Model Provider Quickstart for OpenClaw: Supported LLMs

Learn how to authenticate and set a default model for any supported LLM provider in OpenClaw. This guide covers the quick two-step setup process.

Read this when

  • You want to choose a model provider
  • You want quick setup examples for LLM auth + model selection

Pick a provider, authenticate, and set the default model to provider/model.

Quick start (two steps)

  1. Authenticate with the provider (usually through openclaw onboard).
  2. Set the default model:
{
  agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-6" } } },
}

Supported providers (starter set)

For the complete provider catalog and advanced setup, check Provider directory and Model providers.

Additional provider variants

  • anthropic-vertex - install @openclaw/anthropic-vertex-provider for implicit Anthropic on Google Vertex support when Vertex credentials are present; no separate onboarding auth choice
  • copilot-proxy - local VS Code Copilot Proxy bridge; use openclaw onboard --auth-choice copilot-proxy
  • google-gemini-cli - unofficial Gemini CLI OAuth flow; needs a local gemini installation (brew install gemini-cli or npm install -g @google/gemini-cli); default model google-gemini-cli/gemini-3-flash-preview; use openclaw onboard --auth-choice google-gemini-cli or openclaw models auth login --provider google-gemini-cli --set-default