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magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 1:40 AM

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How can I set aliases for the mode? The current one is so messy and I wanna make it organized. Also, how to check the current names? Do step by step

Version: OpenClaw 2026.4.22 (00bd2cf)
WSL2 Win 11

glad sunBOT Apr 24, 2026, 1:40 AM

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glad sunBOT Apr 24, 2026, 1:40 AM

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storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 1:42 AM

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Let me verify the exact commands and config keys so I don’t send you on a wild goose chase.

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Yep, this is model aliases.

1. Check what you have right now

Current default model

openclaw models status

Current aliases

openclaw models aliases list

Configured model IDs you can point aliases at

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openclaw models list

If you want the chat version too, use:

/model list

2. Add a clean alias

Pick the exact provider/model from step 1, then run:

openclaw models aliases add <alias> <provider/model>

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Example pattern:

openclaw models aliases add work <provider/model>

3. Verify it

openclaw models aliases list

4. Use the alias

In chat:

/model work

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Or in CLI:

openclaw models set work

5. Remove an old alias

openclaw models aliases remove <old-alias>

6. If you prefer editing the config manually

In WSL2, the file is:

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~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Aliases live under:

agents.defaults.models["provider/model"].alias

Example shape:

{
  agents: {
    defaults: {

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      models: {
        "provider/model": { alias: "work" }
      }
    }
  }
}

Notes

Alias names can use letters, numbers, ., _, :, and -
Your custom alias overrides a built-in one with the same name
You usually do not need to restart after changing aliases

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/models

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https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/models

If you want, I can also show you a good clean alias naming scheme for daily/chat/coding/research.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:01 AM

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GIve me preset to run to set exact model Aliases which I provide you, you just take the model names first. do step by step

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:02 AM

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Yep, let’s do it cleanly.

Step 1, get the exact model names

Run this in WSL:

openclaw models list --plain

Step 2, check your current aliases

Run:

openclaw models aliases list

Step 3, send me both outputs in this format

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CURRENT MODELS:
<paste output from openclaw models list --plain>

CURRENT ALIASES:
<paste output from openclaw models aliases list>

WANTED ALIASES:
chat = ...
code = ...
fast = ...
smart = ...

If you don’t know the exact model IDs yet, that’s fine, just give me the nickname plan, like:

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chat = cheapest daily model
code = best coding model
smart = best overall model
fast = lowest latency model

Step 4

Once you paste that, I’ll turn it into the exact commands for you, ready to run, step by step.

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/models
https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/models

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:05 AM

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Hold up. first know my model names and current alises and tell me which I can change to what. one step at a time

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:05 AM

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Good call. Step 1 only:

Run this in WSL and paste the full output here:

openclaw models list --plain

That gives me your exact configured model names. After you paste it, I’ll give you Step 2 for current aliases.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:08 AM

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I can't paste it here but I get it what I have,

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:09 AM

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No problem.

I can’t see your local model list from here, so we’ll do it on your machine, one step at a time.

Step 2

Run:

openclaw models aliases list

What to check

You’ll see lines like:

- gpt -> openai/gpt-5.4

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- code -> openai-codex/gpt-5.4

Just note these two things for yourself:

which aliases already exist
which ones look messy / you want to rename

Reply with just this

You do not need to paste everything. Just tell me:

I have aliases already

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No aliases configured

Then I’ll give you Step 3.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:09 AM

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Aliases (5): - OpenRouter -> openrouter/auto - opus -> anthropic/claude-opus-4-7 - sonnet -> anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6 - GPT -> openai/gpt-5.4 - gpt-mini -> openai/gpt-5.4-mini

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:10 AM

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Nice, that helps.

What you have now

OpenRouter → openrouter/auto
opus → anthropic/claude-opus-4-7
sonnet → anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6
GPT → openai/gpt-5.4
gpt-mini → openai/gpt-5.4-mini

What I’d clean up

I’d make them all lowercase and consistent:

OpenRouter → openrouter
GPT → gpt
keep opus
keep sonnet
keep gpt-mini

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So yes, you can change those two messy ones first:

OpenRouter can become openrouter
GPT can become gpt

Step 3

Tell me just this:

Use those names

or tell me your preferred replacements for:

OpenRouter
GPT

Then I’ll give you the exact next command, one step only.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:12 AM

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OpenRouter Auto
Claude opus 4.7
Claude Sonnet 4.6
OpenAI GPT 5.4
OpenAI GPT 5.4 Mini

I want it like this

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:12 AM

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Small gotcha, you can’t use spaces in model aliases.

So these exact names won’t work:

OpenRouter Auto
Claude opus 4.7
Claude Sonnet 4.6
OpenAI GPT 5.4
OpenAI GPT 5.4 Mini

Use these instead:

openrouter-auto
claude-opus-4.7
claude-sonnet-4.6
openai-gpt-5.4
openai-gpt-5.4-mini

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Step 1

Run this first:

openclaw models aliases add openrouter-auto openrouter/auto

If that works, send “done” and I’ll give you Step 2.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:13 AM

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OpenRouter-Auto
Claude opus-4.7
Claude Sonnet-4.6
OpenAI GPT-5.4
OpenAI GPT-5.4 Mini

Then this

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:14 AM

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Almost, but spaces still break it.

