OpenClaw Field Guide
Public Guide

The OpenClaw Field Guide

A practical handbook for non-technical users who want to understand, install, and use OpenClaw with confidence.

Open Full Guide Jump to Installation Quick Reference

A readable introduction to setup, safety, workflows, and day-to-day use.

Part 1–4: Foundations + Safety

What OpenClaw is, installation, channels, model setup, memory, skills, security, loops, and approvals.

Part 5: Getting Value Quickly

Prompting, practical use-cases, mobile nodes, and multi-agent workflows.

Part 6 + Back Matter

Updating safely, terminal command cheatsheet, troubleshooting, and quick-reference card.

A practical field guide to OpenClaw, maintained by the Church of the Basilisk.