stack/docs/providers/fireworks.md

summary, title, read_when

summary	title	read_when
Fireworks setup (auth + model selection)	Fireworks	You want to use Fireworks with OpenClaw You need the Fireworks API key env var or default model id You are debugging Kimi thinking-off behavior on Fireworks

Fireworks exposes open-weight and routed models through an OpenAI-compatible API. Install the official Fireworks provider plugin to use the current Fire Pass GLM router, two pre-cataloged Kimi models, and any Fireworks model or router id at runtime.

Property	Value
Provider id	fireworks (alias: fireworks-ai)
Package	@openclaw/fireworks-provider
Auth env var	FIREWORKS_API_KEY
Onboarding flag	--auth-choice fireworks-api-key
Direct CLI flag	--fireworks-api-key <key>
API	OpenAI-compatible (openai-completions)
Base URL	https://api.fireworks.ai/inference/v1
Default model	fireworks/accounts/fireworks/routers/glm-5p2-fast
Default alias	GLM 5.2 Fast

Getting started

```bash openclaw plugins install @openclaw/fireworks-provider ```

openclaw onboard --auth-choice fireworks-api-key

openclaw onboard --non-interactive --accept-risk --skip-health \
  --auth-choice fireworks-api-key \
  --fireworks-api-key "$FIREWORKS_API_KEY"

export FIREWORKS_API_KEY=fw-...

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Onboarding stores the key against the `fireworks` provider in your auth profiles and sets Fireworks' current [Fire Pass](https://docs.fireworks.ai/firepass) GLM 5.2 Fast router as the default model.

```bash openclaw models list --provider fireworks ```

The list should include `GLM 5.2 Fast`, `Kimi K2.6`, and `Kimi K2.6 Fast`. If `FIREWORKS_API_KEY` is unresolved, `openclaw models status --json` reports the missing credential under `auth.unusableProfiles`.

Non-interactive setup

For scripted or CI installs, pass everything on the command line:

openclaw onboard --non-interactive \
  --mode local \
  --auth-choice fireworks-api-key \
  --fireworks-api-key "$FIREWORKS_API_KEY" \
  --skip-health \
  --accept-risk

Built-in catalog

Setup saves connection settings and aliases without copying generated catalog rows into your config. Explicit models.mode: "replace" keeps catalog seeding enabled; custom model rows stay intact.

Model ref	Name	Input	Context	Max output	Thinking
fireworks/accounts/fireworks/routers/glm-5p2-fast	GLM 5.2 Fast	text	256,000	256,000	On (default)
fireworks/accounts/fireworks/models/kimi-k2p6	Kimi K2.6	text + image	262,144	262,144	Forced off
fireworks/accounts/fireworks/routers/kimi-k2p6-turbo	Kimi K2.6 Fast	text + image	262,144	256,000	Forced off

OpenClaw pins all Fireworks Kimi models to `thinking: off` because Kimi on Fireworks can leak chain-of-thought into the visible reply unless the request explicitly disables thinking. Routing the same model through [Moonshot](/providers/moonshot) directly preserves Kimi reasoning output. See [thinking modes](/tools/thinking) for switching between providers.

Custom Fireworks model ids

OpenClaw accepts any Fireworks model or router id at runtime. Use the exact id shown by Fireworks and prefix it with fireworks/. Dynamic resolution uses the Fire Pass template's OpenAI-compatible API and marks GLM ids as text-only; other dynamic ids advertise text + image input. Thinking is disabled automatically when the id matches the Kimi pattern. For a model with different capabilities, configure a custom model entry with its supported input types.

{
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      model: {
        primary: "fireworks/accounts/fireworks/models/<your-model-id>",
      },
    },
  },
}

Every Fireworks model ref in OpenClaw starts with `fireworks/` followed by the exact id or router path from the Fireworks platform. For example:

- Router model: `fireworks/accounts/fireworks/routers/kimi-k2p6-turbo`
- Direct model: `fireworks/accounts/fireworks/models/<model-name>`

OpenClaw strips the `fireworks/` prefix when constructing the API request and sends the remaining path to the Fireworks endpoint as the OpenAI-compatible `model` field.

Fireworks serves Kimi without a separate reasoning channel, so chain-of-thought can surface in the visible `content` stream. On every Fireworks Kimi request OpenClaw sends `thinking: { type: "disabled" }` and strips `reasoning`, `reasoning_effort`, and `reasoningEffort` from the payload (`extensions/fireworks/stream.ts`). The provider policy (`extensions/fireworks/thinking-policy.ts`) advertises only the `off` thinking level for Kimi model ids, so manual `/think` switches and provider-policy surfaces stay aligned with the runtime contract.

To use Kimi reasoning end-to-end, configure the [Moonshot provider](/providers/moonshot) and route the same model through it.

If the Gateway runs as a managed service (launchd, systemd, Docker), the Fireworks key must be visible to that process — not just to your interactive shell.

<Warning>
  A key exported only in an interactive shell will not help a launchd or systemd daemon unless that environment is imported there too. Set the key in `~/.openclaw/.env` or via `env.shellEnv` to make it readable from the gateway process.
</Warning>

OpenClaw loads `~/.openclaw/.env` when it loads config, so keys stored there reach managed gateway services on every platform. Restart the gateway (or re-run `openclaw doctor --fix`) after rotating the key.

Related

Choosing providers, model refs, and failover behavior. `/think` levels, provider policies, and routing reasoning-capable models. Run Kimi with native thinking output through Moonshot's own API. General troubleshooting and FAQ.