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What is OpenClaw?

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant that runs locally on your machine (Mac, Windows, Linux). It can automate tasks, manage files, handle email and calendar, and supports extensions and plugins. OpenClaw is compatible with the OpenAI API, so you can point it at Routify to access any model from the catalog through a single gateway.

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Setup

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Step 1: Get Your Routify API Key

  1. Sign up or log in at routify.ru
  2. Create a new API key
  3. Copy your key (starts with sk-...)

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Step 2: Add Routify as a Provider

Open ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json and add Routify as a custom provider: 
{
  env: { ROUTIFY_API_KEY: "sk-..." },
  models: {
    mode: "merge",
    providers: {
      routify: {
        baseUrl: "https://api.routify.ru/v1",
        apiKey: "${ROUTIFY_API_KEY}",
        api: "openai-completions",
        models: [
          {
            id: "openai/gpt-5.4",
            name: "GPT-5.4",
            reasoning: false,
            input: ["text"],
            contextWindow: 1000000,
            maxTokens: 32000
          },
          {
            id: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6",
            name: "Claude Sonnet 4.6",
            reasoning: false,
            input: ["text"],
            contextWindow: 200000,
            maxTokens: 16000
          },
          {
            id: "google/gemini-2.5-pro",
            name: "Gemini 2.5 Pro",
            reasoning: true,
            input: ["text"],
            contextWindow: 1000000,
            maxTokens: 65536
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      model: { primary: "routify/openai/gpt-5.4" }
    }
  }
}
The API key is stored in the env section and substituted via ${ROUTIFY_API_KEY}. Do not hardcode the key directly in apiKey.

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Step 3: Choose Your Default Model

Set your preferred model in agents.defaults.model.primary using the format routify/<model-id>: 
agents: {
  defaults: {
    model: { primary: "routify/openai/gpt-5.4" }
  }
}
Popular models for OpenClaw:
ModelIDDescription
GPT-5.4openai/gpt-5.4OpenAI flagship model
GPT-5.4 Miniopenai/gpt-5.4-miniFast and cost-efficient
Claude Sonnet 4.6anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6Strong Anthropic model
Gemini 2.5 Progoogle/gemini-2.5-proGoogle model with reasoning
Browse all available models at routify.ru/models.

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Step 4: Launch OpenClaw

openclaw
OpenClaw will now route requests through Routify.

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Adding Models

To add a new model, append an object to the models array in your routify provider: 
{
  id: "deepseek/deepseek-r1",
  name: "DeepSeek R1",
  reasoning: true,
  input: ["text"],
  contextWindow: 131072,
  maxTokens: 32000
}
Key fields:
FieldDescription
idModel ID from the Routify catalog
nameDisplay name
reasoningtrue for reasoning models (o-series, DeepSeek R1, Gemini with thinking)
inputInput types: ["text"] or ["text", "image"]
contextWindowContext window size
maxTokensMaximum output tokens

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Reliability and Failover

Routify automatically routes requests across available providers. If a provider is unavailable, requests fail over to another upstream without changes to your OpenClaw configuration.

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Common Errors

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Authentication errors (401/403)

Fix:
  1. Verify your API key is valid at routify.ru/settings
  2. Check that you have sufficient balance
  3. Ensure your key hasn’t been revoked

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Model not found (404)

Fix:
  1. Verify the model ID in the Routify catalog
  2. Use the <provider>/<model> format (e.g., openai/gpt-5.4)
  3. Make sure the model is listed in the models array of your provider config in OpenClaw

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