#I tried to make groq modules into my openclaw (which i did)

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wintry warren
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but now it just keeps saying "no"

bitter quartz
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Hey! "Just keeps saying no" β€” can you share a bit more so I can help?

  1. What does your Groq provider config look like in openclaw.json? (just the models.providers.groq section)
  2. Which Groq model are you using? (e.g. llama-3.3-70b-versatile)
  3. Is it literally responding with the word "no", or is it an error message?

Quick guess: if you added Groq but it's just refusing everything, it's likely one of these:

  • Wrong API type β€” Groq uses "api": "openai-completions" (not groq or anything custom)
  • Wrong baseUrl β€” should be "baseUrl": "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1"
  • Model ID mismatch β€” use the exact API ID like llama-3.3-70b-versatile, not a display name

A working Groq config looks like:
"groq": {
"baseUrl": "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1",
"apiKey": "${GROQ_API_KEY}",
"api": "openai-completions",
"models": [
{ "id": "llama-3.3-70b-versatile", "name": "Llama 3.3 70B" }
]
}

Paste your config and I can spot the issue right away.

wintry warren
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API is good i might have changed it to "MΔ°NΔ°MAL" Profile thats why it wont work im guessing. (because of the rate limit)
I did the same name
groq config was the same.

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But if you help me get rid of that "Rate limit" everytime i use 70b-versatile" with clean openclaw install (Cachy OS)

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plus i would be happy if it would work

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Plus if we can do DM it would be "MUCH" better cus i cannot send "IMAGES" through here Sir/Ma'am.

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I hope you do not mind tagging you. sorry if you mind. @bitter quartz

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its my only chance on making this openclaw project work.
CUS my PARENTS wont let me buy these things.
And I do not own any bank account
GROQ provides the FREE and SMART AI

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OpenCLAW Makes it use my COMPUTER-BROWSER-TMUX
so its too usefull and with the voice command skill.. ohh my.

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im in love with this project "IF" it worked.

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btw all of the WRONG API things you said.
correct all of them i knew about them. i know it uses openai-completions
and i know the exact
normally i would use GPT OSS 120B

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IF you need to know anything just ask.

bitter quartz
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Hey no worries about the tags! Happy to help.

So the Groq rate limit on 70b-versatile is real β€” free tier gives you 30 req/min and 14,400 tokens/min for the 70B model. That's pretty tight for a bot that's actively chatting.

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Best approach: use multiple free models as fallbacks

{                                                                                                 
  "models": {
    "providers": {
      "groq": {
        "baseUrl": "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1",
        "apiKey": "${GROQ_API_KEY}",                                                                
        "api": "openai-completions",
        "models": [                                                                                 
          { "id": "llama-3.3-70b-versatile", "name": "Llama 70B" },                               
          { "id": "llama-3.1-8b-instant", "name": "Llama 8B Fast" }                                 
        ]                                                                                           
      },                                                                                            
      "gemini": {                                                                                   
        "baseUrl": "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta",                            
        "apiKey": "${GEMINI_API_KEY}",                                                              
        "api": "google-generative-ai",
        "models": [                                                                                 
          { "id": "gemini-3-flash", "name": "Gemini 3 Flash" }                                    
        ]                                                                                           
      }
    }                                                                                               
  },
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"agents": {
"defaults": {
"model": {
"primary": "groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile",
"fallback": "gemini/gemini-3-flash"
}
}
}
}

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Why this works:

  • 70B as primary β€” best quality when available
  • Gemini 3 Flash as fallback β€” free, generous limits (~1500 req/day), great for both chat and coding
  • Get a free Gemini key at ai.google.dev β€” no credit card needed

About the "minimal" profile:
That shouldn't cause "no" responses β€” it just limits which tools are available. But if you did a clean reinstall, make sure gateway.mode is set to "local" in your config, otherwise you'll get "Gateway start blocked".

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Re: DMs β€” I'd prefer to keep it here so others with the same issue can find the answer too! But feel free to paste screenshots as links (upload to imgur.com or similar) if you can't embed images here.

One more thing: make sure your .env file has the keys:
GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_xxxxx
GEMINI_API_KEY=AIzaxxxxx

Let me know if you hit any errors and paste the exact message β€” I can usually spot the issue immediately.

wintry warren
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@nova yew

nova yew
wintry warren
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just using Tailscape to use my openclaw bot