4 Agents, 3 Machines, 100+ Hours: The Multi-Agent OpenClaw Setup

4 openclaw agents across 3 machines -- and i can't write a line of code. in this episode, i break down the exact folder structure, config files, and architecture that makes multi-agent actually work. because the thing nobody tells you? running 2 openclaws on 1 mac mini isn't about installing it twice. it's one gateway, two named agents, two workspace folders.i also walk through the 5-file setup to switch your agents to gpt-5.4, which dropped two days ago at half the price of claude opus 4.6. plus the real reason i run 4 agents -- it has nothing to do with productivity and everything to do with tinkering being my ultimate form of expression.fair warning: there's some australian english in this one. gpt-5.4 called me a good cunt and that's when i knew the model was different.Chapter Markers:00:00 Intro - the misconception about openclaw00:55 the 4-agent fleet breakdown (aria, clarity, sammy, gary)01:30 what an openclaw actually looks like (folder structure reveal)03:00 adding a second agent to one mac mini04:30 gpt-5.4 pricing and context window breakdown06:30 the 272K pricing threshold nobody mentions07:30 gpt-5.4 called me a good cunt08:30 5-file config walkthrough to switch to gpt-5.410:30 pattern recognition beats coding12:00 why tinkering is the real reason i have 4 agents14:00 copy-paste prompts for multi-agent + gpt-5.4Show Notes:OpenClaw -- open-source AI agent framework (openclaw.ai)GPT-5.4 -- OpenAI's frontier model ($2.50/M input tokens)Threadify -- threads automation tool (https://www.threadify.app/?utm_source=lenny-podcast)Mac Mini -- local agent hostingTelegram -- agent communication layer