Workflow

Automated Deal Stage Advancement

Advance deals through your pipeline automatically based on real activity signals. Keep your CRM accurate and forecasting trustworthy.

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Without automation

The problem

Your pipeline is lying to you. Reps do not update deal stages after calls. They mean to, but it slips. By the time you pull the Monday forecast, half the data is two weeks stale. You are making staffing decisions, revenue projections, and resource allocations based on what people remembered to click, not what is actually happening. A Salesforce study found that 57% of sales reps miss their forecasts because pipeline data is inaccurate.

How it works

The automation

Deal Activity Detected

A demo, proposal view, email reply, or meeting triggers evaluation

01

Monitor deal activity signals

Saves 5 min/deal

OpenClaw listens to webhooks from your CRM, email tool, and Calendly.

02

Evaluate stage criteria

Saves 4 min/deal

Each signal is evaluated against your stage advancement rules.

03

Update deal stage and properties

Saves 3 min/deal

OpenClaw writes the new stage, updates close date estimates, and appends an activity note so reps can see exactly what triggered the change.

04

Notify the rep with context

Saves 2 min/deal

The deal owner gets a Slack DM: 'Your deal with Acme just moved to Proposal, they opened the doc 3 minutes ago.' They know what to do next without checking the CRM..

05

Flag stale deals proactively

Saves 10 min/week

Deals that go quiet past your configured window get flagged automatically.

Pipeline Updated Automatically

Deal stages reflect real activity, not rep memory

With OpenClaw

What changes

Deal stages update automatically based on real activity signals: a demo attended, a proposal opened, a contract signed. Your pipeline reflects reality in real time, and managers can forecast with confidence instead of interrogating reps every Monday.

Tell OpenClaw: 'Monitor my HubSpot deals. Advance to Proposal when a doc is opened, to Negotiation when they reply to the proposal, and flag any deal with no activity in 7 days to the rep and manager.'

Integrations

What you will need

This workflow connects HubSpot, GoHighLevel, OpenAI, Slack, and Calendly. Most of these have pre-built skills on ClawHub that install in under a minute. If you are already using these tools, you are halfway to having this workflow live.

OpenClaw runs on your own VPS ($5-15/month) and connects to these services via their APIs. You bring your own API keys.

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

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Kevin Jeppesen, Founder of The Operator Vault

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Kevin Jeppesen

Founder, The Operator Vault

Kevin is an early OpenClaw adopter who has saved an estimated 400 to 500 hours through AI automation. He stress-tests new workflows daily, sharing what actually works through step-by-step guides and a security-conscious approach to operating AI with real tools.