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 ====== OpenClaw ====== ====== OpenClaw ======
  
-**OpenClaw** is an open-source, self-hosted personal AI agent framework that connects large language models (LLMs) to messaging platforms users already rely on — WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal, iMessage, and more. Originally launched as **Clawdbot** in November 2025 by Austrian developer **Peter Steinberger** (founder of PSPDFKit), it was briefly renamed Moltbot before settling on OpenClaw in January 2026. Written primarily in TypeScript, it became the fastest-growing project in GitHub history, surpassing React with over 335,000 stars by March 2026.+**OpenClaw** is an open-source, self-hosted personal AI agent framework that connects large language models (LLMs) to messaging platforms users already rely on — WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal, iMessage, and more. Originally launched as **Clawdbot** in November 2025 by Austrian developer **Peter Steinberger** (founder of PSPDFKit), it was briefly renamed Moltbot before settling on OpenClaw in January 2026.((https://openclaw.ai/blog/introducing-openclaw|Introducing OpenClaw — Official Blog Post)) Written primarily in TypeScript, it became the fastest-growing project in GitHub history, surpassing React with over 335,000 stars by March 2026.((https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw|OpenClaw GitHub Repository))
  
 Unlike traditional chatbots confined to a browser tab, OpenClaw runs as a persistent daemon on the user's own hardware (macOS, Windows, Linux, or VPS) and acts as an autonomous "digital employee" — remembering context across conversations, executing shell commands, managing files, browsing the web, and proactively reaching out to users through their preferred channels. Unlike traditional chatbots confined to a browser tab, OpenClaw runs as a persistent daemon on the user's own hardware (macOS, Windows, Linux, or VPS) and acts as an autonomous "digital employee" — remembering context across conversations, executing shell commands, managing files, browsing the web, and proactively reaching out to users through their preferred channels.
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 ===== History ===== ===== History =====
  
-Peter Steinberger published the original project as **Clawdbot** on November 24, 2025 — a weekend hack bridging Claude and Telegram. The name was a pun on Anthropic's Claude, but after a trademark request from Anthropic, the project was renamed to **Moltbot** (referencing how lobsters molt their shells to grow), then finally to **OpenClaw** on January 29, 2026. Within 72 hours of going viral, the repo cleared 60,000 GitHub stars. By early February 2026 it had crossed 185,000 stars, and by March 2026 it held over 335,000 stars with 360+ contributors and 65,000+ forks.+Peter Steinberger published the original project as **Clawdbot** on November 24, 2025 — a weekend hack bridging Claude and Telegram. The name was a pun on Anthropic's Claude, but after a trademark request from Anthropic, the project was renamed to **Moltbot** (referencing how lobsters molt their shells to grow), then finally to **OpenClaw** on January 29, 2026.((https://openclaw.ai/blog/introducing-openclaw|Introducing OpenClaw — Official Blog Post)) Within 72 hours of going viral, the repo cleared 60,000 GitHub stars. By early February 2026 it had crossed 185,000 stars, and by March 2026 it held over 335,000 stars with 360+ contributors and 65,000+ forks.((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenClaw|OpenClaw on Wikipedia))
  
 In February 2026, Steinberger joined OpenAI, and stewardship of the project transitioned to the **OpenClaw Foundation** at [[https://openclaw.org|openclaw.org]]. In February 2026, Steinberger joined OpenAI, and stewardship of the project transitioned to the **OpenClaw Foundation** at [[https://openclaw.org|openclaw.org]].
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 ===== Architecture ===== ===== Architecture =====
  
-OpenClaw follows a hub-and-spoke architecture centered on the **Gateway** — a persistent WebSocket server process that routes messages between messaging channels and the AI agent core.+OpenClaw follows a hub-and-spoke architecture centered on the **Gateway** — a persistent WebSocket server process that routes messages between messaging channels and the AI agent core.((https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway|Gateway Runbook — Official Docs))
  
