Awesome OpenClaw

A curated list of OpenClaw resources, tools, skills, tutorials, articles, and community projects — the open-source self-hosted AI agent taking the world by storm.

OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot, originally Clawdbot) is a free and open-source autonomous AI agent created by Peter Steinberger. It runs locally on your machine, connects to 50+ integrations, and lets you chat with AI through WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Signal, iMessage, and more — no subscription required.

What is OpenClaw?

OpenClaw is a self-hosted, open-source AI agent that acts as your personal AI assistant — accessible via WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and 12+ other messaging platforms. Unlike cloud-based AI services, OpenClaw runs entirely on your own hardware, keeping your data private.

Key features:

• Free & open-source — no subscription, no lock-in (MIT licensed)
• Self-hosted — runs locally on macOS, Linux, and Windows
• 12+ messaging platforms — WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Signal, iMessage, Teams, and more
• 50+ integrations — GitHub, Gmail, Spotify, Obsidian, smart home (Hue, HomeKit), and more
• 700+ community skills on ClawHub
• Local LLM support via Ollama and LM Studio (run DeepSeek, Llama, Mistral, etc.)
• Persistent memory across sessions — remembers context and preferences
• Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for extended agentic capabilities
• Multi-provider — Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini, or any local model

Quick install: npm install -g openclaw@latest && openclaw onboard

Contents

• Official Resources
• Getting Started
• Installation Guides
• Skills & Plugins
• Integrations
• MCP Support
• Tutorials & Guides
• Articles & News
• Community
• Community Projects
• Alternatives & Comparisons
• Security
• FAQ
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Official Resources

• OpenClaw Website - Official homepage
• OpenClaw GitHub - Main repository (150k+ stars)
• OpenClaw Documentation - Official docs
• ClawHub - Official skill registry with 700+ community skills
• AgentFund - Crowdfunding platform for AI agents (milestone-based escrow on Base)
• OpenClaw Showcase - What people are building
• OpenClaw Releases - Latest releases
• AGENTS.md - Agent configuration guide
• CHANGELOG.md - Release notes

Getting Started

Quick Install

# Install via npm (Node.js 22+ required)
npm install -g openclaw@latest

# Or via pnpm
pnpm add -g openclaw@latest

# Run the onboarding wizard
openclaw onboard --install-daemon

First Steps

1. Run openclaw onboard to launch the setup wizard
2. Choose your AI provider (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, or local via Ollama)
3. Connect a messaging platform (Telegram recommended for beginners; WhatsApp, Discord, Signal also supported)
4. Start chatting with your personal AI assistant at http://localhost:18789/

Web Dashboard

Access the built-in web dashboard at http://localhost:18789/ to chat, manage integrations, and configure your agent without any CLI.

Installation Guides

Skills & Plugins

Skill Registries

• ClawHub - Official skill store (700+ skills)
• AgentFund - Crowdfunding platform for AI agents (milestone-based escrow on Base)
• ClawdTalk - Phone calling and SMS for OpenClaw. Call your AI agent from any phone with deep tool integration for calendar, Jira, web search, and more. Powered by Telnyx.
• awesome-openclaw-skills - Community curated collection
• openclaw/skills - Official skills repository
• openclaw/clawhub - Skill directory source
• Skills.sh - Skill discovery platform

Popular Skill Categories

Installing Skills

# Install from ClawHub
openclaw skills install <skill-name>

# Install from npm
openclaw plugins install <npm-package>

Plugin Development

• Plugin Documentation - Official plugin guide
• Each plugin needs a openclaw.plugin.json file
• Supports both .js and .ts entry files

Integrations

Messaging Platforms (12+)

External Services (50+)

• Full Extension Ecosystem Guide

MCP Support

OpenClaw supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — the open standard adopted by Anthropic, OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and the Linux Foundation — giving your agent access to a growing ecosystem of 13,000+ MCP servers.

