Chutes

Chutes exposes open-source model catalogs through an OpenAI-compatible API. OpenClaw supports both browser OAuth and direct API-key auth for the bundled

Getting started

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    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>

  <Step title="Verify the default model">
    After onboarding, the default model is set to
    `chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-TEE` and the bundled Chutes catalog is
    registered.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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  <Step title="Run the API key onboarding flow">
    ```bash}
    openclaw onboard --auth-choice chutes-api-key
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify the default model">
    After onboarding, the default model is set to
    `chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-TEE` and the bundled Chutes catalog is
    registered.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Discovery behavior

When Chutes auth is available, OpenClaw queries the Chutes catalog with that credential and uses the discovered models. If discovery fails, OpenClaw falls back to a bundled static catalog so onboarding and startup still work.

Default aliases

OpenClaw registers three convenience aliases for the bundled Chutes catalog:

Built-in starter catalog

The bundled fallback catalog includes current Chutes refs:

Config example

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{
  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" },
      },
    },
  },
}

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