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Quick Start

Community Implementation

A Rust implementation of OpenClaw by Neul Labs.

This guide will get you from zero to a running OpenClaw gateway in about 5 minutes.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Run the Setup Wizard

The onboarding wizard guides you through initial configuration:

openclaw onboard

The wizard will:

  1. Security Acknowledgement - Accept the security notice
  2. Gateway Configuration - Set port and bind address
  3. Provider Setup - Configure Anthropic or OpenAI
  4. Workspace Creation - Create ~/.openclaw/ directory
  5. Service Installation - Optionally install as system service

Non-Interactive Setup

For automation or CI/CD:

openclaw onboard \
  --non-interactive \
  --accept-risk \
  --flow quickstart \
  --auth-choice anthropic \
  --api-key "sk-ant-..."

Step 2: Start the Gateway

openclaw gateway run

Expected output:

[INFO] Starting OpenClaw gateway on http://127.0.0.1:18789
[INFO] Web dashboard available at http://127.0.0.1:18789/
[INFO] Press Ctrl+C to stop

Step 3: Open the Dashboard

Open your browser to http://localhost:18789

You'll see the web dashboard with:

  • Dashboard - System overview
  • Sessions - Conversation history
  • Chat - Interactive chat interface
  • Agents - Agent configuration
  • Tools - Available tools

Step 4: Verify Everything Works

Run the health check:

openclaw doctor

This verifies:

  • Configuration is valid
  • Providers are accessible
  • Gateway is running
  • Workspace exists

Basic Usage

Check Status

openclaw status

Interactive Chat

Use the web dashboard at http://localhost:18789/chat or:

# Coming soon: CLI chat
openclaw chat

View Sessions

openclaw sessions list

What's Next?