OpenClaw is an open-source personal AI assistant platform focused on “actually helping you get things done” rather than just chatting. It can run on your local device, connect to messaging tools such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and Feishu, and combine email, calendar, browser, file system, and script execution capabilities to help you complete automated tasks. It also supports persistent memory, multi-model integration, and skill extensions, making it suitable for users who want a controllable, customizable private AI assistant that can actually perform work.

Installation

This guide uses the simpler installation method. For other options, refer to the official documentation: https://docs.openclaw.ai/

System Requirements

Node >=22
macOS, Linux, or Windows via WSL2
pnpm is only required when building from source

Quick Install

curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash

Connect to the Interface AI API

Modify the ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json configuration file. Field values can be adjusted as needed.

models field

  "models": {
    "mode": "merge",
    "providers": {
      "<provider_name>": {
        "baseUrl": "<provider_base_url>",
        "apiKey": "<your_api_key>",
        "api": "<api_endpoint_type>",
        "models": [
          {
            "id": "<model_id>",
            "name": "<model_display_name>",
            "reasoning": false,
            "input": [
              "text"
            ],
            "cost": {
              "input": 0,
              "output": 0,
              "cacheRead": 0,
              "cacheWrite": 0
            },
            "contextWindow": <contextWindow>,
            "maxTokens": <maxTokens>
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }

agent field

"agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model": {
        "primary": "<provider_name>/<model_id>"
      },
      "models": {
        "<provider_name>/<model_id>": {
          "alias": "<model_alias>"
        }
      },
      "workspace": "<your_local_path>/.openclaw/workspace",
      "compaction": {
        "mode": "safeguard"
      },
      "maxConcurrent": 4,
      "subagents": {
        "maxConcurrent": 8
      }
    }
  }

Example:

"models": {
    "mode": "merge",
    "providers": {
      "Jiekou": {
        "baseUrl": "https://api.highwayapi.ai/openai/v1",
        "apiKey": "sk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
        "api": "openai-completions",
        "models": [
          {
            "id": "gpt-5.4",
            "name": "gpt-5.4 (Custom Provider)",
            "reasoning": false,
            "input": [
              "text"
            ],
            "cost": {
              "input": 0,
              "output": 0,
              "cacheRead": 0,
              "cacheWrite": 0
            },
            "contextWindow": 16000,
            "maxTokens": 4096
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model": {
        "primary": "jiekou/gpt-5.4"
      },
      "models": {
        "Jiekou/gpt-5.4": {
          "alias": "gpt-5.4"
        }
      },
      "workspace": "/Users/0000/.openclaw/workspace",
      "compaction": {
        "mode": "safeguard"
      },
      "maxConcurrent": 4,
      "subagents": {
        "maxConcurrent": 8
      }
    }
  },

Getting Started

LLM API

Model Providers

Model Features

Third-party Tool Setup

OpenClaw

Installation

System Requirements

Quick Install

Connect to the Interface AI API

​Installation

​System Requirements

​Quick Install

​Connect to the Interface AI API

Installation

System Requirements

Quick Install

Connect to the Interface AI API