Customize your OpenClaw bot on ClawCloud. Personality, DM access, group chat behavior, bot identity, and channel-specific settings for Telegram, Discord, and Feishu.
Use OpenClaw's /model command and short aliases to switch between AI models on your ClawCloud bot. Match the model to the task without redeploying.
Recover access to your OpenClaw bot on ClawCloud when you're locked out of DMs. Covers Telegram and Discord with dashboard recovery and CLI commands.
Change your OpenClaw bot's name, emoji, system prompt, and response prefix by chatting with it directly. No dashboard edits or redeployment needed.
Control who can send direct messages to your OpenClaw bot. Set dmPolicy to open, pairing, allowlist, or disabled for Telegram and Discord.
Control whether your OpenClaw bot responds to every message or only when mentioned in group chats. Set up mention patterns for flexible trigger words.
OpenClaw shows 'Gateway Connect Pairing Required' when the bot isn't linked to a channel. Here's what it means and how to complete pairing.
A reference guide to the OpenClaw config file — where it lives, what each section controls, and what ClawCloud sets up for you automatically.
OpenClaw skills teach your bot new abilities. Learn what they are, where to find them, and how to install skills on your ClawCloud server.
OpenClaw 2026.3.2 changed onboarding tool defaults, ACP dispatch behavior, and the plugin HTTP route API. Here is the practical checklist for operators.
OpenClaw 2026.3.7 now requires gateway.auth.mode when both gateway.auth.token and gateway.auth.password exist. Here is how to check, fix, and validate it.
A practical OpenClaw security guide: skill vetting, API key handling, gateway auth, and network hardening for self-hosted and managed deployments.
Learn what the OpenClaw gateway is, how to check if it's running, how to configure its token, and what to do when it fails to start or connect.
A step-by-step OpenClaw failover guide: order auth profiles, add cross-provider model fallbacks, and keep secrets in .env.
Use ClawCloud BYOK mode with your OpenAI API key to deploy OpenClaw, connect the OpenAI provider, and switch between GPT-4o, GPT-5.4, and o4-mini in chat.