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openclaw-model-switch

Switches or repairs an OpenClaw instance's model config: changes the default model, adds model definitions, and fixes 401 "Invalid token", "No available channel / model not found", "Thinking level X is not supported", or a config edit that doesn't take effect. Use for 切换模型/换模型/升级模型 or 模型配的错了. Not for plain config audits (use openclaw).

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# OpenClaw Model Switch

Switch or repair an OpenClaw instance's model configuration by safely editing `openclaw.json`.

**Diagnose before you edit.** Model failures on OpenClaw are usually NOT the model id —
they are key routing (env hijack), provider-plugin restrictions, or endpoint/model mismatch.
Changing the model id without checking these first is how a 5-minute fix becomes a 2-hour
debugging session. The full trap catalog with discovery commands lives in
[references/troubleshooting-model-config.md](references/troubleshooting-model-config.md) — read it
the moment anything errors.

## Step 1 — Find the real config file(s)

Do NOT assume a hardcoded path. Candidate locations (check all, edit all that exist):