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Start Here

  • Building a personal assistant with OpenClaw (Clawd-style)
  • Docs hubs
  • Getting Started
  • Onboarding (macOS app)
  • Onboarding Wizard (CLI)
  • Pairing
  • Setup
  • Showcase
  • The Lore of OpenClaw 🦞📖

Help

  • FAQ
  • Help
  • Troubleshooting

Install & Updates

  • Ansible Installation
  • Bun (experimental)
  • Development channels
  • Docker (optional)
  • Install
  • Installer internals
  • Migrating OpenClaw to a new machine
  • Nix Installation
  • Node.js + npm (PATH sanity)
  • Uninstall
  • Updating

CLI

  • `openclaw agent`
  • `openclaw agents`
  • `openclaw approvals`
  • `openclaw browser`
  • `openclaw channels`
  • `openclaw config`
  • `openclaw configure`
  • `openclaw cron`
  • `openclaw dashboard`
  • `openclaw devices`
  • `openclaw directory`
  • `openclaw dns`
  • `openclaw docs`
  • `openclaw doctor`
  • `openclaw health`
  • `openclaw hooks`
  • `openclaw logs`
  • `openclaw memory`
  • `openclaw message`
  • `openclaw models`
  • `openclaw node`
  • `openclaw nodes`
  • `openclaw onboard`
  • `openclaw pairing`
  • `openclaw plugins`
  • `openclaw reset`
  • `openclaw security`
  • `openclaw sessions`
  • `openclaw setup`
  • `openclaw skills`
  • `openclaw status`
  • `openclaw system`
  • `openclaw tui`
  • `openclaw uninstall`
  • `openclaw update`
  • `openclaw voicecall`
  • `openclaw webhooks`
  • acp
  • CLI reference
  • Gateway CLI
  • Sandbox CLI

Core Concepts

  • Agent Loop (OpenClaw)
  • Agent Runtime 🤖
  • Agent workspace
  • Channels & routing
  • Command Queue (2026-01-16)
  • Context
  • Context Window & Compaction
  • Gateway architecture
  • Group messages (WhatsApp web channel)
  • Groups
  • Markdown formatting
  • Memory
  • Messages
  • Model failover
  • Model providers
  • Models CLI
  • Multi-Agent Routing
  • OAuth
  • Presence
  • Retry policy
  • Session Management
  • Session Pruning
  • Session Tools
  • Sessions
  • Streaming + chunking
  • System Prompt
  • Timezones
  • TypeBox as protocol source of truth
  • Typing indicators
  • Usage tracking

Channels

  • BlueBubbles (macOS REST)
  • Channel location parsing
  • Channel troubleshooting
  • Chat Channels
  • Discord (Bot API)
  • Google Chat (Chat API)
  • grammY Integration (Telegram Bot API)
  • iMessage (imsg)
  • LINE (plugin)
  • Matrix (plugin)
  • Mattermost (plugin)
  • Microsoft Teams (plugin)
  • Nextcloud Talk (plugin)
  • Nostr
  • Signal (signal-cli)
  • Slack
  • Telegram (Bot API)
  • Tlon (plugin)
  • Twitch (plugin)
  • WhatsApp (web channel)
  • Zalo (Bot API)
  • Zalo Personal (unofficial)

Providers

  • Anthropic (Claude)
  • Claude Max API Proxy
  • Deepgram (Audio Transcription)
  • Github Copilot
  • GLM models
  • MiniMax
  • Model Providers
  • Model Providers
  • Moonshot AI (Kimi)
  • Ollama
  • OpenAI
  • OpenCode Zen
  • OpenRouter
  • Qwen
  • Synthetic
  • Venice AI (Venius highlight)
  • Vercel AI Gateway
  • Z.AI