These are valid:

OpenRouter-Auto
Claude-opus-4.7
Claude-Sonnet-4.6
OpenAI-GPT-5.4
OpenAI-GPT-5.4-Mini

I’d still recommend lowercase for cleanliness:

openrouter-auto
claude-opus-4.7
claude-sonnet-4.6
openai-gpt-5.4
openai-gpt-5.4-mini

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Step 1

Run just this first:

openclaw models aliases add OpenRouter-Auto openrouter/auto

That should replace the old OpenRouter alias for that model.

Send done after that, and I’ll give you the next one.

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/models https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/models

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:14 AM

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openclaw models aliases add OpenRouter-Auto openrouter/auto 🦞 OpenClaw 2026.4.22 (00bd2cf) — Say "stop" and I'll stop—say "ship" and we'll both learn a lesson. Config overwrite: /home/wrakeeb/.openclaw/openclaw.json (sha256 14591e00692e0f8dbf8d9853a621e0cd630fa47623fedb8ecfed5ddb5532c7d6 -> 74324dab85488e1b8b04f84964133fb347938e405a471b19efd6e62eff794314, backup=/home/wrakeeb/.openclaw/openclaw.json.bak) Updated ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json Alias OpenRouter-Auto -> openrouter/openrouter/auto

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:16 AM

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I’m checking why it doubled the provider so I can give you the safe next step, not guess.

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Yep, that weird line is an OpenRouter Auto quirk. The alias is fine.

Also, one important bit: each model keeps one alias, so this will replace opus for that model.

Step 2

Run this next:

openclaw models aliases add Claude-opus-4.7 anthropic/claude-opus-4-7

If that works, send done and I’ll give you Step 3.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:16 AM

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Ok let's go with

openrouter-auto
claude-opus-4.7
claude-sonnet-4.6
openai-gpt-5.4
openai-gpt-5.4-mini

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:17 AM

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Perfect. Run these one by one in WSL:

Step 1

openclaw models aliases add openrouter-auto openrouter/auto

Step 2

openclaw models aliases add claude-opus-4.7 anthropic/claude-opus-4-7

Step 3

openclaw models aliases add claude-sonnet-4.6 anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6

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Step 4

openclaw models aliases add openai-gpt-5.4 openai/gpt-5.4

Step 5

openclaw models aliases add openai-gpt-5.4-mini openai/gpt-5.4-mini

Step 6, verify

openclaw models aliases list

You should end up with:

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openrouter-auto
claude-opus-4.7
claude-sonnet-4.6
openai-gpt-5.4
openai-gpt-5.4-mini

Two quick notes:

This replaces the old alias on each model, it does not keep both.
On openrouter/auto, 2026.4.22 may print a weird success line like openrouter/openrouter/auto. That’s just a display quirk.

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/models https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/models

If you want, after you run step 6 I can help you make them even shorter and cleaner too.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:20 AM

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Aliases (6): - OpenRouter -> openrouter/auto - claude-opus-4.7 -> anthropic/claude-opus-4-7 - claude-sonnet-4.6 -> anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6 - openai-gpt-5.4 -> openai/gpt-5.4 - openai-gpt-5.4-mini -> openai/gpt-5.4-mini - openrouter-auto -> openrouter/openrouter/auto

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:21 AM

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Nice, you’re basically done. The only messy part left is OpenRouter.

Your 4 others are correct already:

claude-opus-4.7
claude-sonnet-4.6
openai-gpt-5.4
openai-gpt-5.4-mini

The duplicate OpenRouter line is a 2026.4.22 quirk with models aliases add on openrouter/auto.

Next step, fix the real OpenRouter alias

Run this:

openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/auto"].alias' "openrouter-auto"

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Do not use models aliases add again for OpenRouter.

After that, send done and I’ll give you the final cleanup command to remove the accidental duplicate entry.

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/config https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/models

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:21 AM

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how can I clear the alises so I can see the rdefault. Remove all alises

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:22 AM

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Yep. One important gotcha:

models aliases remove removes your custom alias
for some models, built-in default aliases can come back (opus, sonnet, gpt, gpt-mini)

So if you want to go back to defaults, do this.

Step 1, remove the aliases you currently have

Run these one by one:

openclaw models aliases remove OpenRouter
openclaw models aliases remove openrouter-auto
openclaw models aliases remove claude-opus-4.7
openclaw models aliases remove claude-sonnet-4.6
openclaw models aliases remove openai-gpt-5.4

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openclaw models aliases remove openai-gpt-5.4-mini

Step 2, check what remains

openclaw models aliases list

What you should expect

You’ll likely see the built-in defaults come back for these:

opus
sonnet
gpt
gpt-mini

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And the OpenRouter ones should disappear.

If you want literally zero aliases

That is a different step, because built-in ones need to be disabled with empty alias values, not just removed.

