---
summary: "Use Chutes AI with Clawdbot"
read_when:
  - You want to use Chutes AI models in Clawdbot
  - You need to configure Chutes via OAuth or API key
---
# Chutes AI

Chutes provides high-performance inference for open-weight models, including GLM 4.6 TEE. Clawdbot supports Chutes via both OAuth and API key authentication.

## CLI setup

To configure Chutes with an API key:

```bash
clawdbot onboard --auth-choice chutes-api-key
# or non-interactive
clawdbot onboard --chutes-api-key "$CHUTES_API_KEY"
```

To configure Chutes with OAuth (browser-based):

```bash
clawdbot onboard --auth-choice chutes
```

OAuth allows you to use your Chutes account without manually managing API keys. Clawdbot uses the standard [Sign in with Chutes](https://github.com/chutesai/Sign-in-with-Chutes) flow.

### OAuth Scopes

Clawdbot requests the following scopes by default:
- `openid` (Required for authentication)
- `profile` (Access to username)
- `chutes:invoke` (Required to make AI API calls on your behalf)

### Custom OAuth App (Advanced)

If you wish to use your own OAuth application instead of the default, set these environment variables before running onboarding:

- `CHUTES_CLIENT_ID`: Your OAuth client ID
- `CHUTES_CLIENT_SECRET`: Your OAuth client secret (if applicable)
- `CHUTES_OAUTH_REDIRECT_URI`: Your redirect URI (default: `http://127.0.0.1:1456/oauth-callback`)


## Config snippet

```json5
{
  env: { CHUTES_API_KEY: "sk-..." },
  agents: { defaults: { model: { primary: "chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.6-TEE" } } },
  models: {
    providers: {
      chutes: {
        baseUrl: "https://llm.chutes.ai/v1",
        api: "openai-completions",
        apiKey: "${CHUTES_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Notes

- Chutes models are available under the `chutes/` provider prefix.
- The default model is `chutes/zai-org/GLM-4.6-TEE`.
- Chutes uses OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
- Many top models on Chutes support tool calling, including:
  - `Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507-TEE`
  - `deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2-TEE`
  - `chutesai/Mistral-Small-3.1-24B-Instruct-2503`
  - `NousResearch/Hermes-4-14B`
- For a full list of available models, see the [Chutes Models API](https://llm.chutes.ai/v1/models). Popular models include:
  - `deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2-TEE`
  - `Qwen/Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507-TEE`
  - `mistralai/Mistral-Small-24B-Instruct-2501-TEE`
  - `NousResearch/Hermes-4-14B`