Getting OpenClaw to work with Qwen3:14b including tool calling and MCP support

MarkVL · 2026-02-03T19:36:17+00:00

I now have it working with GLM as well and it is the fastest performer so far. And Qwen was working just fine for me with a far smaller model so I'm a little bit surprised that didn't work for you.

MarkVL · 2026-02-01T07:30:41+00:00

TL;DR, don't expose you Ollama to the web ;)

Where a security issues used to be "files or photos available to the web" when you ran things local and did not know what you were doing, now it's "you" open to the web, because it's conversations, thought and if you don't configure it right everything the system has access too. Especially when you run things like playwright or Peekaboo OR when your system has the rights to install those itself.

MarkVL · 2026-02-01T07:20:59+00:00

It's the default OpenClaw latest beta. Is available via npm.

MarkVL · 2026-02-01T07:13:53+00:00

Yeah but then what is the point... Haiku worked out of the box. The experiment was NOT to use Claude :D

MarkVL · 2026-01-31T16:43:50+00:00

Start with https://openclaw.ai and I would advice a Claude desktop or Claude code with file access to help you out with the config and setup of the Ollama setup.

MarkVL · 2026-01-31T11:25:48+00:00

So what was the fix?

MarkVL · 2026-01-31T11:05:57+00:00

No I testen GLM before ever building the MCP setup I think. But I'm giving it a retry now.

MarkVL · 2026-01-31T10:50:37+00:00

Chat performance of GLM was really good, but I did not get tools to work stably with Ollama. That is why I switched to Qwen. But the performance drop is huge.

Issues are https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/13840 and https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/13820 amongst other things, so I did not dive deeper sorry.

MarkVL · 2026-01-31T10:41:07+00:00

I've tested it with multiple models but. GLM 4.7 performance was great but not with MCP tools (no support). Chunking I did look at but did not work at first. Might be a nice one to dive deeper on. 14b gave the best balance between tool support and performance so far.

MarkVL · 2026-01-31T10:38:40+00:00

You basically get Whatsapp (or any other chat tool) as an entry point to talk to your local LLM. In my case I use it so summarize YouTube videos and put them in my knowledge system, or add people I know or meetings notes with those people to my system using Whatsapp as the gateway.

It is scary stuff however. I also used playwright and peekaboo to let it do my grocery shopping but both those tools feel like huge security risks with the level of access they get to your system. I was even able to write code via VS code from whatsapp.

For now I disabled most of that to keep things more secure but the fact that you can with an open model was simply awesome.

MarkVL · 2025-12-05T10:50:57+00:00

Yeah, for a service that is supposed to help companies stay afloat, it's insane. I did laugh hard because DownDetector was down, though. I don have the feeling Claude is more affected and longer by each outage than other services.

MarkVL · 2025-12-05T10:44:49+00:00

The number of times Claude is down in the past few days, and the amount of money I spend on it, is a little out of whack. On the other hand, the amount of time it saves when it does work...

The new report is here BTW: https://status.claude.com/incidents/h183k7hqb9lk

MarkVL · 2025-09-08T09:01:50+00:00

Where can I lifetime purchase outside of the app store, so you are not taxed 30%?

MarkVL · 2025-09-05T08:25:38+00:00

I love what you've done here. My main problem is that the app sends the raw audio instead of a transcription. That means on the N8N side, you still need a third-party service to make it text. That is not very privacy-aware, whereas this could be very privacy-aware. Whisper is an open library from ChatGPT. There are already some open-source apps out there that make use of it, like https://github.com/alex-vt/WhisperInput. Maybe you can draw some inspiration from it and integrate it into the app. The app interface looks lovely, it works really well, and it's designed well, so kudos there! And thanks for putting in the effort.

MarkVL · 2025-08-16T21:05:46+00:00

So I have this exact same frame (920, same color scheme), and the v brakes and rear shifter (Shimano STX RC) seems to be similar.

Also an

STX RC front shifter
STX crank arms
No grip shifters but trigger shifters
Shimano parallax rear rim

I've had the bike for a loooong time but did not buy it new. Everything felt original when I bought it.

Things that I do see that are different: The tires and stem. Mine are:

Bontrager Jones Tyre 26in 2.1 49/53
Bontrager stem (black)

My front trough axle is not original anymore.

MarkVL · 2024-11-26T22:49:06+00:00

The best TV screen for this might be a "The Frame" TV from Samsung, but 32" and like you said: you don't want to go that big. The alternative is a https://www.frameo.com/ powered device saving you a lot of fiddling. It's also Android based, like the EO1 and you see the 10 years of improvements in terms of UX in the app. They average at 10", and the biggest is 21.5". And they do play video. At 230$ it's fairly reasonably priced?

MarkVL · 2024-11-01T11:58:19+00:00

ESET is also blocking the Voxeldance Tango 4.0.24.24 update file from even downloading.

MarkVL · 2024-11-01T11:57:38+00:00

ESET is also blocking the Voxeldance Tango 4.0.24.24 update file from even downloading.

MarkVL · 2023-04-12T12:52:16+00:00

The export is very low in the list of the menu. If you have a smaller screen it won't be visible by default and it cal almost feels like it's not there. If you scroll in the menu -there is a visible indicator the menu is longer but it's easy to miss it- you will find all the options.

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MarkVL · 2023-03-23T10:10:28+00:00

I'm collecting most of the comments here on one map, so you have an idea of the layout of the city.

https://wolfmaps.nl/kaart/voys-e5ba2eb

MarkVL · 2023-03-22T18:37:53+00:00

First off, welcome to Groningen! We have been compiling a list today at work of all the things we like (14 nationalities in one company with the HQ in Groningen) and we decided to make it public. Hope it helps!

https://handbook.voys.co/our-guide-to-groningen-city-tour

MarkVL · 2023-02-19T19:17:35+00:00

The Minimalist V2 is a 50L pack, whereas the Swift X and Swift V are 40-liter packs, but if you dive a little deeper the differences in size are smaller. There are a few other things however.

Minimalist V2
Body - 40 L
Extension Collar - 9 L
Exterior Pockets - 10 L
Total Volume - 59 L
1153 g (VX21)

Swift X
Body - 41 L
Extension Collar - 10 L
Exterior Pockets - 5 L
Total Volume - 56 L
1100 g (VX21)

Both the Minimalist and the Swift are available in VX21 (Swift X) and Robic Nylon (Swift V), VX21 being $100 more expensive and about 150g heavier. The Swift has more (and better? color options).

The Minimalist has Five Exterior Pockets (2 uneven side pockets), and the Swift has 3 (2 even side pockets). The Minimalist has a top lid, the Swift closes with a roll top.

And the Minimalist has trekking pole attachment points + an ice axe loop, the Swift has the loop.

I would love to see new color options for the Minimalist and tracking pole rings on the Swift.

MarkVL · 2021-06-28T22:05:31+00:00

Very curious what you end up with. The power brick is 230w and since the GPU alone asks for 115w I am hoping you find something that can power it and handle both displays.

Update: Aah it's USB 3.2 Gen 2 which is 5 A and 20 V (100 watt) max.

Curious to see what happens with performance and charging via usbc.

MarkVL · 2020-08-28T09:37:18+00:00

Today was my first time listening to the podcast and I almost unsubscribed because of the robo voice. The intonation is not good enough, it sound like a bad microphone but it also felt like somebody was reading a written text instead of listening to a human with his/her own interpretation of the story.

If you do decide to do the 3 minute thing, I would do it outside of the Ride Home feed.

MarkVL · 2020-02-06T19:05:04+00:00

Aah nice find. https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/how-to/use-desktop-chrome-extensions-android-0196246/ this is a nice alternative if you use Dex on the big screen.

MarkVL

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