# agent-client-protocol

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## Understanding OpenClaw's Gateway, Agent Runtime, and Multi-Agent Architecture

DevFeed: [Understanding OpenClaw's Gateway, Agent Runtime, and Multi-Agent Architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/understanding-openclaw-s-gateway-agent-runtime-and-multi-agent-architecture-64582.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://hackernoon.com/understanding-openclaws-gateway-agent-runtime-and-multi-agent-architecture?source=rss>)

Author: Lokesh Sanapalli

Published: 2026-10-04T11:00:03Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [HackerNoon](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hackernoon.md>)

Topics: [OpenClaw](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openclaw.md>), [Multi Agent Systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/multi-agent-systems.md>), [control-plane](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/control-plane.md>), [software-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-architecture.md>)

Tags: [agent-auth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent-auth.md>), [agent-client-protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent-client-protocol.md>), [agent-communication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent-communication.md>), [agent-orchestration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent-orchestration.md>), [ai-agent-runtime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent-runtime.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [ai-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-infrastructure.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [build](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build.md>), [gateway](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gateway.md>), [hackernoon-top-story](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hackernoon-top-story.md>), [multi-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/multi-agent.md>), [multi-agent-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/multi-agent-systems.md>), [openclaw](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openclaw.md>)

### AI overview

The article explains OpenClaw's hub-and-spoke design, including its Gateway, agent runtime, WebSocket protocol, device pairing and multi-agent routing. It also describes connecting coding harnesses and building custom applications on top of the Gateway, with configuration examples and scaling considerations.

### Source excerpt

Explore OpenClaw's Gateway, agent runtime, multi-agent routing, device pairing, coding harnesses, and the architecture behind custom agent systems.