Getting Started (opens in new tab)

Goal: go from zero → first working chat (with sane defaults) as quickly as possible. Fastest chat: open the Control UI (no channel setup needed). Run openclaw dashboard and chat in the browser, or open http://127.0.0.1:18789/ on the gateway host. Docs: Dashboard and Control UI. Recommended path: use the CLI onboarding wizard (openclaw onboard). It sets up: