OpenClaw
The AI That Actually Does Things.
Join thousands of developers automating their lives. From clearing inboxes to managing calendars, all from your favorite chat app.
Quick Start
curl -sSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash Installs Node.js, Python, and the OpenClaw CLI for you.
Capabilities
Runs on Your Machine
Mac, Windows, or Linux. Works with Anthropic, OpenAI, or local models. Private by default—your data stays yours.
Any Chat App
Chat via WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Signal, or iMessage. Seamless in DMs and group conversations.
Persistent Memory
Remembers you and evolves over time. Your preferences, your context, your personalized AI assistant.
Browser Control
Navigate the web, fill out forms, and extract data from any website automatically.
Full System Access
Read and write files, execute shell commands, run scripts. Choose full access or sandboxed mode.
Skills & Plugins
Extend capabilities with community skills or create your own. It can even build new skills itself.
OpenClaw In Action
Watch real demos from the community. See what OpenClaw can do before you install.
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OpenClaw 3.31–4.2: Claws Out — Plugin Lockdown, Task Brain, and a Security Siege
3.28 gave the lobster a new shell. Now it learns to use its claws. Three releases in three days — 3.31, 4.1, 4.2 — deliver the most aggressive security lockdown in OpenClaw history. Plugin installs get blocked if dangerous code is detected. Background tasks get a unified SQLite brain with a live /tasks dashboard. xAI and Firecrawl configs move to plugin-owned paths. Shell execution environments get stripped of sensitive variables. Gateway auth stops trusting localhost by default. The lobster is no longer just armored — it bites back.
OpenClaw 3.28: New Shell — MiniMax Image Generation, Async Tool Approval, and 90+ Fixes
3.22 was the surgery. 3.23 confirmed survival. 3.24 was rehab. Now the lobster has grown a new shell — harder, sharper, battle-ready. 2 breaking changes, 21 features, 90+ fixes. MiniMax brings image generation. Plugins can now intercept tool calls and ask for approval. xAI moves to the Responses API with native search. And 90+ fixes harden every channel from Telegram to Matrix. Time to suit up.
OpenClaw 3.24: Rehabilitation — Microsoft Teams Rewrite, 18 Breaking Changes, and a Developer Experience Leap
3.22 was the surgery. 3.23 made sure the patient survived. 3.24: the lobster starts rehab. 18 breaking changes, 15 fixes, 343 commits. Microsoft Teams gets a full SDK rewrite — streaming replies, welcome cards, feedback/reflection, AI labeling. /tools now shows what's actually available. One-click skill installs, Docker --container flag, Discord auto-threads with LLM naming. This time, we're not stitching wounds — we're learning to walk again. And faster than before.
What People Say
"you have done an incredible job! im also a total non technical beginner so the CLI is a whole new interface for me but its super addictive - 2 am debugging sessions are my new normal"
@marvelgirl_eth"Just ran 'openclaw deploy' and watched it set up my entire k8s cluster, configure ingress, and deploy 12 microservices. What used to take me a week now takes 10 minutes."
@devops_mike"OpenClaw just refactored my entire React codebase to TypeScript, added proper error boundaries, and even wrote the unit tests. I'm genuinely speechless."
@sarahcodes"Asked OpenClaw to optimize my PostgreSQL queries. It analyzed the execution plans, added proper indexes, and reduced query time from 8s to 50ms. Wild."
@cloud_native_tom"The way OpenClaw understands my codebase context is insane. It knew exactly which components to modify without me even specifying the file paths."
@frontend_jenny"Ported my Python ML pipeline to Rust with OpenClaw. It handled unsafe blocks, lifetime annotations, and even optimized memory allocation. 40x performance boost."
@rustacean_dev"you have done an incredible job! im also a total non technical beginner so the CLI is a whole new interface for me but its super addictive - 2 am debugging sessions are my new normal"
@marvelgirl_eth"Just ran 'openclaw deploy' and watched it set up my entire k8s cluster, configure ingress, and deploy 12 microservices. What used to take me a week now takes 10 minutes."
@devops_mike"OpenClaw just refactored my entire React codebase to TypeScript, added proper error boundaries, and even wrote the unit tests. I'm genuinely speechless."
@sarahcodes"Asked OpenClaw to optimize my PostgreSQL queries. It analyzed the execution plans, added proper indexes, and reduced query time from 8s to 50ms. Wild."
@cloud_native_tom"The way OpenClaw understands my codebase context is insane. It knew exactly which components to modify without me even specifying the file paths."
@frontend_jenny"Ported my Python ML pipeline to Rust with OpenClaw. It handled unsafe blocks, lifetime annotations, and even optimized memory allocation. 40x performance boost."
@rustacean_dev"Finally tried my own @openclaw instance and I'm blown away. 🤯 This is unlike anything I've seen - the possibilities are virtually limitless, you just need imagination"
@ivanfioravanti"OpenClaw wrote our entire authentication system - JWT tokens, refresh logic, OAuth providers, rate limiting. Shipped to production same day. Investors are impressed."
@startup_alex"Built a complete ETL pipeline with OpenClaw. It connected to 5 different data sources, handled schema migrations, and even set up monitoring dashboards."
@data_lisa"Ran a security audit with OpenClaw on our codebase. Found 3 SQL injections, 2 XSS vulnerabilities, and suggested fixes with proper input sanitization. Incredible."
@security_emma"Asked OpenClaw to add offline support to my React Native app. It implemented SQLite caching, background sync, and conflict resolution. Took 20 minutes."
@mobile_chris"OpenClaw debugged a race condition in our distributed system that we'd been hunting for 3 weeks. Found it in under 5 minutes by analyzing the logs."
@backend_ninja"Finally tried my own @openclaw instance and I'm blown away. 🤯 This is unlike anything I've seen - the possibilities are virtually limitless, you just need imagination"
@ivanfioravanti"OpenClaw wrote our entire authentication system - JWT tokens, refresh logic, OAuth providers, rate limiting. Shipped to production same day. Investors are impressed."
@startup_alex"Built a complete ETL pipeline with OpenClaw. It connected to 5 different data sources, handled schema migrations, and even set up monitoring dashboards."
@data_lisa"Ran a security audit with OpenClaw on our codebase. Found 3 SQL injections, 2 XSS vulnerabilities, and suggested fixes with proper input sanitization. Incredible."
@security_emma"Asked OpenClaw to add offline support to my React Native app. It implemented SQLite caching, background sync, and conflict resolution. Took 20 minutes."
@mobile_chris"OpenClaw debugged a race condition in our distributed system that we'd been hunting for 3 weeks. Found it in under 5 minutes by analyzing the logs."
@backend_ninjaFrequently Asked Questions
Common questions about OpenClaw and how it works.