Venice Ai

Get Your API Key

1. Create account at venice.ai 2. Go to venice.ai/settings/api 3. Click "Create API Key" → copy the key (starts with vn_...)

Configure

Option A: Environment variable

export VENICE_API_KEY="vn_your_key_here"

Option B: Clawdbot config (recommended)

// ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json
{
  skills: {
    entries: {
      "venice-ai": {
        env: { VENICE_API_KEY: "vn_your_key_here" }
      }
    }
  }
}

Verify

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/venice.py models --type text

| Problem | Solution | |---------|----------| | VENICE_API_KEY not set | Set env var or configure in ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json | | Invalid API key | Verify at venice.ai/settings/api | | Model not found | Run --list-models to see available; use --no-validate for new models | | Rate limited | Check --show-usage output | | Video stuck | Videos can take 1-5 min; use --timeout 600 for long ones | | Vision not working | Ensure you're using a vision-capable model (e.g., qwen3-vl-235b-a22b) | | --x-search no effect | Only works with Grok models (grok-*) | | Music timeout | Music can take 2-5 min; increase --timeout | | Background removal quality | Works best with clear subject/background contrast |