Hugging Face outlines migration path for OpenClaw agents to open models
hugging face published a guide for migrating 'openclaw', pi, or open code agents to open-source models. users can choose between the hosted inference providers platform or running fully local models via llama.cpp. the guide specifically recommends the glm-5 model for its terminal bench scores or qwen3.5-35b-a3b for local setups.
Hugging Face released instructions for migrating OpenClaw agents to open-source models, offering two distinct pathways. The first utilizes Hugging Face Inference Providers, recommending the GLM-5 model for high performance, while the second employs Llama.cpp for local inference, specifically highlighting the Qwen3.5-35B-A3B model. This approach allows users to maintain agent functionality without relying on closed hosted models, prioritizing either hosted convenience or local privacy.