OpenClaw is an open-source personal AI agent that runs on your device, automates real tasks (emails, calendar, browser, files, shell), and integrates with chat apps like WhatsApp/Telegram.

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🚀 Overview

OpenClaw turns LLMs into proactive agents with full system access and persistent memory. It solves passive chatbots by executing actions autonomously. Built for power users, devs, teams wanting hackable self-hosted AI. Launched late 2025 (as Clawdbot/Moltbot), renamed OpenClaw Jan 2026; viral in early 2026.

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✨ Key Features

• Browser/shell/file control & automation
• Chat app integrations (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack)
• Extendable skills/plugins (community-built on ClawHub)
• Proactive tasks, reminders, cron-like jobs
• Supports Claude/GPT/local models; persistent context

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🛠 Tech Stack

Node.js (npm install); cross-platform (macOS/Windows/Linux); pnpm; integrates Anthropic/OpenAI/local LLMs.

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👥 Who Is This For?

This project is useful for:

• Power users automating daily tasks
• Devs building custom agents
• Teams/companies wanting self-hosted AI assistant
• Anyone tired of walled-garden chatbots

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📸 Screenshots / Demo

• Website: https://openclaw.ai
• GitHub: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw

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🔥 Project Status

• 🟢 Actively building (rapid releases, community growth)
  Last updated: 2026-02-13

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❓ FAQ

Is this project free?

Yes — fully free and open source (MIT license).

Is the source code available?

Yes — https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw

Can I contribute?

Yes — PRs, issues, skills/plugins welcome on GitHub; sponsor org.

What's coming next?

More security hardening, skills ecosystem, integrations.

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📬 Contact & Links

• Website: https://openclaw.ai
• Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
• GitHub: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
• Discord: https://discord.gg/clawd (community)
• X: https://x.com/openclaw

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