From Beginner to Power User
You signed up for OpenClaw Launch, deployed your first AI agent, and it's been working great for a month. You're chatting with it on Telegram, getting answers, maybe using it for work. But you're only scratching the surface.
We've watched hundreds of users go through the same journey, and there's a clear pattern: after about 30 days, the power users pull ahead. They discover features that transform their agent from a "smart chatbot" into an indispensable daily tool.
Here are the 5 things every OpenClaw power user does — and how you can do them too.
1. Set Up Cross-Session Memory
What It Is
By default, AI conversations are stateless — each new chat starts fresh. Cross-session memory changes that. Your agent remembers facts, preferences, and context from every conversation you've ever had with it. Tell it your name once, and it remembers forever. Mention your project deadline, and it can bring it up next week.
Why It Matters
This is what transforms an AI chatbot into a personal AI assistant. Without memory, you're constantly re-explaining context. With memory, your agent knows you — your preferences, your projects, your communication style. The more you use it, the more valuable it becomes.
How to Set It Up
Enable the session memory feature in your instance configuration. OpenClaw uses vector embeddings to store and retrieve memories efficiently, so your agent recalls the right context at the right time without bloating the conversation window.
Power users also create an AGENTS.md file with permanent instructions — things the agent should always know, like "I prefer concise answers" or "Always format code blocks with syntax highlighting."
Power user tip: After enabling memory, spend 10 minutes "onboarding" your agent — tell it about yourself, your work, your preferences. It's like training a new assistant, except this one never forgets.
2. Install Web Search + Browser Skills
What It Is
Out of the box, your OpenClaw agent knows things up to its training cutoff. With web search and browser skills from the skills marketplace, it can access the live internet — searching Google, reading web pages, extracting data from websites, and citing sources.
Why It Matters
An AI agent without internet access is like a brilliant colleague who's been in a cave for a year. With web search enabled, your agent can:
- Answer questions about current events and recent developments
- Research topics with real-time data — stock prices, news, product reviews
- Fact-check its own responses against live sources
- Read and summarize any web page or article you share
- Compare products, find the best prices, read reviews
How to Set It Up
Go to your instance settings and enable the web search and browser skills. That's it — no API keys to configure, no setup required. The skills are ready to use immediately.
Ask your agent: "What happened in tech news today?" or "Find the best-rated noise-cancelling headphones under $200." You'll see the difference instantly.
Power user tip: Combine web search with memory. Your agent will remember what you've researched before and build on previous findings instead of starting from scratch.
3. Connect Multiple Platforms
What It Is
Most users start with one platform — usually Telegram. Power users connect their agent to multiple platforms simultaneously: Telegram for personal use, Discord for their community, and web chat for their website.
Why It Matters
Your AI agent should be available wherever you are, not the other way around. Different platforms serve different purposes:
- Telegram — Quick, personal conversations. Perfect for on-the-go queries from your phone.
- Discord — Community engagement, team collaboration, shared AI access for your server.
- Web chat — Shareable link or embed on your website. Great for clients or public-facing use.
The agent shares the same configuration, skills, and memory across all platforms. Message it on Telegram in the morning, continue the conversation on Discord in the afternoon.
How to Set It Up
In your instance configuration, enable each platform and provide the necessary credentials (Telegram bot token, Discord bot token). Follow the step-by-step guides:
4. Use DeepSeek for Daily Tasks, Claude for Complex Ones
What It Is
OpenClaw supports 20+ AI models, and they're not all created equal. Power users don't just pick one model — they strategically switch models based on the task.
Why It Matters
AI models vary dramatically in cost and capability:
- DeepSeek V3 — Incredibly capable and incredibly cheap. Perfect for everyday tasks: answering questions, writing emails, brainstorming, casual conversation.
- Claude Sonnet 4 — Best-in-class for nuanced writing, complex analysis, and creative work. Costs more, but the quality shows.
- GPT-4o — Strong all-rounder, good at following detailed instructions.
- Llama 4 Scout — Open-source, fast, great for high-volume tasks where you want to minimize costs.
The Smart Approach
Set DeepSeek as your default model for everyday conversations. When you need to write a critical document, analyze a complex problem, or produce high-quality creative work, switch to Claude. You can change models anytime from your dashboard — no restart required.
Power user tip: Track your model costs on your dashboard. Many users find that using DeepSeek for 80% of tasks and Claude for the other 20% cuts their API costs by 60% or more — without any noticeable quality drop for everyday use.
5. Build Custom Skills with AGENTS.md
What It Is
AGENTS.md is a special file that lets you give your OpenClaw agent persistent custom instructions. It's like an employee handbook for your AI — it defines how the agent should behave, what it should know, and how it should respond.
Why It Matters
The skills marketplace covers thousands of capabilities, but every user's needs are unique. AGENTS.md lets you create a truly personalized agent:
- Define your agent's personality and communication style
- Provide domain knowledge — your company's products, your field's terminology, your personal preferences
- Set response rules — always include sources, never use jargon, keep answers under 200 words
- Create custom workflows — "When I say 'daily briefing,' search for tech news, check my calendar, and summarize my unread emails"
Getting Started
Start simple. Write a few lines about who you are and how you want the agent to respond. Then iterate — every time the agent does something you don't like, add a rule to AGENTS.md. After a few weeks, you'll have a highly customized agent that feels like it was built specifically for you.
Power user tip: Share your
AGENTS.mdsetup with friends or colleagues. The best configurations get refined through community feedback.
The Power User Mindset
The difference between a casual user and a power user isn't technical skill — it's investment. Power users spend 30 minutes customizing their agent and save hours every week. They treat their AI agent like a real assistant: they onboard it, train it, and continuously improve it.
The five tips above are how they do it. Each one takes 5–10 minutes to set up and pays dividends every day.
Start Your Power User Journey
If you haven't tried these features yet, now's the time. Log in to your OpenClaw Launch dashboard and start with cross-session memory — it's the single biggest upgrade you can make. Then add web search, connect another platform, and experiment with different models.
Don't have an OpenClaw agent yet? Sign up at openclawlaunch.com — plans start at $3/month and you can deploy your first agent in under 60 seconds.