OpenClaw Complete Guide & AI Agent Platform
Your Complete Guide to OpenClaw
Tutorials, product selection, and FAQs to help you get started quickly
What is OpenClaw?
OpenClaw is the world's largest open-source AI Agent platform with 280,000+ GitHub Stars, supporting 13,729+ skill plugins and 50+ messaging channels including WeChat, Feishu, and DingTalk. It enables anyone to deploy personalized AI assistants across multiple platforms, from personal chatbots to enterprise-grade automation agents, with built-in multi-model support (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini) and a vibrant community of contributors worldwide.
What is OpenClaw?
An AI assistant that runs 24/7 on your computer. Like a tireless butler, it automatically handles emails, manages schedules, monitors data, and responds to messages.
Unlike ChatGPT, OpenClaw doesn't just answer questions - it executes tasks. Just tell it your goal, and it figures out how to accomplish it.
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Easy to start, powerful to use
OpenClaw
Open Source - Completely Free
The most feature-complete open-source version with full customization support
Nanobot
Open SourceHKU's Minimalist Learning Edition
Developed by HKU with just ~4000 lines of Python. Clean code with detailed comments makes it perfect for learning AI Agent core principles. Supports rapid prototyping and customization for beginners in agent development.
DetailsMaxClaw
CommercialMiniMax Official Hosted Edition
Official MiniMax hosted edition based on M2.5 model. One-click cloud deployment with no local server needed. API costs just 1/7 to 1/20 of Claude, ideal for cost-sensitive users needing quality AI capabilities.
DetailsWhat Can OpenClaw Do?
Real scenarios, practical applications
Email Assistant
Auto-sort, archive, smart replies
Schedule Manager
Smart scheduling, reminders, task tracking
Data Monitor
Website changes, price tracking, data collection
Customer Support
24/7 auto-reply, FAQ handling
Content Creation
Auto-generate reports, summaries
Workflow Automation
Cross-platform task coordination
Information Retrieval
Smart search, data summarization
Message Forwarding
Multi-channel sync, smart filtering
Quick Start
3 steps to get started with OpenClaw
Choose Product
Select the right OpenClaw version based on your needs
Get API Key
Register with AI model services (Claude, Gemini) to get your key
Start Using
Follow tutorials to deploy and chat via WeChat/Feishu/DingTalk
What Users Say
Real feedback from real users
"Built an automated reporting system with OpenClaw - it collects data and generates reports daily, saving me hours."
"As a non-technical user, Molili helped me get started quickly. Now I use it every day for daily tasks."
"After deploying to cloud server, my AI assistant is online 24/7, ready to help whenever I need."
Latest from ClawTops
Fresh tutorials, ecosystem news and deep dives - updated every few days.
📝 Latest Articles
QClaw vs WorkBuddy vs ArkClaw: Same Agent, Two Names, and a ByteDance Rival (2026)
Direct answer: QClaw and WorkBuddy are two names for the same Tencent desktop agent (official site codebuddy.cn/work); ArkClaw is the ByteDance cloud rival. Desktop vs cloud, local data vs managed, QQ/WeCom vs Feishu — how to choose, with sources and read dates (2026-08-23).
2026-08-23AI Office Agents in 2026: QoderWork, TraeWork, Doubao Work Mode, WorkBuddy, Grok Bot — and When to Self-Host
A side-by-side comparison of five fully-managed digital-employee platforms — Alibaba QoderWork, ByteDance TraeWork and Doubao Work Mode, Tencent WorkBuddy, xAI Grok Bot — alongside the self-hosted OpenClaw path. Covers positioning, form factor, channel reach, pricing notes and selection guidance, with every fact tagged to a source and a read date.
2026-08-22Pi Deep Dive: The Minimalist Philosophy and Practice of OpenClaw's Kernel Engine
Pi is the minimal MIT-licensed coding agent engine behind OpenClaw: 4 built-in tools, session trees, self-extensible hot-reloading extensions, and deliberately no MCP. This deep dive covers its architecture, community practices, and when to choose bare Pi over OpenClaw.
2026-08-17📰 Ecosystem News
Agent Watch Weekly: OpenClaw Ecosystem Snapshot (2026-09-06)
ClawTops 自动周报（2026-09-06）。跟踪 OpenClaw / 小龙虾 / Hermes Agent / 自主 Agent 关键词；链回部署、安全与对比教程。不编造未核实版本。
2026-09-06Hermes Agent v0.21.0 'Pantheon': Bot Mode Ships Built-In — Your Agents Become a Named, Avatared Team
On August 31 Nous Research shipped Hermes Agent v0.21.0 'Pantheon': ~5,800 commits, 2,475 PRs, 2,100 issues closed and 760+ contributors since v0.20.0. Bot Mode is now built into the desktop app by default — a society of named agents with group chats, cron jobs that remember across runs, live-steerable subagents, an MCP command center and desktop-browser driving.
2026-09-02OpenClaw v2026.8.2 Ships Home Dock and a Linux Desktop Companion; the Official Post '2.0, Accidentally' Tops HN at 147 Points
The first update on the OpenClaw 2.0 stable line, v2026.8.2 (Sep 1), brings a dockable Home agent (Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+H), a Linux desktop companion (.deb/AppImage), background sessions and safer upgrades. Meanwhile the official post 'OpenClaw 2.0, Accidentally' topped HN at 147 points: 933 contributors, 16,000+ PRs, and the story of pausing a 106-releases-in-230-days cadence for a seven-week rebuild.
2026-09-02Want OpenClaw set up for you?
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