Power your OpenClaw agent with open-source models

Configure Kimi K2.5, GLM 5, and MiniMax M2.5 as your OpenClaw inference provider — in 30 seconds. No Anthropic or OpenAI API key needed.

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How It Works

Step 1

Install Kimchi

bash

curl -fsSL https://github.com/getkimchi/kimchi/releases/latest/download/install.sh | bash

One command. Works on macOS and Linux.

Step 2

Run the wizard

bash

kimchi

Kimchi auto-detects OpenClaw and configures it.

Step 3

Build with your agent

Your OpenClaw agent now runs on open-source models via Cast AI.

Three models. Zero vendor lock-in.

Curated for agentic workloads — large context windows, tool-use optimized, open-source.

Kimi K2.5

Recommended

Primary Agent

Reasoning, planning, code generation, image processing

Context: 262K

Output: 32K

GLM 5 FP8

Coding Subagent

Writing, refactoring, debugging code

Context: 202.8K

Output: 32K

MiniMax M2.5

Budget-friendly

Secondary Subagent

Code generation, debugging

Context: 196.6K

Output: 32K

Why not just use OpenRouter or Anthropic directly?

Feature	Kimchi	OpenRouter	Anthropic Direct	Ollama
Setup time	30 seconds	5–10 min	5 min	30+ min
Open-source models	Curated	Hundreds	Proprietary	Self-host
One API key				Local
Agent-optimized	Large ctx + tools	Generic	Expensive	HW-limited
Free tier				Free (your GPU)
Auto-config	Built-in	Manual JSON	Manual	Manual

What Kimchi writes to your openclaw.json

bash

// ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
{
  "models": {
    "providers": {
      "kimchi": {
        "baseUrl": "https://llm.kimchi.dev/openai/v1",
        "apiKey": "${KIMCHI_API_KEY}",
        "api": "openai-completions",
        "models": [
          {
            "id": "kimchi/kimi-k2.5",
            "name": "Kimi K2.5",
            "reasoning": true,
            "contextWindow": 262000,
            "maxTokens": 32000
          },
          {
            "id": "kimchi/glm-5-fp8",
            "name": "GLM 5 FP8",
            "reasoning": true,
            "contextWindow": 202800,
            "maxTokens": 32000
          },
          {
            "id": "kimchi/minimax-m2.5",
            "name": "MiniMax M2.5",
            "reasoning": false,
            "contextWindow": 196600,
            "maxTokens": 32000
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Kimchi preserves your existing OpenClaw config. It only adds the kimchi provider — your other providers, channels, and agent settings stay untouched.

Start in 30 seconds

bash

curl -fsSL https://github.com/getkimchi/kimchi/releases/latest/download/install.sh | bash

1Run the install command
2Get your free API key at app.kimchi.dev
3Run kimchi and select OpenClaw
4Done — your agent is ready

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