maxclaw-guide_skill

Overview

This skill is a user guide and FAQ for MaxClaw, a fully managed cloud AI agent platform built on OpenClaw and MiniMax models. It summarizes deployment steps, one-click setup, channel connections (Telegram and others), credit usage, troubleshooting, and differences from self-hosting. Use it to quickly resolve common configuration, operational, and billing questions.

How this skill works

The guide explains how MaxClaw provisions a dedicated OpenClaw instance in the cloud with persistent memory and integrated tools (file I/O, shell, web search, browser automation). It covers one-click expert configurations, scheduled tasks, and multi-channel connections like Telegram. It also details credit consumption drivers and safe restart/auto-fix procedures for unresponsive agents.

When to use it

• Onboarding a new agent with one-click setup and default expert configuration
• Connecting Telegram or other messaging channels to an agent
• Understanding how credits are consumed and what affects billing
• Troubleshooting unresponsive agents, garbled output, or channel failures
• Deciding between MaxClaw (managed) and self-hosted OpenClaw

Best practices

• Start with the Default expert config if unsure, then customize tools and memory
• Use scheduled tasks for recurring workflows to save manual effort
• Monitor credit usage by tracking long context windows, tool-heavy tasks, and high reasoning settings
• Restart the agent or use Auto-fix before contacting support; restarts preserve memory and configs
• Keep sensitive local files off-platform; self-host OpenClaw for local file access

Example use cases

• Set a daily 8 AM job to fetch and summarize top AI news
• Install a marketplace skill for stock analysis with one click
• Connect Telegram by creating a bot in BotFather and pasting the token into Channel Setup
• Schedule meeting reminders every Wednesday at 9 AM using the agent’s scheduler
• Analyze uploaded PDFs with built-in file I/O tools to extract financial metrics