openclaw-antseed

name	openclaw-antseed
description	Connect OpenClaw to the AntSeed P2P AI network as a buyer. Use when: user asks to connect OpenClaw to AntSeed, route OpenClaw through AntSeed, set up AntSeed as a service provider for OpenClaw, or use P2P AI services in OpenClaw.
user-invocable	true
metadata	{"openclaw":{"emoji":"🌱","requires":{"bins":["npm","openclaw"]}}}

Connect OpenClaw to AntSeed P2P Network

Set up AntSeed as a service provider for OpenClaw. This installs a local buyer proxy that connects to the AntSeed peer-to-peer network and routes LLM requests to available providers.

Architecture

OpenClaw -> http://127.0.0.1:8377 (AntSeed buyer proxy) -> P2P network -> Provider node -> Upstream API

The buyer proxy runs locally, discovers providers via DHT, negotiates payment channels automatically, and exposes an API-compatible HTTP endpoint.

Step 1: Install and initialize AntSeed

npm install -g @antseed/cli

Verify: antseed --version (requires Node.js 20+).

Step 2: Set the identity

export ANTSEED_IDENTITY_HEX=<64-char-hex-private-key>

The key can optionally include a 0x prefix. This key is your EVM wallet — deposits and payments are tied to it.

Step 3: Configure chain and fund the account

Custom config.json is optional. antseed buyer start works without one.

Create ~/.antseed/config.json only if you want advanced behavior such as a non-default chain:

{
  "payments": {
    "preferredMethod": "crypto",
    "crypto": {
      "chainId": "base-mainnet"
    }
  }
}

Fund the buyer wallet with USDC on Base, then deposit into the escrow:

antseed buyer deposit 10

Verify with antseed buyer balance.

Step 4: Start the buyer proxy

Run in a terminal or set up as a persistent service:

antseed buyer start

For an isolated OpenClaw buyer, use a dedicated data directory. This is where AntSeed writes buyer.state.json, SQLite databases, payment-channel state, and the fallback identity.key:

export BUYDIR="$HOME/.antseed-buyer-openclaw"
mkdir -p "$BUYDIR"
ANTSEED_DATA_DIR="$BUYDIR" antseed --data-dir "$BUYDIR" buyer start

Advanced: if you intentionally want a non-default port:

antseed --data-dir "$BUYDIR" buyer start --port 5005

Persistent service (systemd)

sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/antseed-buyer.service > /dev/null <<'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=AntSeed Buyer Proxy
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=$USER
Environment=ANTSEED_IDENTITY_HEX=<private-key-hex-no-0x>
Environment=ANTSEED_DATA_DIR=%h/.antseed-buyer-openclaw
ExecStart=/usr/bin/env antseed --data-dir %h/.antseed-buyer-openclaw buyer start
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=10
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal
SyslogIdentifier=antseed-buyer

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now antseed-buyer

Step 5: Configure OpenClaw service provider

cat ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json | python3 -c "
import sys, json
cfg = json.load(sys.stdin)
providers = cfg.setdefault('models', {}).setdefault('providers', {})
providers['antseed'] = {
    'baseUrl': 'http://127.0.0.1:8377',
    'apiKey': 'antseed-p2p',
    'api': 'anthropic-messages',
    'models': [{
        'id': 'SERVICE_ID_HERE',
        'name': 'SERVICE_DISPLAY_NAME',
        'reasoning': False,
        'input': ['text'],
        'contextWindow': 131072,
        'maxTokens': 8192
    }]
}
json.dump(cfg, sys.stdout, indent=2)
" > /tmp/oc_antseed.json && mv /tmp/oc_antseed.json ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Replace SERVICE_ID_HERE with the service from antseed network browse (e.g., deepseek-v3.1, kimi-k2.5).

Set as default:

openclaw config set agents.defaults.model.primary "antseed/SERVICE_ID_HERE"

Step 6: Verify

curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8377/v1/models

If the proxy returns available services, the connection is working.

Notes

• The API key value doesn't matter — set it to any non-empty string
• Streaming is supported (SSE)
• Payment channels are negotiated automatically on first request
• The buyer wallet needs USDC deposited (antseed buyer deposit) and ETH for gas on Base
• Extra buyer config is optional; the only required pieces are identity plus whatever payment/deposit setup the user needs