Run OpenClaw on Curate-Me in 5 Minutes

OpenClaw is an incredible open-source AI agent — 215K GitHub stars and growing. But running it in production means dealing with security patching, cost control, and infrastructure ops. With the creator recently joining OpenAI and the project transitioning to a foundation, having a managed governance layer is more important than ever.

Curate-Me handles all of that. You keep your OpenClaw config. We add governance.

Step 1: Sign Up & Get Your API Key

1. Go to dashboard.curate-me.ai/signup 
2. Create your account (no credit card needed)
3. Copy your API key from the welcome page: cm_sk_xxx

Step 2: Point OpenClaw at the Gateway

Change one environment variable. That’s it.

# Before (direct to provider — no governance):
OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.openai.com/v1
 
# After (through Curate-Me — full governance):
OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.curate-me.ai/v1/openai

Add your Curate-Me API key as a header:

X-CM-API-Key=cm_sk_xxx

Your existing OpenClaw config stays the same. Your agents don’t even know they’re being governed.

Step 3: Verify It Works

Python

from curate_me import CurateMe
 
client = CurateMe(api_key="cm_sk_xxx")
health = client.gateway.health()
print(health)  # {"status": "ok", "gateway": "active"}

TypeScript

import { CurateMe } from '@curate-me/sdk'
 
const client = new CurateMe({ apiKey: 'cm_sk_xxx' })
const health = await client.gateway.health()
console.log(health) // { status: "ok", gateway: "active" }

curl

curl https://api.curate-me.ai/v1/health \
  -H "X-CM-API-Key: cm_sk_xxx"

Step 4: Configure Governance (Optional)

From the dashboard, you can enable:

• Cost controls: Set daily budgets per org ($25/day default)
• PII scanning: Block API keys and secrets before they hit providers
• Model allowlists: Restrict which models your agents can use
• HITL approvals: Require human approval for high-cost operations
• Rate limiting: Throttle requests per API key

All configurable from dashboard.curate-me.ai → Policies.

What You Get

Next Steps

• OpenClaw Security Best Practices
• Migration Guide
• Runners Quickstart
• API Reference