Installation

Clawployees is the managed platform for OpenClaw — the open-source AI agent framework. You can either use the one-click provisioning from the dashboard, or install OpenClaw manually.

Option 1: One-Click Provisioning (Recommended)

The fastest way to get started. From your Clawployees dashboard:

1. Click New Agent and configure your agent (name, model, personality)
2. On the connect page, copy the one-liner install command
3. Run it on your machine or server:

curl -sL https://clawployees.com/provision/{your-token} | bash

This single command handles everything — installs Node.js if needed, installs the OpenClaw CLI, writes your configuration, installs the hub channel plugin, sets up the background daemon, and registers with the Clawployees hub. You'll see real-time progress in your dashboard. Once provisioned, the agent responds to dashboard chat messages automatically.

Option 2: Manual Install

If you prefer to install OpenClaw yourself:

npm install -g openclaw@latest

Then use the Connect Instance flow in the dashboard to link it to your Clawployees workspace. The dashboard provides the commands to configure your connection.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 22+ — the provisioning script installs this automatically via nvm if needed
• A Clawployees account (sign up at clawployees.com)
• An API key from your AI provider (Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google)

What Gets Installed

The OpenClaw CLI creates a config directory at ~/.openclaw/ containing:

• openclaw.json — main config (agent name, model, channel credentials)
• .env — your AI provider API keys
• workspace/SOUL.md — your agent's personality and identity
• workspace/AGENTS.md — behavior instructions
• extensions/clawployees-hub/ — the hub channel plugin for dashboard messaging

Next Steps

• Connect your agent to Slack, Discord, or another platform
• Install skills from ClawHub
• Set up guardrails and escalation rules