OpenClaw Desktop Automation

Download OpenClaw v2026.2+ from the OpenClaw releases page and follow the platform-specific install instructions. Then start the gateway (default port 18789):

openclaw gateway start

Verify it is running:

curl http://localhost:18789/health
# {"status":"ok","version":"2026.x.x"}

OpenClaw needs an LLM backend. Use Elis AI's OpenAI-compatible completions endpoint. In your OpenClaw config (typically ~/.openclaw/config.yaml or the desktop settings UI):

llm:
  api: openai-completions
  baseUrl: https://<your-elis-host>/api/v1/openai
  apiKey: <your-elis-api-key>

Get your Elis API key from Settings → API Keys. Replace <your-elis-host> with app.tryelisai.com for hosted Elis, or your own API origin for self-hosted deployments.

Restart the gateway after saving:

openclaw gateway restart

Open Settings → Integrations → Platform APIs. Find OpenClaw in the catalog (listed under the Automation category) and click Configure.

• Gateway URL — use http://localhost:18789 for a local gateway, or the LAN/public address if the gateway is on another machine.
• Bearer token — create one in OpenClaw:

  openclaw token create --name elis

Click Save & Test. Elis pings /health and shows a green status if the gateway is reachable.

Or via the API:

POST /api/v1/org/platform-apis
Authorization: Bearer <elis-api-key>
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "id": "openclaw",
  "base_url": "http://localhost:18789",
  "auth_type": "bearer",
  "auth_token": "<openclaw-bearer-token>"
}

Start a new conversation and ask Elis to perform a desktop task:

• “Open my browser and go to notion.so”
• “Draft a reply to my last email in Gmail and save it as a draft”
• “Create a new row in my tasks spreadsheet with today's date”

Elis routes desktop automation tasks to OpenClaw automatically when the request calls for it. Results are returned directly into the conversation.