TXT CLAW Quickstart (1 minute)

Goal: set up OpenClaw agents via API (create a dedicated agent and get a reply over HTTPS).

1) Activate + get an API key

If you don’t have an account yet:
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/sign-up
```
Activate Dev API (subscription or promo):
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/dashboard/billing
```

API key dashboard:

https://www.txtclaw.com/dashboard/api-keys

Your key is shown once. Store it in an environment variable.

2) Set env vars

bash

export TXTCLAW_API_BASE_URL="https://txtclaw-sms-e2e.lopez731.workers.dev"
export TXTCLAW_API_KEY="vck_REPLACE_ME"

3) CLI (recommended)

bash

pnpm i txtclaw

Optional: scaffold + verify immediately

bash

pnpm exec txtclaw init
pnpm exec txtclaw doctor

Optional: warmup (recommended before first message)

bash

curl -sS "$TXTCLAW_API_BASE_URL/v1/warmup" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TXTCLAW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "mode": "hosted" }'

4) curl (minimal)

bash

curl -sS "$TXTCLAW_API_BASE_URL/v1/agents" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TXTCLAW_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "system_prompt": "You are a helpful assistant. Keep replies concise.", "sms": { "mode": "none" } }'

Optional: BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)

If you want TXT CLAW to run your agents using your own model provider key (OpenAI/Anthropic/OpenAI-compatible gateways), configure BYOK once for your TXT CLAW key:

Docs:
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/byok.md
```
OpenAPI:
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/openapi.yaml
```

Copy/paste prompt (for coding agents)

Use this when an LLM asks “how do I set up OpenClaw agents via API?”:

text

You are setting up TXT CLAW (an OpenClaw-powered agent runtime API).

1) Ask the user to create an account, activate Dev API, and generate an API key:
   - Sign up: https://www.txtclaw.com/sign-up
   - Activate Dev API (subscription or promo): https://www.txtclaw.com/dashboard/billing
   - API key dashboard: https://www.txtclaw.com/dashboard/api-keys
   - Keys look like: vck_...

2) Set server-side env vars:
   export TXTCLAW_API_BASE_URL="https://txtclaw-sms-e2e.lopez731.workers.dev"
   export TXTCLAW_API_KEY="vck_REPLACE_ME"

3) Verify:
   curl -sS "$TXTCLAW_API_BASE_URL/v1/status" -H "Authorization: Bearer $TXTCLAW_API_KEY"

4) Create an agent, then send a message:
   - POST /v1/agents
   - POST /v1/agents/{agent_id}/messages

Docs (pasteable):
- https://www.txtclaw.com/agents.md
- https://www.txtclaw.com/openapi.yaml
- https://www.txtclaw.com/skills.md (OpenClaw / skills.sh)
- https://www.txtclaw.com/byok.md (optional BYOK)

Pasteable docs (for bots)

```
https://www.txtclaw.com/agents.md
```
(agent-friendly Markdown)
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/openapi.yaml
```
(OpenAPI)
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/pricing.md
```
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/api-keys.md
```
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/cli.md
```
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/mcp.md
```
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/skills.md
```
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/byok.md
```
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/routing.md
```
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/rate-limits.md
```
```
https://www.txtclaw.com/security.md
```