// OPENCLAW

The AI Agent Behind Your Bot

OpenClaw is the open-source AI agent framework that powers every ClawHost bot. It's one of the most popular AI agent projects in the world — and ClawHost makes it effortless to deploy.

OPENCLAW AT A GLANCE

145K+GitHub Stars
20K+Forks
700+Skills

A BRIEF HISTORY

2023

Born as an experiment

Created as an open-source personal AI assistant with Telegram integration.

2024

Rapid community growth

Reached 100K+ GitHub stars. Hundreds of community-built skills and plugins.

2025

Enterprise-grade architecture

Multi-provider support, persistent memory, proactive automation, and Docker packaging.

2026

ClawHost makes it easy

One-click deployment, managed infrastructure, and credit-based billing.

HOW OPENCLAW WORKS

OpenClaw is built around a gateway architecture. A central gateway handles connections, routing, and session management, while plugins (skills) provide specific capabilities.

// ARCHITECTURE
GatewayCentral hub that receives messages from channels and routes them to the AI brain
AI BrainThe LLM (Claude, GPT, or Gemini) that processes messages and generates responses
SkillsPlugins that give the bot abilities: web browsing, email, file management, and more
MemoryPersistent memory system that remembers conversations and learned information
ChannelsCommunication interfaces: Telegram, Discord, Slack, web chat, and more

WHERE OPENCLAW LIVES

TelegramDiscordSlackWeb ChatWhatsApp (beta)Custom API

ClawHost currently supports Telegram deployment. More channels coming soon.

MULTI-PROVIDER ARCHITECTURE

OpenClaw supports any OpenAI-compatible API. ClawHost routes all requests through our proxy, which translates between providers seamlessly.

Anthropic (Claude)OpenAI (GPT)Google (Gemini)Any OpenAI-compatible API

WHAT YOUR BOT CAN DO

OpenClaw comes with 700+ built-in skills. Here are the core tools available on ClawHost:

// SKILLS & TOOLS
Web Browsing
Email (Gmail, iCloud, Outlook)
File Management
Code Execution
Image Analysis
PDF Reading
Calendar Integration
News & Search

Assign specific tool sets to your bot. A support bot might only need web browsing and email, while a personal assistant gets the full toolkit.

IT REMEMBERS EVERYTHING

OpenClaw stores conversation history and learned facts in persistent memory. Your bot remembers what you discussed yesterday, last week, or last month.

DEFINE YOUR BOT'S SOUL

SOUL.md is a special file where you define your bot's personality, communication style, expertise, and behavioral boundaries. It's like a job description for your AI.

HEARTBEAT & CRON JOBS

HEARTBEAT

The bot "wakes up" every 30 minutes to check on things: inbox, notifications, websites. Reports back only when needed.

CRON JOBS

Schedule tasks at specific times. Daily reports, weekly summaries, price monitoring — the bot acts on its own.

CLAWHOST + OPENCLAW

FeatureSelf-HostedClawHost
InstallationManual Docker setupOne-click deploy
AI Provider KeysYou provide and manageWe provide — pay per token
UpdatesManual pull and restartAutomatic updates
MonitoringSet up your ownBuilt-in dashboard
SecurityYour responsibilityContainer isolation + proxy

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

GitHub Repository

Source code, issues, and contributions

Official Documentation

Complete OpenClaw docs and API reference

Community Discord

Chat with the OpenClaw community

Skill Marketplace

Browse and install community skills

Release Notes

Latest updates and changelog