ClawPedia — The OpenClaw Ecosystem Directory

The complete directory of skills, plugins, channels, model providers, APIs, deployment options, and more for OpenClaw.

Skills

1Password CLI: Set up and use 1Password CLI (op). Use when installing the CLI, enabling desktop app integration, signing in, or reading/injecting/running secrets via op.
Apple Notes: Manage Apple Notes via the memo CLI on macOS (create, view, edit, delete, search, move, and export notes).
Apple Reminders: Manage Apple Reminders via remindctl CLI (list, add, edit, complete, delete). Supports lists, date filters, and JSON/plain output.
Bear Notes: Create, search, and manage Bear notes via grizzly CLI.
Blog Watcher: Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds for updates using the blogwatcher CLI.
BluCLI: BluOS CLI (blu) for discovery, playback, grouping, and volume control of Bluesound/NAD players.
BlueBubbles: Send and manage iMessages via BlueBubbles (recommended iMessage integration). Supports texts, tapbacks, edits, unsend, and group management.
CamSnap: Capture frames or clips from RTSP/ONVIF cameras. Supports snapshots, video clips, and motion detection.
Canvas: Display HTML content on connected OpenClaw nodes (Mac app, iOS, Android). Great for games, visualizations, and dashboards.
ClawHub CLI: Search, install, update, and publish agent skills from clawhub.com. The package manager for OpenClaw skills.
Coding Agent: Delegate coding tasks to Codex, Claude Code, or Pi agents via background process. For building features, reviewing PRs, refactoring codebases, and iterative coding.
Discord: Discord operations via the message tool. Send messages, react, manage channels, roles, moderation, and rich UI with components v2.
Eight Sleep Control: Control Eight Sleep pods — status, temperature, alarms, schedules, and audio.
Gemini CLI: Gemini CLI for one-shot Q&A, summaries, and generation. Use Gemini models from the command line.
GitHub Issues Auto-Fix: Fetch GitHub issues, spawn sub-agents to implement fixes and open PRs, then monitor and address PR review comments. Full autonomous issue-to-PR pipeline.
GifGrep: Search GIF providers (Tenor/Giphy) with CLI/TUI, download results, and extract stills/sheets.
GitHub: GitHub operations via gh CLI: issues, PRs, CI runs, code review, and API queries.
Google Workspace (gog): Google Workspace CLI for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Contacts, Sheets, and Docs. Full OAuth-based access to Google services.
Google Places: Query Google Places API (New) via the goplaces CLI for text search, place details, resolve, and reviews.
Host Healthcheck: Host security hardening and risk-tolerance configuration for OpenClaw deployments. Security audits, firewall/SSH/update hardening, and risk posture review.
Himalaya Email: CLI to manage emails via IMAP/SMTP. List, read, write, reply, forward, search, and organize emails from the terminal.
iMessage CLI: iMessage/SMS CLI for listing chats, history, and sending messages via Messages.app.
MCPorter (MCP Client): List, configure, auth, and call MCP servers/tools directly (HTTP or stdio). Universal MCP client CLI.
Model Usage (CodexBar): Summarize per-model usage and costs for Codex or Claude using CodexBar CLI local cost logs.
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini Image Gen): Generate or edit images via Gemini 3 Pro Image. Supports text-to-image, image editing, and multi-image composition.
Nano PDF Editor: Edit PDFs with natural-language instructions using the nano-pdf CLI.
Notion: Notion API for creating and managing pages, databases, and blocks. Full CRUD via REST API.
Obsidian: Work with Obsidian vaults (plain Markdown notes) and automate via obsidian-cli. Search, create, move, and rename notes with link refactoring.
OpenAI Image Gen: Batch-generate images via OpenAI Images API (GPT Image, DALL-E 3, DALL-E 2). Random prompt sampler with HTML gallery output.
OpenAI Whisper API: Transcribe audio via OpenAI Audio Transcriptions API (cloud Whisper). Fast, accurate speech-to-text.
Whisper (Local): Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI. No API key needed, runs entirely on-device.
OpenHue (Philips Hue): Control Philips Hue lights and scenes via the OpenHue CLI. Brightness, color, temperature, rooms, and scenes.
Oracle (LLM File Bundler): Bundle prompts + files into one-shot requests for another model. Browser automation with GPT-5.2 Pro or API mode.
OrderCLI (Food Delivery): Foodora-only CLI for checking past orders and active order status. Track deliveries from the terminal.
Peekaboo: Full macOS UI automation CLI: capture/inspect screens, target UI elements, drive input, and manage apps/windows/menus.
SAG (ElevenLabs TTS): ElevenLabs text-to-speech with mac-style say UX. High-quality voice synthesis with expressive audio tags.
Session Logs: Search and analyze your own session logs (older/parent conversations) using jq. Query conversation history stored in JSONL files.
Sherpa ONNX TTS (Local): Local text-to-speech via sherpa-onnx. Fully offline, no cloud required. Supports multiple voice models.
Skill Creator: Create, edit, improve, or audit AgentSkills. Guidance for authoring SKILL.md files and structuring skill directories.
Slack: Control Slack from OpenClaw — react to messages, send/edit/delete, manage pins, and fetch member info.
SongSee: Generate spectrograms and feature-panel visualizations from audio files. Multi-panel analysis with customizable styles.
SonosCLI: Control Sonos speakers — discover, status, play, volume, group management, favorites, and Spotify search.
Spotify Player: Terminal Spotify playback/search via spogo (preferred) or spotify_player. Control playback, search tracks, manage devices.
Summarize: Summarize or extract text/transcripts from URLs, podcasts, YouTube videos, and local files.
Things 3: Manage Things 3 via the things CLI on macOS. Add/update projects and todos via URL scheme; read, search, and list from the local Things database.
tmux: Remote-control tmux sessions for interactive CLIs by sending keystrokes and scraping pane output.
Trello: Manage Trello boards, lists, and cards via the Trello REST API. Full CRUD with curl + jq.
Video Frames: Extract frames or short clips from videos using ffmpeg. Quick thumbnails and frame capture.
Voice Call: Start voice calls via the OpenClaw voice-call plugin. Supports Twilio, Telnyx, Plivo, and mock providers.
WhatsApp CLI: Send WhatsApp messages, sync/search history via the wacli CLI. For messaging third parties, not normal user chats.
Weather: Get current weather and forecasts via wttr.in or Open-Meteo. No API key needed.
X (Twitter) API: CLI tool for authenticated X (Twitter) API requests. Post tweets, reply, quote, search, read posts, manage followers, send DMs, and upload media.

