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Free Ride - Unlimited free AI

Manages free AI models from OpenRouter for OpenClaw. Automatically ranks models by quality, configures fallbacks for rate-limit handling, and updates opencla...

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Downloads

64k

Updated

May 22, 2026

Version

1.0.11

Source

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What it does, and when to use it.

Capability contract not published. No trust telemetry is available yet. 63.9K downloads reported by the source. Last updated 5/22/2026.

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Adoption signal: 63.9K downloadsadoption · observed May 22, 2026
Vendor: Clawhubvendor · observed May 21, 2026
Protocol compatibility: OpenClawcompatibility · observed May 21, 2026
Adoption signal: 63.7K downloadsadoption · observed May 21, 2026
Latest release: 1.0.11release · observed May 6, 2026
Handshake status: UNKNOWNsecurity

Install and run

Setup complexity: medium.

clawhub skill install s176gtst9b3sj98jytmvxc17gd83ggrw:free-ride

Install using `clawhub skill install s176gtst9b3sj98jytmvxc17gd83ggrw:free-ride` in an isolated environment before connecting it to live workloads.
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Review the upstream CLAWHUB listing at https://clawhub.ai/shaivpidadi/free-ride before using production credentials.

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SKILL.md

---
name: freeride
description: Manages free AI models from OpenRouter for OpenClaw. Automatically ranks models by quality, configures fallbacks for rate-limit handling, and updates openclaw.json. Use when the user mentions free AI, OpenRouter, model switching, rate limits, or wants to reduce AI costs.
env:
  - name: OPENROUTER_API_KEY
    description: OpenRouter API key — get a free one at openrouter.ai/keys
    required: true
    secret: true
network:
  - openrouter.ai
writes:
  - ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json (keys: agents.defaults.model, agents.defaults.models only)
  - ~/.openclaw/.freeride-cache.json
  - ~/.openclaw/.freeride-watcher-state.json
install: pip install -e .
---

# FreeRide - Free AI for OpenClaw

## What This Skill Does

Configures OpenClaw to use **free** AI models from OpenRouter. Sets the best free model as primary, adds ranked fallbacks so rate limits don't interrupt the user, and preserves existing config.

## Prerequisites

Before running any FreeRide command, ensure:

1. **OPENROUTER_API_KEY is set.** Check with `echo $OPENROUTER_API_KEY`. If empty, the user must get a free key at https://openrouter.ai/keys and set it:
   ```bash
   export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="sk-or-v1-..."
   # Or persist it:
   openclaw config set env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY "sk-or-v1-..."
   ```

2. **The `freeride` CLI is installed.** Check with `which freeride`. If not found:
   ```bash
   cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/free-ride
   pip install -e .
   ```

## Primary Workflow

When the user wants free AI, run these steps in order:

```bash
# Step 1: Configure best free model + fallbacks
freeride auto

# Step 2: Restart gateway so OpenClaw picks up the changes
openclaw gateway restart
```

That's it. The user now has free AI with automatic fallback switching.

Verify by telling the user to send `/status` to check the active model.

## Commands Reference

| Command | When to use it |
|---------|----------------|
| `freeride auto` | User wants free AI set up (most common) |
| `freeride auto -f` | User wants fallbacks but wants to keep their current primary model |
| `freeride auto -c 10` | User wants more fallbacks (default is 5) |
| `freeride list` | User wants to see available free models |
| `freeride list -n 30` | User wants to see all free models |
| `freeride switch <model>` | User wants a specific model (e.g. `freeride switch qwen3-coder`) |
| `freeride switch <model> -f` | Add specific model as fallback only |
| `freeride status` | Check current FreeRide configuration |
| `freeride fallbacks` | Update only the fallback models |
| `freeride refresh` | Force refresh the cached model list |
| `freeride rotate` | User is rate-limited / fallback chain is dead — live-test and rebuild |

**After any command that changes config, always run `openclaw gateway restart`.**

## What It Writes to Config

FreeRide updates only these keys in `~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`:

- `agents.defaults.model.primary` — e.g. `openrouter/qwen/qwen3-coder:free`
- `agents.defaults.mod

