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OpenClaw

openclaw / openclaw

Your own personal AI assistant. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞

🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant

EXFOLIATE! EXFOLIATE!

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant you run on your own devices It answers you on the channels you already use (WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Google Chat, Signal, iMessage, BlueBubbles, IRC, Microsoft Teams, Matrix, Feishu, LINE, Mattermost, Nextcloud Talk, Nostr, Synology Chat, Tlon, Twitch, Zalo, Zalo Personal, WebChat). It can speak and listen on macOS/iOS/Android, and can render a live Canvas you control. The Gateway is just the control plane — the product is the assistant.

If you want a personal, single-user assistant that feels local, fast, and always-on, this is it.

Website · Docs · Vision · DeepWiki · Getting Started · Updating · Showcase · FAQ · Wizard · Nix · Docker · Discord

Preferred setup: run the onboarding wizard (openclaw onboard) in your terminal The wizard guides you step by step through setting up the gateway, workspace,…

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I tried using OpenClaw, but I had some concerns about its security. So I decided to do a bit of research to see if there were any alternative options.
I'm testing zeroclaw now 💪

picoclaw

sipeed / picoclaw

Tiny, Fast, and Deployable anywhere — automate the mundane, unleash your creativity

PicoClaw: Ultra-Efficient AI Assistant in Go

$10 Hardware · 10MB RAM · 1s Boot · 皮皮虾，我们走！

中文 | 日本語 | Português | Tiếng Việt | Français | English

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🦐 PicoClaw is an ultra-lightweight personal AI Assistant inspired by nanobot, refactored from the ground up in Go through a self-bootstrapping process, where the AI agent itself drove the entire architectural migration and code optimization.

⚡️ Runs on $10 hardware with <10MB RAM: That's 99% less memory than OpenClaw and 98% cheaper than a Mac mini!

Caution

🚨 SECURITY & OFFICIAL CHANNELS / 安全声明

• NO CRYPTO: PicoClaw has NO official token/coin. All claims on pump.fun or other trading platforms are SCAMS.

• OFFICIAL DOMAIN: The ONLY official website is picoclaw.io, and company website is sipeed.com

• Warning: Many .ai/.org/.com/.net/... domains are registered by third parties.

• Warning: picoclaw is in early development now and may have unresolved network security issues. Do not…

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🦐 PicoClaw is an ultra-lightweight personal AI Assistant inspired by nanobot, refactored from the ground up in Go through a self-bootstrapping process, where the AI agent itself drove the entire architectural migration and code optimization.

nanoclaw

qwibitai / nanoclaw

A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that runs in containers for security. Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps,, has memory, scheduled jobs, and runs directly on Anthropic's Agents SDK

An AI assistant that runs agents securely in their own containers. Lightweight, built to be easily understood and completely customized for your needs

nanoclaw.dev  •   中文  •     •  

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🐳 Now Runs in Docker Sandboxes

Every agent gets its own isolated container inside a micro VM.
Hypervisor-level isolation. Millisecond startup. No complex setup.

macOS (Apple Silicon)

curl -fsSL https://nanoclaw.dev/install-docker-sandboxes.sh | bash

Windows (WSL)

curl -fsSL https://nanoclaw.dev/install-docker-sandboxes-windows.sh | bash

Currently supported on macOS (Apple Silicon) and Windows (x86). Linux support coming soon.

Read the announcement →  ·  Manual setup guide →

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Why I Built NanoClaw

OpenClaw is an impressive project, but I wouldn't have been able to sleep if I had given complex software I didn't understand full access to my life. OpenClaw has nearly half a million lines of code, 53 config files, and 70+ dependencies. Its security is at the application level (allowlists, pairing codes) rather than true OS-level isolation…

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A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that runs in containers for security. Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps, has memory, scheduled jobs, and runs directly on Anthropic's Agents SDK.

zeroclaw

zeroclaw-labs / zeroclaw

Fast, small, and fully autonomous AI assistant infrastructure — deploy anywhere, swap anything 🦀

ZeroClaw 🦀

Zero overhead. Zero compromise. 100% Rust. 100% Agnostic.
⚡️ Runs on $10 hardware with <5MB RAM: That's 99% less memory than OpenClaw and 98% cheaper than a Mac mini!

