What problem it solves

OpenClaw is an open-source AI assistant that runs on your own computer and meets you in the channels you already use. State, memory, and credentials live on your hardware, while models and agent harnesses can be swapped through plugins.

Key features

• Use existing messaging channels — The assistant can be reached through Discord, iMessage, Slack, Teams, Telegram, WhatsApp, and other messaging services supported by its channel integrations.

  Source: README

• Run locally across devices — One Gateway serves as the local control plane for sessions, tools, events, and channel connections. Companion apps and nodes add device-local capabilities on supported platforms.

  Source: README

• Choose hosted or local models — Model and agent-harness integrations are plugin-based, allowing users to select configurations including Claude, Codex, and local models without changing the surrounding system.

  Source: README

• Extend assistant capabilities — Tools, skills, and plugins extend what the assistant can do. The repository also includes a plugin SDK and support for sharing new capabilities through ClawHub.

  Source: README, extensions

• Operate a personal or shared setup — A single Gateway can operate as a personal assistant on a laptop or as a shared multiplayer assistant, with configuration determining the difference.

  Source: README

Quick start

Copied verbatim from the project's README.

npm install -g openclaw@latest --allow-scripts=openclaw

openclaw onboard --install-daemon

openclaw gateway status
openclaw dashboard

Who it may suit

This may suit people who want an AI assistant they operate on their own computers and access through familiar messaging and native apps. It may also suit developers building channel integrations, plugins, skills, or device-local capabilities.

Topics to discuss

• Which messaging and native-app integrations should receive priority next?

• How can plugin authors build and test secure cross-channel capabilities?

• What onboarding and troubleshooting improvements would help new users configure the Gateway?

Written by ReadmeX AI from the project's README, source and public GitHub data; it may contain mistakes.

Read the original README https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw#readme

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