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Use the OpenClaw V4 setup script to install the ByteRover skill and configure ByteRover as the OpenClaw context engine. ByteRover and OpenClaw integration

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Setup

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Optional step 0: Remove old V3 CLI, connectors, and integrations

If this machine still has the old V3 CLI, connectors, OpenClaw integration, or Hermes memory provider installed, remove them before setting up the V4 skill:
This removes old V3 command-line tools and connectors. It also removes the old OpenClaw integration and Hermes memory provider when they are detected. It does not migrate V3 memory data.
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Install the ByteRover skill and context engine

Run the OpenClaw V4 setup script:Requires Node.js 20 or newer. Node.js includes npm and npx.
This installs the published ByteRover skill and configures the latest ByteRover OpenClaw context engine.
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Restart OpenClaw

Fully quit and reopen OpenClaw so it can load the installed ByteRover skill and context engine.
4

Authenticate with ByteRover

Prompt OpenClaw:
Open the URL OpenClaw prints, approve the request in your browser, then return to OpenClaw and type:
5

Start ByteRover onboarding

Prompt OpenClaw:

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Authentication URL flow

OpenClaw may ask you to finish account linking in the browser. Agent ByteRover authentication URL flow Follow the URL flow exactly as OpenClaw prints it before you start onboarding:
  1. Tell OpenClaw to start the authentication flow.
  2. Open the URL that OpenClaw prints in your browser.
  3. Confirm the browser page before the code expires.
  4. Return to OpenClaw and type:
Use the URL and code printed by your OpenClaw session. Do not copy values from the example image.

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If OpenClaw needs a space

During onboarding, OpenClaw may tell you that ByteRover is not configured for the current workspace. When that happens:
  1. Open ByteRover Desktop.
  2. Create or select the space for this project.
  3. Return to OpenClaw.
  4. Prompt OpenClaw again:
OpenClaw checks the current project again and continues setup.

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Verify

After onboarding, ask OpenClaw to check ByteRover before starting work:
OpenClaw should use ByteRover automatically after setup: query before non-trivial work and record useful knowledge when the work is complete.

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Cleanup: uninstall the context engine

If you want OpenClaw to stop using the ByteRover context engine, run the same setup script with the uninstall flag:
This resets OpenClaw to its legacy context engine and removes the ByteRover OpenClaw plugin. It does not delete your ByteRover spaces or saved memory.

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Next steps

Query

Learn in depth how the agent retrieves project memory.

Record

Learn in depth how the agent saves durable knowledge.

Space

Manage where this project’s memory lives.