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OpenClaw is a popular open-source AI assistant that can control desktops, automate tasks, and connect to 50+ messaging platforms. This guide shows how to run it on an Orgo cloud desktop.
Free tier: Orgo’s free tier auto-stops computers after 15 minutes of inactivity. Great for setting up and testing OpenClaw. For always-on usage, upgrade to a paid plan to disable auto-stop.

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Setup via the Orgo dashboard

1

Create a computer

Go to orgo.ai/workspaces and create a new computer with at least 8 GB RAM and 4 CPU cores.
2

Open the terminal

Click on your computer to open the desktop viewer. Click the Terminal icon in the taskbar (or right-click the desktop and select “Open Terminal”).
3

Install and start OpenClaw

curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash
openclaw onboard
4

Open the dashboard

Open Firefox on the desktop and go to http://127.0.0.1:18789/ to access the OpenClaw web UI.

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Setup via the SDK

from orgo import Computer

computer = Computer(project="openclaw", ram=8, cpu=4)

# Install and start OpenClaw
computer.bash("curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash")
computer.bash("openclaw onboard --install-daemon")
computer.bash("nohup openclaw gateway --port 18789 --verbose > /tmp/openclaw.log 2>&1 &")

# Verify it's running
print(computer.bash("curl -s http://127.0.0.1:18789/health"))
Once running, open your computer at orgo.ai/workspaces to access the desktop and the OpenClaw dashboard at http://127.0.0.1:18789/.

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Installing skills

OpenClaw supports community skills from ClawHub: 
npm install -g clawhub
clawhub search browser
clawhub install browser-automation

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Running tasks

From the terminal or the OpenClaw web dashboard: 
openclaw agent --message "Open Firefox and search for AI news" --thinking high

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Persistence

PlanBehavior
FreeAuto-stops after 15 min idle. Good for testing.
Developer+Configure or disable auto-stop. Run OpenClaw 24/7.

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Tips

  • Use 8 GB RAM or higher — OpenClaw + Node.js + skills can be memory-intensive
  • Run the gateway with nohup so it survives terminal disconnects
  • Config lives in ~/.openclaw/ and persists across computer restarts