README.md

# 🎢 FreeRide

### Stop paying for AI. Start riding free.

[![ClawHub Downloads](https://api.clawhub-badge.xyz/badge/free-ride/downloads.svg)](https://clawhub.ai/skills/free-ride)
[![ClawHub Current Installs](https://api.clawhub-badge.xyz/badge/free-ride/installs-current.svg)](https://clawhub.ai/skills/free-ride)
[![ClawHub Stars](https://api.clawhub-badge.xyz/badge/free-ride/stars.svg)](https://clawhub.ai/skills/free-ride)
[![ClawHub Version](https://api.clawhub-badge.xyz/badge/free-ride/version.svg)](https://clawhub.ai/skills/free-ride)

[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-green.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
[![OpenClaw Compatible](https://img.shields.io/badge/OpenClaw-Compatible-blue.svg)](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw)
---

**FreeRide** gives you unlimited free AI in [OpenClaw](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw) by automatically managing OpenRouter's free models.

```
You: *hits rate limit*
FreeRide: "I got you." *switches to next best model*
You: *keeps coding*
```

## The Problem

You're using OpenClaw. You love it. But:

- 💸 API costs add up fast
- 🚫 Free models have rate limits
- 😤 Manually switching models is annoying
- 🤷 You don't know which free model is actually good

## The Solution

One command. Free AI. Forever.

```bash
freeride auto
```

That's it. FreeRide:

1. **Finds** the 30+ free models on OpenRouter
2. **Ranks** them by quality (context length, capabilities, speed)
3. **Sets** the best one as your primary
4. **Configures** smart fallbacks for when you hit rate limits
5. **Preserves** your existing OpenClaw config

## Installation

```bash
npx clawhub@latest install free-ride
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/free-ride
pip install -e .
```

That's it. `freeride` and `freeride-watcher` are now available as global commands.

## Quick Start

### 1. Get a Free OpenRouter Key

Go to [openrouter.ai/keys](https://openrouter.ai/keys) → Create account → Generate key

No credit card. No trial. Actually free.

### 2. Set Your Key

```bash
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="sk-or-v1-..."

# Or, multiple keys (shown in `freeride status`):
export OPENROUTER_API_KEY='["sk-or-v1-key1","sk-or-v1-key2"]'
```

Or add it to your OpenClaw config:

```bash
openclaw config set env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY "sk-or-v1-..."
```

### 3. Run FreeRide

```bash
freeride auto
```

### 4. Restart OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw gateway restart
```

### 5. Verify It Works

Message your agent on WhatsApp/Telegram/Discord or the dashboard:

```
You:    /status
Agent:  (shows the free model name + token count)
```

Done. You're now running on free AI with automatic fallbacks.

## What You Get

```
Primary Model: openrouter/nvidia/nemotron-3-nano-30b-a3b:free (256K context)

Fallbacks:
  1. openrouter/free          ← Smart router (auto-picks best available)
  2. qwen/qwen3-coder:free    ← Great for coding
  3. stepfun/step-3.5:free    ← Fast responses
  4. deepseek/deepseek:free   ← Strong reasoning
  5. mistral/mistral:free     ← Rel

_meta.json

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  "slug": "free-ride",
  "version": "1.0.11",
  "publishedAt": 1778097914776
}

skill.json

{
  "name": "freeride",
  "displayName": "FreeRide - Free AI for OpenClaw",
  "version": "1.1.0",
  "description": "Unlimited free AI access for OpenClaw via OpenRouter's free models with automatic fallback switching",
  "author": "Shaishav Pidadi",
  "repository": "https://github.com/Shaivpidadi/FreeRide",
  "license": "MIT",
  "commands": [
    "list",
    "switch",
    "auto",
    "status",
    "refresh",
    "fallbacks"
  ],
  "binaries": {
    "freeride": "main:main",
    "freeride-watcher": "watcher:main"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "requests": ">=2.31.0"
  },
  "secrets": ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"],
  "requiredEnv": ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"],
  "config": {
    "OPENROUTER_API_KEY": {
      "description": "Your OpenRouter API key (get free at openrouter.ai/keys)",
      "required": true,
      "secret": true,
      "env": true
    }
  },
  "network": ["openrouter.ai"],
  "openclaw": {
    "compatible": true,
    "minVersion": "1.0.0",
    "configPath": "~/.openclaw/openclaw.json",
    "configKeys": [
      "agents.defaults.model",
      "agents.defaults.models"
    ],
    "requiredSecrets": ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"],
    "networkAccess": ["openrouter.ai"]
  },
  "install": "npx clawhub@latest install free-ride && cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/free-ride && pip install -e ."
}

requirements.txt

requests>=2.31.0

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