5 minutes

Quick Start — 5 Minutes to Your AI Assistant

Get OpenClaw running fast. For the detailed guide, see the full setup.

1

Install

macOS / Linuxbash
curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash

Windows:

Windowspowershell
iwr -useb https://openclaw.ai/install.ps1 | iex
2

Setup

bash
openclaw onboard --install-daemon

Follow the prompts:

  • 1Auth: Enter your Anthropic API key (get one at console.anthropic.com)
  • 2Channel: Choose Telegram (easiest) — create a bot via @BotFather
  • 3Name: Give your assistant a name
  • 4Service: Yes, install background service
3

Chat!

Open Telegram and message your bot. Try:

text
What's the weather?
text
Add "Buy groceries" to my TODO list
text
Search the web for "Next.js 16"

That's It!

Your AI assistant is now running 24/7.

Useful commands

bash
openclaw status        # Check if running
openclaw dashboard     # Open web UI
openclaw doctor        # Diagnose issues

In chat

text
/status   - Show usage stats
/help     - Get help
/new      - Start fresh conversation

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