Show HN: OpenClaw – Open-source personal AI agent that lives on your machine
github.comHey HN! Creator here. OpenClaw is an open-source personal AI agent that runs 24/7 on your own hardware.
What makes it different from ChatGPT/Claude: - It connects to your actual messaging apps (WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal) - It has 800+ skills that do real things (control smart home, manage calendar, send emails) - It runs on YOUR machine - your data stays local - It can proactively reach out (reminders, alerts, monitoring)
Think of it as Jarvis but open-source. Featured in WIRED, has a Wikipedia page.
Tech stack: Node.js, works with Claude/GPT/Gemini/local models. MIT licensed.
GitHub: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
Happy to answer any questions!
The setup is ridiculously complex. The webapp is full of bugs. It can't even check if the selected model is compatible with the type of message sent...
You get an upvote for the sheer absurdity of this
Shall we take this to the front of HN and talk about the slop problem and the possibility for a new "channel" like `Vibe HN` or `Slop HN` (neither are great imo)?
Side quest, aren't you also the creator of skillforge?