[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":16},["ShallowReactive",2],{"docs-post-tutorial-ep02-model-en":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"description":6,"date":7,"author":8,"tags":9,"lang":11,"image":11,"ogImage":11,"thumbnail":11,"featured":12,"featuredOrder":13,"content":14,"html":15},"tutorial-ep02-model-en","EP02 · Give Your Lobster a Brain","1 account = LLM brain + pre-installed smart skill packs. ImaStudio, all-in-one.","2026-03-04T21:12:00","Yuki & Claw",[10],"Tutorial","",false,99,"\n\n**By Yuki & Claw**\n\n1 account = LLM brain + pre-installed smart skill packs\nImaStudio, all-in-one\n\n## 📺 Video Tutorial\n\nVideo walkthrough on configuring your API Key so your lobster can actually start thinking:\n\n[video:auto:PLACEHOLDER_VIDEO_ID]\n\n---\n\n## Why Does It Need a \"Brain\"?\n\nIn EP01 you set up the home, but your lobster still doesn't know anything — because it doesn't have a brain yet. The brain = a large language model (LLM), the thing that actually makes it talk and think.\n\nNow let me share a shortcut: **Sign up for ImaStudio — one account gets you brain + skill packs, no need to register everywhere.**\n\n## 🥇 Top Pick: ImaStudio All-in-One\n\n### 🦞 1 Account, Everything Unlocked\n\nSign up for ImaStudio, grab your API Key\nLLM brain + smart skill suite + multimedia creation suite, all activated at once\n\n#### 🧠 Multi-Model Brain\nOne-click access to Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, Kimi K2.5, DeepSeek, and other top-tier LLMs\n\n#### 🤖 Pre-installed Smart Skill Suite\nLong-term memory, task tracking, deep research, context management — ready out of the box\n\n#### 🎨 Multimedia Creation Suite (40+ Models)\n- **Images:** SeeDream 4.5, Midjourney, GPT Image\n- **Video:** Wan 2.6, Kling, Sora, Veo\n- **Music:** Suno\n\n👉 [🚀 Sign Up Free at **imastudio.com**](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imastudio.com)\n\n✓ No credit card required · ✓ Free credits for new users\n\n## Step 1: Sign Up and Get Your API Key\n\nJust 3 steps — follow the screenshots:\n\n### 1️⃣ Go to **[**imastudio.com**](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imastudio.com)**, log in, and click the avatar icon in the top right\n\n### 2️⃣ A dropdown menu appears — click **Settings**\n\n### 3️⃣ Select **API Keys** in the left nav, then click **+ New Key** in the top right to generate your key\n\nClick the copy icon to save it to your clipboard\n\n```bash\nYour API Key (example format)\nima_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\n⚠️ Keep it safe — don't screenshot and share it\n```\n\n## Step 2: Configure It in OpenClaw\n\n### Run the Onboarding Wizard\n\nIn your terminal:\n\n```bash\n~ $ openclaw onboard\n\n? Choose your AI provider:\n  > ImaStudio (Recommended)\n    OpenAI\n    Anthropic\n    ...\n\n? Enter your IMA API key: ima_xxxxxx...\n\n🎉 Brain configured! All skill suites unlocked.\n```\n\nSelect **ImaStudio**, paste your API Key. That's it.\n\n## 🎁 What You Just Unlocked\n\nAfter configuring your IMA API Key, all of the following are **automatically activated** — no separate installation needed:\n\n### 🧠 Smart Skill Suite (Essential)\nMake your lobster truly understand you\n\n- ✓ Long-term memory — remembers your preferences and projects across conversations\n- ✓ Task tracking — automatically manages TODOs, nothing slips through\n- ✓ Deep research — autonomous web search + report generation\n- ✓ Context management — stays focused in long conversations\n- ✓ Project memory — handles multiple projects in parallel without mixing them up\n\n### 🎨 Multimedia Creation Suite\n40+ AI models, just say the word and start creating\n\n- ✓ SeeDream 4.5 \u002F Midjourney — image generation\n- ✓ Wan 2.6 \u002F Kling 2.1 — video generation\n- ✓ Sora \u002F Google Veo 3 — top-tier video\n- ✓ Suno — AI music creation\n- ✓ Unified credit management — no need to top up everywhere\n\n## Step 3: Give It a Test\n\n### Try It in Feishu\u002FLark\n\n(See EP04 for Feishu\u002FLark setup). If you already have Feishu\u002FLark connected, send this message:\n\n```\nYou: Hey, what can you do now?\n\n🦞: Hi! Here's what I can do:\n🧠 Remember what we've talked about\n🎨 Generate images for you (SeeDream\u002FMidjourney)\n🎬 Create videos for you (Wan\u002FKling\u002FSora)\n🔬 Do deep research on any topic\n📋 Track your tasks and to-dos...\n```\n\n### 💥 Getting \"Invalid API Key\"?\n\n**Possible cause:** Extra spaces when copying the key, or account verification not completed\n\n**Fix:** Go back to your **[**imastudio.com**](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imastudio.com)** account page, re-copy the key, and make sure there are no extra spaces\n\n## Alternative Options (If You Already Have Accounts)\n\nIf you already have an API Key from another platform, you can use that too:\n\n| Platform | Highlights | Where to Get It |\n|----------|-----------|-----------------|\n| **ImaStudio** ⭐ Top Pick | Brain + skill packs all-in-one, simplest setup | **[**imastudio.com**](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imastudio.com)** |\n| Kimi (Moonshot) | Chinese-made, 2M-character ultra-long context | platform.moonshot.cn |\n| Claude (Anthropic) | Strongest reasoning, top-tier coding | console.anthropic.com |\n| GPT (OpenAI) | Strong all-around, largest ecosystem | platform.openai.com |\n| Gemini (Google) | Generous free tier, ultra-long context | aistudio.google.com |\n\n## Don't Have a Lobster Yet?\n\nNo installation needed · Sign up for an ImaStudio account and start using it right away\n\n- 📋 [Reserve the Cloud Version](https:\u002F\u002Fforms.gle\u002FJZ1HnjjHKmqecmCx5?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=tutorial&utm_campaign=ep02_cta)\n- 💬 [Join the Community](https:\u002F\u002Fdiscord.gg\u002FUdXFVYhh?