Built by students and members of the Harvard, MIT, and Sundai.Club communities

🌐 Languages: 🇺🇸 English · 🇨🇳 简体中文 · 🇯🇵 日本語 · 🇰🇷 한국어 · 🇻🇳 Tiếng Việt · 🇵🇭 Tagalog · 🇪🇸 Español · 🇧🇷 Português · 🇮🇹 Italiano · 🇩🇪 Deutsch · 🇫🇷 Français · 🇸🇦 العربية · 🇮🇳 हिन्दी · 🇷🇺 Русский · 🇧🇩 বাংলা · 🇮🇱 עברית · 🇵🇱 Polski · 🇨🇿 Čeština · 🇳🇱 Nederlands · 🇹🇷 Türkçe · 🇺🇦 Українська · 🇮🇩 Bahasa Indonesia · 🇹🇭 ไทย · 🇵🇰 اردو · 🇷🇴 Română · 🇸🇪 Svenska · 🇬🇷 Ελληνικά · 🇭🇺 Magyar · 🇫🇮 Suomi · 🇩🇰 Dansk · 🇳🇴 Norsk

Getting Started | One-Click Setup | Docs Hub | Docs TOC

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Fast, small, and fully autonomous AI assistant infrastructure — deploy anywhere, swap anything 🦀

nanobot

HKUDS / nanobot

"🐈 nanobot: The Ultra-Lightweight OpenClaw"

nanobot: Ultra-Lightweight Personal AI Assistant

🐈 nanobot is an ultra-lightweight personal AI assistant inspired by OpenClaw.

⚡️ Delivers core agent functionality with 99% fewer lines of code than OpenClaw.

📏 Real-time line count: run bash core_agent_lines.sh to verify anytime.

📢 News

• 2026-03-08 🚀 Released v0.1.4.post4 — a reliability-packed release with safer defaults, better multi-instance support, sturdier MCP, and major channel and provider improvements. Please see release notes for details.
• 2026-03-07 🚀 Azure OpenAI provider, WhatsApp media, QQ group chats, and more Telegram/Feishu polish.
• 2026-03-06 🪄 Lighter providers, smarter media handling, and sturdier memory and CLI compatibility.
• 2026-03-05 ⚡️ Telegram draft streaming, MCP SSE support, and broader channel reliability fixes.
• 2026-03-04 🛠️ Dependency cleanup, safer file reads, and another round of test and Cron fixes.
• 2026-03-03 🧠 Cleaner user-message merging, safer multimodal saves, and stronger Cron guards.
• 2026-03-02 🛡️ Safer default access control, sturdier Cron reloads, and cleaner Matrix media…

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🐈 nanobot is an ultra-lightweight personal AI assistant inspired by OpenClaw.

ironclaw

nearai / ironclaw

IronClaw is OpenClaw inspired implementation in Rust focused on privacy and security

IronClaw

Your secure personal AI assistant, always on your side

English | 简体中文 | Русский

Philosophy • Features • Installation • Configuration • Security • Architecture

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Philosophy

IronClaw is built on a simple principle: your AI assistant should work for you, not against you.

In a world where AI systems are increasingly opaque about data handling and aligned with corporate interests, IronClaw takes a different approach:

• Your data stays yours - All information is stored locally, encrypted, and never leaves your control
• Transparency by design - Open source, auditable, no hidden telemetry or data harvesting
• Self-expanding capabilities - Build new tools on the fly without waiting for vendor updates
• Defense in depth - Multiple security layers protect against prompt injection and data exfiltration

IronClaw is the AI assistant you can actually trust with your personal and professional life.

Features

Security First

• WASM Sandbox - Untrusted tools run in isolated…

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IronClaw is OpenClaw inspired implementation in Rust focused on privacy and security.

nullclaw

nullclaw / nullclaw

Fastest, smallest, and fully autonomous AI assistant infrastructure written in Zig

Official website: nullclaw.io

NullClaw

Null overhead. Null compromise. 100% Zig. 100% Agnostic.
678 KB binary. ~1 MB RAM. Boots in <2 ms. Runs on anything with a CPU.

The smallest fully autonomous AI assistant infrastructure — a static Zig binary that fits on any $5 board, boots in milliseconds, and requires nothing but libc.

Docs: English · 中文 · Contributing · Discord

678 KB binary · <2 ms startup · 5,300+ tests · 50+ providers · 19 channels · Pluggable everything

Features

• Impossibly Small: 678 KB static binary — no runtime, no VM, no framework overhead.
• Near-Zero Memory: ~1 MB peak RSS. Runs comfortably on the cheapest ARM SBCs and microcontrollers.
• Instant Startup: <2 ms on Apple Silicon, <8 ms on a 0.8 GHz edge core.
• True Portability: Single self-contained binary across ARM, x86, and RISC-V. Drop it anywhere, it just runs.
• Feature-Complete: 50+ providers, 19 channels, 35+ tools, 10…

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Fastest, smallest, and fully autonomous AI assistant infrastructure written in Zig.

moltis

moltis-org / moltis

A Rust-native claw you can trust. One binary — sandboxed, secure, auditable. Voice, memory, MCP tools, and multi-channel access built-in.