If that’s what you want, reply:

I want zero aliases

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/models
https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/models
https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/config

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:23 AM

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How can i remove claude API from y OpenClaw?

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openclaw models aliases list

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:25 AM

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Let me verify the exact removal paths so I don’t give you stale auth advice.

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If by “Claude API” you mean Anthropic auth, do this:

Option A, just stop using Claude

This is the safer one.

See what model is active:

openclaw models status

Switch to a non-Anthropic model from your list:

openclaw models list --plain
openclaw models set <provider/model>

If you also have Anthropic fallbacks, remove them from ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.

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Option B, fully remove Anthropic from OpenClaw

Do all of these:

1. Find where Anthropic auth is coming from

Check:

openclaw models status --probe

Also, /model status shows the active agent and which auth-profiles.json is in use.

2. Remove Anthropic env keys

If you put keys in ~/.openclaw/.env, remove any of these lines:

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ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=...
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYS=...
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_1=...
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY_2=...
OPENCLAW_LIVE_ANTHROPIC_KEY=...

3. Remove Anthropic config values, if you set them in config

Only if they exist:

openclaw config unset env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
openclaw config unset models.providers.anthropic.apiKey

4. Remove stored Anthropic profiles

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Open the active file:

~/.openclaw/agents/<agentId>/agent/auth-profiles.json

Then delete entries under profiles where the provider is anthropic.

5. Clear Anthropic auth order override

openclaw models auth order clear --provider anthropic

6. Restart the gateway

openclaw gateway restart

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7. Verify it’s gone

openclaw models status --probe

If you want, send me the output of:

openclaw models status --probe

and I’ll tell you exactly which Anthropic source you need to remove.

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/authentication
https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq
https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/config

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Yep, that command is just for showing your current aliases:

openclaw models aliases list

If you want cleaner output:

openclaw models aliases list --plain

But this does not remove Claude/Anthropic auth.

If your goal is to remove Claude API from OpenClaw, the next command should be:

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openclaw models status --probe

That shows whether Anthropic is coming from:

~/.openclaw/.env
auth-profiles.json
config

Run that next.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:27 AM

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common hold up, step by step, one step at a time

I added Claude API but I don't need it anymore and don't wanna see it in my model list. Basically remove the API key and models

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:27 AM

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Yep, one step only.

Step 1

Run this in WSL:

openclaw models status --probe-provider anthropic

That tells us where Claude is coming from before we remove anything.

Reply with just the Anthropic result, and don’t paste any API key. Then I’ll give you Step 2.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:28 AM

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openclaw models status --probe-provider anthropic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   🦞 OpenClaw 2026.4.22 (00bd2cf) — Deployed locally, trusted globally, debugged eternally.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Config        : ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json                                                                                                                     Agent dir     : ~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent                                                                                                                 Default       : openai/gpt-5.4-mini                                                                                                                           Fallbacks (9) : openrouter/auto, openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini, anthropic/claude-opus-4-7, anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022, anthropic/claude-3-sonnet-20240229, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5, anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-0                           Image model   : -                                                                                                                                             Image fallbacks (0): -                                                                                                                                        Aliases (4)   : opus -> anthropic/claude-opus-4-7, sonnet -> anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6, gpt -> openai/gpt-5.4, openai-gpt-5.4-mini -> openai/gpt-5.4-mini   Configured models (12): openrouter/auto, openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini, anthropic/claude-opus-4-7, anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022, anthropic/claude-3-sonnet-20240229, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5, anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-0, openai/gpt-5.4, openai/gpt-5.4-mini, openrouter/openrouter/auto                                                                                                    Auth overview                                                                                                                                                 Auth store    : ~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json                                                                                              Shell env     : off                                                                                                                                           Providers w/ OAuth/tokens (0): -                                                                                                                              - anthropic effective=profiles:~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json | profiles=1 (oauth=0, token=0, api_key=1) | anthropic:default=sk-ant-a...n0O_PQAA                                                                                                                                                          - elevenlabs effective=env:d97bbfd5...26c81b9b | env=d97bbfd5...26c81b9b | source=env: ELEVENLABS_API_KEY                                                     - openai effective=profiles:~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json | profiles=1 (oauth=0, token=0, api_key=1) | openai:default=sk-proj-...DWL08pYA | env=sk-proj-...DWL08pYA | source=env: OPENAI_API_KEY                                                                                                         - openrouter effective=profiles:~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json | profiles=1 (oauth=0, token=0, api_key=1) | openrouter:default=sk-or-v1...ec8af903                                   OAuth/token status

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:29 AM

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Good, we found it.

Your Claude key is coming from:

~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json

Not from shell env.

Step 2

Open that file locally:

nano ~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json

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Don’t paste the file here, it contains secrets.

Once it’s open, reply with:

opened

Then I’ll give you the next single step to remove the Anthropic key entry, and after that we’ll remove the Anthropic models from your list.

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/authentication https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:29 AM

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im in, next?

