openclaw/docs/providers/arcee.md

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Arcee AI setup (auth + model selection)	Arcee AI	You want to use Arcee AI with OpenClaw You need the API key env var or CLI auth choice

Arcee AI provides access to the Trinity family of mixture-of-experts models through an OpenAI-compatible API. All Trinity models are Apache 2.0 licensed.

Arcee AI models can be accessed directly via the Arcee platform or through OpenRouter.

Property	Value
Provider	arcee
Auth	ARCEEAI_API_KEY (direct) or OPENROUTER_API_KEY (via OpenRouter)
API	OpenAI-compatible
Base URL	https://api.arcee.ai/api/v1 (direct) or https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 (OpenRouter)

Getting started

Create an API key at [Arcee AI](https://chat.arcee.ai/). ```bash openclaw onboard --auth-choice arceeai-api-key ``` ```json5 { agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "arcee/trinity-large-thinking" }, }, }, } ``` Create an API key at [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/keys). ```bash openclaw onboard --auth-choice arceeai-openrouter ``` ```json5 { agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "arcee/trinity-large-thinking" }, }, }, } ```

    The same model refs work for both direct and OpenRouter setups (for example `arcee/trinity-large-thinking`).
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Non-interactive setup

```bash openclaw onboard --non-interactive \ --mode local \ --auth-choice arceeai-api-key \ --arceeai-api-key "$ARCEEAI_API_KEY" ``` ```bash openclaw onboard --non-interactive \ --mode local \ --auth-choice arceeai-openrouter \ --openrouter-api-key "$OPENROUTER_API_KEY" ```

Built-in catalog

OpenClaw currently ships this bundled Arcee catalog:

Model ref	Name	Input	Context	Cost (in/out per 1M)	Notes
arcee/trinity-large-thinking	Trinity Large Thinking	text	256K	$0.25 / $0.90	Default model; reasoning enabled
arcee/trinity-large-preview	Trinity Large Preview	text	128K	$0.25 / $1.00	General-purpose; 400B params, 13B active
arcee/trinity-mini	Trinity Mini 26B	text	128K	$0.045 / $0.15	Fast and cost-efficient; function calling

The onboarding preset sets `arcee/trinity-large-thinking` as the default model.

Supported features

Feature	Supported
Streaming	Yes
Tool use / function calling	Yes
Structured output (JSON mode and JSON schema)	Yes
Extended thinking	Yes (Trinity Large Thinking)

If the Gateway runs as a daemon (launchd/systemd), make sure `ARCEEAI_API_KEY` (or `OPENROUTER_API_KEY`) is available to that process (for example, in `~/.openclaw/.env` or via `env.shellEnv`). When using Arcee models via OpenRouter, the same `arcee/*` model refs apply. OpenClaw handles routing transparently based on your auth choice. See the [OpenRouter provider docs](/providers/openrouter) for OpenRouter-specific configuration details.

Related

Access Arcee models and many others through a single API key. Choosing providers, model refs, and failover behavior.