OpenClaw Assistant – Home Assistant Add-on (DEV)

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Run OpenClaw as a Home Assistant add-on — fully self-contained with a web terminal, AI gateway, and all dependencies included.

This is the DEV / experimental channel. It may contain breaking changes and is updated more frequently. For the stable release, use: techartdev/OpenClawHomeAssistant

Quick Start

1. Add the repository: Settings → Add-ons → Add-on store → ⋮ → Repositories → paste:

   https://github.com/techartdev/OpenClawHomeAssistant-dev
   

2. Install OpenClaw Assistant (DEV)
3. Start the add-on
4. Open the add-on page — you'll see a terminal
5. Run openclaw onboard in the terminal to set up your AI providers

Key Features

• AI Gateway — OpenClaw server with chat, skills, and automation capabilities
• Web Terminal — browser-based terminal embedded in Home Assistant
• Assist Pipeline — use OpenClaw as a conversation agent via the OpenAI-compatible API
• Browser Automation — Chromium included for web scraping and automation skills
• Proxy Support — optional outbound http_proxy setting for HTTP/HTTPS traffic
• Persistent Storage — skills, config, and workspace survive add-on updates
• Bundled Tools — git, vim, nano, bat, fd, ripgrep, curl, jq, python3, pnpm, Homebrew

Supported Architectures

Architecture	Supported
amd64	✅
aarch64 (RPi 4/5)	✅
armv7 (RPi 3)	✅

Documentation

• Full documentation → — installation, configuration, use cases, troubleshooting, and more
• Security Risks & Disclaimer → — important risks to understand before using this add-on