Plugins

Feishu / Lark: OpenClaw Feishu/Lark channel plugin. Community maintained by @m1heng.
Discord: OpenClaw Discord channel plugin. Full bot integration with threads, reactions, and slash commands.
Matrix: OpenClaw Matrix channel plugin. Connect to Matrix homeservers for decentralized messaging.
Microsoft Teams: OpenClaw Microsoft Teams channel plugin. Enterprise team communication integration.
BlueBubbles (iMessage): OpenClaw BlueBubbles channel plugin. Connect to iMessage via BlueBubbles server.
Zalo: OpenClaw Zalo channel plugin. Popular Vietnamese messaging platform integration.
Zalo Personal Account: OpenClaw Zalo Personal Account plugin via native zca-js integration.
Voice Call: OpenClaw voice-call plugin. Enable voice conversations with your AI agent.
Lark (by Lark Suite): OpenClaw Lark/Feishu channel plugin by the official Lark Suite team.
Feishu (Official Feishu Team): OpenClaw Feishu/Lark channel plugin by the official Feishu team at ByteDance.
Feishu (m1heng Community): OpenClaw Feishu/Lark channel plugin. Community-maintained alternative with Claude integration.
WeCom (企业微信): OpenClaw WeCom channel plugin. Official Tencent WeCom team integration for enterprise WeChat.
WeChat Personal: OpenClaw WeChat personal account channel plugin via WeChatPadPro (iPad protocol). Supports text, image, and file exchange.
Ollama Web Search: Ollama web search for OpenClaw. Adds web search capabilities powered by Ollama.
Stepfun WebSocket Gateway: OpenClaw Stepfun WebSocket gateway channel plugin. Chinese AI platform integration.
Supermemory: OpenClaw Supermemory memory plugin. Cloud-based long-term memory for your AI agent.
Engram Memory: Local-first memory plugin for OpenClaw. LLM-powered extraction, markdown storage, hybrid search via QMD.
Mem0 Memory: Mem0 memory backend for OpenClaw. Platform or self-hosted open-source long-term memory.
MemWyre Memory: OpenClaw plugin for MemWyre persistent memory. Cloud-hosted memory backend.
Cortex Memory: OpenClaw plugin for Cortex memory. Auto-Recall, Auto-Capture, and agent memory tools.
Tavily Web Tools: Tavily web tools plugin for OpenClaw. Exposes tavily_search, tavily_extract, tavily_crawl, tavily_map, and tavily_research as agent tools.
AgenticMail: OpenClaw plugin for AgenticMail. Email, SMS, and phone number access for OpenClaw agents.
BeReach LinkedIn: BeReach LinkedIn automation plugin for OpenClaw. Automate LinkedIn outreach and networking.
Algorand Blockchain: Algorand blockchain integration for OpenClaw by GoPlausible. On-chain transactions and queries.
Projects & Todos: OpenClaw memory plugin with projects, todos, and contacts integration. Structured task management.
Squad: Entity registry, filesystem tools, and version management plugin for OpenClaw gateway.
Workspace Governance: OpenClaw workspace governance plugin and prompts. Bootstrap, migration, audit, and boot apply.
Deterministic Governance: Deterministic governance and memory compaction layer for OpenClaw. Ensures reproducible agent behavior.
Quiubo: OpenClaw Quiubo channel plugin. Chat with AI assistants through the Quiubo messaging platform.
DMWork: DMWork channel plugin for OpenClaw via WuKongIM WebSocket. Enterprise IM integration.
WAHA (WhatsApp HTTP API): OpenClaw WAHA channel plugin. Alternative WhatsApp integration via WhatsApp HTTP API.
TypeX: TypeX channel integration for OpenClaw. Connect to the TypeX bot platform.
Elys App: OpenClaw Elys channel plugin. Connects to the Elys App messaging platform.
Rocket.Chat: Rocket.Chat channel plugin for OpenClaw. Connect via mobile app, ideal for China mainland users.
OpenClaw App: OpenClaw App channel plugin. Relay bridge for the OpenClaw mobile app.
ADP Channel: ADP-OpenClaw demo channel plugin with Go WebSocket backend.
Tlon / Urbit Skill: Tlon/Urbit skill for OpenClaw agents. Interact with the Urbit network.
Paperclip Gateway Adapter: Paperclip AI adapter for OpenClaw Gateway protocol. Bridge between Paperclip and OpenClaw.
OpenClaw Node.js Client: Node.js client for the OpenClaw Gateway WebSocket protocol. Build custom integrations.
OpenClaw Studio: OpenClaw Studio — visual management UI for your OpenClaw gateway. Install with a single command.
OpenClawChat: Web-based chat UI channel for OpenClaw. Embeddable widget with streaming, markdown rendering, and tool visibility.

