OpenClaw Cheat Sheet

Quick reference for commands and configuration

Installation & Setup

Running OpenClaw

Configuration Files

CLI Flags

Channel Commands

Skills Management

Configuration: Model

# Basic model config
model: "openai/gpt-4o"

# With custom settings
model: "anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022"
modelSettings:
  temperature: 0.7
  maxTokens: 4096
  topP: 0.9

# Using local Ollama
model: "ollama/llama3"

# Using OpenRouter (many models)
model: "openrouter/anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet"

Configuration: Channels

channels:
  discord:
    enabled: true
    token: "${DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN}"
    channels:
      - "general"
      - "help"
  
  whatsapp:
    enabled: true
    sessionFile: "./whatsapp-session.json"
  
  telegram:
    enabled: true
    botToken: "${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}"
    allowedUsers:
      - user_id_1
      - user_id_2

Configuration: Memory

memory:
  enabled: true
  provider: "pinecone"
  apiKey: "${PINECONE_API_KEY}"
  environment: "us-west1-gcp"
  index: "openclaw-memory"
  
  # What to remember
  rememberChannels: true
  rememberUsers: true
  maxHistoryPerChannel: 100
  
  # Auto-forget settings
  forgetAfter: "30d"  # 30 days
  semanticSearch: true
  similarityThreshold: 0.75

Configuration: Voice

voice:
  enabled: true
  provider: "elevenlabs"
  apiKey: "${ELEVENLABS_API_KEY}"
  voiceId: "rachel"  # or custom voice
  
  # Speech-to-text
  sttProvider: "deepgram"
  sttApiKey: "${DEEPGRAM_API_KEY}"
  
  # Audio settings
  language: "en"
  autoRespond: false  # require user to start

Configuration: Cron Jobs

cron:
  - name: "daily-briefing"
    enabled: true
    schedule: "0 8 * * *"  # 8 AM daily
    action:
      type: "message"
      channel: "discord"
      content: "Good morning! Here's your daily update..."
  
  - name: "weekly-report"
    schedule: "0 18 * * fri"  # Friday 6 PM
    action:
      type: "message"
      channel: "slack"
      content: "Weekly report ready!"
  
  - name: "hourly-check"
    schedule: "0 * * * *"  # Every hour

Cron Schedule Formats

Environment Variables

Docker Commands

Docker Compose Example

version: '3.8'
services:
  openclaw:
    image: openclaw/openclaw
    container_name: openclaw
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "3000:3000"
    volumes:
      - ./gateway.yaml:/app/gateway.yaml
      - ./data:/app/data
    environment:
      - OPENCLAW_API_KEY=${OPENCLAW_API_KEY}
      - OPENCLAW_LOG_LEVEL=info
    networks:
      - openclaw-net

networks:
  openclaw-net:

Gateway.yaml Full Example

name: "my-openclaw"
version: "1.0"

# Model configuration
model: "openai/gpt-4o"
modelSettings:
  temperature: 0.7
  maxTokens: 4096

# Channels
channels:
  discord:
    enabled: true
    token: "${DISCORD_TOKEN}"
  whatsapp:
    enabled: false
  telegram:
    enabled: false

# Skills
skills:
  enabled:
    - browser
    - files
    - memory

# Memory
memory:
  enabled: true
  provider: "pinecone"
  apiKey: "${PINECONE_KEY}"

# Voice
voice:
  enabled: false

# System prompt
systemPrompt: |
  You are OpenClaw, a helpful AI assistant.
  Be concise and friendly.

# Cron jobs
cron:
  - name: "morning"
    enabled: false
    schedule: "0 9 * * *"

Systemd Service (Linux)

# /etc/systemd/system/openclaw.service
[Unit]
Description=OpenClaw AI Agent
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=openclaw
WorkingDirectory=/opt/openclaw
ExecStart=/usr/bin/openclaw start
Restart=always
RestartSec=10

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

PM2 Process Manager

API Endpoints

Common Errors Quick Fix

# Port in use
lsof -i :3000
kill -9 [PID]

# Clear memory
rm -rf ./data/memory/*

# Reset WhatsApp
rm ./whatsapp-session.json
openclaw connect whatsapp --reset

# Clear cache
npm cache clean --force

# Validate config
openclaw config validate

Keyboard Shortcuts (Interactive)

File Locations

Testing & Debugging

Related Resources

• Official Documentation
• FAQ
• Glossary
• Troubleshooting
• ClawHub (Skills)
• Discord Community