Onboarding Wizard Pro — v1.0 Release Notes
Released: 2026-04-14
Price: $4.99
Category: orchestration
What It Does
Onboarding Wizard Pro guides new OpenClaw users through the complete first-run setup — from API keys to a connected messaging channel — in under 10 minutes, with zero JSON file editing required. It runs 6 validated steps in sequence (environment check, API keys, model selection, memory setup, first skill install, and channel connection), validates each stage before proceeding, and saves progress so users can pick up exactly where they left off if interrupted.
This is the definitive "I just installed OpenClaw, now what?" answer: a structured, friendly wizard that handles the full first-run experience and leaves the agent correctly configured and ready to work.
Use Cases
- First-time OpenClaw users who want guided setup without reading documentation — the wizard explains every step in plain language and validates each configuration before moving on
- Teams onboarding non-technical colleagues to OpenClaw — the wizard's step-by-step flow and plain-language explanations make setup accessible to people who've never touched a config file
- Users migrating from ChatGPT or another AI platform who need help mapping their existing API keys and workflow preferences to OpenClaw's configuration
Requirements
- OpenClaw — any recent version (wizard detects and reports version)
- Python 3 — standard library only (subprocess, json, os, pathlib)
- At minimum one API key — OpenRouter recommended for beginners (wizard links to signup)
- No external dependencies — all validation runs locally
Example Usage
Check setup progress:
scripts/onboarding_wizard.py --check
OpenClaw Onboarding Progress
────────────────────────────
Step 1: Environment Check ○ (current)
Step 2: API Key Setup ○
Step 3: Model Selection ○
Step 4: Memory Initialization ○
Step 5: First Skill Install ○
Step 6: Channel Connection ○
Progress: 0% complete — Start with: --step 1
Run a specific step (environment check):
scripts/onboarding_wizard.py --step 1
Step 1: Environment Check
──────────────────────────
✅ Node.js v24.14.0 (required: 18+)
✅ OpenClaw 2026.3.23
✅ Disk space 39,746 MB free (required: 500 MB)
✅ Memory 6,061 MB available
4/4 checks passed — ready to proceed to Step 2
Run the full interactive wizard:
scripts/onboarding_wizard.py --interactive
The wizard runs all 6 steps in sequence, validates each, and resumes from saved progress if interrupted.
Reset and start over:
scripts/onboarding_wizard.py --reset
Progress file deleted — fresh start on next run