Providers
Chutes
Chutes exposes open-source model catalogs through an
OpenAI-compatible API. OpenClaw supports both browser OAuth and direct API-key
auth for the bundled chutes provider.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | chutes |
| API | OpenAI-compatible |
| Base URL | https://llm.chutes.ai/v1 |
| Auth | OAuth or API key (see below) |
Getting started
OAuth
Run the OAuth onboarding flow
openclaw onboard --auth-choice chutes
OpenClaw launches the browser flow locally, or shows a URL + redirect-paste flow on remote/headless hosts. OAuth tokens auto-refresh through OpenClaw auth profiles.
Verify the default model
After onboarding, the default model is set to
chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-TEE and the bundled Chutes catalog is
registered.
API key
Get an API key
Create a key at chutes.ai/settings/api-keys.
Run the API key onboarding flow
openclaw onboard --auth-choice chutes-api-key
Verify the default model
After onboarding, the default model is set to
chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-TEE and the bundled Chutes catalog is
registered.
Discovery behavior
When Chutes auth is available, OpenClaw queries the Chutes catalog with that credential and uses the discovered models. If discovery fails, OpenClaw falls back to a bundled static catalog so onboarding and startup still work.
Default aliases
OpenClaw registers three convenience aliases for the bundled Chutes catalog:
| Alias | Target model |
|---|---|
chutes-fast |
chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-FP8 |
chutes-pro |
chutes/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2-TEE |
chutes-vision |
chutes/chutesai/Mistral-Small-3.2-24B-Instruct-2506 |
Built-in starter catalog
The bundled fallback catalog includes current Chutes refs:
| Model ref |
|---|
chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-TEE |
chutes/zai-org/GLM-5-TEE |
chutes/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2-TEE |
chutes/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-0528-TEE |
chutes/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.5-TEE |
chutes/chutesai/Mistral-Small-3.2-24B-Instruct-2506 |
chutes/Qwen/Qwen3-Coder-Next-TEE |
chutes/openai/gpt-oss-120b-TEE |
Config example
{
agents: {
defaults: {
model: { primary: "chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-TEE" },
models: {
"chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.7-TEE": { alias: "Chutes GLM 4.7" },
"chutes/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2-TEE": { alias: "Chutes DeepSeek V3.2" },
},
},
},
}
OAuth overrides
You can customize the OAuth flow with optional environment variables:
| Variable | Purpose |
|---|---|
CHUTES_CLIENT_ID |
Custom OAuth client ID |
CHUTES_CLIENT_SECRET |
Custom OAuth client secret |
CHUTES_OAUTH_REDIRECT_URI |
Custom redirect URI |
CHUTES_OAUTH_SCOPES |
Custom OAuth scopes |
See the Chutes OAuth docs for redirect-app requirements and help.
Notes
- API-key and OAuth discovery both use the same
chutesprovider id. - Chutes models are registered as
chutes/<model-id>. - If discovery fails at startup, the bundled static catalog is used automatically.