Gateway & Ops

  • Authentication
  • Background Exec + Process Tool
  • Bonjour / mDNS discovery
  • Bridge protocol (legacy node transport)
  • CLI backends (fallback runtime)
  • Configuration 🔧
  • Configuration Examples
  • Discovery & transports
  • Doctor
  • Formal Verification (Security Models)
  • Gateway lock
  • Gateway protocol (WebSocket)
  • Gateway service runbook
  • Gateway-owned pairing (Option B)
  • Health Checks (CLI)
  • Heartbeat (Gateway)
  • Local models
  • Logging
  • Multiple Gateways (same host)
  • OpenAI Chat Completions (HTTP)
  • OpenResponses API (HTTP)
  • Remote access (SSH, tunnels, and tailnets)
  • Running OpenClaw.app with a Remote Gateway
  • Sandbox vs Tool Policy vs Elevated
  • Sandboxing
  • Security 🔒
  • Tailscale (Gateway dashboard)
  • Tools Invoke (HTTP)
  • Troubleshooting 🔧

Web & Interfaces

  • Control UI (browser)
  • Dashboard (Control UI)
  • Web (Gateway)
  • WebChat (Gateway WebSocket UI)

Automation & Hooks

  • Auth monitoring
  • Cron jobs (Gateway scheduler)
  • Cron vs Heartbeat: When to Use Each
  • Gmail Pub/Sub -> OpenClaw
  • Polls
  • Webhooks

Tools & Skills

  • `openclaw agent` (direct agent runs)
  • apply_patch tool
  • Browser (clawd-managed)
  • Browser login + X/Twitter posting
  • Browser Troubleshooting (Linux)
  • Chrome extension (browser relay)
  • ClawdHub
  • Creating Custom Skills 🛠
  • Elevated Mode (/elevated directives)
  • Exec approvals
  • Exec tool
  • Firecrawl
  • LLM Task
  • Lobster
  • Reaction tooling
  • Skills (OpenClaw)
  • Skills Config
  • Slash commands
  • Sub-agents
  • Thinking Levels (/think directives)
  • Tools (OpenClaw)
  • Web tools

Nodes & Media

  • Audio / Voice Notes — 2026-01-17
  • Camera capture (agent)
  • Image & Media Support — 2025-12-05
  • Location command (nodes)
  • Media Understanding (Inbound) — 2026-01-17
  • Nodes
  • Talk Mode
  • Voice Wake (Global Wake Words)

Platforms

  • Android App (Node)
  • Canvas (macOS app)
  • exe.dev
  • Fly.io
  • Gateway lifecycle on macOS
  • Gateway on macOS (external launchd)
  • Health Checks on macOS
  • iOS App (Node)
  • Linux App
  • Logging (macOS)
  • mac signing (debug builds)
  • macOS Developer Setup
  • macOS permissions (TCC)
  • Menu Bar Icon States
  • Menu Bar Status Logic
  • OpenClaw macOS Companion (menu bar + gateway broker)
  • OpenClaw macOS IPC architecture
  • OpenClaw macOS release (Sparkle)
  • OpenClaw on DigitalOcean
  • OpenClaw on GCP Compute Engine (Docker, Production VPS Guide)
  • OpenClaw on Hetzner (Docker, Production VPS Guide)
  • OpenClaw on macOS VMs (Sandboxing)
  • OpenClaw on Oracle Cloud (OCI)
  • OpenClaw on Raspberry Pi
  • Peekaboo Bridge (macOS UI automation)
  • Platforms
  • Remote OpenClaw (macOS ⇄ remote host)
  • Skills (macOS)
  • Voice Overlay Lifecycle (macOS)
  • Voice Wake & Push-to-Talk
  • WebChat (macOS app)
  • Windows (WSL2)

Reference

  • AGENTS.md - OpenClaw Workspace
  • AGENTS.md - Your Workspace
  • AGENTS.md — OpenClaw Personal Assistant (default)
  • API usage & costs
  • BOOT.md
  • BOOTSTRAP.md - Hello, World
  • Device model database (friendly names)
  • HEARTBEAT.md
  • IDENTITY.md - Agent Identity
  • IDENTITY.md - Who Am I?
  • Release Checklist (npm + macOS)
  • RPC adapters
  • Session Management & Compaction (Deep Dive)
  • SOUL.md - The Soul of C-3PO
  • SOUL.md - Who You Are
  • Tests
  • TOOLS.md - Local Notes
  • TOOLS.md - User Tool Notes (editable)
  • Transcript Hygiene (Provider Fixups)
  • USER.md - About Your Human
  • USER.md - User Profile

Sessions

Canonical session management docs live in Session management.

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