How to Send Scanned Documents to Your AI Agent with OpenClaw

Paper is not the bottleneck anymore. The bottleneck is what happens after the scan. If you want documents to land in your AI workflow automatically, this setup is the fastest path.

What this workflow does

You scan from iPhone with ScanWow, OCR text is captured, and the content is forwarded into OpenClaw where your AI agent can summarize, classify, or extract fields.

Step 1, install the scanwow-sync skill

Inside your OpenClaw environment, install the integration skill:

Follow the skill setup prompts. This usually creates the webhook endpoint your iPhone app can send scans to.

Step 2, connect ScanWow on iPhone

1. Open ScanWow and scan a document as usual.
2. Enable OCR for searchable text output.
3. Choose the OpenClaw sync destination.
4. Send the scan.

Once connected, sending takes only a tap or two per document.

Step 3, process with your AI agent

Now your agent can run repeatable actions like:

• Extract vendor name, date, and total from receipts.
• Summarize long contracts into short decision notes.
• Route documents to project folders by content.
• Draft reply emails from scanned letters.

Recommended workflow pattern

For operations teams

Batch scan at the end of the day, then let your agent produce a daily digest with totals, missing fields, and follow-up items.

For founders and operators

Scan whiteboard pages, contracts, and receipts into one stream. Let your agent tag each file, summarize it, and store key numbers in your preferred system.

Troubleshooting checklist

• Verify the skill is installed and active in OpenClaw.
• Check that your endpoint URL is correct in ScanWow sync settings.
• Send a one-page test scan first, then move to larger files.
• If OCR looks weak, improve lighting and document contrast.