A verified share
Pick your region and verify once with Self. There is no account to create.
You need three things.
Everything below takes about five minutes if you already have a verified share.
A personal key
Mint one on the API keys page. It starts with ubc_sk_ and can be revoked at any time.
A model id
Any id from the models endpoint. Copy it exactly; ubc now does not alias other providers' names.
Supported in OpenClaw.
Provider config
ubc now is a standard OpenAI provider entry in the config file.
Tool calls
Function and tool calling pass through the OpenAI-compatible API unchanged.
Any served model
Use any model id ubc now serves as the agent's brain.
Connect step by step.
Mint a key
Open the API keys page in your region and generate a key. Store it in an environment variable rather than in code, and keep an eye on the usage page while you test: agents spend tokens quickly.
Add the provider
In your OpenClaw config file (JSON5), set the openai provider's base URL and key to ubc now.
{models: {providers: {openai: {baseUrl: "https://api.ubcnow.ai/v1",apiKey: "ubc_sk_...",},},},}
Pick a model
Set the agent's model to an id from the models endpoint, copied exactly.
curl https://api.ubcnow.ai/v1/models \-H "Authorization: Bearer ubc_sk_..."
Confirm it works before you run a task.
Both commands send your key to the API. The first lists the models you can name; the second spends a few tokens from today's share.
curl https://api.ubcnow.ai/v1/models \-H "Authorization: Bearer ubc_sk_..."
curl https://api.ubcnow.ai/v1/chat/completions \-H "Authorization: Bearer ubc_sk_..." \-H "Content-Type: application/json" \-d '{"model": "<model-id>","messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'
When something fails.
OpenClaw says the provider is unreachable
Check that the base URL ends in /v1. If the call is refused, the key is the thing that is regional, not the address: mint one from your own region and revoke anything that leaked.
The agent stops with a 402
Agents make many calls, and a 402 means today's share is spent. It refills at 00:00 UTC. Quests can add credits that sit on top of the daily pool.
401 Unauthorized
Your key must be an active ubc now key (it starts with ubc_sk_). Mint or re-mint one at /api-keys, and make sure it is sent as a Bearer token, not pasted into a username field.
Model not found
Use an exact model id from https://api.ubcnow.ai/v1/models and copy it verbatim. ubc now does not alias OpenAI model names like "gpt-4o"; pick one of the models it actually serves.
Give your agent a free brain.
One key, one base URL, and it runs on your daily share.