Here's how to run OpenClaw with free and cost-effective models—without needing expensive GPU hardware.
amazing!
I tried this setup with OpenClaw but it didnt work. The option to choose the models from Kilo doesnt come up. Setting them up through the file directly also doesnt work. May be a short video or the exact file location/files will be helpful
Hello! Could you please specify in which section of .clawdbot/clawdbot.json file one need to add the kilocode configuration?
I added the config at the end of clawdbot.json and got an error
```
clawdbot tui
Invalid config at /home/user1/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json:\n- <root>: Unrecognized key: "kilocode"
🦞 Clawdbot 2026.1.24-3 (885167d) — Because Threads wasn't the answer either.
│
◇ Config ───────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ Config invalid; doctor will run with best-effort config. │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
◇ Unknown config keys ─╮
│ - kilocode │
├───────────────────────╯
◇ Doctor ────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Run "clawdbot doctor --fix" to remove these keys. │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
Config invalid
File: ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json
Problem:
- <root>: Unrecognized key: "kilocode"
amazing!
I tried this setup with OpenClaw but it didnt work. The option to choose the models from Kilo doesnt come up. Setting them up through the file directly also doesnt work. May be a short video or the exact file location/files will be helpful
Hello! Could you please specify in which section of .clawdbot/clawdbot.json file one need to add the kilocode configuration?
I added the config at the end of clawdbot.json and got an error
```
clawdbot tui
Invalid config at /home/user1/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json:\n- <root>: Unrecognized key: "kilocode"
🦞 Clawdbot 2026.1.24-3 (885167d) — Because Threads wasn't the answer either.
│
◇ Config ───────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ Config invalid; doctor will run with best-effort config. │
│ │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
│
◇ Unknown config keys ─╮
│ │
│ - kilocode │
│ │
├───────────────────────╯
│
◇ Doctor ────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ │
│ Run "clawdbot doctor --fix" to remove these keys. │
│ │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
Config invalid
File: ~/.clawdbot/clawdbot.json
Problem:
- <root>: Unrecognized key: "kilocode"
```