 ==== Gateway ==== ==== Gateway ====
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 ==== LLM Providers ==== ==== LLM Providers ====
  
-OpenClaw supports 14+ LLM providers out of the box, including OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, and local models via Ollama, vLLM, or LM Studio. Users can add custom providers through the ''models.providers'' configuration in ''openclaw.json''.+OpenClaw supports 14+ LLM providers out of the box, including OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, DeepSeek, and local models via Ollama, vLLM, or LM Studio. Users can add custom providers through the ''models.providers'' configuration in ''openclaw.json''.((https://docs.openclaw.ai|OpenClaw Documentation))
  
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 ===== Skills and Plugins ===== ===== Skills and Plugins =====
  
-OpenClaw uses a modular **skill/plugin system** with over 5,700 community-built skills. Skills are pluggable components that extend the agent's capabilities — from deploying websites (Vercel skill) to PDF analysis, web browsing, email management, and shell command execution.+OpenClaw uses a modular **skill/plugin system** with over 5,700 community-built skills. Skills are pluggable components that extend the agent's capabilities — from deploying websites (Vercel skill) to PDF analysis, web browsing, email management, and shell command execution.((https://docs.openclaw.ai|OpenClaw Documentation))
  
 Skills are registered in ''openclaw.json'' and can be allowlisted per agent: Skills are registered in ''openclaw.json'' and can be allowlisted per agent:
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   * **Persistent memory**: remembers user context, preferences, and ongoing projects across sessions   * **Persistent memory**: remembers user context, preferences, and ongoing projects across sessions
   * **Autonomous execution**: runs shell commands, manages files, browses the web, handles email   * **Autonomous execution**: runs shell commands, manages files, browses the web, handles email
-  * **Extensible skills**: 5,700+ community-built skills; easy to create custom plugins+  * **Extensible skills**: 5,700+ community-built skills; easy to create custom plugins((https://docs.openclaw.ai|OpenClaw Documentation))
   * **Cross-platform**: runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, and VPS environments   * **Cross-platform**: runs on macOS, Windows, Linux, and VPS environments
   * **MIT licensed**: fully open-source and auditable   * **MIT licensed**: fully open-source and auditable
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 ===== Community and Ecosystem ===== ===== Community and Ecosystem =====
  
-The OpenClaw ecosystem includes several notable companion projects:+The OpenClaw ecosystem includes several notable companion projects:((https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw|OpenClaw GitHub Repository))
  
   * **WebClaw** — a fast web client for OpenClaw ([[https://github.com/ibelick/webclaw]])   * **WebClaw** — a fast web client for OpenClaw ([[https://github.com/ibelick/webclaw]])
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   * **LiteClaw** — lightweight Python-based version of OpenClaw ([[https://github.com/Pr0fe5s0r/LiteClaw]])   * **LiteClaw** — lightweight Python-based version of OpenClaw ([[https://github.com/Pr0fe5s0r/LiteClaw]])
  
-===== References ===== 
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-  * [[https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw|OpenClaw GitHub Repository]] — 335,000+ stars, MIT license 
-  * [[https://openclaw.ai|OpenClaw Official Site]] 
-  * [[https://docs.openclaw.ai|OpenClaw Documentation]] 
-  * [[https://openclaw.org|OpenClaw Foundation]] 
-  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenClaw|OpenClaw on Wikipedia]] 
-  * [[https://openclaw.ai/blog/introducing-openclaw|Introducing OpenClaw — Official Blog Post]] 
-  * [[https://docs.openclaw.ai/gateway|Gateway Runbook — Official Docs]] 
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
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   * [[function_calling]] — LLM function/tool calling mechanisms   * [[function_calling]] — LLM function/tool calling mechanisms
   * [[anthropic_context_protocol]] — Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP)   * [[anthropic_context_protocol]] — Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP)
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 +===== References =====
  
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