Moltis — A Rust-native claw you can trust

One binary — sandboxed, secure, yours.

Installation • Comparison • Architecture • Security • Features • How It Works • Contributing

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Secure by design — Your keys never leave your machine. Every command runs in a sandboxed container, never on your host.

Your hardware — Runs on a Mac Mini, a Raspberry Pi, or any server you own. One Rust binary, no Node.js, no npm, no runtime.

Full-featured — Voice, memory, scheduling, Telegram, Discord, browser automation, MCP servers — all built-in. No plugin marketplace to get supply-chain attacked through.

Auditable — The agent loop + provider model fits in ~5K lines. The core (excluding the optional web UI) is ~196K lines across 46 modular crates you can…

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A Rust-native personal AI assistant with voice, memory, sandboxing, MCP tools, and multi-channel access.

zclaw

tnm / zclaw

Your personal AI assistant at all-in 888KiB (~35KB in app code). Running on an ESP32. GPIO, cron, custom tools, memory, and more.

zclaw

The smallest possible AI personal assistant for ESP32.

zclaw is written in C and runs on ESP32 boards with a strict all-in firmware budget target of <= 888 KiB on the default build. It supports scheduled tasks, GPIO control, persistent memory, and custom tool composition through natural language.

The 888 KiB cap is all-in firmware size, not just app code It includes zclaw logic plus ESP-IDF/FreeRTOS runtime, Wi-Fi/networking, TLS/crypto, and cert bundle overhead.

Fun to use, fun to hack on

Full Documentation

Use the docs site for complete guides and reference.

• Full documentation
• Local Admin Console
• Use cases: useful + fun
• Changelog (web)
• Complete README (verbatim)

Quick Start

One-line bootstrap (macOS/Linux):

bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tnm/zclaw/main/scripts/bootstrap.sh)

Already cloned?

./install.sh

Non-interactive install:

./install.sh -y

Setup notes

• bootstrap.sh clones/updates the repo and then runs ./install.sh. You can inspect/verify the bootstrap flow first (including ZCLAW_BOOTSTRAP_SHA256 integrity checks); see the Getting…

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Your personal AI assistant at all-in 888KiB (~35KB in app code). Running on an ESP32. GPIO, cron, custom tools, memory, and more.

clawlet

mosaxiv / clawlet

Ultra-lightweight and efficient personal AI assistant

Clawlet

Ultra-lightweight and efficient personal AI assistant

Clawlet is a lightweight personal AI agent with hybrid semantic memory search — a single static binary with no runtime and no CGO.
Bundled SQLite + sqlite-vec. Drop it on any machine and memory search just works.

This project is inspired by OpenClaw and nanobot.

Install

Download from GitHub Releases.

macOS (Apple Silicon):

curl -L https://github.com/mosaxiv/clawlet/releases/latest/download/clawlet_Darwin_arm64.tar.gz | tar xz
mv clawlet ~/.local/bin/

Quick Start

# Initialize
clawlet onboard \
  --openrouter-api-key "sk-or-..." \
  --model "openrouter/anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"

# Check effective configuration
clawlet status

# Chat
clawlet agent -m "What is 2+2?"

Configuration (~/.clawlet/config.json)

Config file: ~/.clawlet/config.json

Supported providers

clawlet currently supports these LLM providers:

• OpenAI (openai/<model>, API key: env.OPENAI_API_KEY)
• OpenAI Codex (OAuth) (openai-codex/<model>, no API key; login: clawlet provider login openai-codex)
• OpenRouter (openrouter/<provider>/<model>, API key: env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY)
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Ultra-lightweight and efficient personal AI assistant.

rosclaw

PlaiPin / rosclaw

ROS2 meets OpenClaw 💗

RosClaw

Important

This project is undergoing a major re-architecture and migration to separate repos. Check back soon for updates, or reach out on X @irvinxyz to follow along.

Natural language control of ROS2 robots through messaging apps, powered by AI agents.

RosClaw connects OpenClaw to ROS2 (the Robot Operating System) through an intelligent plugin layer. Send a message on Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, or Slack — the robot moves. Connect to your own robot or "lease" any robot registered into our portal globally. Each robot registers their own profile with capabilitie.

