What is OpenClaw?
The Basics
- Open-source AI agent that runs locally on your machine
- Connects to messaging apps you already use
- WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Teams, Discord
- Can take actions: run commands, manage files, browse web, send messages
- Works with any LLM via any provider
- GitHub Copilot, Anthropic, Azure, Amazon Bedrock, OpenAI, local models
What Makes It Different
- Can write and run code — generates scripts, executes them, iterates on errors
- Runs as you — your hardware, your credentials, your permissions
- Persistent — remembers conversations across sessions
- Agentic — multi-step tasks, error recovery, can spawn sub-agents that ping back when done
- Extensible — "skills" system for new capabilities
"Most AI answers questions. OpenClaw runs tasks."