Channels

Telegram: Full-featured Telegram Bot API integration with DMs, groups, channels, inline buttons, polls, reactions, and native streaming support.
Discord: Discord bot integration with DMs, server channels, threads, reactions, slash commands, voice transcription, and forum support.
WhatsApp: WhatsApp integration via Baileys (QR code link) supporting DMs, groups, reactions, polls, and media exchange.
Signal: Signal integration via signal-cli (JSON-RPC + SSE) with E2E encryption, DMs, groups, reactions, and read receipts.
Slack: Slack app integration via Socket Mode or HTTP Events API with channels, DMs, threads, reactions, pins, slash commands, and native streaming.
BlueBubbles (iMessage): iMessage integration via BlueBubbles macOS server with tapbacks, edit, unsend, message effects, group management, and voice memos.
iMessage (imsg): Legacy iMessage integration via imsg CLI over JSON-RPC on stdio. New setups should use BlueBubbles instead.
IRC: Classic IRC integration supporting channels and DMs with TLS, NickServ auth, mention gating, and per-channel tool policies.
Google Chat: Google Chat app integration via Chat API webhooks (HTTP) with DMs, spaces, reactions, typing indicators, and media attachments.
Feishu / Lark: Feishu (Lark) bot integration via WebSocket long connection with DMs, group chats, streaming card output, and multi-agent routing.
LINE: LINE Messaging API integration with DMs, groups, Flex messages, template messages, quick replies, and location sharing.
Matrix: Decentralized Matrix protocol integration with E2EE, rooms, threads, reactions, polls, location, and multi-homeserver support.
Mattermost: Self-hosted Mattermost integration via bot token and WebSocket events with DMs, channels, reactions, inline buttons, native slash commands, and directory adapter.
Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams bot integration via Azure Bot Framework with DMs, channels, groups, Adaptive Cards, polls, file sharing via SharePoint, and RSC permissions.
Nextcloud Talk: Nextcloud Talk integration via webhook bot with DMs, rooms, reactions, and markdown message support.
Nostr: Decentralized Nostr protocol integration via NIP-04 encrypted DMs with relay support and profile metadata publishing.
Synology Chat: Synology Chat integration via incoming/outgoing webhooks for DMs on your Synology NAS.
Tlon (Urbit): Decentralized Tlon/Urbit messenger integration with DMs, group channels, threads, rich text, image uploads, and owner approval system.
Twitch: Twitch chat integration via IRC with role-based access control, mention gating, automatic token refresh, and multi-channel support.
Zalo (Bot API): Zalo Bot API integration for DMs and groups with image support, long-polling or webhook mode, popular in Vietnam.
Zalo Personal (unofficial): Unofficial Zalo personal account automation via native zca-js with QR login, DMs, groups, reactions, and typing indicators.
WeChat: Community plugin connecting OpenClaw to WeChat personal accounts via WeChatPadPro (iPad protocol) with text, image, and file support.

