NVIDIA Model Config Skill

Overview

This skill packages three reusable pieces:

1. A script (scripts/merge_nvidia_config.py) that inserts the NVIDIA provider block into any openclaw.json file and configures apiKey as a SecretRef by default.
2. Model entries for Mixtral, Moonshot Kimi, Kimi K2.5, Nemotron Super (1M ctx), Llama 3.1 Nemotron Ultra 253B (128K ctx), and MiniMax M2.5 (204.8K ctx) — delete extras or add more from openclaw models list --provider nvidia --all.
3. Instructions for backups, secrets, and where NVIDIA_API_KEY must be set so the gateway can resolve it (this is not only openclaw.json).

Use the skill whenever you want to replicate the NVIDIA models.providers.nvidia entry without guessing which keys or nested objects to copy.

Quick start

1. Copy or download this skill (e.g., rsync -av skills/nvidia-model-config /path/to/other/workspace/skills/).
2. Obtain your NVIDIA API key and keep it secret (do not commit it).
3. Run the script from the target workspace:

python skills/nvidia-model-config/scripts/merge_nvidia_config.py \
  --config openclaw.json --key "YOUR_KEY" --setup-env ~/.config/openclaw/gateway.env --setup-systemd --backup

• --config defaults to openclaw.json in the current directory.
• --key provides the API key (alternatively, set NVIDIA_API_KEY in your shell).
• --setup-env writes the key to a dedicated environment file (e.g., ~/.config/openclaw/gateway.env).
• --setup-systemd creates a systemd user override to load the environment file for the gateway.
• --backup saves the original file as openclaw.json.bak before overwriting.
• By default, the script writes models.providers.nvidia.apiKey as:
  • {"source":"env","provider":"default","id":"NVIDIA_API_KEY"}

Manual Environment Setup

If you prefer not to use --setup-systemd, you must set your key in the runtime environment where the OpenClaw gateway runs.

Interactive shell / CLI only (e.g. testing openclaw in a terminal):

export NVIDIA_API_KEY="$YOUR_KEY"

Gateway under systemd (typical on Linux) — the service does not read ~/.bashrc. Put the key in a file the unit loads, for example:

• File: ~/.config/openclaw/gateway.env (mode 600):

NVIDIA_API_KEY=your_key_here

• User unit drop-in ~/.config/systemd/user/openclaw-gateway.service.d/override.conf:

[Service]
Environment=NVIDIA_API_KEY=
EnvironmentFile=-/home/YOUR_USER/.config/openclaw/gateway.env

The empty Environment=NVIDIA_API_KEY= clears any inherited value so EnvironmentFile is the single source of truth. Then:

systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user restart openclaw-gateway.service

You can also keep a personal ~/.config/openclaw/secrets.env and source it from ~/.bashrc for CLI-only use; that does not replace the gateway env above.