For first-time setup and quick orientation.
- Main overview and quick start: ../../README.md
- One-click setup and dual bootstrap mode: ../one-click-bootstrap.md
- Update or uninstall on macOS: macos-update-uninstall.md
- Set up on Android (Termux/ADB): ../android-setup.md
- Find commands by tasks: ../commands-reference.md
| Scenario | Command |
|---|---|
| I have an API key, want fastest setup | zeroclaw onboard --api-key sk-... --provider openrouter |
| I want guided prompts | zeroclaw onboard --interactive |
| Config exists, just fix channels | zeroclaw onboard --channels-only |
| Config exists, I intentionally want full overwrite | zeroclaw onboard --force |
| Using OpenAI Codex subscription auth | See OpenAI Codex OAuth Quick Setup |
- Quick onboarding:
zeroclaw onboard --api-key "sk-..." --provider openrouter - Interactive onboarding:
zeroclaw onboard --interactive - Existing config protection: reruns require explicit confirmation (or
--forcein non-interactive flows) - Ollama cloud models (
:cloud) require a remoteapi_urland API key (for exampleapi_url = "https://ollama.com"). - Validate environment:
zeroclaw status+zeroclaw doctor
Use this path when you want openai-codex with subscription OAuth credentials (no API key required).
- Authenticate:
zeroclaw auth login --provider openai-codex- Verify auth material is loaded:
zeroclaw auth status --provider openai-codex- Set provider/model defaults:
default_provider = "openai-codex"
default_model = "gpt-5.3-codex"
default_temperature = 0.2
[provider]
transport = "auto"
reasoning_level = "high"- Optional stable fallback model (if your account/region does not currently expose
gpt-5.3-codex):
default_model = "gpt-5.2-codex"- Start chat:
zeroclaw chatNotes:
- You do not need to define a custom
[model_providers."openai-codex"]block for normal OAuth usage. - If you see raw
<tool_call>tags in output, first verify you are on the built-inopenai-codexprovider path above and not a custom OpenAI-compatible provider override.
- Runtime operations: ../operations/README.md
- Reference catalogs: ../reference/README.md
- macOS lifecycle tasks: macos-update-uninstall.md
- Android setup path: ../android-setup.md