Video course · 15 chapters · 77 min · certificate
OpenClaw Beginner Course: Build Your First Multi-Agent AI System
Set up OpenClaw from scratch and grow it into a multi-agent system: VPS install, dashboard and identity, Discord connection, the Northstar framework, essential skills, memory, dedicated agents, OpenRouter cost optimization, security and workflow automation.
What you'll learn
- Install OpenClaw on a VPS
- Configure identity, dashboard and Discord
- Install essential and self-improving skills
- Set up dedicated agents that talk to each other
- Cut costs with OpenRouter model routing
- Secure and automate your agent system
Chapters
15 chapters · 77:09-
4:50
01Intro Free preview
What OpenClaw can do
Real results from an agent setup, an overview of the guide, advanced capabilities, cost and security.
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5:54
02Setup Members
VPS versus local setup
OpenClaw basics and use cases, and why a VPS beats running locally.
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3:25
03Install Members
Installing OpenClaw
Setting a root password and running the installer on the VPS.
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6:35
04Config Members
Gateway, dashboard and identity
Troubleshooting from the terminal, the gateway, the dashboard and booting identity files.
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7:45
05Channels Members
Connecting Discord
Discord versus Telegram, creating a Discord bot and connecting it to OpenClaw.
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4:52
06Memory Members
Troubleshooting and the Northstar framework
Fixing initial issues, then giving the agent a Northstar document about you.
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3:51
07Skills Members
Installing essential skills
Adding the skills that make the agent useful.
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4:14
08Skills Members
Self-improving and humanizer skills
A self-improving agent skill, a humanizer skill and their security implications.
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3:43
09Memory Members
Memory flush and skill management
Advanced memory flush and tips for managing skills.
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4:08
10Planning Members
The master plan
Prioritizing what to build next with the agent's help.
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6:06
11Agents Members
Dedicated agents
Creating a dedicated research assistant with its own model, and getting agents to communicate.
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6:44
12Cost Members
Cost optimization with OpenRouter
Signing up for OpenRouter, configuring models and switching between them.
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5:39
13Security Members
Security best practices
Rules for keeping your agent system safe.
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4:48
14Automation Members
Workflow automation with MCP
Integrating an MCP and an API so the orchestrator can automate workflows.
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4:35
15Automation Members
Finalizing the automation workflow
Tracking a YouTube channel as a finished example workflow.