| name | clawapi |
| description | Switch AI models and manage API keys for OpenClaw with a native macOS app. Supports 16 providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Google, Groq, Ollama, LM Studio, and more. |
| homepage | https://github.com/Gogo6969/clawapi |
| user-invocable | true |
| metadata | {"openclaw":{"emoji":"🔑","requires":{"bins":["curl"],"config":["skills.entries.clawapi"]},"install":[{"kind":"script","command":"curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Gogo6969/clawapi/main/install.sh | bash"}]}} |
ClawAPI — Model Switcher & Key Vault for OpenClaw
ClawAPI is a native macOS app that lets you switch AI models and manage API keys for OpenClaw.
What It Does
- One-click model switching — Pick any model from any provider and apply it instantly
- Touch ID — Biometric authentication for adding and deleting API keys
- 16 providers — OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Google, Groq, Mistral, OpenRouter, Cerebras, Kimi, MiniMax, Z.AI, OpenCode Zen, Vercel AI, HuggingFace, Ollama, LM Studio
- Config safety — JSON validation before writing, automatic
.bak backups
Installation
Option 1: Download from GitHub Releases (recommended)
Download the latest signed and notarized .zip from GitHub Releases, unzip, and move ClawAPI.app to /Applications.
Option 2: Install script
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Gogo6969/clawapi/main/install.sh | bash
The install script downloads the same signed .zip from GitHub Releases, verifies the SHA-256 checksum, unzips it, and moves the app to /Applications. You can review the script source before running it.
Requires macOS 14+. The app is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple.
How It Works
- Add a provider — Click
+, pick a provider, paste your API key
- Pick a model — Use the dropdown to choose a sub-model (GPT-4.1, Claude Sonnet 4, Grok 4, etc.)
- Done — ClawAPI syncs everything to OpenClaw automatically
Where API Keys Are Stored
API keys are managed in two places by design:
- macOS Keychain (master copy) — The key you enter is stored in the macOS Keychain, protected by hardware encryption and Touch ID. This is the authoritative copy.
auth-profiles.json (sync copy for OpenClaw) — OpenClaw reads API keys from its own auth-profiles.json config file. ClawAPI writes a copy of the key there so OpenClaw can use it. This file lives in ~/Library/Application Support/OpenClaw/.
The active model selection is written to openclaw.json. No proxy, no middleware — OpenClaw talks directly to provider APIs.
Security & Privacy
- API keys are stored in the macOS Keychain with hardware encryption; a sync copy is written to OpenClaw's
auth-profiles.json so that OpenClaw can read them
- Touch ID authentication for adding/deleting keys (password fallback on Macs without Touch ID)
- The app is signed with Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple
- Hardened runtime enabled
- No data leaves your machine — ClawAPI only reads/writes local OpenClaw config files
- No telemetry, no analytics, no phone-home
External Endpoints
| Endpoint | Purpose | Data Sent |
|---|
raw.githubusercontent.com | Check for app updates | None (reads update.json) |
localhost:11434 | Discover Ollama models | None (reads local API) |
localhost:1234 | Discover LM Studio models | None (reads local API) |
No other network requests are made by ClawAPI.
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