Installation

Community Implementation

A Rust implementation of OpenClaw by Neul Labs.

Requirements

System Requirements

• Rust 1.85+ (2024 edition)
• Node.js 20+ (for building the embedded UI)

Platform-Specific Dependencies

LinuxmacOSWindows

# For sandboxing support
sudo apt install bubblewrap  # Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dnf install bubblewrap  # Fedora
sudo pacman -S bubblewrap    # Arch

No additional dependencies required. Uses built-in sandbox-exec.

No additional dependencies required. Uses Windows Job Objects.

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Installation Methods

From crates.io (Recommended)

cargo install openclaw-cli

This installs the openclaw binary to ~/.cargo/bin/.

From Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/neul-labs/openclaw-rs
cd openclaw-rs

# Build in release mode
cargo build --release

# Install the CLI
cargo install --path crates/openclaw-cli

Using the Install Script

# One-liner install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openclaw/openclaw-rs/main/install.sh | bash

# Or with options
./install.sh --method source    # Force source build
./install.sh --prefix ~/.local  # Custom install prefix

The install script tries these methods in order:

1. Pre-built binaries from GitHub Releases
2. cargo install from crates.io
3. Build from source (if in repo directory)
4. Clone and build from source

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Verify Installation

# Check version
openclaw --version

# Show help
openclaw --help

Expected output:

openclaw 0.1.0
Command-line interface for OpenClaw

USAGE:
    openclaw <COMMAND>

COMMANDS:
    onboard     Interactive setup wizard
    gateway     Gateway server management
    status      Show system status
    ...

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Building the Web UI

The web dashboard is built with Vue 3 and embedded in the gateway:

cd crates/openclaw-ui
npm install
npm run build

The built assets are automatically embedded when you build the gateway.

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Next Steps

:material-rocket-launch: Quick Start Guide