HER — OpenClaw Local Installation Guide

Step-by-step for the home living room workstation (7950X3D · 7900 XTX)

⚠️ Before You Start — Confirm Your Machine

You MUST be on the correct machine for this guide. Check below:

Which machine are you on?

Location	Machine	CPU	This Guide?
Home, living room, connected to TV	HER ✅	7950X3D	YES — proceed
School office	Mini	7640HS	NO — wrong guide
Home, other room (server)	HIM	7800X3D	NO — wrong guide

If you're not on HER, stop here. This guide is specifically for the 7950X3D workstation in the living room.

Step 1: Install Node.js

OpenClaw runs on Node.js. HER needs it installed first.

Go to nodejs.org
Download the LTS version (v22.x or later)
Run the installer — accept defaults
Open PowerShell (Admin)

Verify installation:

node --version
npm --version

Should show v22.x.x and 10.x.x

Confirm this step: Paste the output of node --version here.

Step 2: Install OpenClaw CLI

In Administrator PowerShell:

npm install -g openclaw

# Verify
openclaw --version

Expected: openclaw v2026.4.x (or current version)

Confirm this step: Paste the output of openclaw --version here.

Step 3: Create Workspace Directory

OpenClaw needs a workspace folder for configs and memory.

# Create the workspace directory
mkdir "$env:USERPROFILE\.openclaw-workspace" -Force

# Enter it
cd "$env:USERPROFILE\.openclaw-workspace"

# Verify you're in the right place
pwd

Should show something like C:\Users\[YourName]\.openclaw-workspace

Confirm this step: Paste the output of pwd here.

Step 4: Configure OpenClaw Profile

Tell OpenClaw who HER is.

# Create the config directory
mkdir "$env:USERPROFILE\.openclaw" -Force

# Create profiles config
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