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OpenClaw
OpenClaw is an open-source AI agent that runs on a computer, controls applications, automates tasks, and connects to messaging platforms through a gateway. This guide puts OpenClaw on an Orgo computer, where it runs 24/7.

Launch the OpenClaw template

The fastest way. The curated template boots with OpenClaw and the Claude Code CLI installed, and its gateway supervised: it restarts on a crash and on every boot. It runs on 2 vCPU and 8 GB RAM. Any paid plan can launch it, and a free account can run it by the hour on its starting credit.
Create a computer and choose OpenClaw.

Set up OpenClaw

Pick one:
  • From the dashboard. Open the computer and chat with OpenClaw. Orgo sets it up with ANTHROPIC_API_KEY from your workspace’s Secrets.
  • From its terminal. Open the computer’s Terminal. The template starts openclaw onboard there, which asks for a model provider, a key, and the messaging apps to connect.
Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY in Settings → Secrets before launch and it is in the computer’s environment from the first boot. The gateway starts once OpenClaw has a config.

Connect a messaging app

The gateway takes messages from Discord, iMessage, Matrix, Microsoft Teams, Signal, Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp, and more. To change channels after onboarding:
A computer has no public inbound hostname, so run gateways in outbound mode, such as Slack Socket Mode or Telegram long polling. Webhooks cannot reach the gateway.

Install on a computer you already have

Open the computer’s Terminal and run the installer. It installs Node if needed (OpenClaw needs 24.16+ or 26.1+), installs the openclaw CLI, and starts onboarding.
Orgo computers do not run systemd, so openclaw onboard --install-daemon cannot register a service. Run the gateway in a detached tmux session:
A tmux session does not survive a restart. Use the template for a gateway that does. Watch its output with tmux attach -t openclaw, and detach with Ctrl+B, then D.

Install skills

OpenClaw skills come from ClawHub:
Skills install into ./skills under the current directory. Run clawhub from a fixed directory so skills stay in one place, or set CLAWHUB_WORKDIR.

Good to know

  • The agent reaches only what you put on the computer. Your laptop’s files, browser sessions, and keys stay out of reach.
  • Config and gateway state live in ~/.openclaw/ on the computer’s disk. They survive stops and restarts.
  • openclaw doctor diagnoses install and config issues.
  • To move an existing OpenClaw from a VPS, see Migrate to Orgo.