OpenClaw · OpenClaw community (created by Peter Steinberger)
MIT-licensed self-hosted personal AI assistant ('the lobster way') that exploded to ~382k GitHub stars in months: any model, 20+ messaging channels (WhatsApp/Telegram/Slack/iMessage...), SKILL.md skills via ClawHub, Docker-sandboxed sessions, cron jobs, voice, and a live Canvas.
Identity
| Homepage | https://openclaw.ai/ |
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| Repository | https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw |
| License | open-source |
| Domain | general |
| Form factor | cli · chat-integration · web-app · desktop-app |
Model support
| Model-agnostic | ✓ yes |
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| Native models | — |
| Local models | ✓ yes |
| Pricing | byok |
Extensibility
| MCP client | ✓ yes |
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| Agent Skills support | ✓ yes |
| Plugins / hooks | ✓ yes |
Execution & safety
| Sandboxing | optional |
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| Autonomy spectrum | supervised → semi-autonomous → autonomous-local |
| Subagents | ✓ yes |
| Parallel sessions | ✓ yes |
| Context management | persistent-memory · compaction |
Integration & evidence
| Headless / API | ✓ yes |
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| GitHub integration | ? unknown |
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✓ profile last verified 2026-07-08 · benchmark figures are vendor-reported unless a source states otherwise