How to Migrate from Local OpenClaw to Rapid Claw in 15 Minutes
TL;DR
Migrate from self-hosted to Rapid Claw in 3 steps: export configurations and credentials, create Rapid Claw account and instance, import your settings. Takes under 30 minutes with zero downtime.
Step-by-step guide to moving your OpenClaw instance from local to sandboxed cloud hosting — safely, in under 15 minutes.
Alex Kumar
Security Researcher, Rapid Claw
15 min
Total migration time
5
Steps in the process
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After CVE-2026-25253 and CVE-2026-25593 exposed local OpenClaw instances to remote code execution, migrating to sandboxed cloud hosting takes about 15 minutes across 5 steps. Integration schemas and persistent memory export cleanly; credentials require deliberate re-authentication — a security improvement over local's credential co-location. The result is an isolated instance with automatic patching, container isolation, and restricted egress configured by default.
If you have been running OpenClaw locally, you already know the maintenance overhead: manual updates, credential sprawl, firewall rules you wrote once and hoped were right. After CVE-2026-25253 and CVE-2026-25593 exposed tens of thousands of self-hosted instances to remote code execution, the question of whether to migrate shifted from “someday” to “now.” The actual migration takes about 15 minutes. Here is how.
Before You Start
You will need five minutes of prep. Gather these four things before opening Rapid Claw:
Your current OpenClaw version
Go to Settings → About to confirm. Rapid Claw supports all versions from 1.8 onwards.
A list of your active integrations
Open Settings → Integrations and screenshot or note every connected service — these will need to be reconnected after migration.
Your memory/context files (if customised)
Go to Settings → Memory → Export to download a .json export of any persistent context you have built up.
API keys you have given OpenClaw access to
These will not transfer automatically — you will re-enter them in Rapid Claw's encrypted credential vault. This is a good moment to audit which keys are still active.
One thing you do not need to do: export your conversation history. Rapid Claw starts fresh by design — a clean instance is part of the security model.
The Migration Steps
Step 1: Export Your Configuration
In your local OpenClaw instance, open Settings → Integrations → Export Configuration and select “Export all integration schemas.” This gives you a .json file with your integration settings — without credentials.
Save it somewhere accessible — you will import it in Step 3. If you have written any custom system prompts, copy those separately from Settings → Agent → System Prompt.
Step 2: Create Your Rapid Claw Account
Go to app.rapidclaw.dev and sign up. The free trial gives you a fully functional instance for 14 days — no credit card required.
Click New Instance, choose your region, then click Deploy. Your sandboxed OpenClaw instance will be ready in under 3 minutes — with container isolation, restricted egress, and automatic CVE patching already configured.
Step 3: Import Your Integration Schemas
In Rapid Claw, go to Settings → Integrations → Import and upload the .json file from Step 1. Rapid Claw will recognise your integration schemas and pre-populate the connection settings.
For each integration, click Reconnect and go through the OAuth flow or paste in the relevant API key. This is the step that takes the most time — and the most worthwhile. You are re-authorising each connection deliberately.
Step 4: Restore Your Memory and System Prompt
Go to Settings → Memory → Import and upload the .json export from your local instance.
Then go to Settings → Agent → System Prompt and paste in your saved prompt text. Your agent will now have the same context and instructions it had locally.
Step 5: Verify and Cut Over
Run a few test tasks to confirm the integrations are working. Check Settings → Integrations → Status — all connected services should show a green status.
Once satisfied, stop your local OpenClaw instance. If you want to be thorough, revoke the OAuth tokens your local instance was using and issue new ones for Rapid Claw — ensuring no stale, unmonitored access tokens remain active.
What Carries Over vs. What You Reconnect
Here is exactly what transfers automatically and what requires a manual step:
Common Questions
Will my agent behave differently in the cloud?
The core OpenClaw experience is the same. The main behavioural difference is around local file system access — a sandboxed instance does not have direct access to your machine. Tasks that relied on reading local files will need to use an integration (like Google Drive or a file sync service) instead. For most users, this is a one-time adjustment.
What happens to my local instance after I migrate?
Nothing automatic. You keep it running for as long as you want. Most users stop it after a week once they have confirmed the cloud instance is working correctly. Given CVE-2026-25253, we recommend decommissioning it promptly — an unpatched local instance is an exposure even if you are not actively using it.
Does Rapid Claw have access to my credentials?
Credentials are encrypted at rest with AES-256 and stored in an isolated vault separate from your instance. Rapid Claw staff do not have standing access to your credentials or your agent's context. The audit log in Settings → Security shows every access event.
Can I go back to local if I decide cloud is not for me?
Yes. Your data is yours. You can export your memory and configuration at any time from Settings → Export and reimport them to a local instance.
What You’re Getting on the Other Side
Running locally, you were one missed update away from a critical exposure. CVE-2026-25253 was not a subtle bug — it was a one-click RCE in the webhook handler that sat unpatched on the average self-hosted instance for weeks.
Automatic CVE patching
Applied to all instances within 4 hours of release. No action required from you.
Container isolation
If something goes wrong, the blast radius is contained to the instance — not your machine.
Restricted egress
Outbound connections are limited by default. Exploits trying to exfiltrate data have nowhere to go.
Centralised audit log
A full, immutable record of every action your agent takes — stored separately from the instance.
The migration itself is the easy part. The harder part was making the decision. If you are reading this, you have already made it.
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