Chowder is an API service designed specifically for deploying, managing, and interacting with OpenClaw instances. It serves as a unified API layer that aggregates, normalizes, and serves data from any source, providing developers with comprehensive infrastructure for their AI agents.

The platform offers managed claws that allow users to spin up fully isolated OpenClaw instances with one API call, each getting its own sandbox, workspace, and gateway. It includes connectivity to 11 messaging channels including Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, and Signal. Users can install skills from ClawHub with a single request, providing claws with capabilities like browsing, file access, and code execution. The service features built-in authentication with organization keys, scoped instance keys with granular permissions, and automatic key rotation.

Chowder functions as a drop-in replacement for the OpenAI Responses API, maintaining compatibility with sessions, tools, and structured output formats. It provides stateful conversations out of the box, allowing messages to be routed to isolated sessions so claws can remember context across turns. The platform enables deployment from zero to a deployed claw in under a minute through a straightforward three-step process.

The service benefits developers by eliminating the need for complex infrastructure setup and providing immediate access to multiple messaging platforms. Use cases include creating AI agents that can interact with users across various communication channels while maintaining conversation context and accessing specialized skills.

Chowder targets developers and teams building AI-powered applications that require scalable infrastructure for OpenClaw instances. It integrates with 11 messaging channels and provides OpenAI-compatible API endpoints, making it suitable for production workloads requiring reliable AI agent deployment and management.