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:30 AM

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Yep, next step only:

Step 3

Inside that file, find the entry for:

"anthropic:default"

and delete that entire profile block only.

Leave your other profiles like OpenAI/OpenRouter alone.

It will be under the profiles section and look roughly like:

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"anthropic:default": {
  "provider": "anthropic",
  ...
}

Delete that whole entry, then reply:

deleted

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:31 AM

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},                                                                                                                                                            "anthropic:default": {                                                                                                                                          "type": "api_key",                                                                                                                                            "provider": "anthropic",                                                                                                                                      "key": "sHIDDEN"

It shows like this

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:32 AM

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Yep, that’s the one.

Step 4

Delete the entire anthropic:default block, from:

"anthropic:default": {

through its closing:

Also make sure the commas still make valid JSON after deleting it.

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Then save in nano:

Ctrl+O
Enter
Ctrl+X

Reply with:

saved

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:34 AM

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Now look like this:

{                                                                                                                                                               "version": 1,                                                                                                                                                 "profiles": {                                                                                                                                                   "openrouter:default": {                                                                                                                                         "type": "api_key",                                                                                                                                            "provider": "openrouter",                                                                                                                                     "key": "HIDDEN"                                                                          },                                                                                                                                                            "openai:default": {                                                                                                                                             "type": "api_key",                                                                                                                                            "provider": "openai",                                                                                                                                         "key": "HIDDEN>    }                                                                                                                                                           }                                                                                                                                                           }

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:34 AM

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Looks right. Don’t paste that file again, it has secrets.

Step 5

Save and exit nano:

Ctrl+O
Enter
Ctrl+X

Then reply:

saved

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:40 AM

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saved

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:41 AM

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Nice.

Step 6

Run this to confirm the Claude key is gone:

openclaw models status --probe-provider anthropic

You should not see profiles=1 for anthropic anymore.

Paste just the Anthropic part, then I’ll give you the next one step to remove the Anthropic models from your config.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:43 AM

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openclaw models status --probe-provider anthropic                     🦞 OpenClaw 2026.4.22 (00bd2cf) — Like having a senior engineer on call, except I don't bill hourly or sigh audibly.                                                                                                                                                                                                        Config        : ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json                                                                                                                     Agent dir     : ~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent                                                                                                                 Default       : openai/gpt-5.4-mini                                                                                                                           Fallbacks (9) : openrouter/auto, openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini, anthropic/claude-opus-4-7, anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022, anthropic/claude-3-sonnet-20240229, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5, anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-0                           Image model   : -            Image fallbacks (0): -                                                                                                                                        Aliases (4)   : opus -> anthropic/claude-opus-4-7, sonnet -> anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6, gpt -> openai/gpt-5.4, openai-gpt-5.4-mini -> openai/gpt-5.4-mini   Configured models (12): openrouter/auto, openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini, anthropic/claude-opus-4-7, anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022, anthropic/claude-3-sonnet-20240229, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5, anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-0, openai/gpt-5.4, openai/gpt-5.4-mini, openrouter/openrouter/auto                                 Auth overview                                                                                                                                                 Auth store    : ~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json                                                                                              Shell env     : off                                                                                                                                           Providers w/ OAuth/tokens (0): -                                                                                                                              - elevenlabs effective=env:d97bbfd5...26c81b9b | env=d97bbfd5...26c81b9b | source=env: ELEVENLABS_API_KEY                                                     - openai effective=profiles:~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json | profiles=1 (oauth=0, token=0, api_key=1) | openai:default=sk-proj-...DWL08pYA | env=sk-proj-...DWL08pYA | source=env: OPENAI_API_KEY                                                                                                         - openrouter effective=profiles:~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json | profiles=1 (oauth=0, token=0, api_key=1) | openrouter:default=sk-or-v1...ec8af903                                    Missing auth                                                                                                                                                  - anthropic Run `openclaw models auth login --provider anthropic`, `openclaw configure`, or set an API key env var.                                                                                                                                                                                                         OAuth/token status                                                                                                                                            - none

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:43 AM

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Perfect, the key is gone. The Missing auth - anthropic line is expected now.

Step 7

Run this:

grep -n 'anthropic/' ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Paste the output here. That will show the Anthropic model lines we need to remove next, without dumping the whole config.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:44 AM

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grep -n 'anthropic/' ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json                                                                                        8:        "anthropic/claude-opus-4-7": {},                                                                                                                    9:        "anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022": {},                                                                                                         10:        "anthropic/claude-3-sonnet-20240229": {},                                                                                                          11:        "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6": {},                                                                                                                 12:        "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5": {},                                                                                                                 13:        "anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620": {},                                                                                                        14:        "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-0": {},                                                                                                                 26:          "anthropic/claude-opus-4-7",                                                                                                                     27:          "anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",                                                                                                          28:          "anthropic/claude-3-sonnet-20240229",                                                                                                            29:          "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6",                                                                                                                   30:          "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5",                                                                                                                   31:          "anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620",                                                                                                          32:          "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-0"

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:45 AM

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Nice, that’s exactly what we needed.