Providers

Anthropic (Claude): Anthropic builds the Claude model family — the primary and most deeply integrated provider for OpenClaw. Claude models power the core agent loop, tool calling, thinking/reasoning, and vision capabilities that make OpenClaw tick.
OpenAI (GPT / Codex): OpenAI provides the GPT model family through their API, offering a strong alternative to Anthropic as an OpenClaw provider. The GPT-5.4 lineup covers everything from the budget Nano ($0.20/MTok input) to the flagship GPT-5.4 ($2.50/MTok input), all sharing an industry-leading 270K context window.
OpenAI Codex (Subscription): OpenAI Codex subscription access lets you use OpenAI's GPT models through your existing ChatGPT subscription instead of paying per-token API fees. This is the most cost-effective way to run OpenClaw with OpenAI models if you're already on a ChatGPT plan.
OpenRouter: Unified API routing requests to many model providers behind a single endpoint and API key. OpenAI-compatible. Model refs: openrouter/<provider>/<model>.
Ollama (Local Models): Local LLM runtime for open-source models. Supports native API with streaming and tool calling. Auto-discovers models from local instance. Free — all costs $0.
Amazon Bedrock: AWS managed model service using Bedrock Converse API. Auth via AWS SDK credential chain (IAM roles, env vars, profiles). Supports auto-discovery of Bedrock models.
Mistral AI: Mistral provides text/image models and Voxtral audio transcription. Also supports memory embeddings via mistral-embed. Open-weight models under Apache 2.0.
Together AI: Access leading open-source models including Llama, DeepSeek, Kimi, and GLM through a unified OpenAI-compatible API. Cost-effective inference for open models.
LiteLLM (Unified Gateway): Open-source LLM gateway providing unified API to 100+ model providers. Offers centralized cost tracking, logging, virtual keys with spend limits, and automatic failover.
Cloudflare AI Gateway: Cloudflare AI Gateway adds analytics, caching, and rate limiting in front of provider APIs. Uses Anthropic Messages API through your Cloudflare Gateway endpoint.
Vercel AI Gateway: Vercel's unified API to access hundreds of models through a single endpoint. Auto-discovers models via /v1/models catalog. Anthropic Messages compatible.
Moonshot AI (Kimi): Moonshot provides the Kimi API with OpenAI-compatible endpoints. Supports Kimi K2.5 and thinking models. Separate provider from Kimi Coding (different keys/endpoints).
Kimi Coding: Kimi Coding is a separate provider from Moonshot with different keys and endpoints. Optimized for coding tasks with Kimi K2.5.
MiniMax (M2.5 / M2.7): MiniMax builds the M2/M2.5/M2.7 model family — a full-stack AI company covering text, speech, video, image, and music. M2.5 excels at multi-language coding and agent compatibility. Supports OAuth via Coding Plan or API key. Anthropic Messages API compatible.
Hugging Face Inference Providers: Hugging Face Inference Providers route requests to 200+ models from leading providers through a single OpenAI-compatible API. Zero markup on pricing. Free monthly credits ($0.10 free, $2 PRO). Supports routing policies (:fastest, :cheapest, :provider) and BYOK.
Kilo Gateway (Kilocode): Unified API with smart routing model (kilo/auto) that selects best model per task. Auto-discovers available models. OpenAI-compatible with Bearer token auth.
Venice AI (Privacy-Focused): Privacy-focused inference platform with two modes: Private (fully ephemeral, open-source models, E2EE available) and Anonymized (proxied access to Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok without your identity). 40+ models including frontier models at competitive rates. Credit-based API pricing.
NVIDIA (NIM): NVIDIA NIM provides GPU-accelerated inference via OpenAI-compatible API at build.nvidia.com. Hosts Nemotron models and open-source LLMs with free API credits for experimentation. NGC API key auth.
vLLM (Local Server): High-throughput, memory-efficient LLM inference engine with OpenAI-compatible API. Self-host any Hugging Face model on your own GPUs. Free and open-source with auto-discovery.
Z.AI (GLM Models): Z.AI (Zhipu AI) is the official API platform for the GLM model family. Offers GLM-5, GLM-4.7, and GLM-4.6 with tool_stream for streaming tool calls, vision models, image/video generation, and free Flash tiers. Bearer auth with API key.
Qwen Portal (OAuth Free Tier): Alibaba's Qwen Portal provides free OAuth access to Qwen Coder and Vision models — 2,000 requests/day with no token limits. Device-code OAuth flow syncs with Qwen Code CLI login. The most generous free coding model provider.
Qianfan (Baidu MaaS): Baidu's Model-as-a-Service platform providing access to ERNIE models and third-party LLMs via OpenAI-compatible API. Enterprise-focused with Baidu Cloud billing. Features ERNIE 5.0 and ERNIE 4.5 series models.
Xiaomi MiMo: Xiaomi's MiMo model platform with Anthropic Messages API compatibility. Features MiMo-V2-Flash (262K context) and the newly announced MiMo-V2-Pro (flagship reasoning) and MiMo-V2-Omni (multimodal). Backed by Xiaomi's $8.7B AI investment.
Synthetic (Privacy-First Free API): Synthetic runs open-source AI models in private, secure datacenters with both Anthropic-compatible and OpenAI-compatible APIs. 19+ models including MiniMax M2.5, DeepSeek V3.2, Kimi K2, Qwen3 VL, and GLM 4.7 — all at zero cost with a flat prompt-based quota system.
OpenCode (Zen + Go): OpenCode provides two curated model catalogs: Zen (pay-as-you-go with frontier models like Claude, GPT, Gemini at $20 top-ups) and Go (low-cost $10/mo subscription with open-source models like GLM-5, Kimi K2.5, MiniMax M2.5). Single API key for coding agents.
GitHub Copilot: Use your GitHub Copilot subscription as a model provider via device-flow OAuth. Access GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, Claude, and Gemini models through your existing plan. Free tier includes 50 premium requests/month; Pro ($10/mo) offers 300; Pro+ ($39/mo) offers 1,500.
Deepgram (Audio Transcription): Deepgram is a speech-to-text API powering inbound audio and voice note transcription in OpenClaw. Uses the Nova-3 model for highly accurate pre-recorded transcription at $0.0077/min. Not an LLM provider — transcription only. $200 free credit on signup.
Claude Max API Proxy (Community): Community tool that exposes your Claude Max subscription ($200/month) as an OpenAI-compatible API endpoint. Wraps the Claude Code CLI to provide unlimited Claude Opus 4 and Sonnet 4 access at a flat monthly cost instead of per-token API pricing.

