openclaw-code

A terminal-based AI coding assistant supporting multiple providers — Claude, GPT, Grok, and GitHub Copilot. Inspired by Claude Code, built from scratch in Rust.

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Features

• Multi-provider — Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI (GPT/o-series), xAI (Grok), GitHub Copilot
• Agentic tool loop — reads, writes, edits files; runs bash; searches with glob/grep
• Diff display — shows compact summaries for new files, full diffs for edits
• OAuth login — browser-based Anthropic OAuth (free tier) or API key
• Setup wizard — guided first-run onboarding via openclaw-code setup
• Keyboard shortcuts — Ctrl+A/E/U/K/W, Alt+arrows, word navigation
• Slash commands — /help, /model, /clear, /compact
• Persistent config — model and settings stored in ~/.config/openclaw-code/

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Install

Linux x86_64 only. macOS and other platforms are not yet packaged — build from source instead.

One-line install (recommended)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zsigisti/openclaw-code/master/install.sh | bash

The script downloads the binary, installs it to /usr/local/bin, and prints setup instructions. Uses sudo only if needed.

Manual download

curl -Lo openclaw-code https://github.com/zsigisti/openclaw-code/releases/download/beta/openclaw-code
chmod +x openclaw-code
sudo mv openclaw-code /usr/local/bin/

Build from source

Requires Rust stable (1.75+):

git clone https://github.com/zsigisti/openclaw-code
cd openclaw-code/rust
cargo build --release -p openclaw-code
# Binary at: ./target/release/openclaw-code

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Setup

Run the interactive setup wizard on first use:

openclaw-code setup

This walks you through choosing a provider and entering credentials. Credentials are saved to ~/.config/openclaw-code/auth.json.

You can also set credentials via environment variables:

Variable	Provider
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	Claude models
ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN	Claude (OAuth bearer token)
OPENAI_API_KEY	GPT / o-series / Codex
XAI_API_KEY	Grok models
GITHUB_COPILOT_TOKEN	GitHub Copilot

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Usage

openclaw-code                          # start with last-used model
openclaw-code claude-sonnet-4-6        # start with a specific model
openclaw-code setup                    # run the setup wizard
openclaw-code login                    # re-run the CLI login flow

Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut	Action
Enter	Send message
Ctrl+C / Esc	Quit / cancel
Ctrl+A	Move to start of line
Ctrl+E	Move to end of line
Ctrl+U	Delete to start of line
Ctrl+K	Delete to end of line
Ctrl+W	Delete word before cursor
Alt+← / Alt+→	Move word left / right
Page Up/Down	Scroll conversation

Slash commands

Command	Description
/help	Show available commands
/model	Switch AI model
/clear	Clear conversation history
/compact	Summarise and compact the context

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Supported models

Provider	Example models
Anthropic	claude-haiku-4-5-20251001, claude-sonnet-4-6, claude-opus-4-6
OpenAI	gpt-4o, gpt-4o-mini, o1, o3-mini
xAI	grok-2, grok-2-mini
GitHub Copilot	gpt-4o (via Copilot endpoint)

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Configuration

Config and credentials live under ~/.config/openclaw-code/:

~/.config/openclaw-code/
├── config.json      # last-used model, preferences
└── auth.json        # saved credentials (from setup wizard)

Legacy credentials from ~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json are read automatically for backward compatibility.

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License

Copyright (C) 2024 mmzs

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.