### Channel setup JSON configuration example

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/sdk-setup

Shows the JSON configuration for the channel setup contract, listing the fields and their CLI flags.

```JSON
{
  "openclaw": {
    "channel": {
      "id": "example",
      "setup": {
        "fields": [
          {
            "key": "endpoint",
            "kind": "string",
            "cli": { "flags": "--endpoint <url>", "description": "Service endpoint" }
          },
          {
            "key": "transport",
            "kind": "choice",
            "choices": ["native", "container"],
            "cli": { "flags": "--transport <kind>", "description": "Transport owner" }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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### Quickstart: Initialize and build a tool plugin

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/tool-plugins

Run these commands to create a new plugin named 'stock-quotes', install dependencies, build, validate, and test. Requires Node 24.16+ or 26.1+, TypeScript ESM output, and typebox in dependencies.

```bash
openclaw plugins init stock-quotes --name "Stock Quotes"
cd stock-quotes
npm install
npm run plugin:build
npm run plugin:validate
npm test
```

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### Install the OpenClaw Gateway service (openclaw gateway install)

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai

Installs the Gateway as a background service after pressing Ctrl+C to stop the foreground Gateway started by quick start.

```bash
openclaw gateway install
```

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### Clone Kev, download model, and start server

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/typesafe

Sets up the Kev repository at a pinned revision, installs dependencies with uv, downloads the Kev-4B Qwen3 checkpoint, and starts the server on port 8009. Requires Python 3.12+ and uv. The first server start downloads base model weights.

```sh
git clone https://github.com/jaredpalmer/kev.git
cd kev
git checkout 5f78968927069eaacc3b2bdb688586989b3933ac
uv sync --frozen --extra serve
uv run python - <<'PY'
from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download

snapshot_download(
    "jaredpalmer/kev-4b",
    revision="c4bfa11b0dc07691884f2d97f1c4c4c05c92e416",
    local_dir="models/kev-4b-qwen3",
)
PY
KEV_DTYPE=bf16 uv run --extra serve python -m kev.serve \
  --run models/kev-4b-qwen3 --port 8009
```

--------------------------------

### Restart Gateway and run facetime.setup

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/facetime

Restart the Gateway after saving configuration, then run the setup command which reports required actions and starts the native helper but does not dial a call.

```bash
openclaw gateway restart
openclaw gateway call facetime.setup --json
```

--------------------------------

### plugin-sdk/setup-runtime

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/sdk-subpaths

Runtime helpers for channel setup contracts, setup translators, patched adapters, and setup wizards.

```APIDOC
## plugin-sdk/setup-runtime

### Description
Runtime helpers for channel setup contracts, setup translators, patched adapters, and setup wizards.

### Exports
- `defineChannelSetupContract`
- `createSetupTranslator`
- `createPatchedAccountSetupAdapter`
- `createEnvPatchedAccountSetupAdapter`
- `createSetupInputPresenceValidator`
- `noteChannelLookupFailure`
- `noteChannelLookupSummary`
- `promptResolvedAllowFrom`
- `splitSetupEntries`
- `createAllowlistSetupWizardProxy`
- `createDelegatedSetupWizardProxy`
```

--------------------------------

### Install plugin and start node host in Parallels VM

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/google-meet/transports

Install the Google Meet plugin (enabled by default) and start a node host in the Parallels VM, pointing it at the Gateway host on port 18789. The node is given the display name 'parallels-macos'.

```bash
openclaw plugins install @openclaw/google-meet
openclaw node run --host <gateway-host> --port 18789 --display-name parallels-macos

```

--------------------------------

### Run facetime.setup, facetime.preflight, and facetime.status

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/facetime

Run setup and preflight to verify audio readiness, then check status. These commands do not dial anyone; setup and preflight perform live setup and audio checks, while status can inspect an inactive runtime without opening apps or starting call audio. Resolve any reported setup or preflight errors before making a call.

```bash
openclaw gateway call facetime.setup --json
openclaw gateway call facetime.preflight --json
openclaw gateway call facetime.status --json
```

```bash
openclaw gateway call facetime.dial \
  --params '{"handle":"owner@example.com","mode":"audio"}' \
  --json
```

```bash
openclaw gateway call facetime.hangup --json
openclaw gateway call facetime.status --json
```

--------------------------------

### Run setup and join a Meet URL

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/google-meet

Check setup, then join a Meet URL. The setup command is agent-readable and mode/transport-aware.

