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Your complete reference guide for AI Persona OS and all skills

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Getting Started

Start Gateway

Launch the WebSocket gateway server

openclaw gateway
🔹

Launches the WebSocket gateway. This is your AI's central hub for all connections.

Setup Wizard

Interactive setup for SOUL.md and first agent

openclaw onboard
🔹

Interactive setup for SOUL.md and first agent. Best for beginners getting started.

Health Check

Run system diagnostics and health checks

openclaw doctor
🔹

Diagnoses system issues and configuration problems. Run this when something feels wrong.

⚙️ Configuration

Manage Config

Get, set, or unset configuration values

openclaw config get|set|unset
🔹

Read or modify your configuration values. Essential for customizing behavior and settings.

List Models

Show available AI models

openclaw models list
🔹

See all available AI models (GPT-4, Claude, etc.) that you can use.

Switch Model

Change the active AI model

openclaw models set <model>
🔹

Switch between GPT-4, Claude, and other AI models instantly.

Auth Setup

Configure API keys for AI providers

openclaw models auth setup-token
🔹

Configure API keys for your preferred AI provider. Required before first use.

💬 Channel Management

WhatsApp Login

Connect WhatsApp for bot responses

openclaw channels login
🔹

Pair your WhatsApp account so the bot can respond to your messages.

Add Channel

Add Discord, Slack, Telegram, or iMessage

channels add --channel <platform>
🔹

Expand your AI to Discord, Slack, Telegram, iMessage, or other platforms.

Check Health

Verify all connected channels are responsive

channels status --probe
🔹

Verify all your connected channels are responding correctly and online.

Quick Installation

npm install -g openclaw@latest
openclaw onboarding --install-daemon

📁 Workspace Anatomy

~/.openclaw/workspace/
├── AGENTS.md (Agent instructions)
├── SOUL.md (Your core identity)
├── USER.md (User preferences)
├── IDENTITY.md (Name/theme)
├── MEMORY.md (Long-term logs)
├── HEARTBEAT.md (System checklist)
├── BOOT.md (Startup config)
└── ROOT: ~/.openclaw/workspace/

🧠 Core Features

HEARTBEAT System

Automated health monitoring every 30 minutes

heartbeat.every: "30m"
🔹

Automated health checks that run every 30 minutes. Monitors memory, context, workspace, and task status.

Memory Management

Long-term storage for decisions and action items

memory/YYYY-MM-DD.md
🔹

Stores important decisions and action items so your AI never forgets critical information.

Context Awareness

Track work across sessions

/context list
🔹

Tracks what you're working on across sessions. Your AI picks up exactly where you left off.

Skills Integration

AI Meeting Notes

Extract decisions, action items, and owners from meetings

Mention "meeting" or "call"
🔹

Automatically captures decisions, action items, owners, and deadlines from any meeting. Saves to memory/.

AI Daily Briefing

Morning summary of tasks and priorities

/briefing
🔹

Generates a morning summary of your tasks, priorities, and context. Runs automatically at 8am.

AI Proposal Generator

Create professional HTML proposals

/proposal <topic>
🔹

Creates professional proposals using your SOUL.md voice and past work examples. 5 styles, 6+ themes.

SOUL.md Maker

Build or browse agent personalities

openclaw skills install soul-md-maker
🔹

Browse 12 pre-built personalities, build your own with a guided interview, or blend two souls together.

Slash Commands

System Status

Quick health check and context summary

/status
🔹

Quick overview of system status, active context, and recent memory.

List Context

Show which files are influencing responses

/context list
🔹

See which files and memories are currently influencing AI responses.

Switch Model

Change AI model mid-conversation

/model <name>
🔹

Change between GPT-4, Claude, or other models mid-conversation instantly.

Compress History

Free up window space

/compact
🔹

Compresses conversation history to fit more context without losing information.

Fresh Session

Start clean conversation

/new
🔹

Starts a clean conversation while preserving your memory and workspace.

Stop Execution

Abort current AI run

/stop
🔹

Immediately stops the AI if it's generating unwanted output.

Toggle Voice

Enable/disable voice responses

/tts on|off
🔹

Enable voice responses for hands-free interaction with your AI.

Reasoning Mode

Show AI's thought process

/think
🔹

Shows the AI's internal thought process. Useful for debugging complex tasks.

🔧 Troubleshooting

No DM Reply

Bot only responding to owner

AUTHOR_LIST = [owner, user2]
🔹

Your bot only responds to you. Add other users to AUTHOR_LIST in config.

Silent in Group

Bot silent in group chats

WHISPERING_CONFIG: false
🔹

Bot is in whisper mode. Disable to allow group responses.

Auth Expired

Invalid or expired API key

openclaw models auth setup-token
🔹

Your API key expired or is invalid. Run auth setup again.

Gateway Down

WebSocket server disconnected

openclaw gateway restart
🔹

WebSocket server crashed. Restart gateway to reconnect channels.

Memory Bug

Corrupted memory index

openclaw doctor --repair-memory
🔹

Memory file corrupted. Check logs and rebuild index if needed.

Essential Pathmap

Main Config
~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Workspace
~/.openclaw/workspace/
Agents
~/.openclaw/agents/<id>/
Skills
~/.openclaw/skills/
Credentials
~/.openclaw/credentials/
Memory (SQLite)
~/.openclaw/memory/<id>.sqlite
Gateway Logs
/tmp/openclaw/*.log

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