openclaw-wsl-gpu

Example: OpenClaw on WSL with NVIDIA GPU

This example is for hosts where:

• nvidia-smi works inside WSL
• /dev/dxg exists
• but Vulkan may or may not be complete

Recommended approach

Use the wrapper script and let it choose:

• cuda when CUDA userland indicators are present
• vulkan when Vulkan tooling is present
• false otherwise

Validation checklist

nvidia-smi
ls -l /dev/dxg
QMD_LLAMA_GPU=cuda qmd status
QMD_LLAMA_GPU=vulkan qmd status
QMD_LLAMA_GPU=false qmd status

Common WSL issue

You may have GPU passthrough visible but still miss Vulkan build tools:

• libvulkan-dev
• vulkan-tools
• glslc
• glslang-tools

In that case, a stable CPU fallback is better than repeated failed auto-detection.