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Connect Your AI Bot to Hiora
Hiora gives your AI bot a face. Pick your bot below, follow the setup steps, and your avatar will be powered by the brain of your choice.
Choose your AI bot
OpenClaw is the most popular open-source personal AI assistant. It supports multiple channels (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Signal), tools, memory, cron jobs, and an extensive skill system. Written in Node.js.
1Install OpenClaw
Follow the official installation guide on the OpenClaw website:
OpenClaw installation guide2Verify the API is running
- Enable chat completions in your config (~/.openclaw/openclaw.json): set gateway.
http.endpoints.chatCompletions.enabled to true - Restart the gateway: openclaw gateway restart
- Find your Gateway URL and Token in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json (gateway.auth.token)
- Find your Session Key: openclaw sessions list (look for the main session key, e.g. agent:main:main)
3Connect to Hiora
Open Hiora → Settings and fill in:
- •Avatar ID – from your Avatarium dashboard
- •Gateway URL –
http://localhost:18789 - •Token – your gateway auth token
- •Session Key – your main session key (e.g.
agent:main:main)
Chat completions must be enabled in your OpenClaw config first (see Step 2).
✓Done
Click the microphone button in Hiora and start talking. Your avatar will respond using OpenClaw as the AI brain. Conversations are streamed in real time with lip sync.