What is OpenClaw?
OpenClaw is open-source software that runs an AI agent directly on your machine — not on a cloud server somewhere. Your data stays on your infrastructure.
This matters more than it sounds.
Why local matters
When you use ChatGPT or any online AI tool, your data goes to third-party servers. Your questions, documents, emails — all transit through infrastructure you do not control. For many use cases that is acceptable. For a business, less so. For a medical practice or a law firm, it can be a real compliance issue.
OpenClaw flips this. The agent lives on your machine. It reads your emails from your machine. When it calls the Anthropic API to "think", it sends only the current exchange — not your entire professional life.
How it works
Three components:
The Gateway — the local server that runs permanently on your machine, orchestrating communication between your AI agent, your messaging channels, and external tools.
The AI model — Claude from Anthropic by default, configured with a personality, instructions, memory, and tools. The agent can read files, browse the web, send emails, run code.
Skills — specialized modules that give the agent new capabilities: email management, RSS monitoring, text-to-speech, smart home control, and more.
What does it actually do?
The most common use cases:
- Email triage — reads incoming mail, prioritizes, responds to standard requests, alerts you to what needs attention
- Daily briefing — every morning at your chosen time: calendar events, important emails, weather, news
- Voice/text notes — you dictate via Telegram, it structures and archives
- Sector monitoring — watches your sources, summarizes weekly what matters
- Task management — tracks what you asked it to remember and follows up
How to get started
Two options:
DIY: Follow the installation guide. Budget 30-60 minutes.
Turnkey: Claws installs, configures and trains remotely. Operational in 48h from €189.
Claws is the first French agency specialized in OpenClaw AI agents. claws.fr
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