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

Approve Device Access

3

Check Connection Status

After opening Web UI, seeing 'health offline' in the top right corner is normal. This indicates the current device has not passed security verification yet.

Check Connection Status
4

Approve New Device

Return to the 'My OpenClaw' page, find your device in the device list under the 'Security' tab, and click the 'Approve' button to grant access.

Approve New Device
5

Confirm Connection Success

After device approval, return to Web UI and refresh the page. The 'health offline' in the top right corner will change to 'health OK', indicating successful connection!

Confirm Connection Success

Configure AI Models

6

Add Your First Model

After successful connection, go to the 'Models' tab and click 'Add Model'. Configure your preferred AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, or custom).

Add Your First Model
7

Test Connection

Enter your API credentials and click 'Test Connection' to verify everything works correctly.

Test Connection

Start Using

8

Start Chatting with AI

After model configuration is complete, return to the Web UI main interface to start using! You can chat with your AI assistant and let it help you with various tasks.

Start Chatting with AI

Need Help?

Documentation

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

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