1. First attempt — failed (permissions)

curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash

EACCES: permission denied — old install owned directory as root.

2. Fix permissions

sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/lib/node_modules/

3. Success

curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash

v2026.2.25 installed. Gateway token auth configured, LaunchAgent installed.

OpenAI Codex (default)

openclaw configure → Model → OpenAI → OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT OAuth)

Anthropic (added later)

Via env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY in openclaw.json. Auto-detected.

Available: anthropic/claude-opus-4-6, anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6

openclaw configure → Channels → Slack (Socket Mode)

• Bot token: xoxb-748892183093-...
• App token: xapp-1-A0AGCHZD03Z-...
• Channel allowlist: C0AGU4295HQ,C0AGT89CSKD
• DM policy: Pairing — approved sender U0AG3M14UTX

Default Slack bot. Handles all channels except #video-production.

SOUL.md + IDENTITY.md (lobster)

AI video production for Punchlist Zero.

SOUL.md + IDENTITY.md + config/{technical_notes, style_guide, demo_context}.md

Gotcha: Agents go in agents.list[] array, NOT top-level keys. First attempt was rejected.

{
  "bindings": [
    {
      "agentId": "video-producer",
      "match": { "channel": "slack", "peer": { "kind": "channel", "id": "C0AGT89CSKD" } }
    },
    {
      "agentId": "lobster",
      "match": { "channel": "slack" }
    }
  ]
}

Order matters: specific peer match first, catch-all second.

Verified 2026-02-26 05:40 UTC

7-step human-in-the-loop. Every step needs Dustin's approval.

Green = built skill · Yellow = in progress

Agent itself (Opus 4.6). Topic → 3 angles → script → shot-by-shot storyboard in Slack thread.

pexels-stock + pixabay-stock skills. Search, preview, download. 1080p+ filter baked in.

sag skill. ElevenLabs TTS, Roger voice. Preview via MEDIA: prefix.

pillow-video-cards + ffmpeg-assembler. Section cards via Pillow, then assemble.py --manifest → final MP4.

pillow-video-cards — thumbnail.py. 1280x720 PNG, bg-color or bg-image.

youtube-upload skill (building). Resumable upload via YouTube Data API v3.

scripts/ search_video.py, search_photo.py, download.py, preview.py

Requires PEXELS_API_KEY + requests. API was 503 at test (transient).

scripts/ section_card.py, intro_slide.py, outro_slide.py, thumbnail.py, text_overlay.py

All 5 tested. Brand: Gold #F5B800, Arial Bold, Impact.

scripts/ assemble.py, normalize.py, concat_clips.py, mix_audio.py, overlay_image.py

normalize.py tested. Full assembly pending real media.

scripts/ search_video.py, search_photo.py, download.py

500 results for "solar energy". stdlib urllib only.

scripts/ upload.py, set_thumbnail.py, check_quota.py
references/ youtube_api.md

Resumable upload (10MB chunks). OAuth refresh token needed in env.

• No ffmpeg drawtext — no freetype. ALL text via Pillow.
• Full binary paths — /usr/local/bin/{ffmpeg,python3.12,sag}
• File uploads — MEDIA:/path/to/file in agent replies
• Normalize clips — 1920x1080@30fps before assembly
• Roger voice only — CwhRBWXzGAHq8TQ4Fs17
• Runway ML broken — expired. Pexels + Pixabay only.

~/.openclaw/workspace-video/
├── SOUL.md, IDENTITY.md
├── config/{technical_notes,style_guide,demo_context}.md
├── pexels-stock/          # Stock footage
├── pillow-video-cards/    # Text graphics
├── ffmpeg-assembler/      # Video assembly
├── pixabay-stock/         # Backup stock
├── youtube-upload/        # YouTube API (building)
├── assets/{stock_video,stock_images,music,voiceover}/
└── output/{videos,thumbnails,metadata}/