Apis

HTTP Cat: Cat for every HTTP Status
Google Books: Books
Open Library: Books, book covers and related data
Gmail: Flexible, RESTful access to the user's inbox
Mailchimp: Send marketing campaigns and transactional mails
Trello: Boards, lists and cards to help you organize and prioritize your projects
Calendarific: Worldwide Holidays
Google Calendar: Display, create and modify Google calendar events
Box: File Sharing and Storage
Dropbox: File Sharing and Storage
Google Drive: File Sharing and Storage
Twilio: Cloud communications platform for SMS, voice, video, and messaging
Brave NewCoin: Real-time and historic crypto data from more than 200+ exchanges
CoinGecko: Cryptocurrency Price, Market, and Developer/Social Data
Exchangerate.host: Free foreign exchange & crypto rates API
Fixer: Exchange rates and currency conversion
Postman Echo: Test api server to receive and return value from HTTP method
GitHub: Make use of GitHub repositories, code and user info programmatically
Gitlab: Automate GitLab interaction programmatically
Google Docs: API to read, write, and format Google Docs documents
JSONPlaceholder: Free fake REST API for testing and prototyping
QR code: Create an easy to read QR code and URL shortener
Airtable: Integrate with Airtable
ClickUp: ClickUp is a robust, cloud-based project management tool for boosting productivity
Clockify: Clockify's REST-based API can be used to push/pull data to/from it & integrate it with other systems
Notion: Integrate with Notion
Todoist: Todo Lists
Mailtrap: A service for the safe testing of emails sent from the development and staging environments
Sendgrid: A cloud-based SMTP provider that allows you to send emails without having to maintain email servers
Carbon Interface: API to calculate carbon (C02) emissions estimates for common C02 emitting activities
OpenAQ: Open air quality data
Alpha Vantage: Realtime and historical stock data
Finnhub: Real-Time RESTful APIs and Websocket for Stocks, Currencies, and Crypto
Twelve Data: Stock market data (real-time & historical)
Yahoo Finance: Real time low latency Yahoo Finance API for stock market, crypto currencies, and currency exchange
IP Geolocation: Geolocate website visitors from their IPs
Nominatim: Provides worldwide forward / reverse geocoding
OpenCage: Forward and reverse geocoding using open data
ipapi.co: Find IP address location information
Clarifai: Computer Vision
Deepcode: AI for code review
Dialogflow: Natural Language Processing
Hugging Face Inference: Run inference on thousands of ML models for NLP, vision, audio and more
NLP Cloud: NLP API using spaCy and transformers for NER, sentiments, classification, summarization, and more
OpenAI: AI models for text generation, embeddings, image generation, speech-to-text, and more
Perspective: NLP API to return probability that if text is toxic, obscene, insulting or threatening
Wit.ai: Natural language processing API by Meta for building conversational applications
WolframAlpha: Provides specific answers to questions using data and algorithms
Currents: Latest news published in various news sources, blogs and forums
GNews: Search for news from various sources
News: Headlines currently published on a range of news sources and blogs
NewsAPI: Search worldwide news articles and headlines from 150k+ sources
TheNews: Aggregated headlines, top story and live news JSON API
Wikipedia: Mediawiki Encyclopedia
Lorem Picsum: Images from Unsplash
Pexels: Free Stock Photos and Videos
Unsplash: Photography
Brave Search: Web search API with AI-ready snippets, no tracking
DuckDuckGo: Instant answers and search results with zero tracking
Google Custom Search: Programmable search engine for searching the web or specific sites
Have I Been Pwned: Check if email or password has appeared in a data breach
Shodan: Search engine for Internet connected devices
Ayrshare: Social media APIs to post, get analytics, and manage multiple users social media accounts
Disqus: Communicate with Disqus data
Reddit: Homepage of the internet
Cloudmersive Natural Language Processing: Natural language processing and text analysis
Detect Language: Detects text language
Lecto Translation: Translation API with free tier and reasonable prices
LibreTranslate: Translation tool with 17 available languages
Bitly: URL shortener and link management
CleanURI: URL shortener service
Shrtcode: URl Shortener with multiple Domains
Open-Meteo: Global weather forecast API for non-commercial use
OpenWeatherMap: Weather
WeatherAPI: Weather API with other stuff like Astronomy and Geolocation API
Weatherstack: Real-Time & Historical World Weather Data API
wttr.in: Console-friendly weather service supporting plain text, JSON, and PNG output

