Integrating Openclaw with Generative APIs

Reviewed on February 02, 2026

Openclaw is an agent framework that enables advanced AI workflows, including multi-agent coordination, tool usage, and channel-based communication. You can integrate Openclaw with Generative APIs models to build a personal AI assistant that send emails and manage your calendar.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

A Scaleway account logged into the console
Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
A valid API key for API authentication
Installed Node.js >= 22.22.0 on your local machine
Installed Openclaw on your local machine

Configure Openclaw

After installing Openclaw, a .openclaw directory is created in your local user directory (~/.openclaw). Configure Openclaw to use Scaleway's Generative APIs:

Rename the default configuration file ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.old
```
mv ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.old
```

Create a new ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json file with the following content:

{
  "models": {
    "mode": "merge",
    "providers": {
      "custom-proxy": {
        "baseUrl": "https://api.scaleway.ai/v1",
        "apiKey": "{SCW_SECRET_KEY}",
        "auth": "api-key",
        "api": "openai-completions",
        "authHeader": true,
        "models": [
          {
            "id": "devstral-2-123b-instruct-2512",
            "name": "Devstral 2 - SCW",
            "api": "openai-completions",
            "reasoning": false,
            "input": [
              "text"
            ],
            "cost": {
              "input": 0.4,
              "output": 2,
              "cacheRead": 0,
              "cacheWrite": 0
            },
            "contextWindow": 128000,
            "maxTokens": 8192,
            "compat": {
              "maxTokensField": "max_completion_tokens"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model": {
        "primary": "custom-proxy/devstral-2-123b-instruct-2512"
      },
      "workspace": "/Users/{USER_NAME}/.openclaw/workspace",
      "compaction": {
        "mode": "safeguard"
      },
      "maxConcurrent": 4,
      "subagents": {
        "maxConcurrent": 8
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace {SCW_SECRET_KEY} with your Scaleway IAM secret key.
Replace /Users/{USER_NAME} with the path to your .openclaw folder. You can find this path using:
```
echo ~
```

Run the following command to continue Openclaw configuration:
```
openclaw onboard
```
- Read risks carefully and select Yes if you understand them.
- For onboarding mode, choose Quickstart.
- For config handling, select Use existing values.
- For model authentication provider, select Skip for now.
- For filter models by providers, select custom-proxy. If this option does not appear, ensure openclaw.json is correctly configured and in the right location.
- For default model, select Keep current (should display custom-proxy/devstral-2-123b-instruct-2512).
- For channel configuration, select `Skip for now channel configuration for now (unless you want to set one up, such as Discord).
- For skills, select Skip for now.
- For hooks, select Skip for now.
- If the Gateway service is already installed and configuration displays, select Restart.
- For how do you want to hatch your bot, select Hatch in TUI.
The Openclaw dashboard initial conversation displays in your browser at http://127.0.0.1:18789/overview and your terminal. You can also start it with:
```
openclaw dashboard
```
The initial conversation should display:
```
Hey! I just came online. Who am I? Who are you? Let's figure this out together.
```

You can now send a message to the agent and ask it to perform some actions.

Using Openclaw with a channel

You can configure Openclaw to access a Discord channel with:

openclaw channels add

And following the instructions.

Once you have configured a Discord channel, you can send messages using:

openclaw message send --channel discord --target example828494791929 --message "Hi from Openclaw"

Replace example828494791929 with your Discord channel ID.

Alternatively, you can instruct the bot to send messages via chat, such as:

"Send a welcome message in the form of a poem about lobsters to Discord channel example828494791929"

Going further

Customize your configuration based on Generative APIs' supported models (model, context size...)
Explore additional channels and skills. Ensure you understand the security implications and limit permissions before enabling new features.
Run Openclaw in an isolated environment on Apple Silicon for additional security or local LLM execution.

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