OpenClaw Docs

Complete OpenClaw documentation reference. Use when you need information about OpenClaw configuration, CLI commands, channel setup, tools, concepts, or any OpenClaw-related questions. Includes 264 pages covering automation, channels (WhatsApp/Telegram/Discord/iMessage/Signal/Slack/etc), CLI commands, core concepts, gateway configuration, installation guides, model providers, tools, and more.

OpenClaw Documentation Reference

This skill provides comprehensive access to the entire OpenClaw documentation (https://docs.openclaw.ai/) with 264 pages organized by topic.

Quick Navigation

🚀 Getting Started

• references/index.md - Overview
• references/start/getting-started.md - Quick start guide
• references/start/setup.md - Full setup
• references/start/wizard.md - Setup wizard
• references/start/bootstrapping.md - Bootstrapping

📦 Installation

• references/install.md - Installation overview
• references/install/node.md - Node.js installation
• references/install/docker.md - Docker installation
• references/install/ansible.md - Ansible deployment
• references/install/updating.md - Updating OpenClaw

🔧 CLI Commands

• references/cli.md - CLI overview
• references/cli/gateway.md - Gateway management
• references/cli/configure.md - Configuration
• references/cli/sessions.md - Session management
• references/cli/status.md - Status checks
• references/cli/doctor.md - Diagnostics

📱 Channels

• references/channels.md - Channel overview
• references/channels/whatsapp.md - WhatsApp
• references/channels/telegram.md - Telegram
• references/channels/discord.md - Discord
• references/channels/imessage.md - iMessage
• references/channels/signal.md - Signal
• references/channels/slack.md - Slack
• references/channels/feishu.md - Feishu/Lark

🛠️ Tools

• references/tools.md - Tools overview
• references/tools/exec.md - Exec tool
• references/tools/browser.md - Browser automation
• references/tools/skills.md - Skills system
• references/tools/subagents.md - Sub-agents

⚙️ Gateway

• references/gateway.md - Gateway overview
• references/gateway/configuration.md - Configuration
• references/gateway/authentication.md - Auth setup
• references/gateway/remote.md - Remote access
• references/gateway/security.md - Security

🤖 Model Providers

• references/providers.md - Providers overview
• references/providers/anthropic.md - Anthropic/Claude
• references/providers/openai.md - OpenAI
• references/providers/openrouter.md - OpenRouter
• references/providers/litellm.md - LiteLLM

🧠 Concepts

• references/concepts/architecture.md - Architecture
• references/concepts/session.md - Sessions
• references/concepts/memory.md - Memory
• references/concepts/multi-agent.md - Multi-agent
• references/concepts/models.md - Models

🔄 Automation

• references/automation/cron-jobs.md - Cron jobs
• references/automation/hooks.md - Hooks
• references/automation/webhook.md - Webhooks

❓ Help

• references/help/faq.md - FAQ
• references/help/troubleshooting.md - Troubleshooting
• references/help/environment.md - Environment variables

Directory Structure

references/
├── automation/     # Cron, hooks, webhooks, polling
├── channels/       # WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, etc.
├── cli/            # All CLI commands
├── concepts/       # Architecture, sessions, memory
├── experiments/    # Experimental features
├── gateway/        # Gateway configuration
├── help/           # FAQ, troubleshooting
├── install/        # Installation guides
├── nodes/          # Mobile/desktop nodes
├── platforms/      # Platform-specific docs
├── plugins/        # Plugin documentation
├── providers/      # Model provider configs
├── reference/      # Templates and references
├── security/       # Security documentation
├── start/          # Getting started guides
├── tools/          # Tool documentation
└── web/            # Web UI documentation

Usage Tips

1. Quick reference: Check the category markdown files (e.g., cli.md, channels.md) for overviews
2. Deep dive: Navigate to specific subdirectories for detailed documentation
3. Search: Use grep or file search to find specific topics across all files

Source

All documentation sourced from https://docs.openclaw.ai/ Last updated: 2026-02-17