```bash
openclaw googlemeet setup
openclaw googlemeet join https://meet.google.com/abc-defg-hij
```

--------------------------------

### plugin-sdk/setup

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/sdk-subpaths

Shared setup wizard helpers, setup translator, allowlist prompts, and setup status builders.

```APIDOC
## plugin-sdk/setup

### Description
Shared setup wizard helpers, setup translator, allowlist prompts, and setup status builders.

### Exports
- Shared setup wizard helpers
- setup translator
- allowlist prompts
- setup status builders
```

--------------------------------

### Install OpenClaw with curl (macOS/Linux/WSL2) and PowerShell (Windows)

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai

Installs OpenClaw on macOS/Linux/WSL2 (bash) and Windows (PowerShell). The installer detects the OS, installs Node if needed, installs OpenClaw, and starts onboarding.

```bash
curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash
```

```powershell
iwr -useb https://openclaw.ai/install.ps1 | iex
```

--------------------------------

### OpenClaw config entry for installed Codex plugin

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/codex-native-plugins

Example configuration entry written by the install command for a plugin installed from a repository marketplace. The install command checks the authenticated owner or administrator before calling Codex plugin/install.

```json5
{
  plugins: {
    entries: {
      codex: {
        enabled: true,
        config: {
          codexPlugins: {
            enabled: true,
            plugins: {
              "security-review@company-tools": {
                enabled: true,
                marketplaceName: "company-tools",
                pluginName: "security-review",
              },
            },
          },
        },
      },
    },
  },
}
```

--------------------------------

### Check plugin setup and run googlemeet setup

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/google-meet/troubleshooting

Verify the plugin is enabled and its runtime application succeeded, then check setup with these commands.

```bash
openclaw plugins list | grep google-meet
openclaw googlemeet setup
```

--------------------------------

### Install a bundle from directory, archive, or marketplace

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/bundles

Use these commands to install a bundle from a local directory, an archive, or a marketplace. The `<source>` placeholder is a local marketplace path/repo or a git/GitHub source.

```bash
# Local directory
openclaw plugins install ./my-bundle

# Archive
openclaw plugins install ./my-bundle.tgz

# Claude marketplace
openclaw plugins marketplace list <source>
openclaw plugins install <plugin> --marketplace <source>
```

--------------------------------

### Install and verify VM audio dependencies (BlackHole, SoX)

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/google-meet/transports

Installs BlackHole 2ch and SoX in the Parallels macOS VM, then reboots to activate the audio driver and verifies that both are available. Run these commands before installing the plugin and starting the node host.

```bash
brew install blackhole-2ch sox
sudo reboot
system_profiler SPAudioDataType | grep -i BlackHole
command -v sox

```

--------------------------------

### transcriptSources manifest example

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/manifest/surfaces

Example manifest JSON showing the transcriptSources field with a captions provider descriptor. The descriptor includes an optional name and an autoStart object advertising setup controls for accountId and meetingUrl.

```json
{
  "contracts": { "transcriptSourceProviders": ["captions"] },
  "transcriptSources": {
    "captions": {
      "name": "Captions",
      "autoStart": { "accountId": "optional", "meetingUrl": "required" }
    }
  }
}
```

--------------------------------

### Install and enable hook-demo plugin

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/hooks

Install the local hook-demo plugin directory with --link and --force (acknowledging local source), then enable it. Review local plugin code before loading because native plugins run in the Gateway process.

```bash
openclaw plugins install --link ./hook-demo --force
openclaw plugins enable hook-demo
```

--------------------------------

### Pinned npm install configuration for openclaw.install

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/sdk-setup

Example JSON configuration for a pinned npm install, specifying the npmSpec, expectedIntegrity, and defaultChoice. Keep the exact version in npmSpec and add the expected artifact integrity.

```json
{
  "openclaw": {
    "install": {
      "npmSpec": "@wecom/wecom-openclaw-plugin@1.2.3",
      "expectedIntegrity": "sha512-REPLACE_WITH_NPM_DIST_INTEGRITY",
      "defaultChoice": "npm"
    }
  }
}
```

--------------------------------

### Setup checks and join commands for meeting platforms

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/meeting-plugins

Run the setup check for each platform to verify configuration, then use the join command to join a meeting. Treat any failed setup check as a blocker for that transport and mode.

