Add openclaw as a system package (Dangerous)

AGENTS.md

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 Use idiomatic nix.
 
-Before making changes, read the appropriate entries of the following manuals:
+If needed, read the appropriate entries of the following manuals:
 - man configuration.nix
 - man home-configuration.nix
+- ... among other resources
 
 Do not read the entire manual at once, instead search only for what you need.
 

nixos/configuration.nix

@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 
   # Packages
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+  nixpkgs.overlays = [ inputs.nix-openclaw.overlays.default ];
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     git
   ];
@@ -163,6 +164,27 @@
     };
   };
 
+  # RAM Optimizations (important for AI workloads)
+  zramSwap = {
+    enable = true;
+    algorithm = "zstd";
+    # Total "virtual" swap size. 100% of RAM is safe for zRAM.
+    memoryPercent = 100; # Drop to 50% if 64+GB of RAM
+  };
+  services.earlyoom = {
+    enable = true;
+    # Start killing processes when available RAM drops below 10%
+    freeMemThreshold = 10; # Drop to 5% if 64+GB of RAM, increase if on <16GB RAM.
+    # Start killing processes when available swap drops below 10%
+    freeSwapThreshold = 10;
+  };
+  boot.kernel.sysctl = {
+    "vm.swappiness" = 100;
+    "vm.vfs_cache_pressure" = 50;
+    # Helps prevent the system from "stuttering" when it starts swapping
+    "vm.watermark_boost_factor" = 0;
+  };
+
   # Open ports in the firewall.
   networking.firewall.enable = true;
   networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 11434 ]; # LMStudio (must be manually configured)

nixos/flake.lock

@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 {
   "nodes": {
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1731533236,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "home-manager": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -20,7 +38,85 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "home-manager_2": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nix-openclaw",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1767909183,
+        "narHash": "sha256-u/bcU0xePi5bgNoRsiqSIwaGBwDilKKFTz3g0hqOBAo=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "rev": "cd6e96d56ed4b2a779ac73a1227e0bb1519b3509",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nix-openclaw": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "home-manager": "home-manager_2",
+        "nix-steipete-tools": "nix-steipete-tools",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1770414328,
+        "narHash": "sha256-qjZ+5Kx/EKCaEWeOlxyMzmZRUZCUAa74PiCbNrok4Qc=",
+        "owner": "openclaw",
+        "repo": "nix-openclaw",
+        "rev": "287c9a34c6a5d9928c986556064ec1e4d189e11c",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "openclaw",
+        "repo": "nix-openclaw",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nix-steipete-tools": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1770240566,
+        "narHash": "sha256-fY8t41kMSHu2ovf89mIdvC7vkceroCwKxw/MKVn4rsE=",
+        "owner": "openclaw",
+        "repo": "nix-steipete-tools",
+        "rev": "983210e3b6e9285780e87f48ce9354b51a270e95",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "openclaw",
+        "repo": "nix-steipete-tools",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1767364772,
+        "narHash": "sha256-fFUnEYMla8b7UKjijLnMe+oVFOz6HjijGGNS1l7dYaQ=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "16c7794d0a28b5a37904d55bcca36003b9109aaa",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1769461804,
         "narHash": "sha256-msG8SU5WsBUfVVa/9RPLaymvi5bI8edTavbIq3vRlhI=",
@@ -39,7 +135,23 @@
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+        "nix-openclaw": "nix-openclaw",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
       }
     }
   },

nixos/flake.nix

@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
       url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
+
+    nix-openclaw = {
+      url = "github:openclaw/nix-openclaw";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
   };
 
   outputs =

nixos/home.nix

@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
 
     # AI
     lmstudio
-    nodejs
+    openclaw-gateway
+    openclaw-tools
 
     # Scripts
     (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "colors" ''
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@
           "_processor_usage_"
           "_gpu#1_usage_"
           "_memory_usage_"
+          "_swap_usage_"
           "__temperature_max__"
         ];
         icon-style = 1;

openclaw/README.md

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# Openclaw
-
-Development shell for [Openclaw](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw) with Ollama.
-
-## Usage
-
-```bash
-nix develop
-```
-
-Auto-starts:
-- **ollama** on http://localhost:11434
-- **openclaw-gateway** (uses config from `~/.openclaw`)
-
-## Commands
-
-```bash
-ollama list              # List models
-ollama run llama3.2:3b   # Chat with model
-
-# Stop services
-pkill ollama
-pkill openclaw-gateway
-```