Hosting

Installer Script: One-command install via curl. Handles Node detection, installation, and onboarding wizard automatically.
npm / pnpm: Manual global install via npm or pnpm for users who already have Node 22+ and prefer managing the install themselves.
From Source: Clone the GitHub repo and build locally. For contributors or anyone wanting to run a local checkout.
Docker: Containerized deployment with Docker Compose. Includes optional agent sandboxing, browser containers, and health checks.
Podman: Rootless container deployment with Podman. Dedicated system user, optional systemd Quadlet service for auto-start.
Nix / Home Manager: Declarative install via nix-openclaw Home Manager module. Pinned dependencies, instant rollback, launchd service.
Ansible: Automated fleet provisioning with security-first architecture: UFW firewall, Tailscale VPN, Docker sandbox, systemd hardening.
Bun (Experimental): CLI-only usage via the Bun runtime. Fastest local dev loop but not recommended for Gateway runtime (WhatsApp/Telegram bugs).
macOS (Local): Run OpenClaw directly on your Mac with the native menu bar companion app. Global hotkey, screen context, system automation.
Raspberry Pi: Always-on personal agent on a Raspberry Pi for ~$35-80 one-time cost. Supports Pi 4 and Pi 5 with 2GB+ RAM.
Windows (WSL2): Run OpenClaw on Windows via WSL2 (Ubuntu recommended). Full Linux experience with consistent tooling and compatibility.
Linux (Direct): Run the Gateway directly on any Linux distro. Fully supported with systemd service integration.
Fly.io: Deploy globally on Fly.io with persistent volumes, automatic HTTPS, and optional private deployment with no public IP.
Hetzner VPS (Docker): Production VPS guide with Docker on Hetzner. Durable state, baked-in binaries, SSH tunnel access. ~$4-10/month.
GCP Compute Engine: Production VPS guide on Google Cloud Platform. Docker deployment with durable state. ~$5-12/month.
DigitalOcean Droplet: Persistent Gateway on DigitalOcean for $6/month. Easy UI, good docs, predictable setup.
Oracle Cloud (Always Free): Run OpenClaw on Oracle Cloud's Always Free ARM tier. Up to 4 OCPU and 24GB RAM at $0/month.
Railway: One-click deploy on Railway with web setup wizard. No terminal needed on the server. Persistent storage via volumes.
Render: Deploy on Render using Infrastructure as Code (render.yaml Blueprint). One-click deploy with persistent disk.
Northflank: One-click template deploy on Northflank. Web setup wizard, persistent volume, no terminal commands needed.
exe.dev: Run OpenClaw on an exe.dev VM with HTTPS proxy. Shelley agent can auto-install, or use manual SSH setup.

