🦞 Take control of your OpenClaw costs
- 🔀 Routes every request to the right model — and cuts costs up to 90%
- 📊 Track your expenses — real-time dashboard that shows tokens and costs
- 🔔 Get notified — set up alerts if your consumption exceeds a certain volume
OpenClaw sends all your requests to the same model, which is not cost-effective since you summon big models for tiny tasks. Manifest solves it by redirecting queries to the most cost-effective model.
Manifest is an OpenClaw plugin that intercepts your query, passes it through a 23-dimension scoring algorithm in <2ms and sends it to the most suitable model.
Unlike almost all alternatives, everything stays on your machine. No suspicious installer, no black box, no third party, no crypto.
openclaw plugins install manifest
openclaw gateway restartDashboard opens at http://127.0.0.1:2099. Telemetry from your agents flows in automatically.
- LLM Router — scores each query and calls the most suitable model
- Real-time dashboard — tokens, costs, messages, and model usage at a glance
- No coding required — Simple install as OpenClaw plugin
- OTLP-native — standard OpenTelemetry ingestion (traces, metrics, logs)
| Manifest | OpenRouter | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Runs locally — data stays on your machine | Cloud proxy — all traffic routes through their servers |
| Cost | Free | 5% fee on every API call |
| Source code | MIT licensed, fully open | Proprietary |
| Data privacy | 100% local routing and logging | Your prompts and responses pass through a third party |
| Transparency | Open scoring algorithm — see exactly why a model is chosen | Black box routing, no visibility into how models are selected |
Your data stays on your machine. All agent messages, token counts, costs, and telemetry are stored locally. None of this data is ever sent to us or any third party.
Manifest collects anonymous product analytics (hashed machine ID, OS platform, package version, event names) to help improve the project. No personally identifiable information or agent data is included.
Opting out:
MANIFEST_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1Or add "telemetryOptOut": true to ~/.openclaw/manifest/config.json.
Local mode works out of the box — all settings are optional.
| Setting | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
mode |
string |
local |
local runs an embedded server on your machine. cloud sends telemetry to app.manifest.build. dev connects to a local backend without API key. |
apiKey |
string |
env MANIFEST_API_KEY |
Agent API key (must start with mnfst_). Required for cloud mode, auto-generated in local mode. |
endpoint |
string |
https://app.manifest.build/otlp |
OTLP endpoint URL. Only relevant for cloud and dev modes. |
port |
number |
2099 |
Port for the embedded dashboard server (local mode only). |
host |
string |
127.0.0.1 |
Bind address for the embedded server (local mode only). |
# Switch to cloud mode
openclaw config set plugins.entries.manifest.config.mode cloud
openclaw config set plugins.entries.manifest.config.apiKey "mnfst_YOUR_KEY"
openclaw gateway restartManifest is open source under the MIT license. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the development setup, architecture notes, and workflow. Join the conversation on Discord.
Want a hosted version instead? Check out app.manifest.build