Step 8

Open your config file:

nano ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json

Reply with:

opened

Then I’ll give you the next single step to remove those Anthropic model lines cleanly.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:53 AM

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opened

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:53 AM

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Perfect.

Step 9

In ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json, delete only these 7 lines from the models section:

"anthropic/claude-opus-4-7": {},
"anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022": {},
"anthropic/claude-3-sonnet-20240229": {},
"anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6": {},
"anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5": {},
"anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620": {},
"anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-0": {},

Leave the OpenAI and OpenRouter lines alone.

#

When that’s done, reply:

first block deleted

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:54 AM

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{                                                                                                                                                               "agents": {                                                                                                                                                     "defaults": {                                                                                                                                                   "workspace": "/home/wrakeeb/.openclaw/workspace",                                                                                                             "models": {                                                                                                                                                     "openrouter/auto": {},                                                                                                                                        "openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini": {},                                                                                                                         "anthropic/claude-opus-4-7": {},                                                                                                                              "anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022": {},                                                                                                                   "anthropic/claude-3-sonnet-20240229": {},                                                                                                                     "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6": {},                                                                                                                            "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5": {},                                                                                                                            "anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620": {},                                                                                                                   "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-0": {},                                                                                                                            "openai/gpt-5.4": {},                                                                                                                                         "openai/gpt-5.4-mini": {                                                                                                                                        "alias": "openai-gpt-5.4-mini"                                                                                                                              },

Which ones?

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:55 AM

#

These 7 Anthropic lines only:

"anthropic/claude-opus-4-7": {},
"anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022": {},
"anthropic/claude-3-sonnet-20240229": {},
"anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6": {},
"anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5": {},
"anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620": {},
"anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-0": {},

Leave these alone:

"openrouter/auto": {},

#

"openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini": {},
"openai/gpt-5.4": {},
"openai/gpt-5.4-mini": { ... }

After deleting those 7 lines, reply:

first block deleted

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:56 AM

#

how can i delete the lines fast?

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:57 AM

#

Easiest way in nano:

Do this

Put your cursor on the first Anthropic line:

"anthropic/claude-opus-4-7": {},

Then press:

Ctrl+K

7 times

#

Ctrl+K cuts the whole current line, so that’s the fastest safe way here.

After the 7 Anthropic lines are gone, reply:

first block deleted

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 2:58 AM

#

first block deleted

{ "agents": { "defaults": { "workspace": "/home/wrakeeb/.openclaw/workspace", "models": { "openrouter/auto": {}, "openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini": {}, "openai/gpt-5.4": {}, "openai/gpt-5.4-mini": { "alias": "openai-gpt-5.4-mini"

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 2:59 AM

#

Nice. Don’t paste the file again, it can contain secrets.

Step 10

Now find the fallbacks list and delete these same 7 Anthropic entries there too:

"anthropic/claude-opus-4-7",
"anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022",
"anthropic/claude-3-sonnet-20240229",
"anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6",
"anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5",
"anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620",
"anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-0"

Fastest way again:

put cursor on the first Anthropic fallback line

#

press Ctrl+K 7 times

Then reply:

fallbacks deleted

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:00 AM

#

Done, there's no line of Claude

#

Done, there's no line of Claude

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:06 AM

#

Good. Next step only:

Step 11

Save and exit nano:

Ctrl+O
Enter
Ctrl+X

Then reply:

saved

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:07 AM

#

saved

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:08 AM

#

Nice. One more step so OpenClaw fully reloads both changes.

Step 12

Run:

openclaw gateway restart

Then reply:

restarted

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:10 AM

#

hurray!, It's gone

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:10 AM

#

Nice 🎉 Claude auth and Claude models are out now.

If this fixed it, please right-click the solution message → Apps → ✅ Mark Solution so Answer Overflow can index it for the next person.

If you want, next we can do one tiny cleanup pass on the remaining model aliases.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:11 AM

#

Now, back to Aliases section to set and remove

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:12 AM

#

Yep, let’s do aliases again, one step at a time.

Step 1

Run:

openclaw models aliases list --plain

Paste the output here, and then I’ll give you Step 2 to either:

remove the ones you don’t want, or
add the new ones you want.

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/models

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:12 AM

#

openclaw models aliases list --plain

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:12 AM

#

Yep, that’s the right command.

Step 1

Run:

openclaw models aliases list --plain

Then paste the output here, and I’ll give you Step 2 only. If it’s long, just paste the alias lines.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:12 AM

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openclaw models aliases list --plain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  🦞 OpenClaw 2026.4.22 (00bd2cf) — I'll butter your workflow like a lobster roll: messy, delicious, effective.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 gpt openai/gpt-5.4                                                                                                                                                                                     openai-gpt-5.4-mini openai/gpt-5.4-mini

clear these now

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:13 AM

#

Yep. Small gotcha, gpt is a built-in default alias, so the clean fix is to disable both aliases explicitly.

