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Getting Started

This section covers everything you need to understand and deploy OpenClaw Enterprise.

In This Section

What Is OpenClaw Enterprise?

Understand what OpenClaw is, how OpenClaw Enterprise extends it, and the core principles that guide the project. Start here if you are new to the project.

Architecture Overview

Learn how the system is structured: the OpenClaw Gateway, enterprise plugins, OPA policy sidecar, connectors, storage, and the Kubernetes operator. Includes data flow diagrams and the plugin dependency graph.

Key Concepts

Reference page for the foundational concepts you will encounter throughout the documentation: plugins, skills, policy hierarchy, graduated autonomy, data classification, connectors, OCIP, audit trails, and fail-closed behavior.

Quickstart Guide

Deploy OpenClaw Enterprise on Kubernetes in six steps. Covers prerequisites, operator installation, database and connector configuration, instance deployment, policy creation, and verification.

If you are evaluating OpenClaw Enterprise or setting it up for the first time, read the pages in the order listed above:

  1. What Is OpenClaw Enterprise -- understand the value proposition and principles
  2. Architecture Overview -- see how the pieces fit together
  3. Key Concepts -- learn the vocabulary
  4. Quickstart Guide -- deploy a working instance

Once you have a running deployment, proceed to the User Guide for day-to-day usage or the Admin Guide for policy management and system administration.