OpenClaw Setup Guide

Complete guide to setting up and using OpenClaw

Get Your Instance

1
Get Your Instance

After subscribing, navigate to 'My OpenClaw' and click 'Start OpenClaw' to allocate your personal instance.

Get Your Instance

Open Web UI

2
Open Web UI

After getting the instance, click the 'Open Web UI' button in the Overview section to access your OpenClaw control panel.

Open Web UI

Connect with Gateway Token

3
Sign in with Gateway Token

After opening Control UI, paste the Gateway Token from My OpenClaw into the login page and connect. New OpenClaw versions do not require device approval by default.

Sign in with Gateway Token
4
Legacy pairing only

If an older instance still shows pairing required, return to My OpenClaw, open the Security tab, and either disable legacy device authentication or approve the pending device request.

Legacy pairing only
5
Confirm Connection Success

After token login, refresh Control UI if needed. When the gateway status becomes healthy, your instance is ready to use. Model providers are configured automatically by OpenClaw on this site.

Confirm Connection Success

AI models are configured automatically

6
No manual model setup required

If your plan includes built-in API credits, OpenClaw automatically writes the managed NewAPI provider and shared model pool for your instance. You do not need to add providers, paste API keys, or edit model settings in Control UI.

No manual model setup required
7
Repair only when prompted

If My OpenClaw reports that API configuration is missing or outdated, click the site's automatic configure/repair button. It will rebuild the managed model configuration for you.

Repair only when prompted

Start Using

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Start Chatting with AI

Open WebChat on this site or the Control UI Chat page to start using your assistant. You can choose among the supported shared models in WebChat when needed.

Start Chatting with AI

Need Help?

Documentation

For detailed information, visit the official OpenClaw documentation at docs.clawd.bot

View Documentation