Manifest — LLM Router & Observability for OpenClaw#

Manifest is an OpenClaw plugin that:

• Routes every request to the most cost-effective model via a 23-dimension scoring algorithm (<2ms latency)
• Tracks costs and tokens in a real-time dashboard
• Sets limits with email alerts and hard spending caps

Source: github.com/mnfst/manifest — MIT licensed. Homepage: manifest.build

Setup (Local — recommended for evaluation)#

bash

openclaw plugins install manifest@5.28.5
openclaw config set plugins.entries.manifest.config.mode local
openclaw gateway restart

Dashboard opens at http://127.0.0.1:2099. Data stored locally in ~/.openclaw/manifest/manifest.db.

Setup (Cloud)#

bash

openclaw plugins install manifest@5.28.5
openclaw config set plugins.entries.manifest.config.apiKey "mnfst_YOUR_KEY"
openclaw gateway restart

Get the API key at app.manifest.build → create an account → create an agent → copy the key.

Agent Tools#

Three tools are available to the agent in-conversation:

ToolTrigger phrasesWhat it returnsmanifest_usage"how many tokens", "token usage", "consumption"Total, input, output, cache-read tokens + action count for today/week/monthmanifest_costs"how much spent", "costs", "money burned"Cost breakdown by model in USD for today/week/monthmanifest_health"is monitoring working", "connectivity test"Endpoint reachable, auth valid, agent name, status

Each accepts a period parameter: "today", "week", or "month".

Supported Providers#

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, xAI, Mistral AI, Qwen, MiniMax, Kimi, Amazon Nova, Z.ai, OpenRouter, Ollama. 300+ models total.

Uninstall#

bash

openclaw plugins uninstall manifest
openclaw gateway restart

This removes the plugin, provider config, and auth profiles.

Documentation#

For detailed security & privacy documentation, routing configuration, configuration changes, and troubleshooting, see the full documentation.