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Running Openclaw Locally With Ollama

2026-02-24 · 10 parts

This talk wires OpenClaw to Ollama on Apple Silicon. The model stays on disk and the agent stays on localhost, so the assistant does not need to leave the machine.

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Part 1

Running OpenClaw Locally with Ollama on Apple Silicon

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Part 2

Hardware Requirements · Running OpenClaw Locally with Ollama on Apple Silicon

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Part 3

Installing Ollama · Running OpenClaw Locally with Ollama on Apple Silicon

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Choosing And Pulling A Model · Running OpenClaw Locally with Ollama on Apple Silicon

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Part 5

Installing Openclaw · Running OpenClaw Locally with Ollama on Apple Silicon

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Configuring Openclaw For Local-Only Operation · Running OpenClaw Locally with Ollama on Apple Silicon

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Security Hardening · Running OpenClaw Locally with Ollama on Apple Silicon

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Using Openclaw · Running OpenClaw Locally with Ollama on Apple Silicon

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Troubleshooting · Running OpenClaw Locally with Ollama on Apple Silicon

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Part 10

Performance Tuning And End-To-End Testing · Running OpenClaw Locally with Ollama on Apple Silicon