Getting Started with SiteClaw in 5 Minutes

Before you start

You'll need two things:

• A Slack workspace where you want SiteClaw to operate
• A Webflow site you want to manage

That's it. No API keys to generate, no webhooks to configure, no YAML files to write.

Step 1: Create your account

Head to siteclaw.com/sign-in and sign in. You'll land on your dashboard — empty for now, but not for long.

Step 2: Connect Slack

Click Connect Slack and authorize SiteClaw in your workspace. This adds the SiteClaw bot to your Slack and lets it listen for messages in channels you invite it to.

SiteClaw only reads messages where it's explicitly mentioned or invited. It doesn't monitor all your channels.

Step 3: Connect Webflow

Click Connect Webflow and authorize access to your site. SiteClaw starts with read-only access — it can browse your CMS, pages, and settings, but won't change anything until you're ready.

Step 4: Pick a channel

Invite SiteClaw to the Slack channel where you want it to work. This is usually a dedicated channel like #website-ops or your existing client channel.

/invite @siteclaw

Try your first commands

Once SiteClaw is in your channel, just talk to it. Here are some things to try:

• "Show me all blog posts" — Browse your CMS content right in Slack
• "Scan this site for SEO issues" — Run a full health check
• "How many draft items do we have?" — Get a quick status overview
• "What pages are missing meta descriptions?" — Find specific issues

SiteClaw responds in natural language with formatted results. No commands to memorize — just ask what you need.

Making your first change

When you're ready to go beyond read-only:

1. Ask SiteClaw to make a change: "Update the title of the About page to Our Story"
2. SiteClaw will show you exactly what it plans to change
3. Click Approve to execute, or Reject to cancel
4. The change is applied to Webflow and confirmed in Slack

Every change goes through this approval step by default. Nothing happens to your site without your explicit OK.

Setting up scheduled scans

Want regular health checks? Just tell SiteClaw:

• "Every Monday at 9am, scan for broken links"
• "Run a weekly SEO audit on Fridays"
• "Check for missing alt text every day"

Results are posted to your channel automatically. You'll catch issues before your clients do.

Tips for getting the most out of SiteClaw

• Be specific — "Update the meta description of the About page" works better than "fix the about page"
• Use threads — Reply in a Slack thread for follow-up questions. SiteClaw keeps context within a conversation
• Teach it your preferences — Say things like "Remember that we use sentence case for titles" and it'll learn
• Start with scans — Get comfortable with SiteClaw's analysis before enabling write operations

What's next

Once you're up and running, explore the full guide for advanced features like per-channel policies, CSV imports, and custom scheduling. Check our roadmap to see what's coming next.

Questions? Drop us a message at ferdi@siteclaw.com — we respond fast during the beta.