OpenClaw

OpenClaw is a multi-channel AI gateway with a rich plugin SDK, native MCP support, and hot-reload configuration. It comes with 6 built-in channels and 20+ plugin channels.

What you get

Capability	Description
Multi-channel gateway	Serves Telegram, Slack, Discord, and more from a single agent
Plugin SDK	Extend the agent with custom plugins
Native MCP	First-class Model Context Protocol support for tool servers
Hot-reload config	Configuration changes take effect without gateway restart
Built-in channels	6 built-in channel types out of the box
Plugin channels	20+ additional channels via the plugin ecosystem

Create an OpenClaw agent

oc agent create my-claw --core openclaw

curl -X POST https://api.opencomputer.dev/v1/agents \
  -H "X-API-Key: $OC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"id": "my-claw", "core": "openclaw"}'

This boots a sandbox with OpenClaw pre-installed, an LLM key configured, and the gateway running. An instance is created automatically.

Configuration

OpenClaw uses JSON5 configuration at ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json inside the sandbox. Unlike Hermes, OpenClaw supports hot-reload — config changes take effect without restarting the gateway. To inspect or edit manually:

oc shell my-claw
cat ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

MCP servers

OpenClaw has native MCP support. When you install a package like gbrain, the platform adds it as an MCP server in the OpenClaw config. To see what MCP servers are configured:

oc shell my-claw
openclaw mcp list

Extending with packages

OpenClaw supports packages that add capabilities via MCP servers. Because of hot-reload, package installation takes effect immediately without a gateway restart.

Create an OpenClaw Agent

Step-by-step guide

oc agent CLI

CLI commands for managing agents

Hermes gbrain Package

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Getting Started

Sandboxes

Reserved Capacity

Agent SDK

Hosted Agents

CLI

Guides

TypeScript SDK

Python SDK

CLI Reference

API Reference

Resources

What you get

Create an OpenClaw agent

Configuration

MCP servers

Extending with packages

Create an OpenClaw Agent

oc agent CLI

​What you get

​Create an OpenClaw agent

​Configuration

​MCP servers

​Extending with packages

Create an OpenClaw Agent

oc agent CLI

What you get

Create an OpenClaw agent

Configuration

MCP servers

Extending with packages