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openclaw is the main CLI entry point. Each core command has a dedicated reference page or is documented with the command it aliases; this index lists the commands, global flags, and output styling rules that apply across the CLI. Setup commands by intent:
  • openclaw setup and openclaw onboard verify inference first, then start OpenClaw for Gateway, workspace, channels, skills, and health setup.
  • openclaw setup --baseline creates the baseline config and workspace without walking the guided onboarding flow.
  • openclaw configure changes targeted parts of an existing setup: model auth, gateway, channels, plugins, or skills.
  • openclaw channels add configures channel accounts after the baseline exists; run without flags for guided setup, or with channel-specific flags for scripts.

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Command pages

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Global flags

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Output modes

  • ANSI colors and progress indicators render only in TTY sessions.
  • OSC-8 hyperlinks render as clickable links where supported; otherwise the CLI falls back to plain URLs.
  • --json (and --plain where supported) disables styling for clean output.
  • Long-running commands show a progress indicator (OSC 9;4 when supported).

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Color palette

OpenClaw uses a lobster palette for CLI output: Palette source of truth: packages/terminal-core/src/palette.ts.

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Command tree

This map covers core commands and their primary subcommands. Plugin-added subcommands (for example under skills, plugins, and wiki) evolve independently; run <command> --help for the authoritative, current list.
Plugins can add additional top-level commands, such as openclaw workboard or openclaw voicecall.

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Chat slash commands

Chat messages support /... commands. See slash commands. Highlights:
  • /status - quick diagnostics.
  • /trace - session-scoped plugin trace/debug lines.
  • /config - persisted config changes.
  • /debug - runtime-only config overrides (memory, not disk; requires commands.debug: true).

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Usage tracking

openclaw status --usage and the Control UI surface provider usage/quota when OAuth/API credentials are available. Data comes directly from provider usage endpoints and is normalized to X% left. Providers with current usage windows: Anthropic, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, MiniMax, OpenAI Codex, Xiaomi, and z.ai. See Usage tracking for details.