Installation Guide

System Requirements
Install Node.js
Install OpenClaw
Verify Installation
Next Steps

System Requirements

Node.js 22 or higher
macOS / Linux / Windows

Install Node.js

macOS (Homebrew)
Linux (nvm)
Windows

brew install node@22

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash
nvm install 22
nvm use 22

Download and install version 22.x or higher from the Node.js official website.Or use PowerShell to install fnm:

winget install Schniz.fnm
fnm install 22
fnm use 22

Install OpenClaw

npm (Recommended)
Quick Install Script
Windows PowerShell

npm install -g openclaw

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

irm https://openclaw.ai/install.ps1 | iex

Verify Installation

openclaw --version

Run the diagnostic command to check if the environment is ready:

openclaw doctor

Check current running status:

openclaw status

If openclaw doctor reports issues, try auto-fixing:

openclaw doctor --fix

Next Steps

After installation, choose a configuration method:

JSON Configuration

Manually edit JSON config

CLI Interactive Setup

Wizard-guided setup

Anthropic Native Config

Direct Claude connection

OpenClaw JSON Configuration

Overview

AI Agent

Conversational AI

Programming

Engineering

Translation

Community Contributions

System Requirements

Install Node.js

Install OpenClaw

Verify Installation

Next Steps

JSON Configuration

CLI Interactive Setup

Anthropic Native Config

Overview

AI Agent

Conversational AI

Programming

Engineering

Translation

Community Contributions

​System Requirements

​Install Node.js

​Install OpenClaw

​Verify Installation

​Next Steps

JSON Configuration

CLI Interactive Setup

Anthropic Native Config

System Requirements

Install Node.js

Install OpenClaw

Verify Installation

Next Steps