# 2026-02-14 - OpenClaw Configuration & API Setup ## Configuration Changes Made - Increased concurrency: 8 main agents, 16 subagents - Enabled cron jobs (max 4 concurrent runs) - Optimized for research and development workflows ## API Keys Status ### ✅ Configured - **Kimi Coding** - Primary model (kimi-coding/k2p5) - **xAI/Grok-4** - Active model via fallback chain - **OpenRouter** - Auth profile created, needs models configured - **Telegram Bot** - Channel integration working ### 🔄 Pending Configuration - **Firecrawl** - API key ready, config syntax issues - **Gemini/Google AI** - API key ready, needs provider setup - **Groq** - Fallbacks configured, needs full provider setup ## Commands Learned - `openclaw gateway config patch --raw '{...}'` - Correct syntax for config updates - `openclaw gateway config edit` - Direct config editing - `openclaw gateway config get` - View current config - Environment variables as fallback for API keys ## Free API Alternatives for Web Search - **Brave Search** - No longer has free tier ($3/month minimum) - **SerpAPI** - 100 searches/month free - **SearXNG** - Self-hosted, unlimited - **DuckDuckGo** - No API key needed (HTML scraping) - **Jina AI** - Free, no signup (r.jina.ai/http://URL) ## Next Steps 1. Complete Firecrawl configuration (web scraping) 2. Add Gemini for embeddings and image understanding 3. Finalize OpenRouter model configuration 4. Test all configured APIs --- ## Evening Session - PluginAPI Completion & Dev Swarm ### PluginAPI Enhancements Added 20+ new methods to BasePlugin for complete developer support: - **DataStore**: save_data(), load_data(), delete_data(), get_all_data_keys() - **Window Manager**: get_eu_window(), is_eu_focused(), is_eu_visible(), bring_eu_to_front() - **Clipboard**: copy_to_clipboard(), paste_from_clipboard(), get_clipboard_history() - **Notifications**: Full notification API with types and sound control - **Settings**: Global settings access - **Logging**: Structured logging methods Total: 40+ methods available for plugin developers ### Documentation Created - **PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT_GUIDE.md** (14,500+ words) - Complete guide with: - Quick start tutorial - Full API reference - 3 complete example plugins - Best practices - Plugin template - Publishing guide ### Dev Swarm Results 8 specialized agents completed parallel work: 1. **Bug Fixer** - Fixed Windows compatibility, error handling 2. **Performance** - Optimized core services 3. **UI/UX** - Improved EU aesthetic matching 4. **Security** - Audit and hardening 5. **Testing** - Test suite creation 6. **Documentation** - Complete user manual 7. **Features** - 5 major new features: - Auto-Updater - Plugin Marketplace - Cloud Sync - Statistics Dashboard - Import/Export 8. **DevEx** - Developer experience improvements ### New Files Created by Swarm - docs/EU_UTILITY_IMPROVEMENT_PLAN.md - docs/API_REFERENCE.md - docs/PLUGIN_DEVELOPMENT.md - docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md - docs/USER_MANUAL.md - docs/SECURITY_HARDENING_GUIDE.md - plugins/auto_updater.py - plugins/plugin_marketplace.py - plugins/cloud_sync.py - plugins/stats_dashboard.py - plugins/import_export.py - Complete test suite in tests/ ### EU-Utility Status - **Total Plugins**: 21 core + 5 new = 26 plugins - **Core Services**: 12 services fully integrated - **PluginAPI**: 100% coverage with 40+ methods - **Documentation**: 7 comprehensive guides - **Testing**: Full test suite with pytest - **Windows Compatibility**: Fixed (fcntl → portalocker) ### Git Commits Made - `9cf67c3` - Cross-platform file locking fix - `e841390` - Complete PluginAPI with developer support ### Current State EU-Utility is now a professional-grade plugin system that anyone can extend. The PluginAPI covers every use case from simple data storage to complex background tasks, OCR, HTTP requests, and event-driven architecture. --- ## Late Night Session - Context Optimization Focus ### Realization: Skip Extra Models, Optimize What Exists Decided to focus on maximizing existing capabilities rather than adding more AI providers. ### Current Context Status - **Usage**: 239k/262k tokens (91% full) - **Risk**: Approaching compaction threshold - **Solution**: Use subagents for parallel work (fresh context each) ### Installed Skills Inventory 1. **github** - `gh` CLI for issues/PRs/actions 2. **session-logs** - Analyze conversation history 3. **summarize** - URL/file summarization 4. **healthcheck** - Security audits 5. **clawhub** - Skill marketplace 6. **mcporter** - MCP server connections ### Godlike Optimization Plan 1. **Use web_fetch** - No API key needed (DuckDuckGo fallback) 2. **Spawn subagents** - 16 parallel agents with fresh context 3. **Leverage cron** - Automate periodic tasks 4. **Master native tools** - browser, exec, file operations ### Next Steps (Priority Order) 1. Test EU-Utility swarm improvements (pull & verify) 2. Compact context when hitting limits 3. Use parallel subagents for heavy analysis 4. Deploy focused feature swarms as needed ### Decision Verify the dev swarm deliverables work before spawning new agents. The 5 new features (auto-updater, marketplace, cloud sync, stats, import/export) need testing.