Installation Guide

ClawRouter ⚡

The agent-native LLM router for OpenClaw
Route every request to the right model at the right price. 15-dimension scoring, <1ms local routing.

<1ms

Local Routing

30+

Models

92%

Cost Savings

$2.05

Blended /M tokens

API Keys Needed

Installation Steps

Install ClawRouter

One command installs ClawRouter and restarts your OpenClaw gateway with smart routing enabled.

bash

# Install with smart routing enabled
curl -fsSL https://blockrun.ai/ClawRouter-update | bash
openclaw gateway restart

# Smart routing (blockrun/auto) is now your default model
# Your wallet address will be printed on install

Fund Your Wallet

No account, no API key. Payment is authentication via x402 — non-custodial USDC on Base (L2).

💳 How the wallet works

Wallet auto-generated on Base L2 — saved at ~/.openclaw/blockrun/wallet.key

Fund with USDC on Base — $5 is enough for thousands of requests

Each request triggers a 402 response with price — your wallet signs and pays automatically

USDC stays in your wallet until spent — fully non-custodial, you hold your keys

bash · wallet commands

/wallet     # Check balance and address
/stats      # View usage and savings

Choose a Routing Profile

Switch profiles at any time with /model <profile> in your chat.

Profile

Strategy

Savings

Best For

/model auto

Balanced (default)

74–100%

General use

/model eco

Cheapest possible

95–100%

Max savings

/model premium

Best quality

Mission-critical

/model free

Free tier only

100%

Zero cost

Model Shortcuts

Direct model shortcuts available alongside routing profiles.

bash · in-chat commands

/model grok        # grok-4-fast
/model br-sonnet   # claude-sonnet-4 via ClawRouter
/model gpt5        # gpt-5.2-codex
/model o3          # o3 reasoning model
/model auto        # back to smart routing
/model free        # gpt-oss-120b (FREE fallback)

ClawRouter vs OpenRouter

OpenRouter / LiteLLM

✗ Human creates account

✗ API key (shared secret)

✗ Prepaid balance (custodial)

✗ Proprietary routing

✗ Per-key rate limits

✗ ~$25/M (Opus equivalent)

ClawRouter ⚡

✓ Agent generates wallet

✓ Wallet signature (cryptographic)

✓ Per-request (non-custodial)

✓ Open source, client-side

✓ No rate limits

✓ $2.05/M blended average