"clawhub/http-api",

"clawhub/acceptable-usage",

"clawhub/moderation",

"clawhub/namespace-claims",

"clawhub/security",

"clawhub/security-audits",

"clawhub/content-rights",

"clawhub/plugin-validation-fixes"

"clawhub/security-audits"

]

}

]

- **[codex-supervisor](/plugins/reference/codex-supervisor)** (`@openclaw/codex-supervisor`) - included in OpenClaw. Supervise Codex app-server sessions from OpenClaw.

- **[cohere](/plugins/reference/cohere)** (`@openclaw/cohere-provider`) - included in OpenClaw. Adds Cohere model provider support to OpenClaw.

- **[cohere](/plugins/reference/cohere)** (`@openclaw/cohere-provider`) - included in OpenClaw; npm; ClawHub: `clawhub:@openclaw/cohere-provider`. OpenClaw Cohere provider plugin.

- **[comfy](/plugins/reference/comfy)** (`@openclaw/comfy-provider`) - included in OpenClaw. Adds ComfyUI model provider support to OpenClaw.

---

summary: "Adds Cohere model provider support to OpenClaw."

summary: "OpenClaw Cohere provider plugin."

read_when:

- You are installing, configuring, or auditing the cohere plugin

title: "Cohere plugin"

---

# Cohere plugin

Adds Cohere model provider support to OpenClaw.

OpenClaw Cohere provider plugin.

## Distribution

- Package: `@openclaw/cohere-provider`

- Install route: included in OpenClaw

- Install route: included in OpenClaw; npm; ClawHub: `clawhub:@openclaw/cohere-provider`

## Surface

- You need the Cohere API key env var or CLI auth choice

---

[Cohere](https://cohere.com) provides OpenAI-compatible inference through its Compatibility API. OpenClaw includes a bundled Cohere provider plugin with the Command A model catalog.

| Property | Value |

| --------------- | ---------------------------------------- |

| Provider id | `cohere` |

| Plugin | bundled, `enabledByDefault: true` |

| Auth env var | `COHERE_API_KEY` |

| Onboarding flag | `--auth-choice cohere-api-key` |

| Direct CLI flag | `--cohere-api-key <key>` |

| API | OpenAI-compatible (`openai-completions`) |

| Base URL | `https://api.cohere.ai/compatibility/v1` |

| Default model | `cohere/command-a-03-2025` |

[Cohere](https://cohere.com) provides OpenAI-compatible inference through its Compatibility API. OpenClaw ships the Cohere provider during its externalization transition and also publishes it as an official external plugin with the Command A model catalog.

| Property | Value |

| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |

| Provider id | `cohere` |

| Plugin | bundled during transition; official external package |

| Auth env var | `COHERE_API_KEY` |

| Onboarding flag | `--auth-choice cohere-api-key` |

| Direct CLI flag | `--cohere-api-key <key>` |

| API | OpenAI-compatible (`openai-completions`) |

| Base URL | `https://api.cohere.ai/compatibility/v1` |

| Default model | `cohere/command-a-03-2025` |

## Get started

1. Create a Cohere API key.

2. Run onboarding:

1. Cohere is included in current OpenClaw packages. If it is unavailable, install the external package and restart the Gateway:

```bash

openclaw plugins install @openclaw/cohere-provider

openclaw gateway restart

```

2. Create a Cohere API key.

3. Run onboarding:

```bash

openclaw onboard --non-interactive \

--auth-choice cohere-api-key \

--cohere-api-key "$COHERE_API_KEY"

```

3. Confirm the catalog is available:

4. Confirm the catalog is available:

```bash

openclaw models list --provider cohere

## Environment-only setup

Make `COHERE_API_KEY` available to the Gateway process, then select the bundled model:

Make `COHERE_API_KEY` available to the Gateway process, then select the Cohere model:

```json5

{

# OpenClaw Cohere Provider

Official OpenClaw provider plugin for Cohere's OpenAI-compatible Compatibility

API.

Install from OpenClaw:

```bash

openclaw plugins install @openclaw/cohere-provider

openclaw gateway restart

```

Configure a Cohere API key, then select `cohere/command-a-03-2025`.

export default defineSingleProviderPluginEntry({

id: "cohere",

name: "Cohere Provider",

description: "Bundled Cohere provider plugin",

description: "Cohere provider plugin",

provider: {

label: "Cohere",

docsPath: "/providers/cohere",

{

"id": "cohere",

"name": "Cohere",

"description": "OpenClaw Cohere provider plugin.",

"activation": {

"onStartup": false

},

{

"name": "@openclaw/cohere-provider",

"version": "2026.6.8",

"private": true,

"description": "OpenClaw Cohere provider plugin",

"description": "OpenClaw Cohere provider plugin.",

"repository": {

"type": "git",

"url": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw"

},

"type": "module",

"devDependencies": {

"@openclaw/plugin-sdk": "workspace:*"

},

"openclaw": {

"extensions": [

"./index.ts"

]

],

"install": {

"clawhubSpec": "clawhub:@openclaw/cohere-provider",

"npmSpec": "@openclaw/cohere-provider",

"defaultChoice": "npm",

"minHostVersion": ">=2026.6.8"

},

"compat": {

"pluginApi": ">=2026.6.8"

},

"build": {

"openclawVersion": "2026.6.8",

"bundledDist": true

},

"release": {

"publishToClawHub": true,

"publishToNpm": true

}

}

}

return "source checkout only";

}

if (status === "core") {

const release = packageJson.openclaw?.release;

if (release?.publishToClawHub === true || release?.publishToNpm === true) {

return `included in OpenClaw; ${resolveInstallRoute(packageJson, "external")}`;

}

return "included in OpenClaw";

}

const install = packageJson.openclaw?.install;