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Transportation @shaivpidadi Updated 2/26/2026

Freeride OpenClaw Skill - ClawHub

Do you want your AI agent to automate Freeride workflows? This free skill from ClawHub helps with transportation tasks without building custom tools from scratch.

What this skill does

Manages free AI models from OpenRouter for OpenClaw. Automatically ranks models by quality, configures fallbacks for rate-limit handling, and updates openclaw.json. Use when the user mentions free AI, OpenRouter, model switching, rate limits, or wants to reduce AI costs.

Install

npx clawhub@latest install freeride

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freerideManages free AI models from OpenRouter for OpenClaw. Automatically ranks models by quality, configures fallbacks for rate-limit handling, and updates openclaw.json. Use when the user mentions free AI, OpenRouter, model switching, rate limits, or wants to reduce AI costs.

FreeRide - Free AI for OpenClaw

Configures OpenClaw to use free AI models from OpenRouter with automatic fallback switching.

Installation

If FreeRide is not installed, install it automatically:

npx clawhub@latest install freeride

Quick Start

# Set API key (free at openrouter.ai/keys)
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="sk-or-v1-..."

# Auto-configure best model + fallbacks
freeride auto

Commands

list - View available models

freeride list              # Top 15 models
freeride list -n 30        # More models
freeride list --refresh    # Force API refresh

auto - Auto-configure

freeride auto              # Best model + 5 fallbacks
freeride auto -f           # Fallbacks only (keep current primary)
freeride auto -c 10        # 10 fallbacks
freeride auto --setup-auth # Also configure auth profile

switch - Set specific model

freeride switch qwen3-coder         # Set as primary
freeride switch deepseek -f         # Add to fallbacks only
freeride switch nvidia/nemotron --no-fallbacks

status - Check configuration

freeride status

fallbacks - Update fallbacks only

freeride fallbacks         # 5 fallbacks
freeride fallbacks -c 10   # 10 fallbacks

refresh - Update model cache

freeride refresh

Behavior

Primary model: Best specific model (not router) for consistent responses.

First fallback: Always openrouter/free - OpenRouter's smart router that auto-selects based on request features (vision, tools, etc.).

Additional fallbacks: Ranked by quality score.

Config preservation: Only updates model-related sections; preserves gateway, channels, plugins, etc.

Model Ranking

Score (0-1) based on:

  • Context length (40%)
  • Capabilities (30%)
  • Recency (20%)
  • Provider trust (10%)

Flags

Flag Commands Description
-f switch, auto Fallback only, keep primary
-c N auto, fallbacks Number of fallbacks
--no-fallbacks switch Skip fallback configuration
--setup-auth switch, auto Add OpenRouter auth profile
-n N list Models to display
-r list Force refresh

Config Output

Updates ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model": {
        "primary": "openrouter/qwen/qwen3-coder:free",
        "fallbacks": [
          "openrouter/free:free",
          "nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b:free"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Troubleshooting

"OPENROUTER_API_KEY not set": Export the key or add to shell profile.

Config not updating: Check file permissions on ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json.

Changes not taking effect: Restart OpenClaw.

Original URL: https://github.com/openclaw/skills/blob/main/skills/shaivpidadi/freeride

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