Plug-and-play AI appliance powered by CheapRouter + Clawland-Fleet

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ClawBox turns any machine into a personal AI appliance. One install command gives you an OpenAI-compatible API that intelligently routes across 38+ models, auto-recovers from provider failures, and costs up to 90% less than using a single premium model.

Three Core Values

	Value	What it means
Cheaper	Up to 90% cost reduction*	Smart routing sends simple queries to free/cheap models; only complex tasks hit premium
Reliable	Auto-failover	Provider down? Rate limited? ClawBox switches automatically — zero downtime
Governed	Fleet-managed	Device monitoring, OTA updates, rate limiting, and audit trails built in

_{*In certain workloads with specific routing policies and model mixes. See Benchmarks for methodology and reproduction steps.}

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60-Second Quickstart

Step 1 — Install (one command):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Clawland-AI/OpenclawBox/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Step 2 — Test the API:

curl http://localhost:4000/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "blockrun/auto", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello ClawBox!"}]}'

Step 3 — Check your devices:

curl http://localhost:4100/api/devices

No API keys required — demo mode runs out of the box with a built-in mock provider.

Docker alternative: cd deploy && cp env.example .env && docker compose up -d

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Architecture

graph TB
    subgraph device [ClawBox Device]
        CR[CheapRouter]
        Engine["ClawRouter Engine<br/>(14-dim scoring, 38+ models)"]
        Agent[Fleet Agent]
    end

    subgraph mgmt [Management]
        FS[Fleet Server]
        FC[Fleet Console]
    end

    subgraph providers [AI Providers]
        P1[OpenAI]
        P2[Anthropic]
        P3[Google]
        P4[DeepSeek]
        P5[xAI]
    end

    Client[Any App] -->|"OpenAI-compatible"| CR
    CR --> Engine
    Engine --> P1
    Engine --> P2
    Engine --> P3
    CR -->|"Metrics"| FS
    Agent -->|"Heartbeat + OTA"| FS
    FC -->|"Dashboard"| FS

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Key Features

Unified API — Any model, one endpoint

CheapRouter exposes a standard OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions endpoint. Any tool that works with OpenAI works with ClawBox — zero code changes.

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="http://localhost:4000/v1", api_key="demo")
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="blockrun/auto",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)

Docs: Unified API

Auto Failover — Never crash on provider issues

Provider returns 429? 500? Timeout? ClawRouter's fallback chain tries the next model automatically. Your application sees a successful response.

Docs: Auto Failover

Cost Reduction — Up to 90% savings

ClawRouter's 14-dimension scorer classifies each request (simple/medium/complex/reasoning) and routes to the cheapest capable model. Simple queries go to free models; only complex reasoning uses premium.

Profile	Blended Cost	Savings vs Claude Opus
Eco	~$0.10/M tokens	98%
Auto	~$2.05/M tokens	92%
Premium	~$25/M tokens	0%

_{Based on ClawRouter's published pricing. Run python benchmarks/run_bench.py to reproduce.}

Docs: Benchmarks

Fleet Management — Monitor, configure, update

Clawland-Fleet gives you a web console to manage all your ClawBox devices:

• Device list with online/offline status
• Remote configuration push
• Over-the-air (OTA) updates
• Usage metrics and cost breakdown

Docs: Fleet Management

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Project Structure

packages/
  cheaprouter/       → CheapRouter (ClawRouter wrapper + fleet integration)
  fleet-server/      → Device management server
  fleet-agent/       → Device-side agent
  fleet-console/     → Web dashboard (React + Vite)
  touchscreen-ui/    → Bar display UI for ClawBox hardware (1280x400)
benchmarks/          → Reproducible cost/latency benchmarks
website/             → Documentation site (Docusaurus)
kickstarter/         → Kickstarter campaign materials & press kit
scripts/             → install.sh, clawboxctl
deploy/              → Docker Compose, env templates

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Powered by ClawRouter

CheapRouter's routing engine is ClawRouter by BlockRunAI (MIT license, 3.3k+ stars). ClawRouter provides:

• 14-dimension weighted scoring for intelligent model selection
• 38+ models across 7 providers
• Routing profiles: eco / auto / premium / free
• Fallback chains with automatic retry
• Request deduplication and SSE heartbeat

CheapRouter adds fleet integration, device-level rate limiting, audit logging, and demo mode on top.

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Non-Affiliation Disclaimer

Clawland Inc and ClawBox are independent open-source projects. ClawBox is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to any third-party hardware or software brand. This repository provides open-source reference implementations and developer tools. The "AI appliance" concept is an open hardware form factor — not a reference to any specific commercial product.

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Community

• GitHub Discussions — Questions, ideas, show & tell
• Contributing — How to contribute code, docs, and ideas
• Roadmap — What's next and how to participate

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Roadmap Highlights

• v0.2.0: Authentication, real OTA, Prometheus metrics, device grouping
• v0.3.0: Semantic caching, multi-user, plugin system, ARM64 images
• v1.0.0: Touchscreen UI, QR pairing, mobile app, enterprise features

See the full roadmap.

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License

Apache License 2.0 — Copyright 2026 Clawland Inc