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OpenClaw

OpenClaw is a personal AI agent that runs on your machine and lets you interact with it via Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, iMessage, and other channels. It supports Custom Provider (OpenAI-compatible) endpoints, so you can point it at Routerly during setup or at any time afterwards.

Install​

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

The script detects your OS, installs Node.js if needed, and launches the onboarding wizard.

Configure​

During onboarding​

When openclaw onboard asks you to choose a model provider, select Custom Provider (OpenAI-compatible) and enter:

  • Base URL → http://localhost:3000/v1
  • API Key → sk-rt-YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN
  • Default model → any model configured in your Routerly project (e.g. gpt-4o, claude-opus-4-5)

After onboarding​

To switch an existing installation to Routerly, re-run the model configuration step:

openclaw configure --section model

Follow the same prompts: choose Custom Provider (OpenAI-compatible) and enter the Routerly base URL and project token above.

Usage​

Once the Gateway is running (openclaw gateway status), every message you send through your configured channel (Telegram, WhatsApp, etc.) goes through Routerly's routing engine. Cost tracking and budget enforcement apply automatically.

Open the dashboard to verify:

openclaw dashboard
tip

If OpenClaw and Routerly are running on the same machine, use http://localhost:3000/v1 as the base URL. If Routerly is on a different host or in Docker, replace localhost with the appropriate address.