| summary: "CLI reference for `openclaw setup` (initialize config + workspace)" | |
| read_when: | |
| - You’re doing first-run setup without the full onboarding wizard | |
| - You want to set the default workspace path | |
| title: "setup" | |
| # `openclaw setup` | |
| Initialize `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json` and the agent workspace. | |
| Related: | |
| - Getting started: [Getting started](/start/getting-started) | |
| - Wizard: [Onboarding](/start/onboarding) | |
| ## Examples | |
| ```bash | |
| openclaw setup | |
| openclaw setup --workspace ~/.openclaw/workspace | |
| ``` | |
| To run the wizard via setup: | |
| ```bash | |
| openclaw setup --wizard | |
| ``` | |