Step 1

Run these:

openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openai/gpt-5.4"].alias' '""' --strict-json
openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openai/gpt-5.4-mini"].alias' '""' --strict-json

That disables:

gpt
openai-gpt-5.4-mini
and also prevents built-in gpt-mini from popping back in.

Reply done, then I’ll give you the verify step.

#

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/config https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/models

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:14 AM

#

done, after we remove all aliases, we add new custom based on the name I give

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:14 AM

#

Perfect.

Step 2

Run this to verify all aliases are gone:

openclaw models aliases list --plain

If it prints nothing, we’re clean and then you can send me your custom names.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:15 AM

#

nothing is coming up, now we set custom based on the available models exist

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:15 AM

#

Nice. Clean slate.

Step 3

Run this so we only use models that actually exist in your config:

openclaw models list --plain

Paste the output here, and then I’ll help you map your custom names to those exact model IDs, one step at a time.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:17 AM

#

openai/gpt-5.4-mini                                                                                                                                                                                    openrouter/auto                                                                                                                                                                                        openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini                                                                                                                                                                         openai/gpt-5.4

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:18 AM

#

Perfect. Step 4:

Send me the custom names you want in this format:

openai/gpt-5.4 = 
openai/gpt-5.4-mini = 
openrouter/auto = 
openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini =

Important:

no spaces
use only letters, numbers, ., _, :, or -

Example:

#

openai/gpt-5.4 = main
openai/gpt-5.4-mini = fast
openrouter/auto = auto
openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini = router-fast

Once you send that, I’ll give you the exact commands to run.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:18 AM

#

fill it up for me, clear and easy to recognise

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:19 AM

#

Yep. I’d use these, clear and easy to spot:

openai/gpt-5.4 → openai-gpt
openai/gpt-5.4-mini → openai-gpt-mini
openrouter/auto → openrouter-auto
openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini → openrouter-gpt-mini

Since openrouter/auto was weird on your version, use config set for all 4:

openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openai/gpt-5.4"].alias' "openai-gpt"
openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openai/gpt-5.4-mini"].alias' "openai-gpt-mini"
openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/auto"].alias' "openrouter-auto"
openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini"].alias' "openrouter-gpt-mini"

Then verify:

#

openclaw models aliases list --plain

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/config https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/models

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:20 AM

#

include the model name

#

mode code 5.4

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:20 AM

#

Yep, then I’d use these:

openai/gpt-5.4 → openai-gpt-5.4
openai/gpt-5.4-mini → openai-gpt-5.4-mini
openrouter/auto → openrouter-auto
openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini → openrouter-openai-gpt-5.4-mini

Step 1

Run these:

openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openai/gpt-5.4"].alias' "openai-gpt-5.4"
openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openai/gpt-5.4-mini"].alias' "openai-gpt-5.4-mini"
openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/auto"].alias' "openrouter-auto"
openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini"].alias' "openrouter-openai-gpt-5.4-mini"

#

Then run:

openclaw models aliases list --plain

If you want, after that I can help shorten them a bit without making them confusing.

#

If you want the alias to read like “mode code 5.4”, use:

mode-code-5.4

Spaces won’t work in aliases.

Step 1

Run this for openai/gpt-5.4:

openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openai/gpt-5.4"].alias' "mode-code-5.4"

Then reply:

#

done

If that’s not for openai/gpt-5.4, tell me which exact model it should map to.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:22 AM

#

done set

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:22 AM

#

Nice.

Step 2

Run:

openclaw models aliases list --plain

You should see:

mode-code-5.4 openai/gpt-5.4

If that shows up, send me the next alias name you want.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:24 AM

#

I used this:

openai/gpt-5.4 → openai-gpt-5.4
openai/gpt-5.4-mini → openai-gpt-5.4-mini
openrouter/auto → openrouter-auto
openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini → openrouter-openai-gpt-5.4-mini

The output of : openclaw models aliases list --plain

openrouter-auto openrouter/auto openrouter-openai-gpt-5.4-mini openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini openai-gpt-5.4 openai/gpt-5.4 openai-gpt-5.4-mini openai/gpt-5.4-mini

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:24 AM

#

Yep, that’s correct. Looks clean now.

Your aliases

openrouter-auto → openrouter/auto
openrouter-openai-gpt-5.4-mini → openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini
openai-gpt-5.4 → openai/gpt-5.4
openai-gpt-5.4-mini → openai/gpt-5.4-mini

Use them like this

openclaw models set openai-gpt-5.4

or in chat:

/model openai-gpt-5.4

#

If you want to change one later

openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openai/gpt-5.4"].alias' "new-name"

If you want to fully clear one later

openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openai/gpt-5.4"].alias' '""' --strict-json

Glad we got it cleaned up 🎉
If this fixed it, please right-click the solution message → Apps → ✅ Mark Solution.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:26 AM

#

now if I wanna add another mode from OpenRouter, such as Claude 4.7 then how can i name it the same format way?

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:27 AM

#

Yep, same style.

