How to Integrate Amazon Bedrock Models in Openclaw

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Amazon Bedrock gives you access to foundation models from Anthropic, Amazon, and other providers through a unified API. This guide shows you how to connect Openclaw to Bedrock for seamless model integration.

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have:

An AWS account with Bedrock access enabled
AWS credentials (Access Key ID and Secret Access Key)
Openclaw installed and configured

Step 1: Export AWS Credentials

Set your AWS credentials as environment variables on your gateway host:

export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="AKIA..."
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="..."
export AWS_REGION="us-east-1"

Step 2: Configure Openclaw

Add the Bedrock configuration to your openclaw.json file:

{
  "models": {
    "bedrockDiscovery": {
      "enabled": true,
      "region": "us-east-1",
      "providerFilter": ["anthropic", "amazon"],
      "refreshInterval": 3600
    }
  }
}

The providerFilter option lets you control which model providers appear in your available models list. The refreshInterval controls how often Openclaw fetches the latest model catalog (in seconds).

Step 3: Verify the Integration

Test your setup by listing available Bedrock models:

openclaw models list --provider bedrock

You should see models like Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus, and Amazon Titan models if your AWS account has access to them.

Using Bedrock Models

Once configured, set a Bedrock model as your default:

openclaw models set bedrock/anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0

For more deployment options, check out our guide on Deploy Hetzner Openclaw.

Available Models

Bedrock provides access to several high-quality models:

Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet — Excellent for coding and reasoning tasks
Anthropic Claude 3 Opus — Best for complex analysis and writing
Amazon Titan — Good for general-purpose tasks
Meta Llama — Open-weight models for cost-effective inference

Troubleshooting

Model not appearing: Verify your AWS account has Bedrock access and the specific model is enabled in your region.

Authentication errors: Double-check your AWS credentials are exported correctly and have the necessary permissions for bedrock:InvokeModel.

Rate limiting: Bedrock has quota limits per account. Monitor your usage in the AWS Console.

If you are new to Openclaw, you might also want to read about Elevated Mode for advanced permissions.

Best Practices

Use IAM roles instead of long-term access keys when running on AWS infrastructure
Enable model discovery to automatically get new models as they become available
Set appropriate refreshInterval values to balance freshness with API calls

Amazon Bedrock Integration