OpenClaw: Your First AI Employee
Build 9 Income-Generating Agents This Weekend
You installed OpenClaw. It just sits there doing nothing useful. This book turns that dead install into a staff of AI agents that run your email, write your content, and send you money while you sleep. 9 working projects, no code required. Second edition: every command re-run against the shipping release, with a free companion repo that installs all of it into your own agent.
Second edition. Turn a dead OpenClaw install into a staff of AI agents. 9 projects across 12 chapters, each with real code, real cost breakdowns, and a deliverable you can test the same day.
Every command in this edition was executed against the shipping release before it went to print: the install path, the config format, the skill format, and the price of every model it tells you to run. The eight skills and eleven scheduled jobs ship as a free companion repo that installs into your own agent with one command.
What You'll Build
100+ tailored applications, two offers, doubled salary, $40 in API credits.
One installer command, the setup wizard, and the approval step most people miss.
Ten fixes mapped to real settings, then a command that grades your work.
A SKILL.md file needs exactly two lines of config. You reuse it nine times.
Four levers: cheap primary, prompt caching, the heartbeat, a second agent.
Auto-triage, response drafts in your voice, morning briefing.
50 sources, a daily briefing, and the dial that sets your own budget.
One idea becomes 35 platform-specific posts a week, scheduled.
Proposals, invoicing, follow-ups. Plus an honest list of what it cannot do.
Real separate agents, each with its own workspace, model, and personality.
Cost spikes, hallucinations, lock-in, and the argument the community is having.
Days 1-30 build, 31-60 automate, 61-90 earn. $3K-$5K per client.
Free Articles from this Book
How to Build Your First OpenClaw Skill in 15 Minutes
Step-by-step OpenClaw custom skill tutorial. Build a working notes-reader skill with YAML configs, SOUL.md personality, and debugging fixes.
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How to Build an OpenClaw Email Agent That Saves 9 Hours
Build an OpenClaw email automation agent with auto-triage, smart drafts, and morning briefings. Copy-paste YAML configs. Real numbers: 94 to 12 min/day.
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How to Run OpenClaw for $6/Month with Multi-Model Routing
Cut OpenClaw API costs by 80% with multi-model routing. Three budget tiers, real 4-week cost data, and prompt engineering tricks that save tokens.
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How to Build an OpenClaw Research Agent for $8/Month
Build a 4-layer OpenClaw research agent that monitors 50+ sources, sends daily briefings to Telegram, and gets smarter over time. Under $8/month.
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How to Secure OpenClaw Against Every Known Attack
The 10-point OpenClaw security hardening checklist with copy-paste .env configs, real CVE failure stories, and 5 verification tests to prove it works.
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