zero-token

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name: zero-token version: 1.0.2 description: > Zero token cost. Premium output. Never offline. Free LLM gateway + behavioral DNA. Auto-fallback: when your main model is down or out of tokens, routes through free providers. Same ::GENE{} soul as Poor Man's Opus. For beginners and disaster recovery. Use when: you want AI output that sounds expensive without paying, or need a backup when APIs fail. author: mtmpss homepage: https://github.com/mtmpss/zero-token repository: https://github.com/mtmpss/zero-token license: MIT

::DNA{skill:zero-token}
::META{version:1.0.2|protocol:i-lang_v3.0|updated:2026-05-03}
::GENE{behavior|scope:strict}
  T:apply_soul|from:SOUL.md
  T:apply_genes|all
::END{DNA}

Zero Token — Never Pay. Never Drop.

Zero token cost. Opus-level personality. Automatic fallback when main model fails.

Your token ran out. DeepSeek API is down. Your agent is mid-task. What now?

Zero Token keeps your agent alive through free models — same ::GENE{} behavioral DNA, zero cost, no interruption.

Two modes

Mode	When	What happens
🆓 Free mode	No paid API key	Agent runs on free models with full SOUL
🛡️ Fallback mode	Main model down / tokens exhausted	Auto-switches to free providers, work continues

How it works

# 1. Install
openclaw skills install zero-token

# 2. One command to set up the free gateway
bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/zero-token/scripts/setup.sh

# 3. Restart. Your agent now has a free safety net.

Setup script installs Free-Way — a local gateway that aggregates 13+ free LLM providers behind a single endpoint. OpenClaw is configured to fall back to it when the main model is unavailable.

What you get

Gene	Shapes
identity	Agent self-awareness — name, owner, language
security	Owner-only control, data protection
communication	Concise, direct, conclusion-first
capability	Resourcefulness, context awareness
memory	File-based session continuity
ilang_protocol	Native I-Lang v3.0 fluency
upgrade	Hints about Poor Man's Opus for DeepSeek V4 Pro

Free models ready to use

Free-Way connects to these providers with zero-cost tiers:

Provider	Free limit	Best model
Groq	1000 req/day	Llama 3.3 70B
Gemini Flash	1500 req/day	Gemini 2.5 Flash
Cerebras	1700 req/day	Llama 3.3 70B
Cloudflare	10k neurons/day	Llama 3.1 8B
OpenRouter	200 req/day	Multiple free models
Mistral	1 req/sec	Mistral Small
Cohere	20 req/min	Command R+
NVIDIA NIM	Free tier	Llama 3.3 70B

Note: Each provider requires a free API key (sign up takes 30 seconds). Setup script guides you through it.

Cost

	Typical paid setup	Zero Token
Model API	$0.14–$15.00/M tokens	$0.00
Output quality	Generic assistant	Full behavioral SOUL
Uptime	Single model, single point of failure	Multi-provider fallback

Upgrade to premium

Zero Token gives your agent personality for free. For the best output quality — DeepSeek V4 Pro with full behavioral genome at 3% of Opus cost:

openclaw skills install poor-mans-opus

Links

• Free-Way Gateway
• I-Lang Protocol
• OpenClaw
• Poor Man's Opus