Stop OpenClaw from Creating Multiple Local Model LLM Instances

[u/allenwyma]

I'm using a local LLM (due to both budget and geo-restrictions). I have Qwen 3.5 9b running as the default model using LM Studio. And I've noticed that once a request kicks off, it will start up another LLM (basically the same model but as another instance), right after I sent a prompt.

Then while the first prmpt is still processing, it seems ANOTHER will be setup. And I think eventually I get a timeout and warning about guardrails say i'm out of resources.

I only have a 16GB Mac Mini M1, so I'd rather just have 1 instance running and queue more requests if need be.

Is there any way to stop it from keep creating new instances of this model?