ASRock Claw Quickset — User Manual (v0.1.8)

Chapter 1 Introduction

ASRock Claw Quickset turns your Windows PC into a private, on-device AI assistant — like a chatbot that lives on your own computer instead of on the internet. It downloads, installs, and sets up everything needed to run a local AI model and the OpenClaw assistant, so you can start chatting without installing or configuring anything yourself.

Everything runs locally on your own hardware. Your conversations stay private by default and are not sent to the cloud. Claw Quickset automatically detects your hardware: it runs on your computer's processor (CPU), and if your PC has a compatible graphics card (GPU) it uses that as well for faster answers.

Whether you have used AI tools before or this is your first time, Claw Quickset is designed to take you from download to your first chat in a few clicks.

What the program is actually doing (in plain words)

You only ever talk to one thing: the chat page. Behind it, Claw Quickset quietly runs a few helpers for you. You never touch these directly — the four coloured “lights” in the app simply show that they are running:

The AI model — the “brain” that writes the answers. It is a file Claw Quickset downloads to your PC. Bigger models are smarter but use more memory and respond more slowly; smaller models are faster and lighter.
Lemonade — the engine that runs the model on your hardware.
OpenClaw — the assistant program that turns the model into a helpful chat.
Gateway and Node — background plumbing that connects the chat page to the model.

Note Claw Quickset includes a curated model library (Qwen, Gemma, Llama, DeepSeek, Phi, Mistral, and more). It recommends a default model that fits your hardware; you can download others at any time from Settings.

Chapter 2 System Requirements

Hardware Requirements
Item	Requirement
Platform	A PC with an ASRock motherboard or an ASRock graphics card (GPU).
Processing	Runs on your computer's CPU. If a compatible GPU is present, Claw Quickset uses it automatically for faster responses.
Storage	About 8 GB of free disk space for the program and the default model (more if you add extra models).
Internet	Needed only for the first-time setup and for downloading models. The assistant runs offline afterward.

Software Requirements
Item	Requirement
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit.
Other software	None to install yourself — the runtime is bundled, and the local AI engine (Lemonade Server) is installed automatically during setup.

Chapter 3 Installation & First-Run Setup

Claw Quickset is a single application. The first time you run it, a built-in wizard downloads and configures everything for you.

Download ASRockClawQuickset.exe from the ASRock website and double-click it to launch.
On the first launch, a notice appears that you must read and accept before anything is installed. Tick the box “I have read and agree to the terms above.” and click Continue. (Clicking Cancel closes the app without installing anything.)

NoteYou see this notice only once. It reappears only if the notice text changes in a future version.
The Welcome screen shows the hardware Claw Quickset detected and the model it will install — the Inference backend (shown as GPU or CPU, chosen for you automatically; GPU is used when available because it's faster) and the Default model (Gemma-4-E2B-it-GGUF) with its download size. You don't need to change anything; click Next →.

The Setting up screen downloads and installs everything (about 5–10 minutes, depending on internet speed). Four status lights track progress and a live log shows detail.

Node OpenClaw Lemonade Gateway

Light	Meaning
Node	Background plumbing that hosts OpenClaw.
OpenClaw	The assistant software.
Lemonade	The engine that runs the AI model on your hardware.
Gateway	The connection between the chat page and the model.

A progress bar appears while the model downloads, so your first chat is instant. Each light turns green as that piece becomes ready; when all four are green, Next → becomes clickable.

NoteIf a light stays red, leave the window open; most components recover within a minute. If the log shows an error, see the FAQ in Chapter 5.

When setup finishes, the All set! screen appears. Click Open OpenClaw UI to start chatting in your browser, or Done to go to the main panel.

Chapter 4 Launching Claw Quickset

After the first run, opening Claw Quickset takes you straight to the Ready panel — the main screen for everyday use. It confirms that all components are healthy and lets you open the chat or the Settings page.

No.	Item	Description
1	Status lights	Health of the four background components — Node, OpenClaw, Lemonade, Gateway. Green means ready.
2	Open OpenClaw UI	Opens the chat in your browser — this is where you talk to the assistant.
3	Settings	Opens the Settings page (Chapter 5).

Your first chat

Click Open OpenClaw UI. A chat page opens in your browser. Type a question and the assistant answers — all processed locally on your machine.

The system tray

Claw Quickset also lives in the Windows system tray (the small icons next to the clock, bottom-right). Right-click the icon for quick actions:

Open — show the main window.
Status — health of the four components.
Switch Model — quickly change the default model.
Settings… — open the Settings page.
Restart Gateway — reconnect if a chat seems stuck.
View Logs — open the logs folder.
Quit — stop the assistant and exit.

