openclaw/docs/providers/alibaba.md

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Alibaba Model Studio Wan video generation in OpenClaw	Alibaba Model Studio	You want to use Alibaba Wan video generation in OpenClaw You need Model Studio or DashScope API key setup for video generation

OpenClaw ships a bundled alibaba video-generation provider for Wan models on Alibaba Model Studio / DashScope.

• Provider: alibaba
• Preferred auth: MODELSTUDIO_API_KEY
• Also accepted: DASHSCOPE_API_KEY, QWEN_API_KEY
• API: DashScope / Model Studio async video generation

Getting started

```bash openclaw onboard --auth-choice qwen-standard-api-key ``` ```json5 { agents: { defaults: { videoGenerationModel: { primary: "alibaba/wan2.6-t2v", }, }, }, } ``` ```bash openclaw models list --provider alibaba ``` Any of the accepted auth keys (`MODELSTUDIO_API_KEY`, `DASHSCOPE_API_KEY`, `QWEN_API_KEY`) will work. The `qwen-standard-api-key` onboarding choice configures the shared DashScope credential.

Built-in Wan models

The bundled alibaba provider currently registers:

Model ref	Mode
alibaba/wan2.6-t2v	Text-to-video
alibaba/wan2.6-i2v	Image-to-video
alibaba/wan2.6-r2v	Reference-to-video
alibaba/wan2.6-r2v-flash	Reference-to-video (fast)
alibaba/wan2.7-r2v	Reference-to-video

Current limits

Parameter	Limit
Output videos	Up to 1 per request
Input images	Up to 1
Input videos	Up to 4
Duration	Up to 10 seconds
Supported controls	size, aspectRatio, resolution, audio, watermark
Reference image/video	Remote http(s) URLs only

Reference image/video mode currently requires **remote http(s) URLs**. Local file paths are not supported for reference inputs.

Advanced configuration

The bundled `qwen` provider also uses Alibaba-hosted DashScope endpoints for Wan video generation. Use:

- `qwen/...` when you want the canonical Qwen provider surface
- `alibaba/...` when you want the direct vendor-owned Wan video surface

See the [Qwen provider docs](/providers/qwen) for more detail.

OpenClaw checks for auth keys in this order:

1. `MODELSTUDIO_API_KEY` (preferred)
2. `DASHSCOPE_API_KEY`
3. `QWEN_API_KEY`

Any of these will authenticate the `alibaba` provider.

Related

Shared video tool parameters and provider selection. Qwen provider setup and DashScope integration. Agent defaults and model configuration.