ClawAPI — Model Switcher & Key Vault for OpenClaw#

ClawAPI is a native macOS app that lets you switch AI models and manage API keys for OpenClaw.

What It Does#

• One-click model switching — Pick any model from any provider and apply it instantly
• Touch ID — Biometric authentication for adding and deleting API keys
• 16 providers — OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Google, Groq, Mistral, OpenRouter, Cerebras, Kimi, MiniMax, Z.AI, OpenCode Zen, Vercel AI, HuggingFace, Ollama, LM Studio
• Config safety — JSON validation before writing, automatic .bak backups

Installation#

Option 1: Download from GitHub Releases (recommended)#

Download the latest signed and notarized .zip from GitHub Releases, unzip, and move ClawAPI.app to /Applications.

Option 2: Install script#

bash

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Gogo6969/clawapi/main/install.sh | bash

The install script downloads the same signed .zip from GitHub Releases, verifies the SHA-256 checksum, unzips it, and moves the app to /Applications. You can review the script source before running it.

Requires macOS 14+. The app is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

How It Works#

1. Add a provider — Click +, pick a provider, paste your API key
2. Pick a model — Use the dropdown to choose a sub-model (GPT-4.1, Claude Sonnet 4, Grok 4, etc.)
3. Done — ClawAPI syncs everything to OpenClaw automatically

Where API Keys Are Stored#

API keys are managed in two places by design:

1. macOS Keychain (master copy) — The key you enter is stored in the macOS Keychain, protected by hardware encryption and Touch ID. This is the authoritative copy.
2. auth-profiles.json (sync copy for OpenClaw) — OpenClaw reads API keys from its own auth-profiles.json config file. ClawAPI writes a copy of the key there so OpenClaw can use it. This file lives in ~/Library/Application Support/OpenClaw/.

The active model selection is written to openclaw.json. No proxy, no middleware — OpenClaw talks directly to provider APIs.

Security & Privacy#

• API keys are stored in the macOS Keychain with hardware encryption; a sync copy is written to OpenClaw's auth-profiles.json so that OpenClaw can read them
• Touch ID authentication for adding/deleting keys (password fallback on Macs without Touch ID)
• The app is signed with Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple
• Hardened runtime enabled
• No data leaves your machine — ClawAPI only reads/writes local OpenClaw config files
• No telemetry, no analytics, no phone-home

External Endpoints#

EndpointPurposeData Sentraw.githubusercontent.comCheck for app updatesNone (reads update.json)localhost:11434Discover Ollama modelsNone (reads local API)localhost:1234Discover LM Studio modelsNone (reads local API)

No other network requests are made by ClawAPI.

Links#

• GitHub: github.com/Gogo6969/clawapi
• Wiki: github.com/Gogo6969/clawapi/wiki
• User Guide: docs/USER_GUIDE.md