update Schedule Entry

PUT /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/schedule_entries/{entry_id}.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "summary": "Updated Meeting",
  "starts_at": "2026-02-15T15:00:00Z",
  "ends_at": "2026-02-15T16:00:00Z"
}

### Vault (Documents & Files) Operations

Get Vault

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/vaults/{vault_id}.json

List Documents in Vault

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/vaults/{vault_id}/documents.json

Create Document

POST /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/vaults/{vault_id}/documents.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "Document Title",
  "content": "<p>Document content with HTML</p>"
}

List Uploads in Vault

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/vaults/{vault_id}/uploads.json

### Campfire (Chat) Operations

List All Campfires

GET /basecamp/chats.json

Get Campfire

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/chats/{chat_id}.json

List Campfire Lines (Messages)

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/chats/{chat_id}/lines.json

Create Campfire Line

POST /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/chats/{chat_id}/lines.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "content": "Hello from the API!"
}

### Comments Operations

List Comments on Recording

GET /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/recordings/{recording_id}/comments.json

Create Comment

POST /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/recordings/{recording_id}/comments.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "content": "<p>Comment text</p>"
}

### Recording Status Operations

All content items (todos, messages, documents, etc.) are "recordings" that can be archived or trashed.

Trash Recording

PUT /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/recordings/{recording_id}/status/trashed.json

Archive Recording

PUT /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/recordings/{recording_id}/status/archived.json

Unarchive Recording

PUT /basecamp/buckets/{project_id}/recordings/{recording_id}/status/active.json

### Templates Operations

List Templates

GET /basecamp/templates.json

Create Project from Template

POST /basecamp/templates/{template_id}/project_constructions.json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New Project from Template",
  "description": "Description"
}

### Pagination

Basecamp uses Link header pagination with rel="next":

Response Headers:

Link: <https://3.basecampapi.com/.../page=2>; rel="next"
X-Total-Count: 150

Follow the Link header URL for the next page. When next is absent, you've reached the last page.

Important: Do not construct pagination URLs manually. Always use the URL provided in the Link header.

### Buckets and Projects

A "bucket" is a project's content container. The bucket ID is the same as the project ID in URLs:

/buckets/{project_id}/todosets/{todoset_id}.json

### Dock

Each project has a "dock" containing available tools. Always check that a tool is enabled: true before using it:

{
  "dock": [
    {"name": "todoset", "id": 123, "enabled": true},
    {"name": "message_board", "id": 456, "enabled": false}
  ]
}

### Recordings

All content items (todos, messages, documents, comments, etc.) are "recordings" with:

status: "active", "archived", or "trashed"
parent: navigation to container
Unique IDs that can be used across endpoints

### JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/basecamp/projects.json',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': \`Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}\`
    }
  }
);
const projects = await response.json();

### Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://gateway.maton.ai/basecamp/projects.json',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)
projects = response.json()

### Notes

All API paths must end with .json
The gateway automatically injects the account ID
Uses Basecamp 4 API (bc3-api)
Timestamps are in ISO 8601 format
HTML content uses <div>, <p>, <strong>, <em>, <a>, <ul>, <ol>, <li> tags
Rate limit: ~50 requests per 10 seconds per IP
IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments

### Error Handling

StatusMeaning400Missing Basecamp connection or bad request401Invalid or missing Maton API key404Resource not found, deleted, or no access429Rate limited (check Retry-After header)507Account limit reached (e.g., project limit)5xxServer error (retry with exponential backoff)

### Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

### Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

Ensure your URL path starts with basecamp. For example:

Correct: https://gateway.maton.ai/basecamp/projects.json
Incorrect: https://gateway.maton.ai/projects.json

### Resources

Basecamp 4 API Documentation
Authentication Guide
API Reference
Maton Community
Maton Support
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: byungkyu
- Version: 1.0.2
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-04-30T10:52:38.764Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-07T10:52:38.764Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/basecamp)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/basecamp/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/basecamp/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/basecamp/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/basecamp)