Manifest Now Supports Claude Pro/Max Subscriptions Without API Key
Direct Claude Subscription Integration
Manifest has added support for connecting Claude Pro or Claude Max subscriptions directly, eliminating the need for an API key. This addresses the most requested feature since Manifest's launch, as many OpenClaw users have Claude subscriptions but lack API keys.
How It Works
Users connect their existing Claude plan to Manifest, which then routes requests across models using the subscription. Manifest is an open source routing layer that sends each OpenClaw request to the cheapest model capable of handling it, with most users reducing costs by 60-80%.
Fallback Configuration
For users who also have API keys connected, Manifest can be configured to fall back to the API key when subscription rate limits are reached. This ensures agents continue running regardless of rate limit constraints.
Availability
The feature is currently live and available for immediate use. Manifest is hosted on GitHub at github.com/mnfst/manifest.
📖 Read the full source: r/clawdbot
👀 See Also
Murmur: An Open-Source Cron Daemon for Automating Claude Code Sessions
Murmur is a cron daemon that schedules and automates Claude code sessions using a HEARTBEAT.md file for configuration.
Phaselock: An AI Agent Control System Inspired by Parenting Techniques
Phaselock is an open-source Agent Skill that implements four control mechanisms for AI agents: explicit gates before action, immediate feedback on mistakes, constrained choices, and mechanical rule enforcement. It works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and tools supporting hooks.
Karpathy's autoresearch project: AI agents run overnight LLM training experiments
Andrej Karpathy released a minimal autoresearch project where an AI agent edits train.py, runs 5-minute nanochat training experiments, checks if val_bpb improved, and repeats overnight on a single GPU.
TestThread: Open Source Testing Framework for AI Agents
TestThread is an open source testing framework for AI agents that runs tests against live endpoints, provides pass/fail results with AI diagnosis, and includes features like semantic matching, PII detection, and CI/CD integration.