Quickstart Guide

Everything you need to get your personal AI agent set up and running. The whole process takes about 2 minutes.

Create Your Account

Head to instaclaw.io/signup and sign up with Google or email.

If you have an invite code, enter it during signup
If you're on the waitlist, we'll email you when your spot opens
Account creation is instant — no approval process once you have access

Connect Telegram

Telegram is the fastest way to talk to your agent. Here's how to set it up:

Open Telegram and search for @BotFather
Send /newbot and follow the prompts to name your bot
BotFather will give you an API token — copy it
Go to your InstaClaw dashboard and paste the token
Click "Connect" — your agent is now live on Telegram

You can also connect Discord, Slack, or WhatsApp from the same dashboard. All platforms share the same agent and memory.

Pick a Plan

Choose the plan that fits your usage:

Starter ($29/mo) — 600 daily units. Perfect for personal use.
Pro ($99/mo) — 1,000 daily units. For power users who need more.
Power ($299/mo) — 2,500 daily units. Maximum performance with upgraded resources.

All plans come with a 3-day free trial. See full pricing details.

Personalize Your Agent

Your agent works great out of the box, but you can customize it to match your needs:

System prompt: Define your agent's personality, tone, and instructions. Tell it who you are, what you do, and how you want it to behave.
Name: Give your agent a custom name that shows up in conversations.
Skills: Browse and enable skills from the dashboard. Each skill adds new capabilities to your agent.
API keys: Add keys for third-party services (encrypted at rest) to unlock more capabilities.

BYOK Setup (Optional)

If you have your own Anthropic API key, you can switch to BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) mode to reduce your subscription cost:

Get an API key from console.anthropic.com
Go to Settings in your InstaClaw dashboard
Paste your API key — it's encrypted and stored on your VM only
Switch your plan to the BYOK tier

In BYOK mode, all API calls go directly from your VM to Anthropic. We never proxy or log them. You get full control over model selection, rate limits, and token budgets.

Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Agent

1.Be specific. Instead of "help me with email", say "check my inbox and summarize the 5 most important messages."
2.Teach it your workflows. Walk your agent through a task once, and it will remember how to do it next time.
3.Use the system prompt. Tell your agent about yourself — your job, preferences, schedule, and priorities. The more context it has, the better it performs.
4.Switch models strategically. Use Haiku for quick tasks (1 unit), Sonnet for complex reasoning (4 units), and Opus for your most demanding work (19 units).
5.Set up scheduled tasks. Ask your agent to check things regularly — "every morning at 8am, summarize the news about AI."

Troubleshooting

My agent isn't responding

Check your dashboard for health status. If the status shows "unhealthy", the self-healing system will auto-recover within a few minutes. If it persists, contact support.

I ran out of daily units

Units reset at midnight UTC. You can also purchase credit packs from the dashboard for instant overflow. Or consider upgrading your plan.

My Telegram bot token isn't working

Make sure you copied the full token from @BotFather (including the colon). Try revoking and creating a new token if it still doesn't work.

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