Cohere

Cohere provides OpenAI-compatible inference through its Compatibility API. OpenClaw includes a bundled Cohere provider plugin with the Command A model catalog.

Get started

1. Create a Cohere API key.
2. Run onboarding:

openclaw onboard --non-interactive \  --auth-choice cohere-api-key \  --cohere-api-key "$COHERE_API_KEY"

3. Confirm the catalog is available:

openclaw models list --provider cohere

The default model is set only when no primary model is already configured.

Environment-only setup

Make COHERE_API_KEY available to the Gateway process, then select the bundled model:

{  agents: {    defaults: {      model: { primary: "cohere/command-a-03-2025" },    },  },}

Related

• Model providers
• Models CLI
• Provider directory