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The bundled alibaba plugin registers a video-generation provider for Wan models on Alibaba Model Studio (the international name for DashScope). It is enabled by default; only an API key is needed.

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Getting started

1

Set an API key

Store the key against the alibaba provider through onboarding:
Or pass the key directly:
Or export one of the accepted env vars before starting the Gateway:
2

Set a default video model

3

Verify the provider is configured

The list includes all five bundled Wan models. If MODELSTUDIO_API_KEY cannot be resolved, openclaw models status --json reports the missing credential under auth.unusableProfiles.
The Alibaba plugin and the Qwen plugin both authenticate against DashScope and accept overlapping env vars. Use alibaba/... model ids for the dedicated Wan video surface; use qwen/... ids for Qwen chat, embedding, or media-understanding.

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Built-in Wan models

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Capabilities and limits

Each model advertises only its matching runtime mode. Geometry also follows the vendor protocol for that model family instead of sending one generic parameter shape. Wan 2.6 text/reference models translate resolution plus aspectRatio to the documented exact size. Wan 2.6 image-to-video sends the resolution tier and uses the input image’s aspect ratio. Wan 2.7 reference-to-video sends the newer media, resolution, and ratio fields and always generates audio. A request that omits durationSeconds gets DashScope’s accepted default of 5 seconds.
Reference image and video inputs must be remote http(s) URLs; DashScope’s reference modes reject local file paths. Upload to object storage first, or use the media tool flow that already produces a public URL.

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Advanced configuration

The provider defaults to the international DashScope endpoint. To target the China-region endpoint:
The provider strips trailing slashes before constructing AIGC task URLs.
OpenClaw resolves the Alibaba API key from environment variables in this order, taking the first non-empty value:
  1. MODELSTUDIO_API_KEY
  2. DASHSCOPE_API_KEY
  3. QWEN_API_KEY
Configured auth.profiles entries (set via openclaw models auth login) override env-var resolution. See Auth profiles in the models FAQ for profile rotation, cooldown, and override mechanics.
Both bundled plugins talk to DashScope and accept overlapping API keys. Use:
  • alibaba/wan*.* ids for the dedicated Wan video provider documented on this page.
  • qwen/* ids for Qwen chat, embedding, and media understanding (see Qwen).
Setting MODELSTUDIO_API_KEY once authenticates both plugins, since the auth env var list intentionally overlaps; onboarding each plugin separately is not required.

Video generation

Shared video tool parameters and provider selection.

Qwen

Qwen chat, embedding, and media-understanding setup on the same DashScope auth.

Configuration reference

Agent defaults and model configuration.

Models FAQ

Auth profiles, switching models, and resolving “no profile” errors.