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=tutorial&utm_campaign=ep02_cta)\n\n## 📌 Key Takeaways\n\n- Brain = large language model, turning your lobster from an \"empty shell\" into a \"thinking being\"\n- **Top pick — ImaStudio**: 1 account unlocks brain + smart skill suite + multimedia creation suite, easiest setup\n- Configuration command: `openclaw onboard`, select ImaStudio, paste in your API Key\n- Alternatives: Kimi (Moonshot), Claude (Anthropic), GPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google)\n\n---\n\n**Next up:** EP04: Connect to Feishu\u002FLark\n\nBrain installed — next step is connecting your lobster to Feishu\u002FLark so it can reply to your messages and get things done for you.\n\n---\n\nBuilt with 🦞 by ImaClaw · Powered by OpenClaw\n","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>By Yuki & Claw\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1 account = LLM brain + pre-installed smart skill packs\nImaStudio, all-in-one\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>📺 Video Tutorial\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Video walkthrough on configuring your API Key so your lobster can actually start thinking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"video-embed-marker\" data-video-platform=\"auto\" data-video-id=\"PLACEHOLDER_VIDEO_ID\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Ch2>Why Does It Need a "Brain"?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In EP01 you set up the home, but your lobster still doesn't know anything — because it doesn't have a brain yet. The brain = a large language model (LLM), the thing that actually makes it talk and think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now let me share a shortcut: \u003Cstrong>Sign up for ImaStudio — one account gets you brain + skill packs, no need to register everywhere.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>🥇 Top Pick: ImaStudio All-in-One\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ch3>🦞 1 Account, Everything Unlocked\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Sign up for ImaStudio, grab your API Key\nLLM brain + smart skill suite + multimedia creation suite, all activated at once\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>🧠 Multi-Model Brain\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>One-click access to Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, Kimi K2.5, DeepSeek, and other top-tier LLMs\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>🤖 Pre-installed Smart Skill Suite\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Long-term memory, task tracking, deep research, context management — ready out of the box\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch4>🎨 Multimedia Creation Suite (40+ Models)\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Images:\u003C\u002Fstrong> SeeDream 4.5, Midjourney, GPT Image\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Video:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Wan 2.6, Kling, Sora, Veo\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Music:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Suno\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>👉 \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imastudio.com\">🚀 Sign Up Free at \u003Cstrong>imastudio.com\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✓ No credit card required · ✓ Free credits for new users\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Step 1: Sign Up and Get Your API Key\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Just 3 steps — follow the screenshots:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>1️⃣ Go to \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imastudio.com\">\u003Cstrong>imastudio.com\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>, log in, and click the avatar icon in the top right\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Ch3>2️⃣ A dropdown menu appears — click \u003Cstrong>Settings\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Ch3>3️⃣ Select \u003Cstrong>API Keys\u003C\u002Fstrong> in the left nav, then click \u003Cstrong>+ New Key\u003C\u002Fstrong> in the top right to generate your key\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Click the copy icon to save it to your clipboard\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-bash\">Your API Key (example format)\nima_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\n⚠️ Keep it safe — don't screenshot and share it\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\n\u003Ch2>Step 2: Configure It in OpenClaw\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ch3>Run the Onboarding Wizard\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>In your terminal:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode class=\"language-bash\">~ $ openclaw onboard\n\n? Choose your AI provider:\n  > ImaStudio (Recommended)\n    OpenAI\n    Anthropic\n    ...\n\n? Enter your IMA API key: ima_xxxxxx...\n\n🎉 Brain configured! All skill suites unlocked.