📖 Guides
Step-by-step tutorials and how-to articles
OpenClaw first-hour walkthrough: build a Reddit-to-Airtable claims board
A step-by-step OpenClaw build: pull two Reddit RSS feeds, filter posts with a rubric, write model claims to Airtable, save the flow as a skill, and schedule it.
Upgrading an NVMe Raspberry Pi 5 to OpenClaw 9.3 Using a Staged Clone
A developer upgraded a production NVMe Raspberry Pi 5 from OpenClaw 2026v7.1-2 to 9.3 by cloning to a spare Pi, wiping the original, and restoring — with the agent SSHing in to do the work.
OpenClaw 2026.9.1 Migration: Legacy Multi-Agent Upgrade Notes from r/openclaw
A user documents a smooth upgrade from OpenClaw 2026.7.1-2 to 2026.9.1, covering config migrations, schema updates, and multi-agent fixes—done via Codex in about 30 minutes.
Automating OpenClaw Upgrades with an AI Agent: A Field-Tested Playbook
A developer shares how they trained a Hermes AI agent to handle OpenClaw upgrades, cutting a multi-hour, white-knuckle migration down to 'run the playbook, hit two known snags.'
AI Engineer Notebooks: Framework-Free Colab Series Teaches RAG, Agents, Evals on Free Groq API
A new GitHub repo offers 30+ Colab notebooks covering the AI Engineer skill set — RAG, agents, evals, fine-tuning — all framework-free and running on the free Groq API.
Grok Bot's Hidden Lock-In: No Memory Export, 20-Run History Ceiling, Shared Cloud Machine
Building real workflows on Grok Bot? xAI's own docs reveal hard limits: no memory export, 20-run routine history, shared cloud computer. Leaving means rebuilding from zero.
Your Agent Is Not the Model: Harness vs Inference Service Explained
A quick reference distinguishing model, inference service, and harness in AI agent systems. Use Claude CLI or Cursor? This breakdown helps debug issues and design better agents.
JIT Compiling Code in 5μs: Building a Fast JIT for Postgres pgrust
pgrust's JIT compiler compiles SQL queries in about 5μs, enabling JIT for every query. The author explains how AI-assisted assembly targeting makes fast JIT practical.
Fix LM Studio "Client disconnected" with OpenClaw: Increase the Stalled Embedded-Run Watchdog
Local models weren't crashing—OpenClaw's stalled embedded-run watchdog was aborting slow generations before the first token. Increase the abort threshold to fix it.
Craft Coding: Let AI Review, Not Write, Your Code
Peter Bloem argues that vibe-coding is a dead end. Instead, have AI review your code while you do the writing. This keeps skills sharp and avoids the trap of unchecked AI output.
OpenClaw Sub-agents: Don't Treat a Reply as a Completion Receipt
OpenClaw's sessions_spawn is non-blocking — it returns a runId when work is accepted, not complete. A parent can prematurely report success while a child is still running, failed, or lost.
Maximizing Value in Claude Code Sessions: Token Efficiency Tips
Learn practical token-saving strategies for Claude Code, including /clear and @-mention files, from Anthropic's official guide.