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---
summary: "CLI reference for `openclaw agents` (list/add/delete/bindings/bind/unbind/set identity)"
read_when:
- You want multiple isolated agents (workspaces + routing + auth)
title: "agents"
---
# `openclaw agents`
Manage isolated agents (workspaces + auth + routing).
Related:
- Multi-agent routing: [Multi-Agent Routing](/concepts/multi-agent)
- Agent workspace: [Agent workspace](/concepts/agent-workspace)
## Examples
```bash
openclaw agents list
openclaw agents add work --workspace ~/.openclaw/workspace-work
openclaw agents bindings
openclaw agents bind --agent work --bind telegram:ops
openclaw agents unbind --agent work --bind telegram:ops
openclaw agents set-identity --workspace ~/.openclaw/workspace --from-identity
openclaw agents set-identity --agent main --avatar avatars/openclaw.png
openclaw agents delete work
```
## Routing bindings
Use routing bindings to pin inbound channel traffic to a specific agent.
List bindings:
```bash
openclaw agents bindings
openclaw agents bindings --agent work
openclaw agents bindings --json
```
Add bindings:
```bash
openclaw agents bind --agent work --bind telegram:ops --bind discord:guild-a
```
If you omit `accountId` (`--bind <channel>`), OpenClaw resolves it from channel defaults and plugin setup hooks when available.
### Binding scope behavior
- A binding without `accountId` matches the channel default account only.
- `accountId: "*"` is the channel-wide fallback (all accounts) and is less specific than an explicit account binding.
- If the same agent already has a matching channel binding without `accountId`, and you later bind with an explicit or resolved `accountId`, OpenClaw upgrades that existing binding in place instead of adding a duplicate.
Example:
```bash
# initial channel-only binding
openclaw agents bind --agent work --bind telegram
# later upgrade to account-scoped binding
openclaw agents bind --agent work --bind telegram:ops
```
After the upgrade, routing for that binding is scoped to `telegram:ops`. If you also want default-account routing, add it explicitly (for example `--bind telegram:default`).
Remove bindings:
```bash
openclaw agents unbind --agent work --bind telegram:ops
openclaw agents unbind --agent work --all
```
## Identity files
Each agent workspace can include an `IDENTITY.md` at the workspace root:
- Example path: `~/.openclaw/workspace/IDENTITY.md`
- `set-identity --from-identity` reads from the workspace root (or an explicit `--identity-file`)
Avatar paths resolve relative to the workspace root.
## Set identity
`set-identity` writes fields into `agents.list[].identity`:
- `name`
- `theme`
- `emoji`
- `avatar` (workspace-relative path, http(s) URL, or data URI)
Load from `IDENTITY.md`:
```bash
openclaw agents set-identity --workspace ~/.openclaw/workspace --from-identity
```
Override fields explicitly:
```bash
openclaw agents set-identity --agent main --name "OpenClaw" --emoji "🦞" --avatar avatars/openclaw.png
```
Config sample:
```json5
{
agents: {
list: [
{
id: "main",
identity: {
name: "OpenClaw",
theme: "space lobster",
emoji: "🦞",
avatar: "avatars/openclaw.png",
},
},
],
},
}
```