OpenClaw local first personal assistant architecture enables X Premium subscribers to run Grok models locally with stateful memory and messaging integration
The OpenClaw developers have now provided a way to authenticate into models and run them locally by logging in to your X Premium or SuperGrok subscription. As per official documentation provided on the xAI platform, this works for all subscription levels, enabling users to run the latest Grok technology on their local machines, as opposed to through an API.
OpenClaw provides users with an open source, local first personal assistant that is accessible on virtually any operating system. The assistant itself is lightweight enough to run on devices like a Mac Mini, laptop, remote virtual private server, and even a Raspberry Pi. Unlike a simple, stateless web interface, it saves a stateful memory database that persists across multiple interaction sessions, allowing it to remember what was spoken about during the day, week, month, or year.
To enhance its usability, OpenClaw is directly integrated with common messaging applications. Users are able to connect their respective Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, Signal and iMessage accounts with the local personal assistant. This makes it so that the agent can receive and send messages to and from the user within the same applications that they frequently use throughout the day.
For installations using a Mac or Linux computer, an installation script must first be downloaded from the openclaw.ai website. This is achieved by running the command in the terminal as: "curl fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | sh". Users running on a Windows machine should use their command line utilities instead to complete the same steps.
After the files are successfully installed, users are able to access the configuration through the terminal by typing "openclaw onboard". The user is then prompted through a series of commands to configure the local agent. Users can decide during this time whether to install the software as a daemon, which would keep the software running in the background of the operating system, always online.
The setup has also included functionality that supports devices connecting through a secure shell or a remote server. When setting up the local assistant, the user is given the option of setting the X provider. This prompts the software to generate a small 4 digit code and an accompanying verification website. By entering the correct 4 digit code into the generated web application, the X Premium subscription will be linked to the OpenClaw assistant on that device in under 2 minutes.