Whethere it's a cute desk robot or a humanoid robot, all you have to do is install our OpenClaw extension and run our ROS2 packakge.

  
Click to watch the demos

How It Works

User (WhatsApp/Telegram/Discord/Slack)
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OpenClaw Gateway (AI Agent + Tools + Memory)
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        v  RosClaw Plugin
rosbridge_server (WebSocket)
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        v  ROS2 DDS
Robots: Nav2, MoveIt2, cameras, sensors

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ROS2 meets OpenClaw.

geminiclaw

e-mon / geminiclaw

Personal autonomous agent powered by Gemini CLI. Orchestrates scheduling, persistent memory, MCP tools, and multi-channel messaging.

An extension for Gemini CLI that adds autonomous agent orchestration.
Scheduling · Memory · MCP Tools · Multi-channel Messaging

Why GeminiClaw?

GeminiClaw extends Gemini CLI — it doesn't replace it. All LLM reasoning, tool use, and sandbox execution happen inside Gemini CLI via ACP. GeminiClaw never touches OAuth tokens or calls backend services directly — it spawns Gemini CLI processes and communicates over stdio.

• ACP process pool — Keeps warm Gemini CLI processes with session affinity. Stateful multi-turn conversations without replay overhead.
• Thin orchestration layer — Scheduling is Inngest. Search is QMD. Messaging is Chat SDK. GeminiClaw is the glue, not another agent framework.
• Sandboxed by default — Every agent run executes inside Gemini CLI's Docker sandbox. Tool use is isolated from day one.
• Bring your own auth — Authentication is handled entirely by Gemini CLI. GeminiClaw supports whatever auth method you configure (Google OAuth, API key, Vertex AI).

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Personal autonomous agent powered by Gemini CLI. Orchestrates scheduling, persistent memory, MCP tools, and multi-channel messaging.

ClawX

ValueCell-ai / ClawX

ClawX is a desktop app that provides a graphical interface for OpenClaw AI agents. It turns CLI-based AI orchestration into a desktop experience without using the terminal. China website is https://clawx.com.cn.

ClawX

The Desktop Interface for OpenClaw AI Agents

Features • Why ClawX • Getting Started • Architecture • Development • Contributing

English | 简体中文 | 日本語

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Overview

ClawX bridges the gap between powerful AI agents and everyday users. Built on top of OpenClaw, it transforms command-line AI orchestration into an accessible, beautiful desktop experience—no terminal required.

Whether you're automating workflows, managing AI-powered channels, or scheduling intelligent tasks, ClawX provides the interface you need to harness AI agents effectively.

ClawX comes pre-configured with best-practice model providers and natively supports Windows as well as multi-language settings. Of course, you can also fine-tune advanced configurations via Settings → Advanced → Developer Mode.

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Why ClawX

Building AI agents shouldn't require mastering the command line. ClawX was designed with a simple philosophy: powerful technology deserves an interface that respects your time.

Challenge	ClawX Solution
Complex CLI setup	One-click installation with guided setup

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ClawX is a desktop app that provides a graphical interface for OpenClaw AI agents. It turns CLI-based AI orchestration into a desktop experience without using the terminal.

claw-empire

GreenSheep01201 / claw-empire

Command Your AI Agent Empire from the CEO Desk — A local-first AI agent office simulator that orchestrates CLI, OAuth, and API-connected agents (Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, and more) as a virtual autonomous company.

Claw-Empire

Command Your AI Agent Empire from the CEO Desk
A local-first AI agent office simulator that orchestrates CLI, OAuth, and API-connected providers (including Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Kimi Code, GitHub Copilot, and Antigravity) as a virtual company of autonomous agents

Quick Start · AI Install Guide · Release Notes · OpenClaw · Direct Messenger · $ Command · Features · Screenshots · Tech Stack · Providers · Docker Deploy · Security

English | 한국어 | 日本語 | 中文

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What is Claw-Empire?

Claw-Empire transforms your AI coding assistants — connected via CLI, OAuth, or direct API keys — into a fully simulated virtual software company. You are the CEO. Your AI agents are the employees. Watch them collaborate across departments, hold meetings, deliver tasks, and level up — all visualized through a charming pixel-art office…

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Command Your AI Agent Empire from the CEO Desk — A local-first AI agent office simulator that orchestrates CLI, OAuth, and API-connected agents (Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, and more) as a virtual autonomous company.