openclaw/docs/providers/vydra.md

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Use Vydra image, video, and speech in OpenClaw	You want Vydra media generation in OpenClaw You need Vydra API key setup guidance	Vydra

The bundled Vydra plugin adds:

• Image generation via vydra/grok-imagine
• Video generation via vydra/veo3 (text-to-video) and vydra/kling (image-to-video)
• Speech synthesis via Vydra's ElevenLabs-backed TTS route

OpenClaw uses the same VYDRA_API_KEY for all three capabilities.

Property	Value
Provider id	vydra
Plugin	bundled, enabledByDefault: true
Auth env var	VYDRA_API_KEY
Onboarding flag	--auth-choice vydra-api-key
Direct CLI flag	--vydra-api-key <key>
Contracts	imageGenerationProviders, videoGenerationProviders, speechProviders
Base URL	https://www.vydra.ai/api/v1 (use the www host)

Use `https://www.vydra.ai/api/v1` as the base URL. Vydra's apex host (`https://vydra.ai/api/v1`) currently redirects to `www`. Some HTTP clients drop `Authorization` on that cross-host redirect, which turns a valid API key into a misleading auth failure. The bundled plugin normalizes any configured `vydra.ai` base URL to `www.vydra.ai` to avoid that.

Setup

```bash openclaw onboard --auth-choice vydra-api-key ```

Or set the env var directly:

```bash
export VYDRA_API_KEY="vydra_live_..."
```

Pick one or more of the capabilities below (image, video, or speech) and apply the matching configuration.

Capabilities

Default and only bundled image model:

- `vydra/grok-imagine`

Set it as the default image provider:

```json5
{
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      imageGenerationModel: {
        primary: "vydra/grok-imagine",
      },
    },
  },
}
```

Bundled support is text-to-image only, at most one image per request. Vydra's hosted edit routes expect remote image URLs, and the bundled plugin does not add a Vydra-specific upload bridge.

<Note>
See [Image Generation](/tools/image-generation) for shared tool parameters, provider selection, and failover behavior.
</Note>

Registered video models:

- `vydra/veo3` for text-to-video (rejects image reference inputs)
- `vydra/kling` for image-to-video (requires exactly one remote image URL)

Set Vydra as the default video provider:

```json5
{
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      videoGenerationModel: {
        primary: "vydra/veo3",
      },
    },
  },
}
```

Notes:

- `vydra/kling` rejects local file uploads up front; only a remote image URL reference works.
- Vydra's `kling` HTTP route has been inconsistent about whether it requires `image_url` or `video_url`; the bundled provider sends the same remote image URL in both fields.
- The bundled plugin stays conservative and does not forward undocumented style knobs such as aspect ratio, resolution, watermark, or generated audio.

<Note>
See [Video Generation](/tools/video-generation) for shared tool parameters, provider selection, and failover behavior.
</Note>

Provider-specific live coverage:

```bash
OPENCLAW_LIVE_TEST=1 \
OPENCLAW_LIVE_VYDRA_VIDEO=1 \
pnpm test:live -- extensions/vydra/vydra.live.test.ts
```

The bundled Vydra live file covers:

- `vydra/veo3` text-to-video
- `vydra/kling` image-to-video using a remote image URL

Override the remote image fixture when needed:

```bash
export OPENCLAW_LIVE_VYDRA_KLING_IMAGE_URL="https://example.com/reference.png"
```

Set Vydra as the speech provider:

```json5
{
  tts: {
    provider: "vydra",
    providers: {
      vydra: {
        apiKey: "${VYDRA_API_KEY}",
        voiceId: "21m00Tcm4TlvDq8ikWAM",
      },
    },
  },
}
```

Defaults:

- Model: `elevenlabs/tts`
- Voice id: `21m00Tcm4TlvDq8ikWAM` ("Rachel")

The bundled plugin exposes this one known-good default voice and returns MP3 audio files.

Related

Browse all available providers. Shared image tool parameters and provider selection. Shared video tool parameters and provider selection. Agent defaults and model configuration.