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Open Claw is an open-source autonomous AI personal assistant software that runs locally on your devices. Unlike cloud-based AI assistants, OpenClaw gives you complete control over your data while providing powerful automation capabilities across your digital life.
Open Claw works by acting as a local message router and agent runtime, connecting to everyday apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, and 11+ messaging platforms. The platform is model-agnostic, meaning it can work with any AI model including Claude, GPT, Chinese AI models, and local deployments via Ollama integration.
What sets Open Claw apart is its revolutionary SOUL.md personality system, which allows you to deeply customize your AI agent's personality, values, and communication style. Combined with a thriving ecosystem of 700+ skills and 50+ integrations, OpenClaw represents a new paradigm in AI agent capabilities.
Created by developer Peter Steinberger, OpenClaw achieved remarkable viral growth, reaching 100,000 GitHub stars in just 2 months. The latest version v2026.2.6 (released Feb 7, 2026) includes VirusTotal integration for enhanced security and a web UI token usage dashboard.
Learn More About Open Claw →Programmable agent personality via Markdown files. Define your Open Claw agent's values, communication style, and behavior for unique, personalized interactions.
Connect Open Claw to 11+ messaging platforms including WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal, iMessage, Google Chat, Microsoft Teams, and more.
Extend OpenClaw capabilities through ClawHub marketplace featuring 5,705 community skills (Feb 2026), plus 53 official bundled skills and 25 core tools.
Open Claw works with Claude Opus 4.6, GPT-5, Chinese AI models (Kimi K2.5, GLM 5, MiniMax 2.5), and local models via Ollama integration.
Open Claw recalls interactions over weeks, supported by Voyage AI memory integration. Adapts to your habits and preferences across sessions.
Open Claw performs periodic check-ins and independent task execution without human intervention. Proactive notifications and scheduled automation.
Open Claw connects to chat platforms, productivity tools, smart home devices, music platforms, email, calendar, and file systems. Extensible via webhooks.
Open Claw runs locally on your hardware. Your API keys, your data, your privacy. No data sent to OpenClaw servers. Complete control.
Install Open Claw globally via npm package manager
npm install -g openclaw@latest
Configure OpenClaw with your preferred AI model and API keys
openclaw onboard
Launch your OpenClaw agent and start interacting
openclaw start
5,705 community skills available on ClawHub as of Feb 7, 2026. Browse, install, and share OpenClaw skills with VirusTotal security scanning integration.
53 bundled skills and 25 core tools maintained by OpenClaw team. Quality-assured capabilities ready to use out of the box.
900+ contributors and growing. Active Discord community, GitHub discussions, and regular community events. Join the Open Claw social revolution.
SOUL.md is OpenClaw's revolutionary personality configuration system. It's a simple Markdown file that defines your agent's personality, values, communication style, and behavior. Every time your Open Claw agent wakes, it "reads itself into being" by loading the SOUL.md file.
You can deeply customize your OpenClaw agent's personality—whether you want it formal, conversational, sassy, or opinionated. Each workspace can have its own SOUL.md, allowing completely different personalities for different projects.
Creator Peter Steinberger's philosophy emphasizes breaking free from corporate blandness: "Be the assistant you'd actually want to talk to at 2am. Not a corporate drone. Not a sycophant. Just... good." Community resources like souls.directory provide curated SOUL.md templates for various personality types.
Deep Dive: SOUL.md System →Open Claw Social is an independent information portal dedicated to providing comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date coverage of the OpenClaw AI agent platform. Our mission is to be the definitive resource for everything OpenClaw-related.
We cover the complete OpenClaw ecosystem including features, installation guides, SOUL.md personality system, skills marketplace, AI model support, security considerations, community resources, and real-world use cases. Our content is regularly updated to reflect the latest developments in the rapidly evolving Open Claw ecosystem.
Open Claw Social is not affiliated with the official OpenClaw project or Peter Steinberger. We're a community-focused resource committed to helping developers, AI enthusiasts, and researchers understand and leverage OpenClaw's capabilities effectively.
Open Claw (OpenClaw) is an open-source autonomous AI personal assistant that runs locally on your devices. It integrates with 11+ messaging platforms, supports 700+ skills, and features the revolutionary SOUL.md personality customization system. Created by Peter Steinberger, OpenClaw is model-agnostic and privacy-focused.
Unlike ChatGPT or Claude, Open Claw runs locally on your hardware, giving you complete privacy and control. OpenClaw is model-agnostic (works with any AI model), features autonomous periodic actions, persistent memory across weeks, 700+ extensible skills, and the unique SOUL.md personality system. It's not just an AI chat—it's an AI agent with "hands and claws."
OpenClaw requires careful configuration due to broad permissions. Critical vulnerabilities have been identified (CVE-2026-25253) and patched. VirusTotal integration (v2026.2.6) provides security scanning for skills. Always update to latest version, review skills before installation, and never expose the web interface publicly. Read our security guide for best practices.
Install Open Claw in under 10 minutes: (1) Install Node.js 22+, (2) Run npm install -g openclaw@latest, (3) Run openclaw onboard to configure AI model and API keys, (4) Run openclaw start. Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows. See our complete installation guide for detailed steps.
OpenClaw is model-agnostic and supports cloud-based models (Claude Opus 4.6, GPT-5, Kimi K2.5, GLM 5, MiniMax 2.5, DeepSeek) and local models via Ollama integration (qwen3-coder, glm-5). Also supports OpenRouter Auto Model for automatic cost optimization. You bring your own API keys.
SOUL.md is Open Claw's personality configuration file in Markdown format. It defines your agent's personality, values, communication style, and behavior. The agent "reads itself into being" by loading SOUL.md at startup. Each workspace can have different SOUL.md files for unique personalities. Community templates available at souls.directory.
OpenClaw is free open-source software. You only pay for the underlying AI model API costs (Claude, GPT, etc.) based on your usage. Local models via Ollama are completely free. No subscription fees, no premium tiers. You control costs by choosing models and monitoring token usage via the Web UI dashboard (v2026.2.6).
Open Claw can access data from integrated services (email, calendar, messaging platforms) based on permissions you configure. However, OpenClaw runs locally on your hardware—no data is sent to OpenClaw servers. You maintain complete control. Review skill permissions carefully and only install VirusTotal-scanned skills.
Open Claw skills are SKILL.md files that teach the agent specific capabilities and workflows. There are 700+ skills in the ecosystem: 53 official bundled skills, 25 core tools, and 5,705 community skills on ClawHub marketplace. Skills cover productivity, development, communication, automation, entertainment, and more. All follow the AgentSkills specification.
Join the OpenClaw community through: Discord (discord.com/invite/clawd), GitHub (github.com/openclaw/openclaw - 900+ contributors), X/Twitter Community, and official documentation (docs.openclaw.ai). Participate in discussions, contribute code, create skills, help others, and attend community events.