openclaw/flake.lock

@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "nodes": {
-    "flake-utils": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "systems": "systems"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1731533236,
-        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
-        "owner": "numtide",
-        "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "numtide",
-        "repo": "flake-utils",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "home-manager": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nix-openclaw",
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1767909183,
-        "narHash": "sha256-u/bcU0xePi5bgNoRsiqSIwaGBwDilKKFTz3g0hqOBAo=",
-        "owner": "nix-community",
-        "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "cd6e96d56ed4b2a779ac73a1227e0bb1519b3509",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-community",
-        "repo": "home-manager",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nix-openclaw": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
-        "home-manager": "home-manager",
-        "nix-steipete-tools": "nix-steipete-tools",
-        "nixpkgs": [
-          "nixpkgs"
-        ]
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1770307011,
-        "narHash": "sha256-xrLN4YZtd+AOkGnQqLQ7BW7Ln10X3cvbHYFog9DZTwQ=",
-        "owner": "openclaw",
-        "repo": "nix-openclaw",
-        "rev": "4c4a7cb03bc5f32b0e24b1c466d10fda27fd8af2",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "openclaw",
-        "repo": "nix-openclaw",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nix-steipete-tools": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
-      },
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1770240566,
-        "narHash": "sha256-fY8t41kMSHu2ovf89mIdvC7vkceroCwKxw/MKVn4rsE=",
-        "owner": "openclaw",
-        "repo": "nix-steipete-tools",
-        "rev": "983210e3b6e9285780e87f48ce9354b51a270e95",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "openclaw",
-        "repo": "nix-steipete-tools",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1767364772,
-        "narHash": "sha256-fFUnEYMla8b7UKjijLnMe+oVFOz6HjijGGNS1l7dYaQ=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "16c7794d0a28b5a37904d55bcca36003b9109aaa",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "nixpkgs_2": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1770197578,
-        "narHash": "sha256-AYqlWrX09+HvGs8zM6ebZ1pwUqjkfpnv8mewYwAo+iM=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "00c21e4c93d963c50d4c0c89bfa84ed6e0694df2",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
-    "root": {
-      "inputs": {
-        "nix-openclaw": "nix-openclaw",
-        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
-      }
-    },
-    "systems": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1681028828,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default",
-        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nix-systems",
-        "repo": "default",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "root": "root",
-  "version": 7
-}

openclaw/flake.nix

@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-{
-  description = "Openclaw development shell";
-
-  inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
-    nix-openclaw = {
-      url = "github:openclaw/nix-openclaw";
-      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
-    };
-  };
-
-  outputs =
-    { nixpkgs, nix-openclaw, ... }:
-    let
-      system = "x86_64-linux";
-      pkgs = import nixpkgs {
-        inherit system;
-        overlays = [ nix-openclaw.overlays.default ];
-      };
-    in
-    {
-      devShells.${system}.default = pkgs.mkShell {
-        buildInputs = [
-          pkgs.openclaw-gateway
-          pkgs.openclaw-tools
-          pkgs.trash-cli
-        ];
-
-        shellHook = ''
-          # Start openclaw-gateway if not already running (uses ~/.openclaw config)
-          if ! pgrep -f "openclaw-gateway" > /dev/null; then
-            echo "Starting openclaw-gateway..."
-            openclaw gateway &
-            sleep 1
-          fi
-
-          xdg-open http://127.0.0.1:18789/ &
-
-          echo ""
-          echo "Openclaw development shell"
-          echo ""
-          echo "Services:"
-          echo "  ollama             - http://localhost:11434"
-          if pgrep -f "openclaw-gateway" > /dev/null; then
-            echo "  openclaw-gateway   - Running"
-          fi
-          echo ""
-          echo "Commands:"
-          echo "  ollama list        - List models"
-          echo "  ollama run <model> - Chat with a model"
-          echo ""
-        '';
-      };
-
-      # Also expose the packages for direct use
-      packages.${system} = {
-        default = pkgs.openclaw;
-        gateway = pkgs.openclaw-gateway;
-        tools = pkgs.openclaw-tools;
-      };
-    };
-}