How to Give Your AI Agent an Office Suite with Mila + OpenClaw

Source: Dev.to

Introduction

Most AI agents can browse the web, write code, and send messages. But ask one to create a spreadsheet, write a document, or build a slide deck? That’s where things get awkward.

Mila fixes this. It’s an office suite built from the ground up for programmatic access — with a REST API and an MCP server that gives AI agents 23 tools for working with documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Mila Overview

Mila is a collaborative platform with three document types:

• Documents – Rich text with HTML content
• Spreadsheets – Tabs, formulas, cell formatting, A1 notation
• Slides – Free‑form HTML on a 960 × 540 canvas with speaker notes and themes

Everything is accessible through a clean REST API at https://api.mila.gg/v1. The real magic for AI agents is the MCP server.

MCP Server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to external tools. Mila’s MCP server at https://mcp.mila.gg exposes 23 tools, including:

• create_document, get_document, update_document, delete_document
• create_sheet, get_sheet_tab, append_rows
• create_slide_presentation, append_slides

…and many more for listing, updating, and managing all three document types.

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mila": {
      "url": "https://mcp.mila.gg",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Now Claude can create and edit office documents during your conversations.

OpenClaw Integration

If you use OpenClaw, you can install the Mila skill directly:

npx clawhub@latest install mila

This gives your OpenClaw agent full access to Mila’s capabilities. Your agent can:

• Generate reports as spreadsheets
• Draft documents from conversation context
• Build slide decks for presentations
• Track data in structured sheets

Example API Usage

Create a new spreadsheet:

curl -X POST https://api.mila.gg/v1/sheets \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Q2 Report"}'

Append rows to a sheet tab:

curl -X POST https://api.mila.gg/v1/sheets/{id}/tabs/{tabId}/rows \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
        "rows": [
          ["Month", "Revenue"],
          ["April", "12000"],
          ["May", "15000"]
        ]
      }'

Real‑Time Collaboration

Documents support real‑time collaboration — multiple users and agents can work on the same file simultaneously. This means your AI agent can build a document while you review and edit it live.

Getting Started

1. Create an account
2. Generate an API key
3. Connect via MCP or REST API
4. Check the API docs for the full reference

The free tier covers personal use. API keys can be scoped to specific permissions like documents:read or sheets:write.

Useful Links

• Website:
• API Docs:
• MCP Server:
• OpenClaw Skill:
• GitHub: