Free Model Router
by @ricksmartbrain-boop
Manages free AI models from OpenRouter for OpenClaw. Automatically ranks models by quality, configures fallbacks for rate-limit handling, and updates opencla...
Before running any FreeRide command, ensure:
1. OPENROUTER_API_KEY is set. Check with echo $OPENROUTER_API_KEY. If empty, the user must get a free key at https://openrouter.ai/keys and set it:
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="sk-or-v1-..."
# Or persist it:
openclaw config set env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY "sk-or-v1-..."
2. The freeride CLI is installed. Check with which freeride. If not found:
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/free-ride
pip install -e .
| Problem | Fix |
|---------|-----|
| freeride: command not found | cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/free-ride && pip install -e . |
| OPENROUTER_API_KEY not set | User needs a key from https://openrouter.ai/keys |
| Changes not taking effect | openclaw gateway restart then /new for fresh session |
| Agent shows 0 tokens | Check freeride status β primary should be openrouter/ |
clawhub install free-model-router