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Chutes exposes open-source model catalogs through an OpenAI-compatible API. OpenClaw supports both browser OAuth and API-key auth. CHUTES_OAUTH_TOKEN supplies an already-obtained OAuth access token directly (for example in CI), bypassing the interactive browser flow below.

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Install plugin

Installation applies to a running Gateway automatically; otherwise it takes effect on the next startup. See Apply changes and inspect.

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Getting started

Both paths set the default model to chutes/zai-org/GLM-5.2-TEE and register the Chutes catalog.
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Run the OAuth onboarding flow

OpenClaw launches the browser flow locally, or shows a URL + redirect-paste flow on remote/headless hosts. OAuth tokens auto-refresh through OpenClaw auth profiles.

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Discovery behavior

When Chutes auth is available, OpenClaw queries GET /v1/models with that credential and uses the discovered models, cached for 5 minutes per credential. A rejected credential produces a catalog authentication failure; OpenClaw does not retry anonymously. Other request failures produce an unavailable catalog outcome, not a successful static list. A successful empty response stays empty. API-key and OAuth discovery use this same path. Token prices come from the native Chutes model catalog. Its numeric prompt, completion, and cached-input rates are already in USD per million tokens; they are not per-token OpenRouter rates. Unavailable or invalid price metadata does not establish that a model is free. In the default models.mode: "merge", fresh onboarding records the provider and aliases without copying generated model rows or prices into your config. Live prices can then refresh without overwriting explicitly authored model costs. models.mode: "replace" disables discovery, so onboarding retains the bundled catalog as an explicit offline seed in that mode. Existing configured model rows and their prices are preserved when applying provider setup again.

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Default aliases

OpenClaw registers two convenience aliases for the Chutes catalog:

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Built-in starter catalog

The bundled fallback catalog contains these current starter models plus two compatible prior-generation refs that remain selectable but are hidden from pickers: Run openclaw models list --all --provider chutes for the full list. Fallback prices for starter models still listed by the native endpoint were refreshed from its August 31, 2026 response. An absent model keeps its previous seed snapshot: feed absence alone does not retire a shipped reference or change its picker status. Listing metadata is not proof that your account can invoke a model.

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Config example

Customize the OAuth flow with optional environment variables:See the Chutes OAuth docs for redirect-app requirements and help.
  • Chutes models are registered as chutes/<model-id>.
  • Chutes does not report token usage while streaming (supportsUsageInStreaming: false); usage totals still show once the stream completes.

Model selection

Provider rules, model refs, and failover behavior.

Configuration reference

Full config schema including provider settings.

Chutes

Chutes dashboard and API docs.

Chutes API keys

Create and manage Chutes API keys.