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Link Your Subscription

UseOpenClaw provides AI usage out of the box — you can start chatting with your bot immediately without any additional setup. However, if you’d like to use your own AI provider, you can link your OpenAI subscription directly.

  • Unlimited usage — Use your own OpenAI billing instead of the platform’s allocation
  • Your own models — Access whatever models and configurations are available on your OpenAI account
  • Full control — Manage your AI spend independently through your OpenAI dashboard

Linking your account opts you out of the platform’s built-in AI usage allocation. You can switch back at any time.

The connection uses a secure OAuth flow — no API keys to copy or manage.

Step 1: Start the Connection

  1. From your bot’s page on the UseOpenClaw platform, click the AI Model button (Brain icon) in the action bar
  2. Click Link OpenAI Account

Step 2: Sign into OpenAI

Your browser will redirect to OpenAI’s sign-in page. Log in with your OpenAI account credentials.

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After signing in, the page may show an error or a blank screen — this is expected. Don’t close the tab.

Step 3: Paste the Callback URL

  1. Look at your browser’s address bar — it will contain a long URL with authentication parameters
  2. Copy the entire URL from the address bar
  3. Go back to UseOpenClaw and paste the URL into the text field shown in the AI Model drawer
  4. Click confirm

UseOpenClaw will securely exchange the authentication tokens. Once complete, you’ll see your connected OpenAI email and the connection status.

Verify Your Connection

To confirm that your bot is now using your linked OpenAI account, send the /model command to your bot in Telegram:

/model

The bot will respond with the current model provider. You should see it reflect your OpenAI connection (e.g., showing openai or codex as the active provider) instead of the default platform model.

Switching Back

If you want to return to the platform’s built-in AI usage:

  1. Click the AI Model button (Brain icon) from your bot’s page
  2. Click Disconnect to unlink your OpenAI account
  3. Your bot will automatically switch back to the platform-provided models

No data or conversation history is lost when switching between providers.