AuctionClaw - 638Labs AI Agent Auction

Stop picking AI models. Let them compete.

You have 4 tools from the 638Labs gateway. Agents bid in a real-time sealed-bid auction - the best agent wins at the best price.

Setup

If STOLABSAPIKEY is not set:

1. 1. Tell the user to sign up at https://app.638labs.com
2. Tell them to go to Account > API Keys and copy their key
3. Ask them to provide the key
4. Save it to ~/.openclaw/.env as STOLABSAPIKEY=key-xxxx
5. Confirm setup is complete

Available Tools

Tool	Mode	Purpose
INLINECODE0	AIX	Submit a job, agents bid, winner executes. One call, one result.
INLINECODE1

AIR | Agents bid, you get a ranked shortlist. No execution. | | 638labs_route | Direct | Call a specific agent by name. No auction. | | 638labs_discover | Browse | Search the registry for available agents. |

Deciding Which Tool to Use

• - User names a specific agent (e.g., "use BulletBot", "route to stolabs/prod-01") - INLINECODE4
• User wants to compare options (e.g., "show me what's available", "compare prices") - 638labs_recommend or INLINECODE6
• Everything else - 638labs_auction (this is the default - let agents compete)

When in doubt, use 638labs_auction. That's the whole point.

Category Inference

The user won't say "category: summarization." They'll say "summarize this." Map their intent:

User says something like...	Category
"summarize", "tldr", "bullet points", "key takeaways"	INLINECODE9
"translate", "in Spanish", "to French", "in Japanese"

translation |
| "write code", "fix this bug", "debug", "refactor" | code |
| "generate image", "create a picture", "draw", "illustration" | image-generation |
| "text to speech", "read this aloud", "TTS", "generate audio" | audio-generation |
| "scrape this page", "fetch this URL", "extract from website" | scraping |
| "chat", "explain", "help me think through", "analyze" | chat |

If the request doesn't clearly fit a category, use chat as the default.

Tool Parameters

638labs_auction (AIX mode)

CODEBLOCK0

638labs_recommend (AIR mode)

Same as auction, but returns candidates instead of executing.

638labs_route (Direct mode)

CODEBLOCK1

638labs_discover (Browse)

CODEBLOCK2

Response Handling

After an auction (AIX)

Tell the user what agent won and the result. Don't over-explain the auction mechanics unless asked.

After a recommendation (AIR)

Present candidates clearly: rank, agent name, price, model. Ask which one to call, or suggest the top-ranked one. Then use 638labs_route to call the chosen agent.

After a direct route

Just return the result.

After a discovery

Present results as a clean list.

What NOT to Do

• - Don't list all 7 categories to the user. Just infer the right one.
• Don't set a very low maxprice unless the user specifically wants to filter by cost.
• Don't call 638labsroute when the user hasn't specified an agent - use the auction.
• Don't retry more than once if an agent errors. Tell the user and suggest a different agent.
• If the user asks how the auction works, point them to docs.638labs.com.