\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\n\u003Cp>Select \u003Cstrong>ImaStudio\u003C\u002Fstrong>, paste your API Key. That's it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>🎁 What You Just Unlocked\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>After configuring your IMA API Key, all of the following are \u003Cstrong>automatically activated\u003C\u002Fstrong> — no separate installation needed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>🧠 Smart Skill Suite (Essential)\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Make your lobster truly understand you\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>✓ Long-term memory — remembers your preferences and projects across conversations\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✓ Task tracking — automatically manages TODOs, nothing slips through\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✓ Deep research — autonomous web search + report generation\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✓ Context management — stays focused in long conversations\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✓ Project memory — handles multiple projects in parallel without mixing them up\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>🎨 Multimedia Creation Suite\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>40+ AI models, just say the word and start creating\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>✓ SeeDream 4.5 \u002F Midjourney — image generation\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✓ Wan 2.6 \u002F Kling 2.1 — video generation\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✓ Sora \u002F Google Veo 3 — top-tier video\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✓ Suno — AI music creation\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>✓ Unified credit management — no need to top up everywhere\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>Step 3: Give It a Test\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Ch3>Try It in Feishu\u002FLark\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>(See EP04 for Feishu\u002FLark setup). If you already have Feishu\u002FLark connected, send this message:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cpre>\u003Ccode>You: Hey, what can you do now?\n\n🦞: Hi! Here's what I can do:\n🧠 Remember what we've talked about\n🎨 Generate images for you (SeeDream\u002FMidjourney)\n🎬 Create videos for you (Wan\u002FKling\u002FSora)\n🔬 Do deep research on any topic\n📋 Track your tasks and to-dos...\n\u003C\u002Fcode>\u003C\u002Fpre>\n\u003Ch3>💥 Getting "Invalid API Key"?\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Possible cause:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Extra spaces when copying the key, or account verification not completed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Fix:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Go back to your \u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imastudio.com\">\u003Cstrong>imastudio.com\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong> account page, re-copy the key, and make sure there are no extra spaces\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Alternative Options (If You Already Have Accounts)\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>If you already have an API Key from another platform, you can use that too:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Platform\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Highlights\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Where to Get It\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>ImaStudio\u003C\u002Fstrong> ⭐ Top Pick\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Brain + skill packs all-in-one, simplest setup\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.imastudio.com\">\u003Cstrong>imastudio.com\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Kimi (Moonshot)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Chinese-made, 2M-character ultra-long context\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>platform.moonshot.cn\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Claude (Anthropic)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Strongest reasoning, top-tier coding\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>console.anthropic.com\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>GPT (OpenAI)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Strong all-around, largest ecosystem\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>platform.openai.com\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Gemini (Google)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Generous free tier, ultra-long context\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>aistudio.google.com\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Ch2>Don't Have a Lobster Yet?\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>No installation needed · Sign up for an ImaStudio account and start using it right away\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>📋 \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fforms.gle\u002FJZ1HnjjHKmqecmCx5?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=tutorial&utm_campaign=ep02_cta\">Reserve the Cloud Version\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>💬 \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fdiscord.gg\u002FUdXFVYhh?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=tutorial&utm_campaign=ep02_cta\">Join the Community\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch2>📌 Key Takeaways\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Brain = large language model, turning your lobster from an "empty shell" into a "thinking being"\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Top pick — ImaStudio\u003C\u002Fstrong>: 1 account unlocks brain + smart skill suite + multimedia creation suite, easiest setup\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Configuration command: \u003Ccode>openclaw onboard\u003C\u002Fcode>, select ImaStudio, paste in your API Key\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Alternatives: Kimi (Moonshot), Claude (Anthropic), GPT (OpenAI), Gemini (Google)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Next up:\u003C\u002Fstrong> EP04: Connect to Feishu\u002FLark\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brain installed — next step is connecting your lobster to Feishu\u002FLark so it can reply to your messages and get things done for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Chr>\n\u003Cp>Built with 🦞 by ImaClaw · Powered by OpenClaw\u003C\u002Fp>\n",1775543780302]