Cost Optimization
Your Agent Is Burning Money While You Sleep
OpenClaw routes everything through your primary model by default. Cut your API bill by 65% with smart model routing — heartbeats, sub-agents, and cron jobs on cheaper models.
OpenClaw routes everything through your primary model by default. Heartbeats, sub-agents, calendar checks — all at frontier prices. Here's how to cut your API bill by 65% with smart model routing.
OpenClaw routes everything through your primary model by default. Cut your API bill by 65% with smart model routing — heartbeats, sub-agents, and cron jobs on cheaper models.
Add a second OpenClaw agent with its own Telegram bot, workspace, and personality. Step-by-step, with copy-paste prompts you send directly to your agent.
We ran Cisco's open-source AI skill scanner against all 50 bundled OpenClaw skills. 48 passed clean. 2 flagged — both false positives. Here's the full breakdown.
iOS node pairing, Docker hardening, Slack threading, prompt caching, and 40+ fixes. The full breakdown of what shipped and why it matters.
A complete guide to setting up macOS virtual machines with UTM for OpenClaw development and testing. Golden images, snapshots, and fleet deployment.
Instead of hiring employee #1, build an agent stack that handles the work of three roles. The economics, the architecture, and the 90-day playbook.
I've spent 30+ years building and scaling enterprise technology — from Cisco networking to AI agent systems. I founded and grew one of the largest Cisco training organizations globally, training engineers across 40+ countries before exiting to private equity.
Now I design the operational infrastructure for autonomous AI agents: orchestration platforms, security frameworks, and the tooling that makes production-grade AI reliable and accessible. I write here about what I'm learning, building, and thinking through.