freeride
Installation
Summary
Configures OpenClaw to use free AI models from OpenRouter with automatic fallback ranking.
- Automatically selects the best free model as primary and ranks 5+ fallbacks to handle rate limits without interrupting workflows
- Includes
freeride autofor one-command setup,freeride listto browse available models, andfreeride switchto pin a specific model - Preserves all existing OpenClaw config (gateway, channels, plugins, env) and updates only model settings in
openclaw.json - Optional
freeride-watcherdaemon monitors rate limits and auto-rotates to the next fallback model when needed - Requires OPENROUTER_API_KEY environment variable and
openclaw gateway restartafter any configuration change
SKILL.md
FreeRide - Free AI for OpenClaw
What This Skill Does
Configures OpenClaw to use free AI models from OpenRouter. Sets the best free model as primary, adds ranked fallbacks so rate limits don't interrupt the user, and preserves existing config.
Prerequisites
Before running any FreeRide command, ensure:
- OPENROUTER_API_KEY is set. Check with
echo $OPENROUTER_API_KEY. If empty, the user must get a free key at https://openrouter.ai/keys and set it:export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="sk-or-v1-..." # Or persist it: openclaw config set env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY "sk-or-v1-..."