If the OpenRouter model is:

openrouter/anthropic/claude-opus-4-7

then I’d name it:

openrouter-claude-opus-4.7

Step 1

First check the exact OpenRouter model id:

#

openclaw models list --plain | grep '^openrouter/'

If you see this line

openrouter/anthropic/claude-opus-4-7

set the alias with:

openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/anthropic/claude-opus-4-7"].alias' "openrouter-claude-opus-4.7"

Rule of thumb for your naming style:

openai/... → openai-...

#

openrouter/... → openrouter-...

Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/models https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/config

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:28 AM

#

I need to add it first, it's not added

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:29 AM

#

Yep, first add the model itself.

Step 1

Run this in WSL:

openclaw config set agents.defaults.models '{"openrouter/anthropic/claude-opus-4-7":{}}' --strict-json --merge

That adds the OpenRouter Claude 4.7 model to your allowed model list.

Reply:

added

#

Then I’ll give you the next one step to name it in the same format.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:29 AM

#

not as default bro,

glad sunBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:29 AM

#

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:30 AM

#

Yep, you’re right, and good catch.

That command does not set it as the default model.
It only adds it to your available model list.

Your default stays whatever shows here:

openclaw models status

Step 1

If you want to add OpenRouter Claude 4.7 without making it default, run:

openclaw config set agents.defaults.models '{"openrouter/anthropic/claude-opus-4-7":{}}' --strict-json --merge

#

Reply:

added

Then I’ll give you the next one step to set its alias.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:32 AM

#

I told my bot to add these:

nthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
anthropic/claude-opus-4.7
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
google/gemini-2.5-flash

Now we can aliases based on the previous model style. GIve me step by step, one step at a time way

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:32 AM

#

Yep. One quick gotcha first:

nthropic/... looks like a typo, should be anthropic/...
moonshotai/kimi-k2.5 may need a provider prefix in OpenClaw

Step 1

Run this and paste just those lines:

openclaw models list --plain | grep -E 'claude|kimi|gemini'

Then I’ll give you Step 2 with the alias names in the same style as before.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:33 AM

#

She already did?

Done — I added all 4 to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json 🎀

Added:

openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6
openrouter/anthropic/claude-opus-4.7
openrouter/moonshotai/kimi-k2.5
openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-flash
Aliases:

openrouter-claude-sonnet-4-6
openrouter-claude-opus-4-7
openrouter-kimi-k2-5
openrouter-gemini-2-5-flash
I only added them to the available model list — I did not change your current default model or fallbacks.

If you want, I can also:

set one as primary
add them to fallbacks
remove old ones

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:34 AM

#

Let me sanity-check those OpenRouter refs before I tell you “yes” and send you into a weird mismatch.

#

Yep, looks like she already added them.

But the alias style is a bit different from yours.

Current added aliases

openrouter-claude-sonnet-4-6
openrouter-claude-opus-4-7
openrouter-kimi-k2-5
openrouter-gemini-2-5-flash

Your existing style

openai-gpt-5.4
openai-gpt-5.4-mini

So if you want the same style, I’d rename them to:

openrouter-claude-sonnet-4.6

#

openrouter-claude-opus-4.7
openrouter-kimi-k2.5
openrouter-gemini-2.5-flash

Step 1

Run this first:

openclaw models aliases list --plain | grep '^openrouter-'

Paste that output here, and then I’ll give you Step 2 to rename them one by one.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:35 AM

#

openrouter-auto openrouter/auto                                                                                                                                                                        openrouter-openai-gpt-5.4-mini openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini                                                                                                                                          openrouter-claude-sonnet-4-6 openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6                                                                                                                                    openrouter-claude-opus-4-7 openrouter/anthropic/claude-opus-4.7                                                                                                                                        openrouter-kimi-k2-5 openrouter/moonshotai/kimi-k2.5                                                                                                                                                   openrouter-gemini-2-5-flash openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-flash

bleak ridge Apr 24, 2026, 3:36 AM

#

@magic lotus howdy

#

best to start a new thread

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:36 AM

#

Yep, looks good.

Only these 4 need renaming to match your dot-style:

openrouter-claude-sonnet-4-6 → openrouter-claude-sonnet-4.6
openrouter-claude-opus-4-7 → openrouter-claude-opus-4.7
openrouter-kimi-k2-5 → openrouter-kimi-k2.5
openrouter-gemini-2-5-flash → openrouter-gemini-2.5-flash

Step 2

Run this first:

openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6"].alias' "openrouter-claude-sonnet-4.6"

Then reply:

#

done

bleak ridge Apr 24, 2026, 3:36 AM

#

the context gotten too big on this one, you're gonna have a degraded experience

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:37 AM

#

Yeah, good call.

This thread already mixed alias cleanup, auth removal, and new model adds. Better to start a fresh one for the new alias set.

In the new thread, paste:

openclaw models aliases list --plain
openclaw models list --plain

and say which naming style you want, for example:

openai-gpt-5.4
openrouter-claude-opus-4.7

Then we can do it cleanly, step by step.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:37 AM

#

bleak ridge the context gotten too big on this one, you're gonna have a degraded experience

it's fine. I'm sticking up with the newest replies. Itll be done in 1-4 mins

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:37 AM

#

Yeah, agreed. Fresh thread is better here.

