OpenClaw (Clawdbot) + Kimi 2.5 Step-by-Step Guide with Feishu Integration and 700+ Skills

💡 An exceptionally detailed tutorial covering everything from Kimi 2.5 API setup to OpenClaw installation and Feishu bot integration, with step-by-step screenshots. Also includes a curated 700+ Skill library — an excellent starting point for anyone looking to get serious with OpenClaw.

Recently browsing X, I noticed many international creators recommending Kimi 2.5 for Clawdbot integration.

The pursuit of quality at a good price — truly universal.

Many friends have been testing Kimi 2.5, praising its frontend design capabilities.

Then I saw a post that blew my mind: Kimi 2.5 beat Gemini 3 Pro and Claude on the Design Arena leaderboard — and it’s an open-source model!

After diving in, I quickly integrated Kimi 2.5 into Clawdbot.

A one-line test:

Build a beautiful Todolist webpage

One prompt, immediate results. Impressive.

For a harder test, I tried my custom video generation Skill — a long pipeline involving Listenhub for audio/subtitles, image prompt generation, Jimeng for images, Manim for text animations, custom intro/outro with my avatar, and ffmpeg for final assembly.

Previously only Claude Opus 4.5 could handle this. Kimi 2.5 pulled it off too — unexpected.

Also, a quick rant: Clawdbot changed its name three times in one week:

Clawdbot → Moltbot → OpenClaw

Hopefully the last rename!

Preparation: Get a Kimi API Key

Subscribe to a Kimi membership:

https://www.kimi.com/membership/pricing

Then create an API key in the console:

https://www.kimi.com/code/console

Note: The API key is shown only once — save it somewhere safe.

Install OpenClaw

On Mac, open your terminal (Warp recommended) and run:

curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash

Follow the setup wizard:

1. Select Yes, press Enter
2. Choose QuickStart for Onboarding mode
3. At Model/auth Provider, select Kimi Code API Key
4. Paste your API key, press Enter
5. Set as default model
6. Skip Telegram/Discord config (Feishu setup below)
7. Select Skills as needed (arrow keys to navigate, space to select)

For Hook configurations — enable all three:

• Markdown injection at session start
• Operation logging
• Session context summary for seamless continuation

Choose between TUI (terminal) or Web UI (browser). Both get installed regardless — TUI is default, but Web UI may be more beginner-friendly.

Launch TUI anytime with: openclaw tui

Feishu (Lark) Integration

Install the community Feishu plugin:

openclaw plugins install @m1heng-clawd/feishu

Feishu Open Platform Setup

1. Go to Feishu Open Platform
2. Create an enterprise app, add Bot capability
3. Copy the App ID and App Secret

Configure in terminal:

openclaw config set channels.feishu.appId "YOUR_APP_ID"
openclaw config set channels.feishu.appSecret "YOUR_APP_SECRET"
openclaw config set channels.feishu.enabled true
openclaw gateway restart

Permissions Required

• contact:user.base:readonly
• im:message
• im:message.p2p_msg:readonly
• im:message.group_at_msg:readonly
• im:message:send_as_bot
• im:resource

Event Configuration

Critical: Use long connection for both event and callback subscriptions.

Add these events:

• im.message.receive_v1 (required)
• im.message.message_read_v1
• im.chat.member.bot.added_v1
• im.chat.member.bot.deleted_v1

Publish the app version, then search “OpenClaw” in Feishu to find your bot.

Other IM Integrations

OpenClaw supports Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, iMessage, and more.

• Feishu: most China-friendly
• Telegram: simplest setup
• Discord: best display formatting

Discord setup tutorial: View tweet

Common pitfalls guide: View tweet

Essential Commands

Model examples: openai-codex/gpt-5.2-codex, kimi-code/kimi-for-coding

700+ Skill Library

Not sure what to do with OpenClaw? Start with community Skills.

OpenClaw automatically loads globally installed Claude Skills.

Curated library with 700+ Skills:

https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-openclaw-skills

Final Thoughts

This is one of the most detailed tutorials I’ve written — but it’s just the beginning.

OpenClaw offers much more: long-term memory, heartbeat polling, async work, scheduled scripts…

But remember: a tool’s value lies in actually being used.

Hope this helps anyone looking to get serious with OpenClaw.

Source: Reposted from @vista8 (向阳乔木)’s original post, published January 31, 2026.