OpenClaw Cheat Sheet

Quick Start

# One-liner install (macOS/Linux)
curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash
# Or with npm
npm i -g openclaw
# From source (hackable install)
git clone https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw.git
cd openclaw
corepack enable && pnpm install
pnpm openclaw onboard
# Meet your lobster
openclaw onboard

System requirements: Node.js 20+, macOS 15+ or Linux.

CLI Commands

openclaw onboard        # Initial setup & authentication
openclaw chat           # Start interactive chat
openclaw status         # Check agent status
openclaw logs           # View agent logs
openclaw config         # View/edit configuration
openclaw update         # Update to latest version
openclaw version        # Show version

Integrations

OpenClaw connects through the chat apps you already use:

| Platform | Setup | |----------|-------| | Telegram | openclaw integration add telegram | | WhatsApp | openclaw integration add whatsapp | | Discord | openclaw integration add discord | | SMS | openclaw integration add sms | | Email | openclaw integration add email |

Skills & Plugins

Extend OpenClaw from ClawHub:

openclaw plugin list          # Installed plugins
openclaw plugin search email  # Search plugins
openclaw plugin install email-organizer
openclaw plugin remove email-organizer
openclaw skill list           # Installed skills
openclaw skill install daily-brief

Plugins add capabilities (sending emails, managing calendar). Skills are prompt-based reusable templates.

Common Tasks

# "Check my email and summarize the important messages"
# "Add a calendar event for tomorrow at 3pm"
# "Send a message to Bob on WhatsApp saying I'm running late"
# "What's my flight status?"
# "Remind me to call the dentist tomorrow at 10am"

OpenClaw handles multi-step actions like checking in for flights, organizing inbox, and managing calendar through natural language commands.

Configuration

openclaw config show           # View current config
openclaw config set key value  # Set a config value
openclaw config edit           # Open in editor

Config file location: ~/.config/openclaw/config.yaml

Privacy

• Runs on your machine
• Does not phone home
• Open source — inspect everything
• Foundation-governed via OpenClaw Foundation

Resources

| Resource | URL | |----------|-----| | Website | https://openclaw.ai | | Docs | https://docs.openclaw.ai | | GitHub | https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw | | Discord | https://discord.com/invite/clawd | | ClawHub | https://clawhub.openclaw.ai | | Foundation | https://openclaw.org |