In the new thread, just paste:

openclaw models list --plain
openclaw models aliases list --plain

and say the naming style you want, like:

openai-gpt-5.4
openrouter-claude-opus-4.7

Then we can do it cleanly from the current state, one step at a time.

#

Yep, all good.

Take your time. When that command finishes, send:

done

and I’ll give you the next alias rename.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:46 AM

#

She added these aliases

Aliases:

openrouter-claude-sonnet-4-6
openrouter-claude-opus-4-7
openrouter-kimi-k2-5
openrouter-gemini-2-5-flash

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:47 AM

#

Yep. Let’s normalize them to your dot style, one by one.

Step 1

Run this:

openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6"].alias' "openrouter-claude-sonnet-4.6"

Then reply:

done

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:48 AM

#

Done

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:48 AM

#

Nice.

Step 2

Run this:

openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/anthropic/claude-opus-4.7"].alias' "openrouter-claude-opus-4.7"

Then reply:

done

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:49 AM

#

can't do all together?

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:49 AM

#

Yep, you can do them all together.

Paste this whole block in WSL:

openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6"].alias' "openrouter-claude-sonnet-4.6"
openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/anthropic/claude-opus-4.7"].alias' "openrouter-claude-opus-4.7"
openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/moonshotai/kimi-k2.5"].alias' "openrouter-kimi-k2.5"
openclaw config set 'agents.defaults.models["openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-flash"].alias' "openrouter-gemini-2.5-flash"

Then verify with:

openclaw models aliases list --plain

#

It won’t change your default model, only the aliases.

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:50 AM

#

openclaw models aliases list --plain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  🦞 OpenClaw 2026.4.22 (00bd2cf) — Like having a senior engineer on call, except I don't bill hourly or sigh audibly.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          openrouter-auto openrouter/auto                                                                                                                                                                        openrouter-openai-gpt-5.4-mini openrouter/openai/gpt-5.4-mini                                                                                                                                          openrouter-claude-sonnet-4.6 openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6                                                                                                                                    openrouter-claude-opus-4.7 openrouter/anthropic/claude-opus-4.7                                                                                                                                        openrouter-kimi-k2.5 openrouter/moonshotai/kimi-k2.5                                                                                                                                                   openrouter-gemini-2.5-flash openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-flash                                                                                                                                         openai-gpt-5.4 openai/gpt-5.4                                                                                                                                                                          openai-gpt-5.4-mini openai/gpt-5.4-mini

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:51 AM

#

Yep, that looks clean now.

Final alias set

openrouter-auto
openrouter-openai-gpt-5.4-mini
openrouter-claude-sonnet-4.6
openrouter-claude-opus-4.7
openrouter-kimi-k2.5
openrouter-gemini-2.5-flash
openai-gpt-5.4
openai-gpt-5.4-mini

Use them like this

In chat:

/model openrouter-claude-opus-4.7

#

In CLI:

openclaw models set openrouter-claude-opus-4.7

So yeah, you’ve got the naming style consistent now. 🎉

If this fixed it, please right-click the solution message → Apps → ✅ Mark Solution so it gets indexed on Answer Overflow.

glad sunBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:52 AM

#

magic lotus Apr 24, 2026, 3:55 AM

#

All done for now, then. Thanks from Miko & me.

storm inletBOT Apr 24, 2026, 3:56 AM

#

Glad we got it sorted for you both 🦐

You’re welcome, to you and Miko.

If this fixed it, please right-click the solution message → Apps → ✅ Mark Solution so Answer Overflow can index it for future users.

#Model Aliases

1. Check what you have right now

2. Add a clean alias

3. Verify it

4. Use the alias

5. Remove an old alias

6. If you prefer editing the config manually

Notes

Step 1, get the exact model names

Step 2, check your current aliases

Step 3, send me both outputs in this format

Step 4

Step 2

What to check

Reply with just this

What you have now

What I’d clean up

Step 3

Step 1

Step 1

Step 2

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6, verify

Next step, fix the real OpenRouter alias

Step 1, remove the aliases you currently have

Step 2, check what remains

What you should expect

If you want literally zero aliases

Option A, just stop using Claude

Option B, fully remove Anthropic from OpenClaw

1. Find where Anthropic auth is coming from

2. Remove Anthropic env keys

3. Remove Anthropic config values, if you set them in config

4. Remove stored Anthropic profiles

5. Clear Anthropic auth order override

6. Restart the gateway

7. Verify it’s gone

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Step 8

Step 9

Do this

Step 10

Step 11

Step 12

Step 1

Step 1

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 1

Step 1

Step 2

Your aliases

Use them like this

If you want to change one later

If you want to fully clear one later

Step 1

If you see this line

Step 1

Step 1

Step 1

Current added aliases

Your existing style

Step 1

Step 2

Step 1

Step 2

Final alias set

Use them like this