Apps

OpenClaw for macOS: Native macOS menu bar companion app. Owns TCC permissions, manages/attaches to the Gateway, exposes macOS-only tools (Canvas, Camera, Screen Recording, system.run).
OpenClaw for iOS: iOS node app connecting to the Gateway over WebSocket. Exposes Canvas, Screen snapshot, Camera capture, Location, Talk mode, and Voice wake capabilities.
OpenClaw for Android: Android companion node app with voice control, camera input, location, and background notifications. Connects via mDNS/NSD or manual gateway URL.
Chrome Extension (Browser Relay): Bridge your browser to OpenClaw for automation and page context. Click the toolbar icon on any tab to attach it to your agent.
WebChat Widget: Embeddable web chat widget for OpenClaw. Drop a script tag into any website to add an AI chat interface connected to your Gateway.
Control UI (Web Dashboard): Browser-based dashboard for managing your OpenClaw Gateway. View status, configure settings, manage devices, and monitor sessions.
OpenClaw CLI: Command-line interface for managing the Gateway, channels, devices, cron jobs, and all OpenClaw operations. Installed alongside the Gateway.

Showcase

PR Review → Telegram Feedback: OpenCode finishes a change, opens a PR, then OpenClaw reviews the diff and replies in Telegram with suggestions and a clear merge verdict including critical fixes to apply first.
Wine Cellar Skill in Minutes: Asked OpenClaw for a local wine cellar skill. It requests a sample CSV export and where to store it, then builds and tests the skill fast — 962 bottles in the example.
Tesco Shop Autopilot: Weekly meal plan → regulars → book delivery slot → confirm order. No APIs, just browser control for automated grocery shopping on Tesco.
SNAG Screenshot-to-Markdown: Hotkey a screen region → Gemini vision → instant Markdown in your clipboard. Quick capture tool for developers.
Agents UI: Desktop app to manage skills and commands across Agents, Claude, Codex, and OpenClaw. Unified interface for multi-agent setups.
Telegram Voice Notes (papla.media): Wraps papla.media TTS and sends results as Telegram voice notes without annoying autoplay.
CodexMonitor: Homebrew-installed helper to list, inspect, and watch local OpenAI Codex sessions. Available as CLI and VS Code extension.
Bambu 3D Printer Control: Control and troubleshoot BambuLab printers: status, jobs, camera, AMS, calibration, and more. Full 3D printer management via chat.
Vienna Transport (Wiener Linien): Real-time departures, disruptions, elevator status, and routing for Vienna's public transport network.
ParentPay School Meals: Automated UK school meal booking via ParentPay. Uses mouse coordinates for reliable table cell clicking in the browser.
R2 Upload (Send Me My Files): Upload to Cloudflare R2/S3 and generate secure presigned download links. Perfect for remote OpenClaw instances that need file sharing.
iOS App via Telegram: Built a complete iOS app with maps and voice recording, deployed to TestFlight entirely via Telegram chat. No Xcode GUI needed.
Oura Ring Health Assistant: Personal AI health assistant integrating Oura ring data with calendar, appointments, and gym schedule for daily health insights.
Kev's Dream Team (14+ Agents): 14+ agents under one gateway with Opus 4.5 orchestrator delegating to Codex workers. Comprehensive technical write-up covering the Dream Team roster, model selection, sandboxing, webhooks, heartbeats, and delegation flows.
Linear CLI: CLI for Linear that integrates with agentic workflows (Claude Code, OpenClaw). Manage issues, projects, and workflows from the terminal.
Beeper CLI: Read, send, and archive messages via Beeper Desktop. Uses Beeper local MCP API so agents can manage all your chats (iMessage, WhatsApp, etc.) in one place.
Winix Air Purifier Control: Claude Code discovered and confirmed the purifier controls, then OpenClaw takes over to manage room air quality automatically.
Pretty Sky Camera Shots: Triggered by a roof camera: ask OpenClaw to snap a sky photo whenever it looks pretty — it designed a skill and took the shot.
Visual Morning Briefing Scene: A scheduled prompt generates a single scene image each morning with weather, tasks, date, and favorite post/quote via a OpenClaw persona.
Padel Court Booking: Playtomic availability checker and booking CLI. Never miss an open padel court again.
Accounting Intake: Collects PDFs from email, preps documents for tax consultant. Monthly accounting on autopilot.
Couch Potato Dev Mode: Rebuilt entire personal site via Telegram while watching Netflix — Notion → Astro, 18 posts migrated, DNS to Cloudflare. Never opened a laptop.
Job Search Agent: Searches job listings, matches against CV keywords, and returns relevant opportunities with links. Built in 30 minutes using JSearch API.
Jira Skill Builder: OpenClaw connected to Jira, then generated a new skill on the fly before it existed on ClawHub.
Todoist Skill via Telegram: Automated Todoist tasks and had OpenClaw generate the skill directly in Telegram chat.
TradingView Analysis: Logs into TradingView via browser automation, screenshots charts, and performs technical analysis on demand. No API needed — just browser control.
Slack Auto-Support: Watches company Slack channel, responds helpfully, forwards notifications to Telegram. Autonomously fixed a production bug in a deployed app without being asked.
xuezh Chinese Learning: Chinese learning engine with pronunciation feedback and study flows via OpenClaw.
WhatsApp Memory Vault: Ingests full WhatsApp exports, transcribes 1k+ voice notes, cross-checks with git logs, outputs linked markdown reports.
Karakeep Semantic Search: Adds vector search to Karakeep bookmarks using Qdrant + OpenAI/Ollama embeddings.
Inside-Out-2 Memory: Separate memory manager that turns session files into memories → beliefs → evolving self model. Inspired by Inside Out 2.
Clawdia Phone Bridge: Vapi voice assistant ↔ OpenClaw HTTP bridge. Near real-time phone calls with your agent.
OpenRouter Transcription: Multi-lingual audio transcription via OpenRouter (Gemini, etc). Available on ClawHub.
Home Assistant Add-on: OpenClaw gateway running on Home Assistant OS with SSH tunnel support and persistent state.
Home Assistant Skill: Control and automate Home Assistant devices via natural language.
Nix Packaging: Batteries-included nixified OpenClaw configuration for reproducible deployments.
CalDAV Calendar: Calendar skill using khal/vdirsyncer. Self-hosted calendar integration for OpenClaw.
GoHome Automation: Nix-native home automation with OpenClaw as the interface, plus beautiful Grafana dashboards.
Roborock Vacuum: Control your Roborock robot vacuum through natural conversation.
StarSwap Marketplace: Full astronomy gear marketplace built with and around the OpenClaw ecosystem.

