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---
summary: "Chutes setup (OAuth or API key, model discovery, aliases)"
title: "Chutes"
read_when:
- You want to use Chutes with OpenClaw
- You need the OAuth or API key setup path
- You want the default model, aliases, or discovery behavior
---
[Chutes](https://chutes.ai) exposes open-source model catalogs through an
OpenAI-compatible API. OpenClaw supports both browser OAuth and API-key auth.
| Property | Value |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| Provider | `chutes` |
| Plugin | official external package (`@openclaw/chutes-provider`) |
| API | OpenAI-compatible |
| Base URL | `https://llm.chutes.ai/v1` |
| Auth | OAuth or API key (see below) |
| Runtime env vars | `CHUTES_API_KEY`, `CHUTES_OAUTH_TOKEN` |
`CHUTES_OAUTH_TOKEN` supplies an already-obtained OAuth access token directly
(for example in CI), bypassing the interactive browser flow below.
## Install plugin
```bash
openclaw plugins install @openclaw/chutes-provider
openclaw gateway restart
```
## Getting started
Both paths set the default model to `chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-TEE` and register
the Chutes catalog.
<Tabs>
<Tab title="OAuth">
<Steps>
<Step title="Run the OAuth onboarding flow">
```bash
openclaw onboard --auth-choice chutes
```
OpenClaw launches the browser flow locally, or shows a URL + redirect-paste
flow on remote/headless hosts. OAuth tokens auto-refresh through OpenClaw auth
profiles.
</Step>
</Steps>
</Tab>
<Tab title="API key">
<Steps>
<Step title="Get an API key">
Create a key at
[chutes.ai/settings/api-keys](https://chutes.ai/settings/api-keys).
</Step>
<Step title="Run the API key onboarding flow">
```bash
openclaw onboard --auth-choice chutes-api-key
```
</Step>
</Steps>
</Tab>
</Tabs>
## Discovery behavior
When Chutes auth is available, OpenClaw queries `GET /v1/models` with that
credential and uses the discovered models, cached for 5 minutes per
credential. On an expired/unauthorized key (HTTP 401), OpenClaw retries once
without credentials. If discovery still returns no rows, fails, or returns any
other non-2xx status, it falls back to the bundled static catalog (both API-key
and OAuth discovery use this same path). If discovery fails at startup, the
static catalog is used automatically.
## Default aliases
OpenClaw registers three convenience aliases for the Chutes catalog:
| Alias | Target model |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `chutes-fast` | `chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-FP8` |
| `chutes-pro` | `chutes/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2-TEE` |
| `chutes-vision` | `chutes/chutesai/Mistral-Small-3.2-24B-Instruct-2506` |
## Built-in starter catalog
The bundled fallback catalog has 47 models. A representative sample of current refs:
| Model ref |
| ----------------------------------------------------- |
| `chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-TEE` |
| `chutes/zai-org/GLM-5-TEE` |
| `chutes/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2-TEE` |
| `chutes/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-0528-TEE` |
| `chutes/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5-TEE` |
| `chutes/chutesai/Mistral-Small-3.2-24B-Instruct-2506` |
| `chutes/Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-Next-TEE` |
| `chutes/openai/gpt-oss-120b-TEE` |
Run `openclaw models list --all --provider chutes` for the full list.
## Config example
```json5
{
agents: {
defaults: {
model: { primary: "chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-TEE" },
models: {
"chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-TEE": { alias: "Chutes GLM 4.7" },
"chutes/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2-TEE": { alias: "Chutes DeepSeek V3.2" },
},
},
},
}
```
<AccordionGroup>
<Accordion title="OAuth overrides">
Customize the OAuth flow with optional environment variables:
| Variable | Purpose |
| -------- | ------- |
| `CHUTES_CLIENT_ID` | OAuth client id (prompted if unset) |
| `CHUTES_CLIENT_SECRET` | OAuth client secret |
| `CHUTES_OAUTH_REDIRECT_URI` | Redirect URI (default `http://127.0.0.1:1456/oauth-callback`) |
| `CHUTES_OAUTH_SCOPES` | Space-separated scopes (default `openid profile chutes:invoke`) |
See the [Chutes OAuth docs](https://chutes.ai/docs/sign-in-with-chutes/overview)
for redirect-app requirements and help.
</Accordion>
<Accordion title="Notes">
- Chutes models are registered as `chutes/<model-id>`.
- Chutes does not report token usage while streaming (`supportsUsageInStreaming: false`); usage totals still show once the stream completes.
</Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>
## Related
<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card title="Model selection" href="/concepts/model-providers" icon="layers">
Provider rules, model refs, and failover behavior.
</Card>
<Card title="Configuration reference" href="/gateway/configuration-reference" icon="gear">
Full config schema including provider settings.
</Card>
<Card title="Chutes" href="https://chutes.ai" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square">
Chutes dashboard and API docs.
</Card>
<Card title="Chutes API keys" href="https://chutes.ai/settings/api-keys" icon="key">
Create and manage Chutes API keys.
</Card>
</CardGroup>