Managed OpenClaw APIs

Ship AI agents
without the infra

Spin up managed OpenClaw instances, create agents with custom personas, and connect messaging channels — all through a simple REST API.

Free during beta · No credit card required

quickstart.sh
# Launch an instance
curl -X POST https://core.thermidora.com/v1/instances \
  -H "X-API-Key: tc_live_your_key" \
  -d '{"name": "my-agents"}'

# Create an agent
curl -X POST .../instances/inst_id/agents \
  -d '{"slug": "support-bot", "useDefaults": true}'

# Chat
curl -X POST .../agents/agent_id/messages \
  -d '{"message": "Hello!"}'

{"reply": "Hey! How can I help you today?"}
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Open Source Foundation
10,000+ GitHub Stars
REST API · SSE Streaming
API-First Platform

Three endpoints to a running agent

No SDKs to install. No configs to write. Just HTTP.

1

Launch an instance

One API call provisions a fully isolated OpenClaw runtime with dedicated storage.

POST /v1/instances
{
  "name": "production"
}

→ status: "running" (~90s)
2

Create agents

Define personas with SOUL.md and IDENTITY.md. Multiple agents per instance.

POST /v1/instances/:id/agents
{
  "slug": "support-bot",
  "useDefaults": true,
  "files": {
    "SOUL.md": "Be helpful..."
  }
}
3

Send messages

Chat via REST or stream responses in real-time with Server-Sent Events.

POST /v1/.../messages
{
  "message": "Summarize our Q1"
}

→ SSE stream or JSON reply
Use Cases

What you can build

Persistent AI agents that remember, act, and integrate.

Customer Support Agents

AI agents with memory that handle tickets, escalate when needed, and learn from past conversations.

Internal Team Assistants

Deploy to Slack or Discord. Onboard employees, answer HR questions, manage knowledge bases.

Workflow Automation

Agents that monitor inboxes, schedule meetings, process data, and trigger actions on cron.

Multi-Agent Organizations

Multiple agents in one instance that collaborate — research, draft, review, and publish together.

Messaging Companions

Personal AI on Telegram or WhatsApp with persistent memory and custom personality.

Developer Tools

Code review bots, CI/CD helpers, documentation generators — agents with access to your repos.

Why Thermidora

Skip the infrastructure

Focus on what your agents do, not where they run.

SELF-HOSTED

  • ✗ Provision and maintain servers
  • ✗ Install Docker, Node, dependencies
  • ✗ Configure networking and TLS
  • ✗ Manage updates and security patches
  • ✗ Monitor uptime and handle restarts
  • ✗ Scale when traffic spikes
  • ✗ Debug infrastructure issues at 2 AM

THERMIDORA

  • ✓ One API call to launch an instance
  • ✓ Fully isolated compute and storage
  • ✓ HTTPS and auth out of the box
  • ✓ Auto-updates to latest OpenClaw
  • ✓ 24/7 managed uptime
  • ✓ Per-hour billing, stop anytime
  • ✓ Focus on building, not ops
Foundation

Built on OpenClaw

The open-source AI agent framework developers trust.

10,000+
GitHub Stars
51
Built-in Skills
19
Channels Supported

OpenClaw gives agents memory, tool use, multi-channel messaging, cron jobs, and browser control. Thermidora gives you managed instances of it — via API — so you ship faster.

Pricing

Simple, pay-as-you-go

No subscriptions. No minimums. Pay for what you use.

FREE DURING BETA
$0.03/hr per instance

~$21.60/mo if always-on · Stopped instances are free

  • ✓ Dedicated OpenClaw runtime
  • ✓ Unlimited agents per instance
  • ✓ Persistent storage (EFS-backed)
  • ✓ All 51 built-in skills
  • ✓ Custom skill uploads
  • ✓ SSE streaming
  • ✓ API keys with granular access
  • ✓ Stop and resume anytime
Get Started Free →

No credit card required during beta

Quickstart

Running in 30 seconds

Copy, paste, done.

terminal
# 1. Get your API key at thermidora.com/console
export API_KEY="tc_live_..."

# 2. Launch an instance
curl -s -X POST https://core.thermidora.com/v1/instances \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "my-first-instance"}'
{"instanceId": "inst_a1b2c3d4e5f6", "status": "provisioning"}

# 3. Create an agent (after instance is running)
curl -s -X POST .../instances/inst_a1b2c3d4e5f6/agents \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY" \
  -d '{"slug": "my-agent", "useDefaults": true}'
{"agentId": "agt_x1y2z3", "slug": "my-agent"}

# 4. Chat!
curl -s -X POST .../agents/agt_x1y2z3/messages \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY" \
  -d '{"message": "What can you do?"}'
{"reply": "I can help with research, writing, code..."}

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