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CLI Automation

Use --non-interactive to automate openclaw onboard.

`--json` does not imply non-interactive mode. Use `--non-interactive` (and `--workspace`) for scripts.

Baseline non-interactive example​

openclaw onboard --non-interactive \
  --mode local \
  --auth-choice apiKey \
  --anthropic-api-key "$ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" \
  --gateway-port 18789 \
  --gateway-bind loopback \
  --install-daemon \
  --daemon-runtime node \
  --skip-skills

Add --json for a machine-readable summary.

Provider-specific examples​

```bash openclaw onboard --non-interactive \ --mode local \ --auth-choice gemini-api-key \ --gemini-api-key "$GEMINI_API_KEY" \ --gateway-port 18789 \ --gateway-bind loopback ``` ```bash openclaw onboard --non-interactive \ --mode local \ --auth-choice zai-api-key \ --zai-api-key "$ZAI_API_KEY" \ --gateway-port 18789 \ --gateway-bind loopback ``` ```bash openclaw onboard --non-interactive \ --mode local \ --auth-choice ai-gateway-api-key \ --ai-gateway-api-key "$AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY" \ --gateway-port 18789 \ --gateway-bind loopback ``` ```bash openclaw onboard --non-interactive \ --mode local \ --auth-choice cloudflare-ai-gateway-api-key \ --cloudflare-ai-gateway-account-id "your-account-id" \ --cloudflare-ai-gateway-gateway-id "your-gateway-id" \ --cloudflare-ai-gateway-api-key "$CLOUDFLARE_AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY" \ --gateway-port 18789 \ --gateway-bind loopback ``` ```bash openclaw onboard --non-interactive \ --mode local \ --auth-choice moonshot-api-key \ --moonshot-api-key "$MOONSHOT_API_KEY" \ --gateway-port 18789 \ --gateway-bind loopback ``` ```bash openclaw onboard --non-interactive \ --mode local \ --auth-choice synthetic-api-key \ --synthetic-api-key "$SYNTHETIC_API_KEY" \ --gateway-port 18789 \ --gateway-bind loopback ``` ```bash openclaw onboard --non-interactive \ --mode local \ --auth-choice opencode-zen \ --opencode-zen-api-key "$OPENCODE_API_KEY" \ --gateway-port 18789 \ --gateway-bind loopback ``` ```bash openclaw onboard --non-interactive \ --mode local \ --auth-choice custom-api-key \ --custom-base-url "https://llm.example.com/v1" \ --custom-model-id "foo-large" \ --custom-api-key "$CUSTOM_API_KEY" \ --custom-provider-id "my-custom" \ --custom-compatibility anthropic \ --gateway-port 18789 \ --gateway-bind loopback ``` 
`--custom-api-key` is optional. If omitted, onboarding checks `CUSTOM_API_KEY`.

Add another agent​

Use openclaw agents add <name> to create a separate agent with its own workspace, sessions, and auth profiles. Running without --workspace launches the wizard.

openclaw agents add work \
  --workspace ~/.openclaw/workspace-work \
  --model openai/gpt-5.2 \
  --bind whatsapp:biz \
  --non-interactive \
  --json

What it sets:

  • agents.list[].name
  • agents.list[].workspace
  • agents.list[].agentDir

Notes:

  • Default workspaces follow ~/.openclaw/workspace-<agentId>.
  • Add bindings to route inbound messages (the wizard can do this).
  • Non-interactive flags: --model, --agent-dir, --bind, --non-interactive.