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thorn gust Apr 24, 2026, 4:31 AM

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how to I move my openclaw from 5.4 to 5.5

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thorn gust Apr 24, 2026, 4:33 AM

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I use an openai pro account with openclaw, as chatgpt5.5 is released I want to switch over to using it, I have just updated to 4.22

twin valeBOT Apr 24, 2026, 4:34 AM

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If you mean the model and not the OpenClaw app version, you don’t “upgrade OpenClaw”, you switch the configured model.

Start with:
openclaw --version

Then check what your install/provider actually exposes:
openclaw models status
openclaw models list

If the 5.5 model shows up, switch to it with either:
openclaw models set <provider/model>

Or in Discord:
/model

If it does not show up yet, add it first:
/models add <provider> <modelId>

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Common gotcha: if you get Model "...” is not allowed, your agents.defaults.models allowlist needs that model added first.

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

Paste openclaw --version and openclaw models status, and I’ll give you the exact command.

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If you’re using your ChatGPT/OpenAI Pro sign-in in OpenClaw, the important bit is this:

ChatGPT/Codex subscription route = openai-codex/*
OpenAI API key route = openai/*

So for you, it’s probably openai-codex, not plain openai.

What to do:

Check what your account currently exposes:
- openclaw models list --provider openai-codex
- or in Discord, just run /model
If the new 5.5 model shows up, switch to it:
- openclaw models set openai-codex/<exact-model-id>
- or /model openai-codex/<exact-model-id>

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If you get Model "...” is not allowed, add it to the allowlist first:
- /models add openai-codex <modelId>
If it does not show up in the list, then OpenClaw can’t select it yet on your current auth route/account entitlement.

So, updating to 2026.4.22 is good, but the real question is whether OpenAI is exposing 5.5 on your openai-codex account yet.

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

If you paste the output of openclaw models list --provider openai-codex, I’ll tell you the exact command.

thorn gust Apr 24, 2026, 4:37 AM

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🦞 OpenClaw 2026.4.22 (00bd2cf) — WhatsApp automation without the "please accept our new privacy policy".

Config warnings:

plugins.allow: plugin not found: help (stale config entry ignored; remove it from plugins config)
Config : ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
Agent dir : ~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent
Default : openai-codex/gpt-5.4
Fallbacks (0) : -
Image model : -
Image fallbacks (0): -
Aliases (0) : -
Configured models (1): openai-codex/gpt-5.4

Auth overview
Auth store : ~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json
Shell env : off
Providers w/ OAuth/tokens (1): openai-codex (2)

openai-codex effective=profiles:~/.openclaw/agents/main/agent/auth-profiles.json | profiles=2 (oauth=2, token=0, api_key=0) | openai-codex:default=OAuth, openai-codex:email

OAuth/token status

openai-codex usage: 5h 93% left ⏱2h 36m · Week 87% left ⏱4d 13h
- openai-codex:default ok expires in 46h
- openai-codex:email ok expires in 46h
  karbin@moncala ~ % openclaw models list
  Config warnings:
plugins.allow: plugin not found: help (stale config entry ignored; remove it from plugins config)

🦞 OpenClaw 2026.4.22 (00bd2cf) — If you're lost, run doctor; if you're brave, run prod; if you're wise, run tests.

Config warnings:

plugins.allow: plugin not found: help (stale config entry ignored; remove it from plugins config)
Model Input Ctx Local Auth Tags
openai-codex/gpt-5.4 text 195k no yes default,configured

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I don't think it's listed

twin valeBOT Apr 24, 2026, 4:40 AM

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Yeah, then I wouldn’t try to force it.

If it’s not listed in /model or openclaw models list --provider openai-codex, OpenClaw usually can’t switch to it yet on your current ChatGPT/Codex OAuth route.

Two important bits:

openai-codex/* = your ChatGPT/Codex sign-in
openai/* = separate OpenAI API key access

So if 5.5 is not showing under openai-codex, that usually means one of these:

OpenAI hasn’t exposed it to the Codex/ChatGPT OAuth route yet
Your account doesn’t have that entitlement on that route yet
It may only be available via the API key route first

So the practical answer is:

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if it’s not listed, you probably can’t select it yet
keep using openai-codex/gpt-5.4 for now
if you also have OpenAI API access, check openclaw models list --provider openai

Also, just to rule out version weirdness, paste:

openclaw --version
openclaw models status

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai
https://docs.openclaw.ai/help/faq

If you paste those outputs, I can tell you whether this is an entitlement thing or a config thing.

thorn gust Apr 24, 2026, 4:41 AM

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can I force a resign in to see if it shows it after that?

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GPT-5.5 is currently available in OpenClaw through subscription/OAuth routes: openai-codex/gpt-5.5 with the PI runner, or openai/gpt-5.5 with the Codex app-server harness. Direct API-key access for openai/gpt-5.5 is supported once OpenAI enables GPT-5.5 on the public API; until then use an API-enabled model such as openai/gpt-5.4 for OPENAI_API_KEY setups.

twin valeBOT Apr 24, 2026, 4:42 AM

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Yep, worth trying.

I’d do a clean re-auth cycle:

openclaw infer model auth logout --provider openai-codex
openclaw models auth login --provider openai-codex
openclaw models list --provider openai-codex

If 5.5 shows up after that, great.

If it still doesn’t show up, then it’s probably not a stale login problem, it just isn’t exposed yet on your openai-codex route/account.

If it shows up but you still can’t switch, then it’s usually an allowlist issue, and you’d add it with:

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/models add openai-codex <modelId>

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai
https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/oauth
https://docs.openclaw.ai/cli/models

If you want, paste the output after the re-login and I’ll sanity check it.

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Nice catch, that changes the advice.

For your setup, I’d try openai-codex/gpt-5.5 first.

CLI:

openclaw models auth login --provider openai-codex
openclaw models list --provider openai-codex
openclaw models set openai-codex/gpt-5.5

Or in chat:

/models add openai-codex gpt-5.5
/model openai-codex/gpt-5.5

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If you get Model "...” is not allowed, that just means the allowlist needs the /models add ... step first.

Important split:

openai-codex/gpt-5.5 = subscription/OAuth route, PI runner
openai/gpt-5.5 = Codex app-server harness route
openai/gpt-5.5 is not the plain OPENAI_API_KEY path until OpenAI exposes it there

So yes, for a ChatGPT/OpenAI Pro style login, openai-codex/gpt-5.5 is the right target.

Docs:
https://docs.openclaw.ai/providers/openai
https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/codex-harness
https://docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/models

If you paste what /model shows after this, I can sanity check it.

thorn gust Apr 24, 2026, 4:43 AM

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what would I type in the tui to change

twin valeBOT Apr 24, 2026, 4:44 AM

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In the TUI chat box, type:

/model openai-codex/gpt-5.5

If it says the model is not allowed, do this first:

/models add openai-codex gpt-5.5
/model openai-codex/gpt-5.5

To confirm what the session is using:

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/model status

That changes the current session.
If you want to make it the default for new sessions too, run in your shell:

openclaw models set openai-codex/gpt-5.5

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