MCP Resources

• MCP Adapter Plugin - Expose MCP tools as native agent tools
• Native MCP Support Issue - Feature discussion
• MCP Server PR #5121 - Server support implementation
• MCP Server PR #1605 - Original implementation

MCP Servers

• AnChain.AI + OpenClaw Guide - Build 24x7 AML Compliance AI Agent

Tutorials & Guides

Beginner

Advanced

Articles & News

Origins & History

• From Clawdbot to Moltbot to OpenClaw - CNBC
• OpenClaw and the AI Threshold Effect - Substack
• What is OpenClaw? - AI Supremacy
• OpenClaw Wikipedia - Wikipedia

Industry Coverage

• Chinese AI Models Power OpenClaw's Low-Cost Push - South China Morning Post
• OpenClaw Adopts Kimi K2.5 and MiniMax - Asia Business Outlook

Security Analysis

• What Security Teams Need to Know - CrowdStrike

Community

Official Channels

• GitHub Discussions - Community forum
• GitHub Issues - Bug reports & features

Events

• ClawCon - First community meetup held Feb 4, 2026 at Frontier Tower, San Francisco

Creator

• Peter Steinberger - Austrian software engineer, creator of OpenClaw

Community Projects

A curated list of community-built projects, tools, and integrations for OpenClaw.

Web Clients & UIs

Deployment & Infrastructure

Memory & Storage

Enterprise Solutions

Chinese IM Integrations

Monitoring & Tools

Trading & Finance

Development Workflows

Content & Publishing

Marketplaces

Miscellaneous

Want to add your project? Submit a PR!

Alternatives & Comparisons

OpenClaw is often compared to other autonomous AI agents and self-hosted AI assistants. Here's how it stacks up:

Comparison Resources

• Manus AI vs OpenClaw
• OpenClaw vs OpenManus
• Best OpenClaw Alternatives
• 5 Best OpenClaw Alternatives
• Safer AI Agents Compared

Security

Best Practices

• Run OpenClaw in a sandboxed environment to limit blast radius
• Restrict file system access to only necessary directories
• Store API keys in environment variables — never hardcode them
• Keep OpenClaw updated to the latest version
• Review skills before installing from third-party sources
• Never expose your OpenClaw instance to the public internet

Security Tools

Security Resources

• CrowdStrike Analysis - Security team guide
• Giskard: OpenClaw Security Vulnerabilities - Data leakage & prompt injection risks
• Cisco: Personal AI Agents Security - Enterprise security perspective

Known Risks

• Exposed instances can be commandeered by adversaries
• Prompt injection via malicious content in ingested data
• Misconfigured setups may leak sensitive data or API keys

FAQ

What is OpenClaw? OpenClaw is a free, open-source, self-hosted AI agent created by Peter Steinberger (formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot). It runs locally on your computer and connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and 12+ other messaging platforms.

How is OpenClaw different from ChatGPT? OpenClaw is self-hosted (runs on your own machine), open-source, supports any AI model (including local models via Ollama), and integrates with real-world tools like GitHub, Gmail, and smart home devices. ChatGPT is a cloud service operated by OpenAI.

Does OpenClaw work with local LLMs? Yes. OpenClaw supports Ollama and LM Studio, letting you run models like DeepSeek, Llama, Mistral, and others entirely offline without sending data to any cloud service.

What is the difference between Clawdbot, Moltbot, and OpenClaw? All three names refer to the same project. It started as Clawdbot, was renamed to Moltbot, and eventually became OpenClaw as it went fully open-source.

Is OpenClaw free? Yes. OpenClaw is MIT licensed and completely free to use. You only pay for any AI API calls you make (e.g., OpenAI or Anthropic), or you can run it fully free with local models via Ollama.

How do I install OpenClaw? Run npm install -g openclaw@latest then openclaw onboard to start the setup wizard. See the Installation Guides section for platform-specific guides.

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please submit a PR to add resources.

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Last updated: February 2026