OpenClaw

For routing rules, see Routing & Protocols. For available model IDs, see List Models. OpenClaw supports custom providers in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json. For PipeLLM, the simplest broad-coverage setup is an OpenAI-compatible custom provider that points at PipeLLM’s OpenAI converter route.

Recommended Route

https://api.pipellm.ai/openai/v1

If you specifically want Anthropic Messages semantics, OpenClaw can also target https://api.pipellm.ai/anthropic with api: "anthropic-messages".

Fastest Setup

Use the onboarding wizard:

Run openclaw onboard
Choose Custom Provider
Choose OpenAI-compatible
Set base URL to https://api.pipellm.ai/openai/v1
Paste your PipeLLM API key
Enter a model ID such as claude-sonnet-4-6, gpt-4o, or gemini-2.5-pro

Manual Config

OpenClaw uses JSON5, so comments and trailing commas are allowed.

{
  env: {
    PIPELLM_API_KEY: "your-pipellm-api-key",
  },
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      model: {
        primary: "pipellm/claude-sonnet-4-6",
      },
      models: {
        "pipellm/claude-sonnet-4-6": {
          alias: "Claude Sonnet 4.6",
        },
        "pipellm/gpt-4o": {
          alias: "GPT-4o",
        },
        "pipellm/gemini-2.5-pro": {
          alias: "Gemini 2.5 Pro",
        },
      },
    },
  },
  models: {
    mode: "merge",
    providers: {
      pipellm: {
        api: "openai-completions",
        baseUrl: "https://api.pipellm.ai/openai/v1",
        apiKey: "${PIPELLM_API_KEY}",
        models: [
          { id: "claude-sonnet-4-6", name: "Claude Sonnet 4.6" },
          { id: "gpt-4o", name: "GPT-4o" },
          { id: "gemini-2.5-pro", name: "Gemini 2.5 Pro" },
        ],
      },
    },
  },
}

Notes

model.primary uses the provider/model format in OpenClaw.
models.providers.<id>.api controls the protocol adapter. For PipeLLM’s recommended setup, use openai-completions.
If you later want Anthropic-compatible routing instead, switch the provider to api: "anthropic-messages" and set baseUrl to https://api.pipellm.ai/anthropic.

Developer Tools

Compare supported coding assistants

OpenAI Converter

Keep OpenAI-compatible format across providers

WebSearch npm Package

Add PipeLLM WebSearch tools to OpenClaw

OpenClaw Config Docs

Official OpenClaw configuration reference

Overview

Coding Assistants

Frameworks

Recommended Route

Fastest Setup

Manual Config

Notes

Developer Tools

OpenAI Converter

WebSearch npm Package

OpenClaw Config Docs

​Recommended Route

​Fastest Setup

​Manual Config

​Notes

​Related Docs

Developer Tools

OpenAI Converter

WebSearch npm Package

OpenClaw Config Docs

Recommended Route

Fastest Setup

Manual Config

Notes

Related Docs