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Terminal agent · OpenAI Chat, OpenAI Responses, Anthropic Messages, Gemini

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FormatWhere to set it up
OpenAI Chat, OpenAI Responses, Anthropic Messages, GeminiOpenClaw configuration (~/.openclaw/openclaw.json) → models.providers.<id>; the default model is agents.defaults.model.primary; a safe update is openclaw config set models.providers.<id> '<json>' --strict-json --merge

Setup

Copy the configuration and replace sk-... with your key from the Ailoot Dashboard. Prefer storing the key in the environment variable AILOOT_API_KEY, if the application supports it.

Before starting, request GET /v1/models with your Ailoot key. Choose an exact model ID whose methods include POST /v1/chat/completions, POST /v1/responses, POST /v1/messages, POST /v1beta/models/{model}:generateContent, then use that ID in the configuration. For agents, also check tool support and the features required by your client version.

{
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model": {
        "primary": "ailoot/claude-sonnet-5-5"
      }
    }
  },
  "models": {
    "mode": "merge",
    "providers": {
      "ailoot": {
        "baseUrl": "https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",
        "apiKey": "${AILOOT_API_KEY}",
        "api": "openai-completions",
        "models": [
          {
            "id": "claude-sonnet-5-5",
            "name": "Claude Sonnet 5.5",
            "reasoning": true,
            "input": [
              "text"
            ],
            "contextWindow": 1000000,
            "maxTokens": 128000
          },
          {
            "id": "deepseek-v4-pro",
            "name": "DeepSeek V4 Pro",
            "reasoning": true,
            "input": [
              "text"
            ],
            "contextWindow": 1000000,
            "maxTokens": 131072
          }
        ]
      },
      "ailoot-claude": {
        "baseUrl": "https://api.ailoot.ai",
        "apiKey": "${AILOOT_API_KEY}",
        "api": "anthropic-messages",
        "models": [
          {
            "id": "claude-opus-5-5",
            "name": "Claude Opus 5.5",
            "reasoning": true,
            "input": [
              "text"
            ],
            "contextWindow": 1000000,
            "maxTokens": 131072
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

This configuration reads the key from the environment variable AILOOT_API_KEY. Set it before starting the application:

export AILOOT_API_KEY="sk-..."   # add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc

Example model: claude-sonnet-5-5. Choose any other model from the catalog — check that it supports the format you need.

Good to know

Test

  • For the OpenAI format, the URL is https://api.ailoot.ai/v1 (or the full path if the application asks for a full URL).
  • For the Anthropic format, the URL is https://api.ailoot.ai without /v1.
  • For the Gemini format, the URL is https://api.ailoot.ai — the API origin. The example above does not show the full setup for this format; consult the client’s documentation for the path to use in the relevant field. The API route prefix is /v1beta.
  • Ask a short question. If you get an error, check the code and Request ID, then consult Errors and limits.
  • 404 immediately after setup almost always means the URL is wrong: an extra or missing /v1.
  • 402 — insufficient balance for the reserve. Agents reserve more than chat: why.

Application documentation: https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/config-tools/custom-providers

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