Before you start
- An agent whose budget admits the inference provider. The default allow-all budget does.
- An API key for that agent. See Mint a key.
Pick a model
Browse the Inference page, or list models fromGET /v1/models with no key. See How the Inference page shows prices for what each entry carries.
Set up the client
The Inference page’s How to connect card walks through these three values with ready-to-paste snippets for curl, Python, and TypeScript. Under the card, Connect your harness shows the block to add the endpoint as a custom provider in Hermes or in OpenClaw. The Agents page and each agent’s page link there with Set up inference.
Control repeat requests (optional)
Send anIdempotency-Key header to control whether a repeated request shares a charge or pays again. See Managing idempotency keys.