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---
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summary: "Vercel AI Gateway setup (auth + model selection)"
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title: "Vercel AI gateway"
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read_when:
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- You want to use Vercel AI Gateway with OpenClaw
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- You need the API key env var or CLI auth choice
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---
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The [Vercel AI Gateway](https://vercel.com/ai-gateway) provides a unified API to
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access hundreds of models through a single endpoint.
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| Property | Value |
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| ------------- | -------------------------------------- |
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| Provider | `vercel-ai-gateway` |
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| Package | `@openclaw/vercel-ai-gateway-provider` |
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| Auth | `AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY` |
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| API | Anthropic Messages compatible |
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| Base URL | `https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh` |
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| Model catalog | Auto-discovered via `/v1/models` |
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<Tip>
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OpenClaw auto-discovers the Gateway `/v1/models` catalog, so both the
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`/models vercel-ai-gateway` chat command and
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`openclaw models list --provider vercel-ai-gateway` include current model
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refs such as `vercel-ai-gateway/openai/gpt-5.5` and
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`vercel-ai-gateway/moonshotai/kimi-k2.6`.
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</Tip>
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## Getting started
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<Steps>
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<Step title="Install the plugin">
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```bash
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openclaw plugins install @openclaw/vercel-ai-gateway-provider
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```
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</Step>
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<Step title="Set the API key">
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```bash
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openclaw onboard --auth-choice ai-gateway-api-key
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```
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</Step>
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<Step title="Set a default model">
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```json5
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{
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agents: {
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defaults: {
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model: { primary: "vercel-ai-gateway/anthropic/claude-opus-4.6" },
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},
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},
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}
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```
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</Step>
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<Step title="Verify the model is available">
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```bash
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openclaw models list --provider vercel-ai-gateway
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```
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</Step>
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</Steps>
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## Non-interactive example
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```bash
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openclaw onboard --non-interactive \
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--mode local \
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--auth-choice ai-gateway-api-key \
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--ai-gateway-api-key "$AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"
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```
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## Model ID shorthand
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OpenClaw normalizes Claude shorthand model refs at runtime:
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| Shorthand input | Normalized model ref |
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| ----------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
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| `vercel-ai-gateway/claude-opus-4.6` | `vercel-ai-gateway/anthropic/claude-opus-4.6` |
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| `vercel-ai-gateway/opus-4.6` | `vercel-ai-gateway/anthropic/claude-opus-4-6` |
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<Tip>
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Use either form in your configuration; OpenClaw resolves the canonical
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`anthropic/...` ref automatically.
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</Tip>
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## Advanced configuration
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<AccordionGroup>
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<Accordion title="Environment variable for daemon processes">
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If the OpenClaw Gateway runs as a daemon (launchd/systemd), make sure
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`AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY` is available to that process.
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<Warning>
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A key exported only in an interactive shell will not be visible to a
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launchd/systemd daemon unless that environment is explicitly imported. Set
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the key in `~/.openclaw/.env` or via `env.shellEnv` to ensure the gateway
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process can read it.
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</Warning>
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</Accordion>
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<Accordion title="Provider routing">
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Vercel AI Gateway routes each request to the upstream provider named in the
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model ref prefix. For example, `vercel-ai-gateway/anthropic/claude-opus-4.6`
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routes through Anthropic, `vercel-ai-gateway/openai/gpt-5.5` routes through
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OpenAI, and `vercel-ai-gateway/moonshotai/kimi-k2.6` routes through
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MoonshotAI. One `AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY` authenticates all upstream providers.
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</Accordion>
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<Accordion title="Thinking levels">
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`/think` options follow the upstream model prefix when OpenClaw recognizes
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it. `vercel-ai-gateway/anthropic/...` uses the Claude thinking profile,
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including the adaptive default for Claude 4.6 models. Trusted
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`vercel-ai-gateway/openai/...` refs (`gpt-5.2` and newer, plus Codex
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variants down to `gpt-5.1-codex`) expose `/think xhigh`. Other namespaced
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refs keep the standard reasoning levels unless their catalog metadata
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declares more.
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</Accordion>
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</AccordionGroup>
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## Related
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<CardGroup cols={2}>
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<Card title="Model selection" href="/concepts/model-providers" icon="layers">
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Choosing providers, model refs, and failover behavior.
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</Card>
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<Card title="Troubleshooting" href="/help/troubleshooting" icon="wrench">
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General troubleshooting and FAQ.
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</Card>
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</CardGroup>
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