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MochiBot guides and advanced setups.

Connect a workspace, add a model, use Skills and set reminders. Self-hosting and other channels have dedicated guides. Public articles need no account.

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Models, agents and Skills: how a Bitcoin voice alert works

Follow a Bitcoin price alert from a natural-language request to server monitoring and phone speech, and understand what models, agents and Skills each contribute.

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Deploy MochiBot on your own Ubuntu computer: same-LAN setup

Use the same lightweight installer on an owned computer: stable LAN address, verified downloads, TCP 8443, phone pairing and cloud APIs.

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MochiBot reminders and tasks: daily, weekdays and completed work

Choose local recurring reminders or server tasks, inspect status and resume actions, and verify files in Results.

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Deploy MochiBot on a cloud server: commands, pairing and model setup

From Ubuntu 24.04 firewall rules and verified downloads to the first phone reply, with expected results and recovery commands.

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DeepSeek API setup: register, top up, create a key and connect OpenClaw

Prepare your DeepSeek API account, add credit, save a key and complete the OpenClaw model connection test.

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Cloud Server + API or a Local Model? A Practical Guide to Uses, Hardware and Costs

Compare everyday work, coding, private documents, batch processing and offline use, with API usage examples, local memory planning, ownership costs and 36-month cost charts.

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Connect MochiBot: recommended installer or an existing OpenClaw host

Use the lightweight installer for a new host, or the legacy connector for an existing OpenClaw installation. Keep the two setup methods separate.

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Choosing an LLM API: 12 platforms, capabilities and token costs

Compare China-origin and overseas platforms, understand input/output rates, caching and practical workload costs.

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Connect Telegram to OpenClaw: a Separate Agent, Pairing and Real-Message Test

Add a Telegram bot to an existing OpenClaw installation and route it to its own agent. Illustrated terminal setup, pairing and real-message verification. Tested 2026-10-24 with OpenClaw 2026.10.6.

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If the model can do it, why install a Skill?

Know when to ask the model, use tools or install a reusable Skill.

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Deploy your AI assistant: lightweight setup and model configuration in the app

Recommended: clean Ubuntu, the lightweight installer, QR pairing and personal model settings in the app. The Skills helper is included.

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Advanced guides: self-hosting and other chat channels

These guides apply to an OpenClaw environment you manage. WeChat, Telegram and Feishu require separate configuration and have a different setup process from a MochiBot hosted workspace.

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