u/Coolwick

I've been using OpenClaw for about 2 days and noticed my token burn rate pretty quickly. While it's not awful, I've already taken some steps to address it, but I'm not sure what else I can do. Looking for input from others who've dealt with the same issue.

A little context: I'm new to this side of things. I've been using ChatGPT and Claude for a while, but more passively, things like spreadsheets, quick questions, general stuff. OpenClaw, coding in Claude, and building agents is all new territory for me. Sky is the limit it feels like at this point.

What I've done so far:

• Turned off thinking globally (thinkingDefault: "off" in config)
• Updated my SOUL with cost-aware constraints:
  • No file updates without approval
  • API call approval threshold set at $0.10 per call (not sure if this is too low, but I was trying to isolate the problem)
  • Model policy: Haiku as default, Sonnet/Opus only when needed and only with permission to switch
  • Sub-agent cleanup: kill after completion
• Stopped proactive background activity — it was constantly reading the memory file, checking status, and running diagnostics
• Stopped frivolous approvals
• Disabled heartbeat for now

Still not fully resolved. OpenClaw suggested I set cacheRetention: "long" — not entirely sure what that does. Ive read a few times that cache is a huge issue for Openclaw, just not entirely sure I understand exactly what the issue is per say. Open to any other suggestions from people who've been through this! Thank you! <3

I run a small business (Bar & Restaurant and Event Center) and manually trying to find leads to capture corporate events always feels like a huge waste of time, most email addresses are ridiculously hard to find at that.

What I want, I feel, is something that I know can be done and probably has been done. I'm just not fluent in the tools to create it myself yet. I want to take the next steps into utilizing AI more for my business and this feels like the right place to start.

I essentially want to create something that finds people who fit my ideal customer, sends them an initial email, and then notifies me when they reply so I can take the conversation from there or even let AI curate the response and handle it from that point. I'm not trying to fully automate the sales process. I just want the initial legwork done so I can take over once the lead has been generated.

I imagine this isn't something thats a quick task, and that's fine. I don't mind putting in the work if I know it can be done.

Any pointers would be fantastic! Thank you!

I run a small business (Bar & Restaurant and Event Center) and manually trying to find leads to capture corporate events always feels like a huge waste of time, most email addresses are ridiculously hard to find at that.

What I want, I feel, is something that I know can be done and probably has been done. I'm just not fluent in the tools to create it myself yet. I want to take the next steps into utilizing AI more for my business and this feels like the right place to start.

I essentially want to create something that finds people who fit my ideal customer, sends them an initial email, and then notifies me when they reply so I can take the conversation from there or even let AI curate the response and handle it from that point. I'm not trying to fully automate the sales process. I just want the initial legwork done so I can take over once the lead has been generated.

I imagine this isn't something thats a quick task, and that's fine. I don't mind putting in the work if I know it can be done.

Any pointers would be fantastic! Thank you!