Recipes

Morning Briefing: Daily summary of weather, calendar, and unread emails delivered to your channel at 8 AM.
Gmail Push Notifications: Get notified on Telegram/WhatsApp when important emails arrive via Gmail Pub/Sub push.
Heartbeat Health Monitor: Periodic health checks on your services using OpenClaw's heartbeat system with intelligent alerting.
PR Review Agent: Automatically review GitHub PRs with AI-powered code analysis via webhook triggers.
Social Media Auto-Poster: Schedule and auto-publish content to Twitter/X and LinkedIn using cron jobs and the Typefully API.
Weather Alerts: Get proactive weather alerts when conditions change significantly — rain, extreme heat, or storms.
Smart Calendar Reminders: AI-powered calendar reminders that include context, preparation notes, and meeting links.
External Webhook → Agent Action: Trigger an isolated agent run from any external system via HTTP webhook POST.
Auto-Save Session Memory: Automatically save session context to workspace memory files when you issue /new.
One-Shot Reminder: Set a quick reminder that fires once at a specific time, then auto-deletes.

Blog

Top 10 OpenClaw Skills You Should Install: From weather forecasts to Notion integration, these bundled and community skills make your agent genuinely useful from day one.
Complete Guide to OpenClaw Channels: Which One to Choose: Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, Slack, and 18 more. A feature-by-feature comparison to help you pick the right channel for your use case.
Setting Up OpenClaw on Raspberry Pi: Full Guide: Build an always-on personal AI assistant for $35-80 one-time cost. Step-by-step from flashing the OS to a running gateway.
Best Free APIs for Your OpenClaw Agent: 77 curated APIs across weather, productivity, search, AI/ML, and communication — all free tier or open. Make your agent a power tool.
OpenClaw Deployment Options Compared: From Local to Cloud: 22 deployment methods from one-command local install to Fly.io, Railway, and Oracle Cloud free tier. Cost, difficulty, and feature matrix.
Cron vs Heartbeat: When to Use Each for Agent Automation: Two scheduling paradigms, different strengths. A practical guide to choosing between cron jobs and heartbeat checks for your automation needs.
OpenClaw Model Providers: From Anthropic to Local Ollama: 28 providers, hundreds of models. How to configure primary models, fallbacks, and local-first setups for privacy and cost control.
Agent Sandboxing Deep Dive: Isolating Tool Execution with Docker: How OpenClaw's sandbox system works — from rootless containers to per-agent profiles, tool policies, and browser isolation.
Webhook Recipes: Connect Anything to Your OpenClaw Agent: Gmail, GitHub, Zapier, n8n — wire external events into your agent with HTTP webhooks. 5 ready-to-use recipes included.
Running OpenClaw for $0/Month on Oracle Cloud Free Tier: Step-by-step guide to deploying your AI agent on Oracle Cloud's Always Free ARM tier — 4 OCPU, 24GB RAM, zero monthly cost.