NadirClaw

Install, configure, and run NadirClaw LLM router to cut AI API costs by 40-70%. Use when the user wants to reduce LLM spending, route prompts to cheaper mode...

NadirClaw Skill

NadirClaw is an open-source LLM router that classifies prompts in ~10ms and routes simple ones to cheap/local models while keeping complex work on premium models.

Install

pip install nadirclaw

Setup

Run the interactive wizard:

nadirclaw setup

Or auto-configure for OpenClaw:

nadirclaw openclaw onboard

This writes NadirClaw as a provider in OpenClaw config with model nadirclaw/auto. No restart needed.

Start

nadirclaw serve --verbose

Runs on http://localhost:8856. Any OpenAI-compatible tool can use it by pointing to this URL.

Point tools at NadirClaw

# OpenClaw (auto)
nadirclaw openclaw onboard

# Claude Code
ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8856/v1 claude

# Any OpenAI-compatible tool
OPENAI_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8856/v1 <tool>

Routing profiles

Pass x-routing-profile header or use these models:

• nadirclaw/auto - smart routing (default)
• nadirclaw/eco - maximize savings
• nadirclaw/premium - always use best model
• nadirclaw/free - Ollama/local only
• nadirclaw/reasoning - chain-of-thought optimized

Monitor savings

nadirclaw savings      # cost savings report
nadirclaw report       # detailed routing analytics
nadirclaw dashboard    # live terminal dashboard

Key features

• ~10ms classification overhead
• Session persistence (no model bouncing mid-conversation)
• Rate limit fallback (auto-retry on 429)
• Agentic task detection (forces premium for tool use)
• Context-window filtering (auto-swaps for long conversations)
• Supports: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Ollama, any LiteLLM provider

Troubleshooting

• If nadirclaw serve fails, check API keys: nadirclaw setup
• For Ollama: ensure ollama serve is running first
• Logs: nadirclaw report --last 20 to see recent routing decisions
• Raw debug: nadirclaw serve --verbose --log-raw