Agents

An agent is a persistent Linux VM with AI coding tools built in. Each agent runs OpenClaw with managed LLM access — it can read your codebase, run commands, and write code autonomously. You access everything through your browser: terminal, code editor, and hosted sites.

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Creating an agent

Click New Agent in the dashboard.

1. Name — lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens. Shows up in your agent’s URL.
2. Size — Hermit Crab, King Crab, or Coconut Crab. Specs →
3. Billing — pay-as-you-go (hourly) or flat rate (monthly). You can change this later.
4. Account — your personal account or a team org.

Takes about 30 seconds.

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Lifecycle

provisioning → running ↔ stopped → destroying → deleted

State	What’s happening	Billing
Running	VM is on. Terminal, editor, hosted sites all work.	Running rate (metered) or included (flat)
Stopped	VM is off. All files preserved.	Paused rate (metered) or included (flat)
Destroying	Being deleted. Can’t cancel.	Stops
Deleted	Gone forever.	—

Start and stop from the dashboard. Everything persists across stop/start: files, packages, shell configs. Only /tmp and in-memory state are lost.

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Switching billing

Change any agent between pay-as-you-go and flat rate from the dashboard. Takes effect immediately. No cloning needed.

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Cloning

Clone creates an exact copy — files, packages, configs, everything.

• Same or larger size only. Can’t downsize.
• Pick any billing type for the clone.
• Source agent is briefly stopped during the copy, then restarted.

Good for upgrading, branching an experiment, or creating a template. Cloning guide →

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Teams

Agents belong to an account — personal or team org. Billing, LLM keys, and GlampHub publishing are all scoped to the account. Teams →

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Destroying

Permanently deletes the VM, storage, and all data. Billing stops immediately. Cannot be undone. Published Glamps are independent and stay live.