This is how I actually use it every single day
Yo, it's Ian — @ian_magic here.
I've been running OpenClaw on my Contabo VPS for months now, and I'm not gonna lie… it's legitimately changed how I live and work. I run it with **either Ollama locally or the Venice.ai API** — zero data leaving my server, no monthly Claude/ChatGPT bills, and full control.
Every morning I open Telegram and start my day by asking a simple question about my Google Workspace:
“What's on my calendar today? Any unread important emails? Search my Drive for the budget spreadsheet.”
GOG handles this directly — no middleware, no subagents, no extra hops. Just me asking my digital assistant, getting organized, and moving forward.
The GOG (Google on Go) skill makes OpenClaw my actual personal assistant. It provides native access to everything Google:
I don't need a separate PA agent — GOG is my personal assistant directly. I just ask natural questions and it handles Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, Docs, and Contacts. See the Multi-Agent Swarms guide for setup and examples.
Google OAuth requires a client_secret.json file. This file acts as your OAuth credentials and MUST be stored securely:
~/.openclaw/workspace/secrets/gog-credentials.jsonchmod 600 on the secrets directoryclient_secret.json to GitHub or version controlTo generate new credentials:
client_secret.jsonscp client_secret.json account@your-vps:~/.openclaw/workspace/secrets/gog-credentials.jsonsystemctl --user restart openclaw-gatewayThe OpenClaw gateway runs as a systemd user service. If you change GOG_KEYRING_PASSWORD, you MUST update the systemd service file at ~/.config/systemd/user/openclaw-gateway.service, otherwise the gateway will keep using the old password.
To fix:
# Check service file
cat ~/.config/systemd/user/openclaw-gateway.service
# Edit and update password
nano ~/.config/systemd/user/openclaw-gateway.service
# Reload and restart
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user restart openclaw-gatewayBrowser, GOG (Google Workspace), GitHub, Shell, and Notion. These 5 skills do everything I need for work and personal productivity.
“Send an email to [name] with subject [email] and body [message]”
“What are my meetings tomorrow?”
“Search Drive for Q1 budget”
“Create a doc named [title] about [topic]”
80% of my day runs on **gemma4:26b** locally through Ollama — zero cost, zero spying, lightning fast. When I need maximum intelligence I switch to the best models on Venice.ai (Claude 4.5 Opus / Sonnet are currently my go-to).
I switch instantly with one command:
openclaw models set ollama/gemma4:26bor for Venice cloud power:
openclaw models set venice/claude-4.5-opusOpenClaw isn't just software anymore. It's my digital extension. My second (and third and fourth) brain. And it all lives on my VPS, under my control — whether I'm on local Ollama or Venice.ai.
If you've been following the other OpenClaw posts, this is the "after" picture. This is what it actually looks like when you stop reading tutorials and start living with the damn thing.
What does YOUR daily OpenClaw setup look like right now?
Drop it in the comments. I read every single one and I'll feature the coolest ones in the next post.
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