Chapter 5 Settings & Daily Use

Open Settings from the Ready panel or the system tray. Every option is explained below, top to bottom. Where you see a checkbox (a small box you tick), ticking it turns that feature on and clearing it turns it off. The Manual button at the top-right of this page reopens this guide at any time.

Startup

☐ Start OpenClaw at Windows login — When on, Claw Quickset launches automatically every time you sign in to Windows, so it's always ready in the background. When off, you start it yourself. Turn it off if you only use it occasionally.

Assistant mode — the most important setting

This dropdown controls how much the assistant is allowed to do on your computer. Pick the one that matches what you want:

Mode	What it does
Chat safest · any model	You simply talk with the assistant. In this mode it cannot change or run anything and cannot reach your files — it can only hold a conversation. Best for most people.
Full agent powerful · needs a capable model	The assistant can read, write, and edit files inside one dedicated folder called its workspace. The workspace path is shown on screen so you know where to put the files you want it to work on. Needs a capable model; very small models are unreliable here, and Claw Quickset warns you if your model isn't a good fit.

NoteEven in Full agent, the assistant by default cannot run programs, cannot touch files outside its workspace folder, and cannot browse the internet. Those abilities are separate opt-in switches under Advanced below, and are all off until you turn them on yourself.

Models — choosing and managing the AI “brain”

Default model — the AI model used for your chats. You can switch it anytime; if you pick one that isn't downloaded yet, clicking Save downloads it first.
Installed models — a list of every model on your disk, with its size. Each has a Delete button to free up space. The model you're currently using as the default cannot be deleted (its Delete button is greyed out) — switch to a different default first, then delete it.
Pull a new model — download an additional model from the curated library. Pick one and click Pull. The list is filtered by your Assistant mode: in Full agent it shows only models reliable for doing tasks; in Chat it shows every chat model, including small, fast ones for lighter PCs.

About GPU memory (VRAM)Very large models (e.g. 27B / 33B) may not fit in your graphics card's memory. If that happens, the assistant falls back to the CPU (much slower) or shows an error in the chat — it won't crash your PC. Just switch to a smaller model and try again.

Advanced settings (only used in Full agent mode)

These are tucked away behind a Show advanced settings button so they're never the first thing you see. They only take effect in Full agent mode. If you're not sure, leave all three off — the assistant is perfectly useful without them.

☐ Unlock agent tools — powerful & risky · off by defaultWhen on, the assistant can run programs on your PC and read, modify, or delete any file your Windows account can reach — not just files in its workspace. There is no hard safety net once this is on: whether the assistant stays out of trouble depends on the AI model's judgment and on how carefully you word your requests. It also uses much more memory and can make chats fail on PCs with less graphics memory. Because of the risk, ticking this opens a confirmation dialog you must agree to before it turns on.

☐ Allow web search — When on, the assistant can search the internet and read the pages it finds, so it can answer questions about current information. It still cannot run programs or change your files unless you also turn on Unlock agent tools. Off keeps the assistant fully offline.
☐ Manual context size — “Context” is how much text the AI can take in at once (your message, any files it reads, and its own working notes). Leave this off (recommended) and Claw Quickset sets the right size for you automatically. Only turn it on if you are an advanced user who wants to manage Lemonade's ctx_size yourself.

When you're finished, click Save. Changing the model, the mode, or any Advanced switch briefly restarts the connection (a few seconds) — this is normal. Back returns you to the Ready panel.

Frequently asked questions

A status light won't turn green. Wait a minute — most components recover on their own. If it persists, use the tray's Restart Gateway, or View Logs to see the error. Reopening the app re-runs the health checks and can auto-repair a missing Lemonade Server.

Replies are slow. You're likely running on the CPU, or the model is large for your graphics card. Switch to a smaller model under Settings → Default model (the shipped Gemma model is a good, fast baseline).

A chat failed or errored out. Often the model is too big for your graphics memory, or Unlock agent tools is on (it uses much more memory). Try a smaller model, or turn unlocking off.

Can it see my files? Only when you let it. In Chat it sees nothing on your PC — just the conversation. In Full agent it works inside its workspace folder. It only reaches files elsewhere on your PC if you explicitly turn on Unlock agent tools.

Is anything sent to the cloud? No. The model runs locally. The internet is used during setup, and during chats only if you turn on Allow web search.

Chapter 6 Software Uninstallation

Claw Quickset ships with its own Uninstall.exe in the install folder.

Open the Claw Quickset install folder and double-click Uninstall.exe.
Confirm when prompted. The uninstaller removes the application, its settings, and its chat history, showing a progress dialog as it cleans up.
When the progress reaches 100%, the removal is complete.

NoteDownloaded models are kept by default, so you don't have to re-download them if you reinstall.

Notices & Contact

Version 0.1.8

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