mirror of
https://github.com/ollama/ollama.git
synced 2026-03-08 23:04:13 -05:00
69 lines
2.0 KiB
Plaintext
69 lines
2.0 KiB
Plaintext
---
|
|
title: OpenClaw
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant that runs on your own devices. It bridges messaging services (WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, iMessage, and more) to AI coding agents through a centralized gateway.
|
|
|
|
## Quick start
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
ollama launch openclaw
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
Ollama handles everything automatically:
|
|
|
|
1. **Install** — If OpenClaw isn't installed, Ollama prompts to install it via npm
|
|
2. **Security** — On the first launch, a security notice explains the risks of tool access
|
|
3. **Model** — Pick a model from the selector (local or cloud)
|
|
4. **Onboarding** — Ollama configures the provider, installs the gateway daemon, and sets your model as the primary
|
|
5. **Gateway** — Starts in the background and opens the OpenClaw TUI
|
|
|
|
<Note>OpenClaw requires a larger context window. It is recommended to use a context window of at least 64k tokens if using local models. See [Context length](/context-length) for more information.</Note>
|
|
|
|
<Note>Previously known as Clawdbot. `ollama launch clawdbot` still works as an alias.</Note>
|
|
|
|
## Configure without launching
|
|
|
|
To change the model without starting the gateway and TUI:
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
ollama launch openclaw --config
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
To use a specific model directly:
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
ollama launch openclaw --model kimi-k2.5:cloud
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
If the gateway is already running, it restarts automatically to pick up the new model.
|
|
|
|
## Recommended models
|
|
|
|
**Cloud models**:
|
|
|
|
- `kimi-k2.5:cloud` — Multimodal reasoning with subagents
|
|
- `minimax-m2.5:cloud` — Fast, efficient coding and real-world productivity
|
|
- `glm-5:cloud` — Reasoning and code generation
|
|
|
|
**Local models:**
|
|
|
|
- `glm-4.7-flash` — Reasoning and code generation locally (~25 GB VRAM)
|
|
|
|
More models at [ollama.com/search](https://ollama.com/search?c=cloud).
|
|
|
|
## Connect messaging apps
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
openclaw configure --section channels
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
Link WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, or iMessage to chat with your local models from anywhere.
|
|
|
|
## Stopping the gateway
|
|
|
|
```bash
|
|
openclaw gateway stop
|
|
```
|
|
|