```bash
openclaw googlemeet setup
```

```bash
openclaw googlemeet join 'https://meet.google.com/abc-defg-hij'
```

```bash
openclaw teamsmeetings setup
```

```bash
openclaw teamsmeetings join 'https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/...'
```

```bash
openclaw slackhuddles setup
```

```bash
openclaw slackhuddles join 'channel:C0123ABCD'
```

```bash
openclaw zoommeetings setup
```

```bash
openclaw zoommeetings join 'https://zoom.us/j/1234567890'
```

--------------------------------

### Channel plugin metadata JSON example

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/architecture-internals/packaging

Example JSON for a channel plugin's package.json metadata, advertising channel discovery and install hints via openclaw.channel and openclaw.install. Includes fields like id, label, aliases, npmSpec, and defaultChoice.

```json
{
  "name": "@openclaw/nextcloud-talk",
  "openclaw": {
    "extensions": ["./index.ts"],
    "channel": {
      "id": "nextcloud-talk",
      "label": "Nextcloud Talk",
      "selectionLabel": "Nextcloud Talk (self-hosted)",
      "docsPath": "/channels/nextcloud-talk",
      "docsLabel": "nextcloud-talk",
      "blurb": "Self-hosted chat via Nextcloud Talk webhook bots.",
      "order": 65,
      "aliases": ["nc-talk", "nc"]
    },
    "install": {
      "npmSpec": "@openclaw/nextcloud-talk",
      "localPath": "<bundled-plugin-local-path>",
      "defaultChoice": "npm"
    }
  }
}
```

--------------------------------

### createOptionalChannelSetupWizard

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/sdk-setup

Lower-level builder for the optional setup wizard only.

```APIDOC
## createOptionalChannelSetupWizard

### Description
Lower-level builder for the optional setup wizard only.

### Source
`openclaw/plugin-sdk/channel-setup`

### Usage
Use when you only need the wizard half of the optional-install surface.
```

--------------------------------

### Noninteractive plugin commands with --accept-capabilities

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/manage-plugins

Use these commands when consent is required in noninteractive or silent setup. The --accept-capabilities flag explicitly approves new capabilities for install, update, and enable operations.

```bash
openclaw plugins install clawhub:<package> --accept-capabilities
openclaw plugins update <plugin-id> --accept-capabilities
openclaw plugins enable <plugin-id> --accept-capabilities
```

--------------------------------

### Authenticate llama-cpp for local media setup

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/llama-cpp

Run on the Gateway host to set up managed local OCR and vision. Setup recommends separate OCR and vision recipes based on hardware, memory, runtime backend, and disk, and asks before downloading. Requires Linux x64 with CPU execution for automatic media setup; other backends wait for end-to-end verification.

```bash
openclaw models auth login --provider llama-cpp --method local-media
```

--------------------------------

### Run openclaw googlemeet setup and test-listen commands

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/google-meet/oauth-and-artifacts

Sets up the Google Meet extension with a Chrome node in transcribe mode, then tests listening to a specific meeting with a 30-second timeout. These commands run from any install.

```bash
openclaw googlemeet setup --transport chrome-node --mode transcribe
openclaw googlemeet test-listen https://meet.google.com/abc-defg-hij --transport chrome-node --timeout-ms 30000
```

--------------------------------

### Install and inspect a local plugin

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/tool-plugins

Installs the plugin from a local folder and inspects its runtime metadata.

```bash
openclaw plugins install ./stock-quotes
openclaw plugins inspect stock-quotes --runtime
```

--------------------------------

### Undo sessions-only setup with openclaw node install --force --all-commands

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/session-share

Run for the service to forget the saved allowlist and restore the full default node surface. Use `openclaw node run --all-commands` for the foreground.

```bash
openclaw node install --force --all-commands
```

--------------------------------

### Undo sessions-only setup with openclaw node run --all-commands

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/session-share

Run in the foreground to forget the saved allowlist and restore the full default node surface. Use `openclaw node install --force --all-commands` for the service instead.

```bash
openclaw node run --all-commands
```

--------------------------------

### plugin-sdk/channel-setup

Source: https://docs.openclaw.ai/plugins/sdk-subpaths

Provides helpers for defining channel setup contracts and creating optional setup surfaces, adapters, and wizards.

```APIDOC
## plugin-sdk/channel-setup

### Description
Exports helpers for defining channel setup contracts and creating optional setup surfaces, adapters, and wizards.

### Exports
- `defineChannelSetupContract`
- channel-owned setup field/input types
- `createOptionalChannelSetupSurface`
- `createOptionalChannelSetupAdapter`
- `createOptionalChannelSetupWizard`
- `DEFAULT_ACCOUNT_ID`
- `createTopLevelChannelDmPolicy`
- `setSetupChannelEnabled`
- `splitSetupEntries`
```