An automated transparency tool that appends the specific model alias to every AI agent response for clear attribution and configuration tracking.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install model-alias-append
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install model-alias-append using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Model Alias Append?
The Model Alias Append skill is a specialized utility designed to bring clarity and accountability to AI-driven workflows. As part of the growing ecosystem of Openclaw Skills, it serves the critical function of identifying exactly which Large Language Model (LLM) produced a given output. By automatically pulling alias information from your local configuration, it eliminates the ambiguity often found in multi-model environments.
This skill is particularly valuable for developers who need to verify if a primary model or a fallback model was utilized for a specific task. By using this and other Openclaw Skills, users can maintain a high level of technical oversight over their automated agents, ensuring that response quality can be accurately traced back to the source model and its specific configuration state.
Model Alias Append Use Cases
- Identifying whether a primary model or a fallback model (like Qwen or Gemma) generated a specific response.
- Maintaining a clear audit trail for model performance during complex coding or research tasks.
- Monitoring real-time changes to the Openclaw configuration file without interrupting the workflow.
- Providing transparency in multi-agent environments where different models handle different sub-tasks.
How Model Alias Append Works
- The skill intercepts the AI agent's response payload immediately after generation but before it is displayed.
- It cross-references the active model identifier against the alias mapping defined in your openclaw.json file.
- If a configuration change is detected during the session, it injects a notification regarding the update.
- It appends the corresponding model alias to the footer of the response while ensuring all original markdown and reply tags remain intact.
Model Alias Append Setup
To add this capability to your environment, install it via the terminal:
npx clawhub@latest install model-alias-append
No additional manual configuration is required. The skill automatically reads from your existing openclaw.json file to find model aliases located in the agents.defaults.models path.
Model Alias Append Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill utilizes the existing configuration schema to map technical model names to human-readable aliases. It monitors the following structure:
| Path | Purpose |
|---|---|
agents.defaults.models.{model_id}.alias |
The string appended to the response as the model's display name. |
openclaw.json |
The primary configuration file monitored for live updates and alias definitions. |
Model Alias Append Advanced Features
- Real-time configuration monitoring that alerts the user the moment an alias or model setting is modified in the background.
- Seamless integration with the Openclaw Skills hook system for non-intrusive response modification.
- Format-aware appending that prevents the alias from breaking code blocks, tables, or specialized UI tags.
- Support for dynamic fallback detection, ensuring the correct alias is shown even when the primary model fails.
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