The Ultimate Self-Hosted AI Agent: Setting Up OpenClaw on a Mac Mini
Deploying OpenClaw on a Mac Mini creates a high-performance, autonomous AI workstation. To breathe life into this agent, you need to connect it to an LLM "brain" via an API. 1. Issuing Your LLM API Keys OpenClaw requires a connection to a model provider. Follow these steps to get your keys: Anthropic (Recommended): Go to the Anthropic Console , create an account, and generate a sk-ant-... key. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is highly recommended for its balance of speed and reasoning. OpenAI: Visit the OpenAI Platform , navigate to the API Keys section, and issue a sk-... key. 2. Installation & Daemon Setup Open your terminal and execute the following to install the service: # Install OpenClaw globally npm install -g openclaw@latest # Run the onboarding wizard openclaw onboard --install-daemon 3. Re...