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---
summary: "Run OpenClaw with SGLang (OpenAI-compatible self-hosted server)"
read_when:
- You want to run OpenClaw against a local SGLang server
- You want OpenAI-compatible /v1 endpoints with your own models
title: "SGLang"
---
SGLang serves open-weight models via an OpenAI-compatible HTTP API. OpenClaw connects to SGLang using the `openai-completions` provider family with auto-discovery of available models.
| Property | Value |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Provider id | `sglang` |
| Plugin | bundled, `enabledByDefault: true` |
| Auth env var | `SGLANG_API_KEY` (any non-empty value if server has no auth) |
| Onboarding flag | `--auth-choice sglang` |
| API | OpenAI-compatible (`openai-completions`) |
| Default base URL | `http://127.0.0.1:30000/v1` |
| Default model placeholder | `sglang/Qwen/Qwen3-8B` |
| Streaming usage | Yes (`supportsStreamingUsage: true`) |
| Pricing | Marked external-free (`modelPricing.external: false`) |
OpenClaw also **auto-discovers** available models from SGLang when you opt in with `SGLANG_API_KEY`. Use `sglang/*` in `agents.defaults.models` to keep discovery dynamic when you also configure a custom SGLang base URL. See [Model discovery (implicit provider)](#model-discovery-implicit-provider) below.
## Getting started
<Steps>
<Step title="Start SGLang">
Launch SGLang with an OpenAI-compatible server. Your base URL should expose
`/v1` endpoints (for example `/v1/models`, `/v1/chat/completions`). SGLang
commonly runs on:
- `http://127.0.0.1:30000/v1`
</Step>
<Step title="Set an API key">
Any value works if no auth is configured on your server:
```bash
export SGLANG_API_KEY="sglang-local"
```
</Step>
<Step title="Run onboarding or set a model directly">
```bash
openclaw onboard
```
Or configure the model manually:
```json5
{
agents: {
defaults: {
model: { primary: "sglang/your-model-id" },
},
},
}
```
</Step>
</Steps>
## Model discovery (implicit provider)
When `SGLANG_API_KEY` is set (or an auth profile exists) and you **do not**
define `models.providers.sglang`, OpenClaw will query:
- `GET http://127.0.0.1:30000/v1/models`
and convert the returned IDs into model entries.
<Note>
If you set `models.providers.sglang` explicitly, OpenClaw uses your declared
models by default. Add `"sglang/*": {}` to `agents.defaults.models` when you
want OpenClaw to query that configured provider's `/models` endpoint and include
all advertised SGLang models.
</Note>
## Explicit configuration (manual models)
Use explicit config when:
- SGLang runs on a different host/port.
- You want to pin `contextWindow`/`maxTokens` values.
- Your server requires a real API key (or you want to control headers).
```json5
{
models: {
providers: {
sglang: {
baseUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:30000/v1",
apiKey: "${SGLANG_API_KEY}",
api: "openai-completions",
models: [
{
id: "your-model-id",
name: "Local SGLang Model",
reasoning: false,
input: ["text"],
cost: { input: 0, output: 0, cacheRead: 0, cacheWrite: 0 },
contextWindow: 128000,
maxTokens: 8192,
},
],
},
},
},
}
```
## Advanced configuration
<AccordionGroup>
<Accordion title="Proxy-style behavior">
SGLang is treated as a proxy-style OpenAI-compatible `/v1` backend, not a
native OpenAI endpoint.
| Behavior | SGLang |
|----------|--------|
| OpenAI-only request shaping | Not applied |
| `service_tier`, Responses `store`, prompt-cache hints | Not sent |
| Reasoning-compat payload shaping | Not applied |
| Hidden attribution headers (`originator`, `version`, `User-Agent`) | Not injected on custom SGLang base URLs |
</Accordion>
<Accordion title="Troubleshooting">
**Server not reachable**
Verify the server is running and responding:
```bash
curl http://127.0.0.1:30000/v1/models
```
**Auth errors**
If requests fail with auth errors, set a real `SGLANG_API_KEY` that matches
your server configuration, or configure the provider explicitly under
`models.providers.sglang`.
<Tip>
If you run SGLang without authentication, any non-empty value for
`SGLANG_API_KEY` is sufficient to opt in to model discovery.
</Tip>
</Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>
## Related
<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card title="Model selection" href="/concepts/model-providers" icon="layers">
Choosing providers, model refs, and failover behavior.
</Card>
<Card title="Configuration reference" href="/gateway/configuration-reference" icon="gear">
Full config schema including provider entries.
</Card>
</CardGroup>